Stephanie Mills first came to fame as "the little girl with the big voice" as the star of the hit Broadway play, The Wiz, an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic book, The Wizard Of Oz. She had many R&B hits such as "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love," "I Feel Good All Over," "(You're Puttin') A Rush On Me," "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" and "Home" along with one certified million selling single, "Never Knew Love Like This Before." In addition, she also had five gold albums: Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin', Sweet Sensation, Stephanie, If I Were Your Woman and Home.
Mills honed her rich vocals singing gospel music at Brooklyn's Cornerstone Baptist Church as a small child. At age 9, she began appearing in the Broadway play Maggie Flynn. She was presented with first prize after winning "The Amateur Hour" talent contest six weeks straight at New York's famed Apollo Theater when she was nine. That success led to her being chosen as the opening act for The Isley Brothers, eventually becoming good friends with lead singer Ronald Isley. Many years later, Isley would manage and later marry singer/songwriter Angela Winbush, who co-wrote one of her number one R&B hits. Mills' début album, Movin' In The Right Direction was recorded for ABC Records in 1974. A year later, she won the role of Dorothy in The Wiz. Her rendition of the beautiful ballad "Home" was a showstopper, mesmerizing audiences nightly for a number of years. The original cast recording of The Wiz was produced by Jerry Wexler and issued by Atlantic Records in spring 1975. Curiously, when The Wiz was made into a full length feature film by Motown Records' film division and Universal Pictures, Diana Ross played the role of Dorothy instead of Mills. The film ended up being a major flop.
Singer Jermaine Jackson referred Mills to Motown head Berry Gordy, who signed her to the label. Her Motown debut was For the First Time, written and produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, being issued in October 1976. For the First Time is a sweet affair with Mills convincingly covering Bacharach/David standards, most of which were originally recorded by Dionne Warwick. In 1978, she signed to 20th Century Records and was teamed with the hit production duo of James Mtume — later leader of Mtume, who had a gold single with "Juicy Fruit" — and Reggie Lucas. Her first LP for the label, Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin', went gold, going to number 12 R&B and number 22 pop on Billboard's charts in summer 1979 and spawned the singles, "Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'" and "You Can Get Over." Her next LP, Sweet Sensation (#3 R&B, #16 Pop, spring 1980) yielded "Sweet Sensation," "Never Knew Love Like This Before," and the radio-aired LP track, "Try My Love." Around this time, she briefly married former Soul Train dancer Jeffrey Daniels of the group Shalamar. Next came the LP titled Stephanie in spring 1981, which also was a huge hit, peaking at #3 R&B and #30 Pop. The album included notable songs such as "Two Hearts" — a midtempo duet with Teddy Pendergrass — "Night Games" and the radio-aired LP cut, "Don't Stop Doin' What Cha Do."
In 1981, Mills switched to Neil Bogart's Casablanca Records. Her LPs for the label included Tantalizingly Hot, Merciless and I've Got The Cure. During 1983, she had her own NBC-TV daytime talk show and reprised on role in a Broadway revival of The Wiz. She also signed with MCA Records, where she released her Stephanie Mills album.
The first single from the Stephanie Mills album was "Stand Back," in late 1985, which also included the passionate ballad "I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love." "I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love" was initially written by Rene Moore and Angela Winbush — best known as the hit singing duo Rene & Angela — as a gospel song and originally was recorded by Alton McClain and Destiny on their self-titled 1978 Polydor LP. The original version is available on Polygram's Power of Love: Best of Soul Essentials Ballads. Because of its massive radio play as an album track, Mills' version of "I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love, — produced by Philly Soul keyboardist Ron Kersey — was reissued as an A side holding the #1 R&B spot for two weeks in spring 1986. Its follow-up, "Rising Desire" reached #11 R&B in summer 1986.
Her next LP's title cut was the Clay McMurray/Gloria Jones/Pam Sawyer song, "If I Were Your Woman," originally a 1971 #1 R&B, #9 Pop smash for Gladys Knight and the Pips. Philly-based producer Nick Martinelli gave Mills her second #1 R&B hit with "I Feel Good All Over," written by husband and wife songwriting duo, Gabriel Hardeman and Annette Hardeman. The song held the #1 R&B spot for three weeks in spring 1987. Originally submitted to Mills' fellow MCA labelmate Patti Labelle by the Hardemans, the track was included on Mills' LP If I Were Your Woman, issued June 1987 and peaked at #30 Pop in summer 1987. Paul Laurence produced and co-wrote with Timmy Allen the chugging '"(You're Putting) a Rush On Me" giving the singer her third #1 R&B hit in fall 1987. The single made it to #85 Pop and was followed by "Secret Lady," which landed at #7 R&B in late 1987. Her covers of "If I Were Your Woman" and "Where Is The Love" followed. All were included on her If I Were Your Woman album, which peaked at #1 R&B, #30 Pop in summer 1987. Following these hits, Mills contacted Ronald Isley about working with singer/songwriter/producer Angela Winbush who had hits as half of Rene and Angela and was forging a hit-filled career as a recording artist and producer for the group Body among others. The collaboration between Mills and Winbush resulted in another #1 R&B single, "Something In The Way You Make Me Feel," in summer 1989.
Having starred for five years in the smash Broadway show The Wiz and recorded the song "Home for the play's 1975 original cast soundtrack album, she wanted to record the song again as a posthumous tribute to the play's producer, Ken Harper, and the song's composer, Charlie Smalls. On her new version of "Home," Take 6 sung the background vocals. The song went to #1 R&B in late 1989 and was followed by "Comfort Of A Man" and "Real Love." The Home LP ended up peaking at #5 R&B, #82 Pop in summer 1989. She then recorded a charting single with J.T. Taylor titled "Heart To Heart" in late 1991. Her final MCA album, Something Real included the hit "All Day All Night" and "Never Do Wrong." Following this album, she recorded a gospel album, Personal Inspirations, for Interscope Records and recorded several tracks at Philadelphia International Records with Bunny Sigler among others in the late '90s.
After a hiatus from recording Mills returned with sixteenth album, "Born For This" in 2004. It includes the singles "Can't Let Him Go" and "Healing Time." Mills is currently working on her seventeenth album titled "Breathless." The lead single chosen is a song called, "Yesterday."
So Good So Right
Stephanie Mills Lyrics
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(Chorus)
Good when you touch me
(Did you say it right?)
Right when you hold me
(and you said it was good all over here)
Good when you love me
Ahhhh ah-ah
(Verse 1)
My love is yours to keep
My world is open to your light
Shine on me love of my life (Oh oh yes)
No place I'd rather be (No place, no place)
Then here with you holding me so tight
Whispering (whispering) soft in the night
So Good....
(Chorus)
Good when you touch me
(and it's so right oh yes)
Right when you hold me
(So good babe yes it is)
Good when you love me
And it's so right
(Ahhhhh)
when you say that your mine
(Whew Ooh)
(Verse 2)
No better rule in love
To give your all and all is fair (fair)
Fair in love cuz we're on our way (Yes we are..Ooh)
I'd follow you anywhere
just say the words and I'll be there (Be there)
Got to be there (Got to be there) to hear you say....
(Say Say Say)
Say to me (you said it was good baby)
(chorus) (sing 3x's)
(adlibs for 3 chorus's)
1.) And it's so right so right so right
Tell everybody tell every body it's good yeah
Oh oh yeah yeah and it's so right
When you say that your mine
2.) Good yeah, so good so good
So good so good so right oh oh
Yes and your love you know that its good girl yeah
Told you last time he's right yeah, yes he is
3.) Power...So right
and I don't know what else to say but
baby baby baby baby baby it's good yeah
makes me scream oh it's right oh yeah
It's soooo yeah yeah yeah
(bridge)
Power, power, power, power, the power of love
It makes you hold me, makes you love me
Makes you screaaaaaaam...
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
It's that power, that power that makes me walk right
and makes me stand right
and I feel good all over!!!
(Special Chorus sing 2x's)
Power of love
(I can't say it no more you gotta sing it for me yeah yeah)
Power of love
(makes me so weak, it's so right)
Power of love
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Aaahhhhhh (yeah 10x's)
(Good, So good)
Power of love
(Woooooo)
Power of love
(Yes it's that power, that power where everybody
knows just what the power of love can do for you babe)
Power of love
(It can make everything alright don't worry about a thing just sing
yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Aaahhhhhh
(say that it's right it's good for his love is good to me)
(original chorus)
(adlib to end)
The lyrics of Stephanie Mills's song So Good So Right seem to be about the power of love and how it makes you feel when you are with the one you love. The singer talks about how her love is for her partner to keep, how her world is open to their light, and how there is no place she would rather be than with her partner holding her tight. She believes that the power of love makes her feel good all over, and she screams in excitement at the thought of being with her partner. She follows her partner wherever they go and says, "Just say the words, and I'll be there," indicating that she loves and trusts her partner deeply.
The chorus of the song talks about how good it feels when her partner touches, holds, and loves her. The singer believes that the love she shares with her partner is right and makes her feel good. She encourages everyone to feel the power of love that they share and to sing along with her as she feels the intense emotions of love and happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Good when you touch me
It feels amazing when you touch me
Right when you hold me
It feels like everything is in its right place when you hold me
Good when you love me
It's incredibly satisfying when you love me
My love is yours to keep
My love belongs to you and you only
My world is open to your light
I am open to your love and positivity in my life
Shine on me love of my life
Continue to shower me with your love, the love of my life
No place I'd rather be
I don't want to be anywhere else
Then here with you holding me so tight
Being in your arms so tight is the best place to be
Whispering (whispering) soft in the night
Whispering sweet nothings in the night
No better rule in love
There is no better way to love
To give your all and all is fair (fair)
In love, it's fair to give everything you have
Fair in love cuz we're on our way (Yes we are..Ooh)
It's fair to love someone completely and we're on the right path in this relationship
I'd follow you anywhere
I'd go anywhere for you because I love you
Just say the words and I'll be there (Be there)
If you need me, all you have to do is ask
Got to be there (Got to be there) to hear you say....(Say Say Say)
I have to be there to hear you say that you love me
Say to me (you said it was good baby)
Tell me that you love me because it feels so good
Power, power, power, power, the power of love
The power of love is strong and amazing
Makes you hold me, makes you love me
The power of love makes you want to hold and love me
Makes you screaaaaaaam...
The power of love is intense
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
It feels so good
It's that power, that power that makes me walk right
The power of love drives me in the right direction in life
and makes me stand right
The power of love gives me the strength to stand tall
and I feel good all over!!!
The power of love makes feel good in every way
Power of love
Love is powerful
(makes me so weak, it's so right)
Love can make you feel weak in the knees
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
It's so good
It can make everything alright don't worry about a thing just sing yeah yeah yeah yeah
Love can make everything better, so don't worry, just enjoy it
(say that it's right it's good for his love is good to me)
Affirming that love is right and good, and that his love is good for me
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