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Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to stardom as Dorothy Gale in the original seven-time Tony Awards, Tony Award winning Broadway theatre, Broadway run of the musical ''The Wiz'' from 1974 to 1979. The song "Home (The Wiz song), Home" from the show later became a Number 1 U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B hit and her signature song. During the 1980s, she had five Number 1 R&B hits, including "Home (The Wiz song), Home", "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", "I Feel Good All Over", "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" and "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)". She won a Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her song "Never Knew Love Like This Before" in 1981. Her albums ''What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin', What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'', ''Sweet Sensation (Stephanie Mills album), Sweet Sensation'' and ''Stephanie (album), Stephanie'' went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Gale
Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by the American author L. Frank Baum as the protagonist in many of his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's classic 1900 children's novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and reappears in most of its sequels. She is also the main character in various adaptations, notably the 1939 film adaptation of the novel, '' The Wizard of Oz''. In later novels, the Land of Oz steadily becomes more familiar to her than her homeland of Kansas. Dorothy eventually goes to live in an apartment in the Emerald City's palace but only after her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry have settled in a farmhouse on its outskirts. Dorothy's best friend Princess Ozma, ruler of Oz, officially makes her a princess of Oz later in the novels. Appearances In literature In the Oz books, Dorothy is raised by her aunt and uncle in the bleak landscape of a Kansas farm. Whether Aunt Em or Uncle Henry is Dorothy's blood relative remains unclear. Uncle Henry makes reference t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'
''What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin is the third album by Stephanie Mills. It was released in 1979 and produced by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas. Critical reception The ''Bay State Banner'' wrote: "There are the usual gospel roots to Mills's intense mannerism, and there are many instances of additional studio distortion—listen to her electric squawk in 'Put Your Body In It'—but the safe licks her band plays give us something familiar to hang on to while Mills camps it up." Track listing *All songs written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas except where indicated. Personnel *Stephanie Mills – lead vocals, backing vocals *Howard T. King – drums *Ed "Tree" Moore, Reggie Lucas – guitars *Basil Fearington – bass guitar *Joe Caro – acoustic guitar *Harry Whitaker, Hubert Eaves III – keyboards *Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming *Bashiri Johnson, James Mtume – percussion *Brenda White King, Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves, Tawatha Agee, Louise Bethune, Mary Johnson, John Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Knew Love Like This Before
"Never Knew Love Like This Before" is a song written and produced by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, and recorded by American R&B singer Stephanie Mills for her fourth studio album, '' Sweet Sensation'' (1980). The single was released in August 1980 by 20th Century Fox Records and is inspired by the birth of Lucas' daughter Lisa. The song became Mills' most successful song in the United States, peaking at number six on the ''Billboard'' Pop Singles Chart, outperforming " What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin'", which peaked at 22 in 1979. "Never Knew Love Like This Before" also charted on the R&B and Adult Contemporary charts, peaking at number 12 and five, respectively. The song was a bigger commercial success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number four. "Never Knew Love Like This Before" won Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards in 1981, beating fellow nominees including Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack, and Minnie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for quality Contemporary R&B, R&B songs. Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position." According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award was presented to artists that performed "newly recorded solo R&B vocal performances". Solo numbers by members of an established group were not eligible for the award as "separate entries from the duo or group performances." Albums were also considered for the accolade until 1992. As a part of the major over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something In The Way (You Make Me Feel)
"Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" is a 1989 single by Stephanie Mills from her album ''Home''. It was Mills' fourth R&B number one on Billboard's Top R&B Songs chart. The single was both written and produced by Angela Winbush Angela Lisa Winbush (born January 18, 1955) is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who rose to fame first in the 1980s R&B duo René & Angela, also scoring hits as a solo artist. To date, Winbush has sold over ..., who had overseen her first R&B number one '' I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love'' in 1986. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1989 singles Stephanie Mills songs Songs written by Angela Winbush 1989 songs MCA Records singles {{1980s-R&B-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(You're Puttin') A Rush On Me
"(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" is a 1987 single by American singer Stephanie Mills Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to stardom as Dorothy Gale in the original seven-time Tony Awards, Tony Award winning Broadway theatre, Broadway run of the musical ''The Wiz'' .... The single was her third number one on the Hot Black Singles chart and second number one in 1987. The single spent one week at the top spot and crossed over to the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number eighty-five. "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" also peaked at number twenty-three on the dance charts. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1987 singles Stephanie Mills songs 1987 songs MCA Records singles New jack swing songs {{1980s-R&B-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Feel Good All Over
"I Feel Good All Over" is a 1987 single by Stephanie Mills. The single was her second number one on the Hot Black Singles chart and first number one in 1987. The single spent three weeks at the top spot. However, despite holding ''I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)'', by Whitney Houston, a number-one pop single, off that top spot for the first two of those weeks, the single did not make the Hot 100. In 1988 singer Patti LaBelle Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American Rhythm and blues, R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godmother of Soul". LaBelle began ... admitted that she had been a given chance at recording the song by the songwriters' Gabriel Hardeman and Annette Hardeman (who was a background singer for her at the time), but passed believing that it wasn't a "Patti" song. "When I heard Ms. Thing (Mills) sing it and everything was right, I said 'P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love
"I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" is a song that was written by Angela Winbush and René Moore, of the singing duo Rene & Angela.The song first appeared on the self-titled album, " Alton McClain & Destiny" (Polydor, 1979) as "The Power of Love". This album was later re-released as ''It Must Be Love.'' Alton McClain & Destiny are best known for their disco song, "It Must Be Love." Stephanie Mills recording A version was recorded by American R&B singer, Stephanie Mills, and was the second single release from her 1985 self-titled album. The song peaked at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles chart, and remained number one for two weeks in May 1986. "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" was Mills's sixteenth entry on the chart and her first number-one single. While the song was one of her most successful in the R&B/soul markets, the single did not make the '' ''Billboard'' Hot 100''. Formats and track listings *US 7" vinyl [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 positions but was shortened to 50 positions in October 2012. The chart is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African-American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and funk, it is today dominated by contemporary R&B and hip hop. Since its inception, the chart has changed its name many times in order to accurately reflect the industry at the time. History Beginning in 1942, ''Billboard'' published a chart of bestselling African-American music, first as the Harlem Hit Parade, then as Race Records. Then in 1949, ''Billboard'' began publishing a Rhythm and Blues chart, which entered "R&B" into mainstream lexicon. These three ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home (The Wiz Song)
"Home" is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical, ''The Wiz''. It was written by Charlie Smalls and was performed by Stephanie Mills in the stage production and by Diana Ross in the 1978 film adaptation and released on the soundtrack album in 1978. 1989 recording Stephanie Mills re-recorded the song for her 1989 album of the same name with background vocals by Take 6. The single release scored her another number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles chart. The single was the last of five number ones for Mills on the R&B Singles chart. Track listing ;US 7" 45 RPM Single A1. "Home" - 4:34 B1. "Love Hasn't Been Easy on Me" - 4:44 Charts Personnel *Arranged by Donald Lawrence, Donald Robinson, Nick Martinelli, and Stephanie Mills *Background arrangement – Mervyn Warren *Strings and horns arrangement – The Brothers Kerber *Backing vocals – Take 6 *Bass – Douglas Grigsby *Drums, percussion, emulator, synthesizer – Jim Salamone *Electric piano, synthesizer – Cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
