No love for STEPHANIE MILLS

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Amazing! Mentioned occasionally, but relevant now that we've created a new post-disco thread. An unstoppable force on the R&B chart b/w 1986-1988, she was a pop non-entity after "Never Knew Love Like This Before."

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 January 2015 21:16 (ten years ago)

Written by Rene & Angela:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIVngA0xnis

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 January 2015 21:16 (ten years ago)

and by Angela Winbush solo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCfzx1S1kxs

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 January 2015 21:17 (ten years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28You%27re_Puttin%27%29_A_Rush_on_Me

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 January 2015 21:17 (ten years ago)

oops:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArdT2BGevu4

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 January 2015 21:18 (ten years ago)

new favorite thread

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 2 January 2015 21:30 (ten years ago)

Brad, listen to "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" now!

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 January 2015 21:32 (ten years ago)

i love that song, never knew it was written by rené and angela but it seems v obvious now

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 2 January 2015 21:41 (ten years ago)

even her "Stand Back" is solid, although not Stevie Nicks' "Stand Back."

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 January 2015 21:55 (ten years ago)

Yes! "The Medicine Song".

Never saw THIS video back in the day. VH1 didn't play a lot of r & b.

"Cos you've been bad, baby oh so bad"...

http://youtu.be/SjRjYXno0UU

Whitney Di-Ennial (I M Losted), Friday, 2 January 2015 23:18 (ten years ago)

"The Medicine Song" is amazing, especially the extended version:

http://youtu.be/Gqsq_HG_F-g

That synth bass! And her amazing zeal!

Tuomas, Friday, 2 January 2015 23:25 (ten years ago)

It's safe to say that I've never heard a voice like hers.

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 January 2015 23:25 (ten years ago)

This is pretty essential too:

http://youtu.be/YiP9fRszH38

Tuomas, Friday, 2 January 2015 23:28 (ten years ago)

And this I think was her biggest hit? Great piece of lovers' disco!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LExCRKCS5SM

Her voice is indeed amazing, so expressive!

Tuomas, Friday, 2 January 2015 23:30 (ten years ago)

Fun fact: "Medicine Song" was written by Hawk Wolinski of Rufus, who also wrote tunes like Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" and Chicago's "Street Player". Those are some credentials, I'd say.

Tuomas, Friday, 2 January 2015 23:34 (ten years ago)

"Pilot Error" was another memorable video hit.

http://youtu.be/UNQCgIZTBqk

Whitney Di-Ennial (I M Losted), Saturday, 3 January 2015 00:41 (ten years ago)

stephanie mills rules

languagelessness (mattresslessness), Saturday, 3 January 2015 00:52 (ten years ago)

new favorite thread

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languagelessness (mattresslessness), Saturday, 3 January 2015 00:54 (ten years ago)

Love her version of "This Empty Place", more proto- than post-disco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naQ3hg_2IVQ

ticket to rmde (seandalai), Saturday, 3 January 2015 01:03 (ten years ago)

omg

languagelessness (mattresslessness), Saturday, 3 January 2015 02:02 (ten years ago)

i never ever get sick of "sweet sensation"

languagelessness (mattresslessness), Saturday, 3 January 2015 02:07 (ten years ago)

whoa -- I'd never heard her "The Empty Place"!

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 3 January 2015 02:48 (ten years ago)

mmhmm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU-1hqUlVs4

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 3 January 2015 04:06 (ten years ago)

mama's gonna give u some medisun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjRjYXno0UU

Pontius Pilates (m coleman), Saturday, 3 January 2015 05:16 (ten years ago)

The 2 duets she did with Teddy Pendergrass on his TP album ("Feel The Fire" topping Peabo's), makes me wish they had done more . 1981's "Two Hearts" managed to sneak in at #40 in 1981, but looks like those were there only 3 duets.

jetfan, Saturday, 3 January 2015 05:37 (ten years ago)

You're Putting a Rush on Me video has great catsuit moves in an art gallery:

http://youtu.be/a_ngGLzd6fI

I'll never forget being made fun of in school for liking "The Medicine Song". Kids can be so deaf.

Whitney Di-Ennial (I M Losted), Saturday, 3 January 2015 14:36 (ten years ago)

been going through her albums proper and i think i like the 1985 s/t the best. "i have learned to respect the power of love" as the second-to-last track is elegant sequencing

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 3 January 2015 20:41 (ten years ago)

Always a particular favourite of mine: 'Something in the Way You Make Me Feel' (majestic production by Angela Winbush)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCfzx1S1kxs

dubmill, Saturday, 3 January 2015 22:20 (ten years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCfzx1S1kxs

('Something in the Way You Make Me Feel')

dubmill, Saturday, 3 January 2015 22:23 (ten years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCfzx1S1kxs

dubmill, Saturday, 3 January 2015 22:27 (ten years ago)

Tried but failed to link to the YouTube video.

dubmill, Saturday, 3 January 2015 22:28 (ten years ago)

I liked to it upthread.

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 3 January 2015 22:30 (ten years ago)

*linked

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 3 January 2015 22:30 (ten years ago)

Sorry about that triple repost. I had a Flashblocker enabled. Previously on this site it would just display a blank YouTube frame with a play button but now it seems to block the entire thing so no frame was displayed in my posts.

dubmill, Saturday, 3 January 2015 22:39 (ten years ago)

whoa this song rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtGDqVO7Tzc

produced by george duke!

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 4 January 2015 03:05 (ten years ago)

patrick leonard also has a bunch of writing credits on i've got the cure and all of his songs are awesome

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 4 January 2015 03:18 (ten years ago)

five years pass...

enjoying "i've got the cure" a lot, idk her stuff well enough yet to know where it ranks. great cover too

2-star rating on allmusic is a disgrace, they shouldn't bother trying to cover everything if they can't take certain types of music seriously

If you choose too long a name, your new display name will be truncated in (Left), Saturday, 13 June 2020 17:14 (five years ago)

I picked up Tantalizingly Hot, Stephanie and Home last year, all very good. I especially enjoy the first one. The 12" version of "You Can't Run from My Love" is astounding.

geoffreyess, Sunday, 14 June 2020 19:17 (five years ago)


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