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When Stephanie Mills enjoyed a major commercial breakthrough with her third album, What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin', the singer often found herself being described as a disco diva -- and it wasn't a description that she agreed with. Mills saw herself as primarily a romantic R&B traditionalist, not a disco singer. If you asked her whether she had more in common with Gladys Knight or Donna Summer, Mills would have said Gladys Knight without a moment's hesitation. Nonetheless, this superb LP (which was produced by the James Mtume/Reggie Lucas team) does contain its share of dance-oriented treasures; "Don't Stop Dancin'," "You Can Get Over," and the hit "Put Your Body in It" are disco funk classics that heated up numerous dancefloors in 1979. Mills is equally impressive on romantic ballads and slow jams like "Deeper Inside Your Love," "Starlight," "You and I," and Peabo Bryson's "Feel the Fire" -- and in various interviews, she insisted that those songs were more representative of her than the album's dance-oriented material. At any rate, What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin' remains one of Mills' strongest, most essential albums.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Mtume, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Lucas, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Reginald Lucas, ComposerLyricist - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Howard King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tawatha Agee, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Whitaker, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Lani Groves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brenda White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Walsh, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Carmine Rubino, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephanie Mills, MainArtist - Joe Caro, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Wade Marcus, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Mtume, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jay Mark, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Eaves, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Moore, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Basil Pearrington, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mtume, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Lucas, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Howard King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tawatha Agee, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Whitaker, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Lani Groves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brenda White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Walsh, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Carmine Rubino, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephanie Mills, MainArtist - Joe Caro, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Wade Marcus, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Mtume, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jay Mark, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Eaves, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Moore, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Basil Pearrington, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Reggie Lucas, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stephanie Mills, MainArtist - James Mtume, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mtume, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Lucas, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Howard King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Louise Bethune, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tawatha Agee, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Whitaker, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Walsh, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Peabo Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Carmine Rubino, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephanie Mills, MainArtist - Joe Caro, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Wade Marcus, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Mtume, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Mark, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Simmons, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Johnson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Eaves, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Moore, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Basil Pearrington, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mtume, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Lucas, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Howard King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tawatha Agee, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Whitaker, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Lani Groves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brenda White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Walsh, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Moore, ComposerLyricist - Carmine Rubino, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephanie Mills, MainArtist - Joe Caro, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Wade Marcus, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Mtume, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Mark, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Eaves, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Moore, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Basil Pearrington, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Reggie Lucas, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stephanie Mills, MainArtist - James Mtume, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Reggie Lucas, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stephanie Mills, MainArtist - James Mtume, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Reggie Lucas, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stephanie Mills, MainArtist - James Mtume, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
When Stephanie Mills enjoyed a major commercial breakthrough with her third album, What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin', the singer often found herself being described as a disco diva -- and it wasn't a description that she agreed with. Mills saw herself as primarily a romantic R&B traditionalist, not a disco singer. If you asked her whether she had more in common with Gladys Knight or Donna Summer, Mills would have said Gladys Knight without a moment's hesitation. Nonetheless, this superb LP (which was produced by the James Mtume/Reggie Lucas team) does contain its share of dance-oriented treasures; "Don't Stop Dancin'," "You Can Get Over," and the hit "Put Your Body in It" are disco funk classics that heated up numerous dancefloors in 1979. Mills is equally impressive on romantic ballads and slow jams like "Deeper Inside Your Love," "Starlight," "You and I," and Peabo Bryson's "Feel the Fire" -- and in various interviews, she insisted that those songs were more representative of her than the album's dance-oriented material. At any rate, What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin' remains one of Mills' strongest, most essential albums.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:12
- Main artists: Stephanie Mills
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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