Movin' in the Right Direction
{{Infobox album
| name = Movin' in the Right Direction
| type = Studio
| artist = Stephanie Mills
| cover = Movin' in the Right Direction.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 28, 1974
| recorded = 1974
| venue =
| studio = Mediasound, New York City
| genre = Soul
| length =
| label = ABC
| producer = Eddie Deane
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = For the First Time
| next_year = 1975
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000958438 |label=Movin' in the Right Direction review |first=Justin |last=Kantor |accessdate=2020-05-06}}
}}
Movin' in the Right Direction is the debut album by Stephanie Mills released in 1975 on the ABC Records label. It was arranged by Bert Keyes.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Movin' in the Right Direction
| writer1 = Eddie V. Deane, Bert Keyes
| length1 = 2:50
| title2 = Of All the Things
| writer2 = Pat Holley
| length2 = 3:35
| title3 = I'll Never Love Nobody Else but You
| writer3 = Truman Thomas
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = My Baby's Melody
| writer4 = Pat Holley
| length4 = 3:05
| title5 = Sweet Salvation
| writer5 = Pat Holley
| length5 = 2:50
| title6 = Home
| note6 = from the Broadway Musical The Wiz
| writer6 = Charles Smalls
| length6 = 2:32
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title7 = I Knew It Was Love
| writer7 = Bert Keyes, Pat Holley
| length7 = 3:03
| title8 = You Do It to Me
| writer8 = Francine Greshler Feldmann
| length8 = 3:05
| title9 = I Don't Want to Go Back
| writer9 = Bert Keyes, Richard Ahlert
| length9 = 2:40
| title10 = Danny Boy
| writer10 = Frederic Weatherly
| length10 = 3:32
| title11 = Somewhere Over the Rainbow
| writer11 = Harold Arlen, Edgar Y. Harburg
| length11 = 3:06
}}
Personnel
- Stephanie Mills - vocals
- Bob Rose, Jeff Mironov - guitar
- Bob Kreinar - bass
- Paul Griffin - keyboards
- Bert Keyes - keyboards, arrangements
- Herschel Dwellingham - drums
- Anthony Hinton, Diane Sumler, Elaine Clark, Hattie Campell, Joey Mills, Julia Stewart, Luther Vandross, Vandetta Jackson - backing vocals
References
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External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/Stephanie-Mills-Movin-In-The-Right-Direction/release/2377042 Movin' in the Right Direction] at Discogs
{{Stephanie Mills}}
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Category:Stephanie Mills albums
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