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"Never Knew Love Like This Before" is a 1980 song written and produced by songwriters James Mtume and Reggie Lucas for American R&B recording artist Stephanie Mills' fourth studio album Sweet Sensation (1980). According to Lucas' wife, Kay, the song was inspired by the birth of their baby daughter, Lisa.[1]

"Never Knew Love Like This Before"
Single by Stephanie Mills
from the album Sweet Sensation
B-side	"Still Mine"
Released	August 31, 1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Post-disco
Length	5:30 (Album Edit) 3:28 (Radio Edit)
Label	20th Century-Fox Records
Songwriter(s)	James Mtume Reggie Lucas
Producer(s)	James Mtume Reggie Lucas
Stephanie Mills singles chronology
"Sweet Sensation" (1980) "Never Knew Love Like This Before" (1980) "Two Hearts" (1980)

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The song became Mills' biggest hit on the US Billboard Pop Singles Chart, where it peaked at number six, outperforming her previously highest charting single, "What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin'", which peaked at number 22. The single was also successful on the R&B and Adult Contemporary charts, peaking at No. 12 and No. five, respectively. It was a bigger success in the UK where it peaked at number four.^{[citation needed]}

The record won Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1981 Grammy Awards, vanquishing competition that included Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack, and Minnie Riperton. The song gave the title to the fourth episode of the second season of FX American drama television series Pose; in the episode, it was performed in playback, in the episode's final number, by the character of Candy, portrayed by Angelica Ross.[2]

Personnel

• Howard King – drums
• Basil Fearington – bass
• James Mtume – keyboards
• Hubert Eaves III – keyboards
• Reggie Lucas – guitar
• Ed Moore – guitar
• James Mtume – percussion
• Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming
• Tawatha Agee, Gwen Guthrie, Brenda White King, James Mtume & Reggie Lucas  – background vocals
• Gene Blanco – String and horn arrangements

Charts

Cover versions

• In 1999, French band Organiz' covered the song. The track reached on number five on French Singles Chart, and 6 on Belgian Singles Chart.[24]
• Thomas Anders covered the song for his 1995 album Souled.^{[citation needed]}
• In 2013, Jessie Ware covered the song for the soundtrack to the film I Give It a Year.[25]

Composition

The Intro and Verse chords are [B E F#/A# D#m7 G#m7 C#m9 E/F#], cycling through the diatonic Circle of fifths in the key of B major. The Chorus section chords are [Emaj7 D#m7 C#m7 Emaj7 D#m7 C#m7 Emaj7 D#m7 C#sus4 C#7 E].^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before on YouTube
• Thomas Anders - Never Knew Love Like This Before on YouTube

На других языках

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- [en] Never Knew Love Like This Before

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[es] Never Knew Love Like This Before

«Never Knew Love Like This Before» (en español: «Nunca antes conocí así el amor») es el segundo sencillo del sexto álbum de Thomas Anders, Souled.

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[it] Never Knew Love Like This Before

Never Knew Love Like This Before è un singolo della cantante statunitense Stephanie Mills, pubblicato nel 1980 come secondo estratto dal quarto album Sweet Sensation.[1][2] Autori del brano Never Knew Love Like This Before sono James Mtume e Reggie Lucas.[2][3]

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