Miki Howard (album)

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Miki Howard
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 1989
Recorded1988–1989
Genre R&B
Length50:05
Label Atlantic
Producer Jon Nettlesbey & Terry Coffey
Gerald Levert & Marc Gordon
Nick Martinelli
Larry Blackmon
Miki Howard chronology
Love Confessions
(1987)
Miki Howard
(1989)
Femme Fatale
(1992)
Singles from Miki Howard
  1. "Ain't Nuthin' in the World"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Love Under New Management"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
    Released: 1990
  4. "Come Home to Me"
    Released: 1990
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Miki Howard is the third studio album by American R&B singer Miki Howard, released in 1989 on Atlantic Records. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Howard scored her first number-one song with the lead single released from the album, "Ain't Nuthin' in the World", on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.

Contents

The follow-up singles, "Love Under New Management" written by Philly songwriters Gabriel Hardeman, and Annette Hardeman and a cover of Aretha Franklin's 1974 number-one R&B hit, "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", both scored top five success peaking at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, on the R&B Singles chart. Howard's version of "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" also reached No. 67 on the UK Singles Chart, her first and only song on this chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If You Still Love Her"Terry Coffey, Jon NettlesbeyJon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey5:31
2."Come Home to Me"Terry Coffey, Jon NettlesbeyNettlesbey, Coffey5:42
3."Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder Nettlesbey, Coffey4:03
4."Ain't Nuthin' in the World"Terry Coffey, Jon NettlesbeyNettlesbey, Coffey4:54
5."Love Under New Management"Annette Hardeman, Gabriel Hardeman Nick Martinelli6:46
6."I'll Be Your Shoulder" (featuring Gerald Levert) Gerald Levert, Marc GordonGerald Levert, Marc Gordon5:08
7."Love Me All Over"Coffey, NettlesbeyNettlesbey, Coffey4:03
8."Mister"Levert, GordonLevert, Gordon3:45
9."Just the Way You Want Me To"Duane Mitchell, Terry StubbsLevert, Gordon5:18
10."Who Ever Said It Was Love"Miki Howard Larry Blackmon 4:55

Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 [2] 112
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums [3] 4

Singles

YearTitle US
R&B
[4]
UK [5]
1989"Ain't Nuthin' in the World"1
"Love Under New Management"2
1990"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"367
"Come Home to Me"53

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