''Tantalizingly Hot'' is the sixth album by American recording artist

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'' ...

, released in 1982 and was produced by

James Mtume James Forman (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022), known professionally as Mtume or James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality. He came to prominence as a jazz musician, wo ...

Reggie Lucas Reginald Grant Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018)Ashford & Simpson Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting, production and recording duo composed of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carol ...

. It was her first release, by default, on

Casablanca Records Casablanca Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Republic Records. Under its founder Neil Bogart, Casablanca was most successful during the disco era of the mid to late 1970s. The label focuses ...

. In 1981, oil magnate and

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Marvin Davis Marvin H. Davis (August 31, 1925 – September 25, 2004) was an American industrialist. He made his fortunes as the chair of Davis Petroleum and at one time owned 20th Century Fox, the Pebble Beach Corporation, the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the ...

(1925–2004) and financier

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(1934–2013) bought Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, which owned her previous label,

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, for a grand total of $703 million. However, Davis expressed disinterest in buying the record company and thus sold the record label to PolyGram earlier that year. PolyGram, a European conglomerate that was buying up US record labels as fast as they could make deals, immediately shut down the label and had all of its artists' contracts and reissues (including Mills') transferred to their Casablanca imprint, which they had owned since owning 50% of the company in 1977. (PolyGram bought the other 50% in 1980, the same year Mills recorded the LP '' Sweet Sensation'').

Track listing

# "Last Night" 4:27 (written and produced by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas) # "Still Lovin' You" 4:18 (Dean Gant, Imari Amani) produced by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas # "Keep Away Girls" 4:52 (written and produced by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson) # "You Can't Run From My Love" 4:14 (written and produced by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas) # "True Love Don't Come Easy" 3:00 (Edward Moore, James Balton) produced by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas # "'Ole Love" 4:45 (Joey Mills, V. Eaglyn) produced by Stephanie Mills # "Your Love is Always New" 3:03 (Jim Andron, Mark Winkler) produced by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas # "I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel For You" 4:53 (

Brian Holland Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound, and numerous hi ...

, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) produced by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson "Last Night" was released as a single with the track "Wailin'" 2:46 (

Roxanne Seeman Roxanne Joy Seeman is an American songwriter and lyricist. She is best known for her songs by Billie Hughes, Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, Earth, Wind & Fire, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, The Sisters of Mercy, The Jacksons, Jacky Cheung, and ...

, Alan Phillips,

Franne Golde Francine Golde, better known as Franne Golde or Frannie Golde, is an American songwriter, musician, singer and writer. She is Songwriter's Hall Of Fame nominee and her songs have appeared on more than 100 million records sold worldwide. Golde h ...

) produced by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas on the B-side.

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References

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