Millie Jackson - An Imitation Of Love flac album

But this album was her most successful in many years, and included a pair of Top 10 R&B hits and several others that charted, including the new title cut. Incidentally, An Imitation of Love wasn't the original title; it was first called Back to The S-t.

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The Georgia-born singer had made a name for herself performing bluesy, gutsy rugged southern soul of the 1960s/1970s variety, drawing on influences that included Etta James, Koko Taylor, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Carla Thomas, among others. So Jackson, who turned 42 in 1986, decided to record an album that balanced classic soul considerations and urban contemporary considerations; that approach paid off handsomely, resulting in the most successful album she recorded during the 1980s.

When i've Records released Millie Jackson's An Imitation of Love in 1986, Millie Jackson knew that the R&B; landscape had changed considerably since the 1960s and 1970s. The Georgia-born singer had made a name for herself performing bluesy, gutsy rugged southern soul of the 1960s/1970s variety, drawing on influences that included Etta James, Koko Taylor, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Carla Thomas, among others. Working with producers who included Timmy Allen and Wayne Braithwaite, Jackson demonstrated that she could be relevant to the urban contemporary scene of 1986 and still be faithful to her soul roots.

An Imitation Of Love was the first album from Millie Jackson on Jive Records, with which she signed in 1985. Hot! Wild! Unrestricted! Crazy Love" and "Love Is a Dangerous Game" were both singles which became Top 10 Hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks Chart. The Album indeed reached on the Billboard Album Charts and on the R&B Charts. The album was re-issued on CD in 2013 by the Funkytowngrooves label, remastered and with bonus tracks.

An Imitation of Love. Will You Love Me Tomorrow. 11 Songs, 59 Minutes.