An Imitation of Love explained

Millie Jackson
Type:studio
Artist:Millie Jackson
Cover:MillieJackson_Imitation.jpg
Released:1986
Recorded:1985
Genre:R&B
Length:43:16
Label:Jive/RCA
Producer:Timmy Allen, Jolyon Skinner, Larry Smith, Jonathan Butler, Wayne Brathwaite
Prev Title:E.S.P. (Extra Sexual Persuasion)
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:The Tide Is Turning
Next Year:1988

An Imitation Of Love was the first album from Millie Jackson on Jive/RCA, with which she signed in 1985. "Hot! Wild! Unrestricted! Crazy Love" and "Love Is a Dangerous Game" were both singles that became Top 10 Hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks Chart. The album reached #119 on the Billboard Album Charts but was a far bigger success on the R&B charts, reaching #16 there. It was re-issued on CD in 2013 by the Funkytowngrooves label, remastered and with bonus tracks.

Track listings

  1. "Hot! Wild! Unrestricted! Crazy Love" (Millie Jackson, Timmy Allen) (5:58)
  2. "Wanna Be Your Lover" (Prince) (5:54)
  3. "I Fell in Love" (Millie Jackson, Timmy Allen) (6:18)
  4. "An Imitation of Love" (Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler, Millie Jackson) (4:12)
  5. "Love is a Dangerous Game" (Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler, Leslie Charles, Wayne Brathwaite) (5:58)
  6. "It´s a Thang" (Larry Smith, Millie Jackson) (5:12)
  7. "I Need To Be Myself" (Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler, Phillip Mitchell) (5:36)
  8. "Mind Over Matter" (Millie Jackson, Timmy Allen) (5:10)

Charts

Year-end charts

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987. Billboard. December 3, 2020.