An Imitation of Love
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An Imitation Of Love was the first album from Millie Jackson
for Jive Records
, with whom 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 #119 on the Billboard Album Charts and #16 on the R&B Charts.
The original title for this album was Back to the S—t. Three years later, Jackson did release an album with that title
, which included several tracks that originally appeared on this album.
Millie Jackson
Mildred "Millie" Jackson is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and comedienne. Three of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies....
for Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
, with whom 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 #119 on the Billboard Album Charts and #16 on the R&B Charts.
The original title for this album was Back to the S—t. Three years later, Jackson did release an album with that title
Back to the S t!
Back to the S__t! is a 1989 album by R&B singer Millie Jackson. Several years previous, Back to the S__t! had been the original title for what would become Jackson's 1986 An Imitation of Love album, and several tracks that originally appeared on that album are also included on this one.It is most...
, which included several tracks that originally appeared on this album.
Track listings
- "Hot! Wild! Unrestricted! Crazy Love" (5:58)
- "Wanna Be Your Lover" (5:54)
- "I Fell In Love" (6:18)
- "An Imitation Of Love" (4:12)
- "Love Is A Dangerous Game" (5:58)
- "It´s A Thang" (5:12)
- "I Need To Be Myself" (5:36)
- "Mind Over Matter" (5:10)
Charts
| Year | Chart | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
119 |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
16 | |