The Best of Stephanie Mills

Stephanie Mills

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 1995)
• Original Release Date: June 6, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B000001ED3
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #75,776 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SENSATIONAL STEPHANIE!, July 20, 2003

By	MAURICE MILLIGAN (HOUSTON, TEXAS) - See all my reviews

IF YOU ARE A TRUE STEPHANIE MILLS FAN -I KNOW YOU HAVE THIS COLLECTION-IF YOU ARE NOT, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS SMASH COLLECTION FEATURING EARLY RELEASES FROM THE NOW DEFUNCT 20TH CENTURY FOX RECORDS AND CASABLANCA RECORDS AND FILMWORKS.STEPHANIE WILL TRULY DAZZLE YOU WITH 12 INCH VERSIONS OF THE LUCAS/MTUME PRODUCED "WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN" FEATURING A BEAUTIFUL VOCAL PERFORMANCE FROM MS.MILLS-DITTO FOR THE HEAVY BASS LOADED "PUT YOUR BODY IN IT" AND DON'T FORGET THE MIDTEMPO GROOVE "SWEET SENSATION" THESE 3 HITS ALONE SET THE TONE FOR THE ALBUM, HOWEVER MILLS IS KNOWN FOR HER LOVE SONGS AND SHE DELIVERS POWERHOUSE PERFORMANCES ON "STILL MINE" "YOU AND I" AND THE SPINE TINGLING "FEEL THE FIRE". THERE ARE OTHER GEMS SUCH AS HAWK WOLINSKI PRODUCED " THE MEDICINE SONG" AMAZING VOCAL PERFORMANCE ON TOP OF HEAVY SYNTHESIZERS ARE SHOWCASED, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT THE 12INCH VERSION BECAUSE IT IS AWESOME WITH A WICKED DUB VERSION TO MATCH, BUT THIS ALBUM VERSION SHINES AS WELL-THE CLASSIC "NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE" EARNED MILLS A GRAMMY FOR BEST FEMALE R&B PERFORMANCE. OTHER STANDOUTS "TWO HEARTS" W/TEDDY PENDERGRASS, STARLIGHT, THE PRINCE WRITTEN "HOW COME YOU DON'T CALL ME ANYMORE" COULN'T BE MORE SOULFUL-PUT THIS CD ON ...PRESS PLAY..AND LET IT RIDE!!!! ORDER IT TODAY...WHILE IT LASTS.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 15 good ballads and down-tempo disco numbers, November 9, 2001

By	Pierre Declercq (France) - See all my reviews

This is the best collection of Stephanie Mills with the 12" versions of « What cha gonna do with my lovin' », « Put your body on it » (1979) and « Sweet sensation » (1980). « You can get over » (1979) and « The medicine song » (1984), two other greats hits, are in their lp version -the 12" versions are unavailable on any cd. Another classics on this cd : « Never knew love like this before » (1980), a duet with Teddy Pendergrass (1981) and almost all the other tracks from her 1979 album. This cd includes songs from 1979 to 1984 and not all the MCA-era hits (1985-1992) availables on another collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A hidden Gem, June 18, 2000

By	"robescobar" (Newark, NJ) - See all my reviews

After listening to the CD, I realized that most of the greatist hits are never really hits. I always manage to discover a gem on a album or cd. I originally purchased this CD for 'Feel the Fire' and 'Never Knew love like this' although another favorite song 'Learn to respect the power of love' was missing. Well, any I discovered to previously unknown Gems since Ms. Mills was singing way before my time. The first one was apparently very popular, 'Starlight.' A favorite rapper(NAS, 'Black Girl Lost' on the "It was written album" of mine sampled the beat.) so I immediately fell in love with that one. But accidently while trying to find 'Feel the fire' in the dark I discovered track 12, 'You and I.' Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful songs I've ever encountered in my 28 years on earth. It shows the full depth of Stephanie's skills and vocal range plus James Mtume's talents as a producer/arranger are showcased on this and most of the songs on the compilation. This CD is a must buy for any true R&B fan and Stephanie Mills fan