Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)

"Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)"
Single by Stephanie Mills
from the album Home
Released1989
RecordedAugust 1988
Genre
Length5:27
LabelMCA 5669
SongwriterAngela Winbush
ProducerAngela Winbush
Stephanie Mills singles chronology
"If I Were Your Woman"
(1988)
"Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)"
(1989)
"Home"
(1989)

"Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" is a 1989 song by Stephanie Mills, released as the first single from her album Home. It was Mills' fourth R&B number one on Billboard's Top R&B Songs chart.[1] The single was both written and produced by Angela Winbush, who had overseen her first US R&B number one "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" in 1986.

Track listing

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  • US 7" Vinyl single[2]
    • A1: "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" – 4:37
    • B1: "Love Hasn't Been Easy On Me" (Edit) – 4:18
  • UK 12" Vinyl single[3]
    • A1: "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" (Extended Mix) – 5:25
    • B1: "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" (Hip Hop Mix) – 5:07
    • B2: "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" (Marley Mix) – 5:07

Extended Mix: Remix producer – Louil Silas Jr.
Hip Hop Mix and Marl Mix: Remix producer – Marley Marl

Personnel

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  • Executive producer – Cassandra Mills, Stephanie Mills
  • Producer – Angela Winbush
  • Vocals – Stephanie Mills
  • Backing Vocals – Stephanie Mills
  • Engineer Assistant – Dennis Stefani
  • Engineer Mix – David Bianco
  • Mixed By – Louil Silas Jr.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1989) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 6

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 402.
  2. ^ "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel) US 7" 45 Single" Discogs.com
  3. ^ Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel) (UK 12" Vinyl Single liner notes). Stephanie Mills. MCA Records. 1989. MCAT 1375.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.