Gold by Stephanie Mills - Uhune

ALBUM

Volume 1

Volume 2

When you've released over a dozen charting albums and have had those albums whittled into nearly as many single-disc anthologies, the necessity for a more thorough double-disc anthology is obvious. Stephanie Mills' Gold is wholly necessary: nearly all of its 30 tracks were significant chart hits, so it covers a lot of ground that casual fans will be happy to have. From a creative standpoint, the years Mills spent working with James Mtume and Reggie Lucas were the most productive; this material takes up most of the first disc, including "Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" (classy soul-rooted disco that would've been at home on Philadelphia International or Salsoul), "Put Your Body in It" (funk-rooted disco with a synth bassline as gluey as "More Bounce to the Ounce" or "Flashlight"), and "Two Hearts" (a sweet midtempo duet with Teddy Pendergrass). The second disc locks into place with Mills' most commercially successful material -- ballads like "I Feel Good All Over," "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love," and "Home" put her on top of the R&B chart, while the relatively groove-oriented "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" and "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" had the same exact power. The Ultimate Collection, released by Hip-O in 1999, is representative and fine as an introduction, but it isn't as justifiably in-depth as this.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo

Volume 1

1. What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'

by Stephanie Mills

Acoustic Guitar: Joe Caro; Performer
Background Vocals: Gwen Guthrie
Tawatha Agee
Lani Groves
Brenda White; Performer
Bass Guitar: Basil Pearrington; Performer
Drums: Howard King; Performer
Electric Guitar: Reggie Lucas
Ed Moore; Performer
Keyboard: Harry Whitaker
Robert Eaves; Performer
Percussion: Mtume
Bashiri Johnson; Performer
Performer: Mtume
Reggie Lucas
Gwen Guthrie
Howard King
Bashiri Johnson
Tawatha Agee
Harry Whitaker
Lani Groves
Brenda White
Ed Walsh
Joe Caro
Wade Marcus
James Mtume
Robert Eaves
Ed Moore
Basil Pearrington; Performer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Reggie Lucas
Tawatha Agee
James Mtume; Composer
Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Ed Walsh; Performer
Composer: James Mtume
Reginald Lucas; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Wade Marcus; Composer
Engineer: Carmine Rubino
Jay Mark; Production
Studio Personnel: Carmine Rubino
Jay Mark; Production
Composer Lyricist: Reginald Lucas
James Mtume; Other
Rhythm Arranger: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Other

2. Put Your Body In It

by Stephanie Mills

Acoustic Guitar: Joe Caro; Performer
Background Vocals: Gwen Guthrie
Tawatha Agee
Lani Groves
Brenda White; Performer
Bass Guitar: Basil Pearrington; Performer
Drums: Howard King; Performer
Electric Guitar: Reggie Lucas
Ed Moore; Performer
Keyboard: Harry Whitaker
Robert Eaves; Performer
Percussion: Mtume
Bashiri Johnson; Performer
Performer: Mtume
Reggie Lucas
Gwen Guthrie
Howard King
Bashiri Johnson
Tawatha Agee
Harry Whitaker
Lani Groves
Brenda White
Ed Walsh
Joe Caro
Wade Marcus
James Mtume
Robert Eaves
Ed Moore
Basil Pearrington; Performer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Reggie Lucas
Tawatha Agee
James Mtume; Composer
Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Ed Walsh; Performer
Composer: Edward Moore
Howard King; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Wade Marcus; Composer
Engineer: Carmine Rubino
Jay Mark; Production
Studio Personnel: Carmine Rubino
Jay Mark; Production
Composer Lyricist: Howard King
Edward Moore; Other
Rhythm Arranger: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Other

3. You Can Get Over

by Stephanie Mills

Acoustic Guitar: Joe Caro; Performer
Background Vocals: Gwen Guthrie
Tawatha Agee
Lani Groves
Brenda White; Performer
Bass Guitar: Basil Pearrington; Performer
Drums: Howard King; Performer
Electric Guitar: Reggie Lucas
Ed Moore; Performer
Keyboard: Harry Whitaker
Robert Eaves; Performer
Percussion: Mtume
Bashiri Johnson; Performer
Performer: Mtume
Reggie Lucas
Gwen Guthrie
Howard King
Bashiri Johnson
Tawatha Agee
Harry Whitaker
Lani Groves
Brenda White
Ed Walsh
Joe Caro
Wade Marcus
James Mtume
Robert Eaves
Ed Moore
Basil Pearrington; Performer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Reggie Lucas
Tawatha Agee
James Mtume; Composer
Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Ed Walsh; Performer
Composer: James Mtume
Reggie Lucas; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Wade Marcus; Composer
Engineer: Carmine Rubino
Jay Mark; Production
Studio Personnel: Carmine Rubino
Jay Mark; Production
Composer Lyricist: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Other
Rhythm Arranger: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Other

4. Feel The Fire

by Stephanie Mills

Acoustic Guitar: Joe Caro; Performer
Background Vocals: Louise Bethune
John Simmons
Mary Johnson; Performer
Bass Guitar: Basil Pearrington; Performer
Drums: Howard King; Performer
Electric Guitar: Reggie Lucas
Ed Moore; Performer
Keyboard: Harry Whitaker
Robert Eaves; Performer
Percussion: Mtume
Bashiri Johnson; Performer
Performer: Mtume
Reggie Lucas
Howard King
Louise Bethune
Bashiri Johnson
Tawatha Agee
Harry Whitaker
Ed Walsh
Joe Caro
Wade Marcus
James Mtume
John Simmons
Mary Johnson
Robert Eaves
Ed Moore
Basil Pearrington; Performer
Vocal Arrangement: Reggie Lucas
Tawatha Agee
James Mtume; Composer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Rhythm Arranger: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Other
Synthesizer Programming: Ed Walsh; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Peabo Bryson; Other
Engineer: Carmine Rubino
Jay Mark; Production
Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Peabo Bryson; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Wade Marcus; Composer
Studio Personnel: Carmine Rubino
Jay Mark; Production

5. Better Than Ever

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Marvin Hamlisch
Carole Bayer Sager; Composer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Composer Lyricist: Carole Bayer Sager; Other

6. Sweet Sensation

by Stephanie Mills

Background Vocals: Reggie Lucas
Gwen Guthrie
Brenda White
James Mtume
Tawatha; Performer
Bass Guitar: Basil Fearrington; Performer
Drums: Howard King; Performer
Guitar: Reggie Lucas
Ed Moore; Performer
Keyboard: Mtume
Hubert Barclay Eaves Iii; Performer
Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Percussion: Mtume; Performer
Performer: Mtume
Reggie Lucas
Gwen Guthrie
Howard King
Basil Fearrington
Brenda White
Ed Walsh
Hubert Barclay Eaves Iii
Wade Marcus
James Mtume
Ed Moore
Tawatha; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Ed Walsh; Performer
Composer: James Mtume
Reginald Lucas; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Wade Marcus; Composer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume
Tawatha; Composer
Engineer: James Dougherty; Production
Recording Arrangement: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Recording Assistant: Craig Michaels; Production
Studio Personnel: Craig Michaels
James Dougherty; Production
Composer Lyricist: Reginald Lucas
James Mtume; Other

7. Never Knew Love Like This Before

by Stephanie Mills

Background Vocals: Reggie Lucas
Gwen Guthrie
Brenda White
James Mtume
Tawatha; Performer
Bass Guitar: Basil Fearrington; Performer
Drums: Howard King; Performer
Guitar: Reggie Lucas
Ed Moore; Performer
Keyboard: Mtume
Hubert Barclay Eaves Iii; Performer
Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Percussion: Mtume; Performer
Performer: Mtume
Reggie Lucas
Gwen Guthrie
Howard King
Basil Fearrington
Brenda White
Ed Walsh
Hubert Barclay Eaves Iii
Wade Marcus
James Mtume
Ed Moore
Tawatha; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Ed Walsh; Performer
Composer: James Mtume
Reggie Lucas; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Wade Marcus; Composer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume
Tawatha; Composer
Engineer: James Dougherty; Production
Recording Arrangement: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Recording Assistant: Craig Michaels; Production
Studio Personnel: Craig Michaels
James Dougherty; Production
Composer Lyricist: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Other

8. Two Hearts

by Stephanie Mills

Featured Artist: Teddy Pendergrass; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: James Mtume
Reggie Lucas
Tawatha Mtume; Composer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Composer Lyricist: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume
Tawatha Mtume; Other

9. Night Games

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: James Mtume
Reggie Lucas; Composer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Composer Lyricist: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Other

10. Last Night

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: James Mtume
Reggie Lucas; Composer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Composer Lyricist: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Other

11. Keep Away Girls

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Nickolas Ashford
Valerie Simpson; Composer
Producer: Nickolas Ashford
Valerie Simpson; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nickolas Ashford
Valerie Simpson; Other

12. You Can't Run From My Love

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: James Mtune
Reggie Lucas; Composer
Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Composer Lyricist: Reggie Lucas
James Mtune; Other

13. Wailin'

by Stephanie Mills

Producer: Reggie Lucas
James Mtume; Production
Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Alan Phillips
Franne Golde
Roxanne Seeman; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Roxanne Seeman
Franne Golde
Alan Phillips; Other

14. Pilot Error

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Performer: David Wolfert; Performer
Composer: Peter Kingsbery; Composer
Producer: David Wolfert
Gary Klein; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Wolfert; Production
Composer Lyricist: Peter Kingsbery; Other

15. His Name Is Michael

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Peggy Blue; Performer
Performer: Peggy Blue; Performer
Composer: Cassandra Mills
Michael Sembello
Stephanie Mills; Composer
Producer: Phil Ramone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Michael Sembello
Stephanie Mills
Cassandra Mills; Other

16. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Performer: David Wolfert; Performer
Composer: Prince; Composer
Producer: David Wolfert
Gary Klein; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Wolfert; Production
Composer Lyricist: Prince; Other

Volume 2

1. The Medicine Song

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: David Wolinski; Composer
Producer: George Duke
David "hawk" Wolinski; Production
Composer Lyricist: David Wolinski; Other

2. Stand Back

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Carl Sturken
Evan Rogers; Composer
Producer: Nick Martinelli; Production
Remixing: Louil Silas Jr.; Production
Studio Personnel: Louil Silas Jr.; Production
Composer Lyricist: Carl Sturken
Evan Rogers; Other

3. I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love

by Stephanie Mills

Producer: Ron Kersey; Production
Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Angela Winbush
Rene Moore; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Rene Moore
Angela Winbush; Other

4. Rising Desire

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Raymond Jones
Unknown; Composer
Associate Producer: Raymond Jones; Production
Producer: Raymond Jones
George Duke; Production
Composer Lyricist: Unknown
Raymond Jones; Other

5. I Feel Good All Over

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Annette Hardaman
Gabriel Hardeman; Composer
Producer: Nick Martinelli; Production
Composer Lyricist: Gabriel Hardeman
Annette Hardaman; Other

6. (You're Puttin') A Rush On Me

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Laurence
Timothy Allen Miskimon; Composer
Producer: Paul Laurence; Production
Remixing: Louil Silas Jr.; Production
Studio Personnel: Louil Silas Jr.; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Laurence
Timothy Allen Miskimon; Other

7. Secret Lady

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Performer: La La; Performer
Composer: Howard Grate
Stephanie Mills; Composer
Engineer: Carl Beatty; Production
Producer: La La; Production
Recording Arrangement: La La; Production
Remixing: Cassandra Mills
Louil Silas Jr.; Production
Studio Personnel: Carl Beatty
Cassandra Mills
Louil Silas Jr.; Production
Composer Lyricist: Stephanie Mills
Howard Grate; Other

8. If I Were Your Woman

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Vesta Williams; Performer
Performer: Vesta Williams
Ron "have Mercy" Kersey; Performer
Composer: Clarence Mcmurray
Gloria Jones
Pamela Sawyer; Composer
Engineer: Erik Zobler
Hill Swimmer; Production
Producer: Ron "have Mercy" Kersey; Production
Recording Arrangement: Ron "have Mercy" Kersey; Production
Studio Personnel: Erik Zobler
Hill Swimmer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Pamela Sawyer
Clarence Mcmurray
Gloria Jones; Other

9. Where Is The Love

by Stephanie Mills

Featured Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Robert Brookins; Main Performer
Composer: Ralph Mcdonald
William Salter; Composer
Producer: Stephanie Mills
Robert Brookins; Production
Remixing: Louil Silas Jr.; Production
Studio Personnel: Louil Silas Jr.; Production
Composer Lyricist: William Salter
Ralph Mcdonald; Other

10. Something In The Way (You Make Me Feel)

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Angela Winbush; Composer
Producer: Angela Winbush; Production
Composer Lyricist: Angela Winbush; Other

11. Home

by Stephanie Mills

Background Vocals: Take 6; Performer
Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Performer: Take 6; Performer
Composer: Charlie Smalls; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Weeden; Production
Producer: Nick Martinelli; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Weeden; Production
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Smalls; Other

12. Comfort Of A Man

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: David Dyha Dynah Brein
David Young
Dyna Brein; Composer
Producer: Lemel Humes; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dyna Brein
David Young
David Dyha Dynah Brein; Other

13. Real Love

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Composer: Tammy Lucas
Teddy Riley
Unknown; Composer
Producer: Gene Griffen; Production
Composer Lyricist: Teddy Riley
Unknown
Tammy Lucas; Other

14. All Day, All Night

by Stephanie Mills

Primary Artist: Stephanie Mills; Main Performer
Performer: Vassal Benford; Performer
Composer: Ron Spearman
Vassal Benford; Composer
Producer: David Morales
Vassal Benford; Production
Recording Arrangement: Vassal Benford; Production
Remixing: David Morales; Production
Studio Personnel: David Morales; Production
Additional Producer: David Morales; Other
Composer Lyricist: Vassal Benford
Ron Spearman; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

30 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 17 minutes and 50 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1412x1412 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

27/30 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

5/30 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

R&B, Soul, Rock, Disco, Contemporary R&B, Quiet Storm

Label

Universal Music Enterprises

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2005

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

60249887958