If I Were Your Woman (Stephanie Mills album)

If I Were Your Woman
Studio album by Stephanie Mills
Released June 01, 1987
Recorded 1986-1987
Genre R&B, soul
Length 39:58
Label MCA
Producer Nick Martinelli, Ron Kersey, Paul Laurence, Robert Brookins, La La, Wayne Brathwaite, Davy D & Russell Simmons
Stephanie Mills chronology
Stephanie Mills
(1985)		 If I Were Your Woman
(1987)		 Home
(1989)
Singles from If I Were Your Woman
  1. "I Feel Good All Over"
    Released: 1987
  2. "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Secret Lady"
    Released: 1988
  4. "If I Were Your Woman"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

If I Were Your Woman is a studio album by American recording artist Stephanie Mills, released in 1987 on MCA Records. The album includes R&B hit songs "I Feel Good All Over", "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me", "Secret Lady", and the title track (a cover of the Gladys Knight & the Pips hit). The singles "I Feel Good All Over" and "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" were number-one hits on Billboard R&B Songs.[2]

The album was well received by critics, and became a commercial success, peaking at #30 on Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Top R&B Albums chart. By the late-1987, If I Were Your Woman was certified platinum by RIAA for selling over 1 million copies in the U.S.[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "I Feel Good All Over"  
  • Gabreil Hardman
  • Annette Hardman
 5:02
2. "If I Were Your Woman"  
 4:36
3. "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me"  
 5:52
4. "Jesse"  
 5:17
5. "Secret Lady"  
  • Stephanie Mills
  • Howard Grate
 5:25
6. "Touch Me Now"  
  • S. Mills
  • Barry J. Eastmond
  • Terry Alexander
  • Wayne Brathwaithe
 4:54
7. "Running for Your Love"  
  • S. Mills
  • W. Brathwaithe
  • T. Alexander
 4:33
8. "Can't Change My Way"  
  • David Reeves
  • S. Mills
 4:28

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 30
US Billboard Top R&B Albums[4] 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[5][6]
US
Pop		 US
R&B		 US
Dance		 UK
1987 "I Feel Good All Over" — 1 — —
"(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" 85 1 23 62
"Secret Lady" — 7 — —
1988 "If I Were Your Woman" — 19 — —

See also

References

  1. ↑ If I Were Your Woman review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  2. ↑ Stephanie Mills - Chart singles history - Billboard
  3. ↑ "US Certifications > Stephanie Mills". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  4. 1 2 "Stephanie Mills US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. ↑ "Stephanie Mills US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  6. ↑ "UK Charts > Stephanie Mills". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-01-31.

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