An Imitation of Love
{{Infobox album
| name = Millie Jackson
| type = studio
| artist = Millie Jackson
| cover = MillieJackson_Imitation.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1986
| recorded = 1985
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = R&B
| length = 43:16
| label = Jive/RCA
| producer = Timmy Allen, Jolyon Skinner, Larry Smith, Jonathan Butler, Wayne Brathwaite
| prev_title = E.S.P. (Extra Sexual Persuasion)
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = The Tide Is Turning
| next_year = 1988
}}
An Imitation Of Love was the first album from Millie Jackson on Jive/RCA, with which she signed in 1985. "Hot! Wild! Unrestricted! Crazy Love" and "Love Is a Dangerous Game" were both singles that became Top 10 Hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks Chart. The album reached #119 on the Billboard Album Charts but was a far bigger success on the R&B charts, reaching #16 there. It was re-issued on CD in 2013 by the Funkytowngrooves label, remastered and with bonus tracks.
Track listings
- "Hot! Wild! Unrestricted! Crazy Love" (Millie Jackson, Timmy Allen) (5:58)
- "Wanna Be Your Lover" (Prince) (5:54)
- "I Fell in Love" (Millie Jackson, Timmy Allen) (6:18)
- "An Imitation of Love" (Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler, Millie Jackson) (4:12)
- "Love is a Dangerous Game" (Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler, Leslie Charles, Wayne Brathwaite) (5:58)
- "It´s a Thang" (Larry Smith, Millie Jackson) (5:12)
- "I Need To Be Myself" (Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler, Phillip Mitchell) (5:36)
- "Mind Over Matter" (Millie Jackson, Timmy Allen) (5:10)
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1986–87)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|119|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 3, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|16|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 3, 2020}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 3, 2020}}
| 36 |
References
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Further reading
- [http://www.discogs.com/Millie-Jackson-An-Imitation-Of-Love/release/461637 Millie Jackson at "Discogs"]
- [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r10097|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Guide page]
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