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 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