Sweet Sensation (Stephanie Mills album)

Sweet Sensation is the fourth album by American R&B and soul singer Stephanie Mills. Released in 1980, produced by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas. The album features her biggest hit, "Never Knew Love Like This Before" which peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 and won two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female and Best R&B Song, the former becoming her first career Grammy win. Sweet Sensation received gold status by the Recording Industry Association of America for sells over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

 * All songs written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas except where indicated.

Personnel

 * Stephanie Mills – vocals
 * Hubert Eaves III – keyboards
 * James Mtume – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, producer
 * Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming
 * Reggie Lucas – guitars, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, producer
 * Ed Moore – guitars
 * Basil Fearington – bass guitar
 * Howard King – drums
 * Gene Blanco – horn and string arrangements
 * Wade Marcus – horn and string arrangements
 * Tawatha Agee – backing vocals, vocal contractor
 * Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals
 * Brenda White King – backing vocals


 * Recorded and Mixed at Sigma Sound Studios (New York, NY)
 * James Dougherty – engineer, mixing
 * Craig Michaels – assistant engineer
 * Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
 * Glen Christensen – art direction, photography
 * Stanley James – make-up, hair stylist