An Imitation of Love

Millie Jackson
Millie Jackson
Studio album by Millie Jackson
Released	1986
Recorded	1985
Genre	R&B
Length	43:16
Label	Jive/RCA
Producer	Timmy Allen, Jolyon Skinner, Larry Smith, Jonathan Butler, Wayne Brathwaite
Millie Jackson chronology

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

Chart (1986–87)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[1]	119
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2]	16

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	36

References

"Drake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
"Drake Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.