# If I Were Your Woman (Stephanie Mills album)

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If I Were Your Woman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Stephanie Mills, released on June 1, 1987 on MCA Records. 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 and Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

## 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. 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. A remix of (You're Puttin') A Rush on Me peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The album's title track also reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.

## Personnel

* Stephanie Mills – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 7)
* Donald Robinson – acoustic piano (1), Rhodes piano (1)
* Randy Cantor – synthesizers (1)
* Ron Kersey – keyboards (2), programming (2)
* Paul Laurence – all other instruments (3)
* Robert Brookins – keyboards (4), programming (4)
* George Duke – acoustic piano (4)
* Barry Eastmond – keyboards (5), pianos (6)
* LaForrest "La La" Cope – keyboards (5), arrangements (5)
* V. Jeffrey Smith – synthesizers (5), additional programming (5), rhythm arrangements (5)
* Skip Anderson – acoustic piano (7)
* Keith Andes – additional synthesizers (7)
* Davy D – all instruments (8)
* Randy Bowland – guitars (1)
* Herb Smith – guitars (2)
* Kevin Chokan – guitars (4)
* Ira Siegel – guitars (5, 6)
* Mike Campbell – guitars (7)
* Doug Grigsby – bass (1)
* Freddie Washington – bass (2)
* Timmy Allen – bass (3)
* Wayne Braithwaite – bass (5, 6, 7), synthesizers (7), drum programming (7)
* Darryl Burgee – drums (1), percussion (1)
* John Paris – drum overdubs (4)
* Yogi Horton – drums (5)
* Terry Silverlight – drums (6)
* Jimmy Maelen – percussion (5)
* Bashiri Johnson – percussion (6)
* Nick Martinelli – arrangements (1)
* Edith Wint – string contractor (6)
* Richard Henrickson – concertmaster (6)
* Cynthia Biggs – backing vocals (1)
* Deborah Dukes – backing vocals (1)
* Annette Hardeman – backing vocals (1)
* Gabriel Hardeman – backing vocals (1), arrangements (1)
* Charlene Holloway – backing vocals (1)
* Gordon Scott – backing vocals (1)
* Alex Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (2, 4-7)
* Lynn Davis – backing vocals (2)
* Vesta Williams – backing vocals (2)
* Marva King – backing vocals (4)
* Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (4)
* Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (6, 7, 8)
* Maxine Waters – backing vocals (6, 7, 8)
* Cliff Branch – backing vocals (7)
Technical
* Taavi Mote – remix engineer
* Hill Swimmer – engineer (1)
* Erik Zobler – engineer (2)
* Ron Banks – engineer (3)
* Louil Silas Jr. – remixing (3, 5)
* Mitch Gibson – engineer (4)
* Tommy Vicari – engineer (4, 8)
* Philip Walters – engineer (4)
* Carl Beatty – engineer (5)
* Fernando Kral – engineer (5, 6)
* Cassandra Mills – remixing (5)
* John Convertino – engineer (6, 7)
* Acar Key – engineer (6, 7)
* Brian Max – engineer (6, 7)
* Barbara Milne – engineer (6, 7)
* Bryan "Chuck" New – engineer (6, 7)
* Jon Smith – engineer (6, 7)
Design
* Cassandra Mills – executive producer, album concept
* Stephanie Mills – executive producer, album concept
* September – art direction, design
* Ron Slenzak – photography
* Jeffrey Beaton – make-up
* James Gibson – hair stylist
* Starlight Music, Inc. – management

## Charts

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

### Singles

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