Merciless (Stephanie Mills album)

Merciless
Merciless
Studio album by Stephanie Mills
Released	August 20, 1983
Recorded	1982–1983
Studio	The Hit Factory; Automated Sound Studios; (New York); Cherokee Recording Studios; The Record Plant; Bossa Nova Hotel; (Los Angeles)
Genre	R&B; post-disco; soul;
Label	Casablanca
Producer	David Wolfert; Gary Klein; Phil Ramone;
Stephanie Mills chronology
Singles from Merciless
	"Pilot Error"; Released: 1983; "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"; Released: 1983;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Merciless is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Stephanie Mills. It was released in 1983 and Stephanie's second release on Casablanca Records.^[2] The album features two Billboard R&B hits "Pilot Error", a cover version of Prince's "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?", and "My Body" written by singer Luther Vandross. Merciless received a nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female at the 26th Grammy Awards in 1984.

Track listing[]

"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" (Prince) - 4:12
"Never Get Enough of You" (David Wolfert, Henry Gaffney) - 4:31
"Eternal Love" (Jay Asher, Paul Jabara) - 4:41
"His Name is Michael" (featuring Peggi Blu) (Cassandra Mills, Michael Sembello, Stephanie Mills) - 3:18
"Here I Am" (David Wolfert, Henry Gaffney) - 4:13
"My Body" (Luther Vandross) - 4:06
"Do You Love Him?" (Barbara Morr, Betsy Durkin Matthes) - 3:47
"Pilot Error" (Peter Kingsbery) - 5:07
"Since We've Been Together" (Ralph Schuckett, Richard Kleinberg) - 3:13

track source^[3]

Personnel[]

Stephanie Mills - lead and backing vocals
Nathan East, Neil Stubenhaus - bass
Carlos Vega, Ed Greene, John Robinson - drums
Buzz Feiten, Carlos Rios, David Wolfert, Michael Sembello, Thom Rotella - guitar
Greg Phillinganes, Richard Tee - keyboards, piano
Lenny Castro, Victor Feldman - percussion
Danny Sembello, Ed Walsh, Ian Underwood, Johnny Mandel, Nyle Steiner - synthesizer
Cruz Sembello, Frank Floyd, Lani Groves, Michael Sembello, Myrna Smith, Peggi Blu, Yvonne Lewis - backing Vocals
David Wolfert - arrangements
Eddie Karam, Johnny Mandel - arrangement on "Do You Love Him?"

Technical

Brad Leigh, Brian McGee, Jay Rifkin, John Arrais, Lee De Carlo, Marie Ostrosky, Peter Chaiken - engineer

Charts[]

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	104
US Billboard Top R&B Albums^[5]	12

References[]

^ Kantor, Justin. Merciless review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
^ Stephanie Mills - Album Discography|Allmusic
^ Stephanie Mills - Merciless (LP, Album).discogs
^ "Stephanie Mills US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
^ Stephanie Mills - Chart history.Billboard

[1] Kantor, Justin. Merciless review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-06.

[2] Stephanie Mills - Album Discography|Allmusic

[3] Stephanie Mills - Merciless (LP, Album).discogs

[allmusic_albums-4] "Stephanie Mills US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

[5] Stephanie Mills - Chart history.Billboard

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Studio albums	Movin' in the Right Direction For the First Time What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin' Sweet Sensation Stephanie Tantalizingly Hot Love Has Lifted Me Merciless I've Got the Cure Stephanie Mills If I Were Your Woman Home Christmas Something Real Personal Inspirations Born for This!
Singles	"What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin'" "You Can't Get Over" "Put Your Body in It" "Sweet Sensation" "Never Knew Love Like This Before" "Two Hearts" "Last Night" "Keep Away Girls" "Pilot Error" "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "The Medicine Song" "King Holiday" "Stand Back" "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" "Rising Desire" "I Feel Good All Over" "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" "Secret Lady" "If I Were Your Woman" "Where Is the Love" "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" "Home" "Comfort of a Man" "All Day, All Night" "Never Do You Wrong"
Compilations	In My Life: Greatest Hits (1985) Greatest Hits (1985–1993) (1996)
Related topics	Discography Maggie Flynn The Wiz Michael Jackson