| I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love | |
| Cover: | Stephanierespectpoweroflove.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Stephanie Mills |
| Album: | Stephanie Mills |
| B-Side: | Stand Back |
| Released: | 1986 |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Length: | 6:34 (album) 4:51 (single) |
| Label: | MCA 5669 |
| Producer: | Ron Kersey |
| Prev Title: | Stand Back |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Rising Desire |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
"I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" is a song that was written by Angela Winbush and René Moore, of the singing duo Rene & Angela.The song first appeared on the self-titled album, "Alton McClain & Destiny" (Polydor, 1979) as "The Power of Love".[1] This album was later re-released as It Must Be Love. Alton McClain & Destiny are best known for their disco song, "It Must Be Love."
A version was recorded by American R&B singer, Stephanie Mills, and was the second single release from her 1985 self-titled album. The song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, and remained number one for two weeks in May 1986. "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" was Mills's sixteenth entry on the chart and her first number-one single. While the song was one of her most successful in the R&B/soul markets, the single did not make the Billboard Hot 100.[2]