If I Were Your Woman (Stephanie Mills album)

If I Were Your Woman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Stephanie Mills, released in 1987 on MCA Records.[4] The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 30 on the Billboard 200 chart. If I Were Your Woman was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.[5]

If I Were Your Woman
Studio album by Stephanie Mills
Released	June 1, 1987
Recorded	1986–1987
Studio	Unique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
Genre	R&B soul
Length	39:58
Label	MCA
Producer	Nick Martinelli Ron Kersey Paul Laurence Robert Brookins La La Wayne Brathwaite Davy D Russell Simmons
Stephanie Mills chronology
Stephanie Mills (1985) If I Were Your Woman (1987) Home (1989)
Singles from If I Were Your Woman
"I Feel Good All Over" Released: 1987 "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" Released: 1987 "Secret Lady" Released: 1988 "If I Were Your Woman" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
New York Times	(favourable)[3]

Singles

A song from the LP called I Feel Good All Over reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 22 on the Billboard Dance Single Sales chart.[6][7] Another single called (You're Puttin') A Rush on Me peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Dance Single Sales chart.[8][9] A remix of (You're Puttin') A Rush on Me peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[10] The album's title track also reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Feel Good All Over"	Gabreil Hardman Annette Hardman	5:02
2.	"If I Were Your Woman"	Clay McMurray Pamela Sawyer Gloria Jones	4:36
3.	"(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me"	Timmy Allen Paul Laurence	5:52
4.	"Jesse"	Robert Brookins Tony Haynes	5:17
5.	"Secret Lady"	Stephanie Mills Howard Grate	5:25
6.	"Touch Me Now"	S. Mills Barry J. Eastmond Terry Alexander Wayne Brathwaithe	4:54
7.	"Running for Your Love"	S. Mills W. Brathwaithe T. Alexander	4:33
8.	"Can't Change My Way"	David Reeves S. Mills	4:28

[4]

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1987	US Billboard 200	30
	US Billboard Top R&B Albums	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[12]
		US Pop	US R&B	US Dance	UK
1987	"I Feel Good All Over"	—	1	—	—
	"(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me"	85	1	23	62
	"Secret Lady"	—	7	—	—
1988	"If I Were Your Woman"	—	19	—	—

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1987 (U.S.)

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/if-i-were-your-woman-mw0000194865
2. If I Were Your Woman review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
3. Holden, Stephen (July 6, 1986). "BLACK FEMALE VOCALISTS BANISH FORMULA POP". nytimes.com. New York Times.
4. Stephanie Mills: If I Were Your Woman. MCA Records. 1987.
5. "Stephanie Mills: If I Were Your Woman". riaa.com. RIAA.
6. "Stephanie Mills: I Feel Good All Over (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
7. "Stephanie Mills: I Feel Good All Over (Dance Single Sales)". billboard.com. Billboard.
8. "Stephanie Mills: (You're Puttin') A Rush on Me (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
9. "Stephanie Mills: (You're Puttin') A Rush on Me (Dance Single Sales)". billboard.com. Billboard.
10. "(You're Puttin') A Rush On Me (Remix): Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Billboard.
11. "Stephanie Mills: If I Were Your Woman (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
12. "UK Charts > Stephanie Mills". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-01-31.