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If I Were Your Woman
Studio album by Stephanie Mills
Released	June 1, 1987
Recorded	1986–1987
Studio	Alpha International Studios (Philadelphia, PA); Celestial Sound Studios, Greene St. Recording, Quadrasonic Studios, Sigma Sound and Unique Recording Studios (New York City, NY); Cherokee Studios and Sound Castle Recorders (Los Angeles, CA); Baby O'Recorders (Hollywood, CA); Mama Jo's Studio and Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Battery Studios (London, UK).
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
New York Times	(favourable)

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.

Track listing

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

Singles

See also

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

References

1. "If I Were Your Woman - Stephanie Mills | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
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". The 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.

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