Something Real (album)

Something Real is the thirteenth studio album by American recording R&B artist Stephanie Mills released on November 24, 1992 by MCA Records and would be her final recording with the music label. The album peaked at #22 on Billboards Top R&B albums, and its lead single "All Day, All Night" reached the top 20 on Billboard's Top R&B Songs chart.[2] The song "All In How Much We Give" was written for the film Tom and Jerry: The Movie.

Something Real
Studio album by
Stephanie Mills
ReleasedNovember 24, 1992
RecordedOasis Recording Studio,
(Canoga Park, CA)
Reflection Studios, (Charlotte, NC) Sigma Sound Recording Studio, (New York, NY)
Genre
Length54:44
LabelMCA
Producer
Stephanie Mills chronology
Christmas
(1991)		 Something Real
(1992)		 Personal Inspirations
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Do You Wrong"
4:46
2."All Day, All Night"
  • Ron Spearman
  • Vassal Benford
4:44
3."Somewhere in This Broken Heart"
  • Mark Holden
  • Michael Price
  • Steve Legassick
4:56
4."Stone Cold Woman"
  • Terry Lupton
  • Brian Potter
4:20
5."Love the Hurt Away"
4:29
6."Heartache"
  • Jonathan Rosen
  • Karen Manno
4:20
7."Policy of Love"
  • Mark Holden
  • Kenny Harris
4:54
8."I Found a New Love"
  • David A. Reppace
  • Flip Kirby
  • Stephanie Mills
4:54
9."All in How Much We Give"
  • Jody Davidson
3:27
10."24-Hour Woman"
  • Donald Lawrence
  • Stephanie Mills
5:20
11."Never Gonna Give You Up"
  • Joel Davis
  • Stephanie Mills
5:10
12."I Just Want Love"
4:02

Personnel
  • Co-producer – Stephanie Mills (tracks: 5, 10), Steve Legassick (tracks: 3)
  • Executive-Producer – Stephanie Mills
  • Mastered By – Steve Hall
  • Drums – Bronek (tracks: 7), Rodney Barber (tracks: 10)
  • Guitar – Brian Ray (tracks: 3), Eric Brice (tracks: 5), Dean Parks (tracks: 7), [Rhythm Guitar] - Marlon McClain (tracks: 8)
  • Backing Vocals – Alexandra Brown, Lorraine Perry, Tonya Kelly (tracks: 1-2), Donald Lawrence, Reginald Adams, Richard Odom, Rodney Barber, Terry Phillips (tracks: 3-5), Donald Lawrence, Reginald Adams, Richard Odom, Rodney Barber, Stephanie Mills, Terry Phillips, Terry Wood, Tonya Harris (tracks: 6-8), Donald Lawrence, Reginald Adams, Richard Odom, Terry Phillips (tracks: 10, 11), Terri Robinson (tracks:12)
  • Saxophone – Gerald Albright (tracks: 2), Dave Koz (tracks: 6, 11)
  • Bass – James McKay (tracks: 10)
  • Keyboards – Jeff Lorber (tracks: 6, 8, 9, 11), Kevin Bond (tracks: 5, 10)
  • Mixed By – Donald Lawrence (tracks: 5, 10), Elliott Peters (tracks: 12), Rodney Barber (tracks: 5, 10), Tony Peluso (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), Victor Flores (tracks: 1, 2)
  • Producer – Dave "Jam" Hall (tracks: 12), Donald Lawrence (tracks: 5, 10), Kenny Harris (tracks: 7), Stephanie Mills (tracks: 8, 11), Steve Barri (tracks: 3, 4, 6-9, 11), Tony Peluso (tracks: 3, 4, 6-9, 11), Vassal Benford (tracks: 1, 2)
  • Recorded By – David Kennedy (tracks: 12), Mark Williams (2) (tracks: 5, 10), Tony Peluso (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), Tracy Schnieder (tracks: 5, 10), Victor Flores (tracks: 1, 2)
  • Recorded By [Additional] – Bobby Brooks (tracks: 3), Jeff Lorber (tracks: 6, 8, 9, 11)

Tracks & Credits from original liner notes[3]

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 —
US Billboard Top R&B Albums[4] 22

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[5][6]
US
Pop		 US
R&B		 UK
1992 "All Day, All Night" — 20 68
1993 "Never Do You Wrong" — 33 57

References
  1. Kantor, Justin. Something Real review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. Billboard.Stephanie Mills - Singles chart history
  3. Something Real (CD, Album) at Discogs
  4. Billboard.Stephanie Mills - Albums chart history
  5. "Stephanie Mills US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  6. "UK Charts > Stephanie Mills". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
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