''Born for This!'' is a studio album 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'' ...
. It was released by
Lightyear Entertainment on August 3, 2004 in the United States. The album features re-arranged productions of Mills's hit songs such as "
Never Knew Love Like This Before" and "
Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" as well as new songs she had not recorded before.
[Billboard ]
Stephanie Mills - Chart history
. It debuted and peaked at number 25 on the US
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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.
Critical reception
In his review for
AllMusic
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, editor Andy Kellman called the album a "solid album of contemporary R&B, most of which differs thematically (i.e., heartbreak, devotion, romance) from 1995's gospel-oriented ''
Personal Inspirations''. Surrounded by associates of
Whitney Houston,
Faith Evans, and
Will Downing
Wilfred "Will" Downing (born November 29, 1963) is an American R&B, soul, neo soul, and jazz singer and songwriter. He has released 22 studio albums.
Biography Early life
Downing was born and raised to a working-class family in Bedford-Stuy ...
, Mills has made an album of mostly subdued and lightly upbeat material that will please her grown-up fan base. Mills is in such fine, with-the-times form that you could be fooled into thinking that she never went away."
Track listing
Charts
References
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2004 albums
Stephanie Mills albums
Lightyear Entertainment albums