Sweet Sensation (Stephanie Mills album)

Sweet Sensation
Studio album by Stephanie Mills
Released	April 16, 1980
Recorded	1979–1980
Studio	Sigma Sound, New York City
Genre	R&B soul post-disco adult contemporary
Label	20th Century Fox
Producer	James Mtume Reggie Lucas
Stephanie Mills chronology
What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin' (1979) Sweet Sensation (1980) Stephanie (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	(unrated) [2]

Sweet Sensation is the fourth album by American R&B and soul singer Stephanie Mills. Released in 1980, produced by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas. The album features her biggest hit, "Never Knew Love Like This Before" which peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 and won two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female and Best R&B Song, the former becoming her first career Grammy win. Sweet Sensation received gold status by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies. ^[3]

Track listing

• All songs written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sweet Sensation"		4:30
2.	"Try My Love"	Tawatha Agee Hubert Eaves III	3:50
3.	"I Just Wanna Say"		6:10
4.	"Wish That You Were Mine"		4:33
5.	"D-A-N-C-I-N'"	Edward Moore Howard King	5:41
6.	"Still Mine"		5:43
7.	"Never Knew Love Like This Before"		5:27
8.	"Mixture of Love"	Joe Mills John Simmons	4:25

Personnel

• Stephanie Mills – vocals
• Hubert Eaves III – keyboards
• James Mtume – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, producer
• Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming
• Reggie Lucas – guitars, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, producer
• Ed Moore – guitars
• Basil Fearington – bass guitar
• Howard King – drums
• Gene Blanco – horn and string arrangements
• Wade Marcus – horn and string arrangements
• Tawatha Agee – backing vocals, vocal contractor
• Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals
• Brenda White King – backing vocals

Production

• Recorded and mixed at Sigma Sound Studios (New York, NY)
• James Dougherty – engineer, mixing
• Craig Michaels – assistant engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Glen Christensen – art direction, photography
• Stanley James – make-up, hair stylist

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Sweet Sensation Chart (1980) Peak position US Billboard 200 [4] 16 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 3

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Sweet Sensation Chart (1980) Position US Billboard 200 [6] 62 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 23

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [8] [9]
		US	US R&B	US A/C	US Dance	UK
1980	"Sweet Sensation"	52	3	—	5	—
	"Never Knew Love Like This Before"	6	12	5	5	4

References

1. Sweet Sensation review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
2. "Review: Stephanie Mills – Sweet Sensation" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 85, no. 16. April 19, 1980. p. 55. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 31, 2020– via American Radio History.
3. "Stephanie Mills US certification history". riaa.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
4. "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
5. "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
8. "Stephanie Mills chart history". billboard.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
9. "Stephanie Mills Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 26, 2009.