Milira (album)

Milira
Studio album by Milira
Released	June 15, 1990
Length	55:21
Label	Motown
Producer	Donald Dee Bowden
Milira chronology
Milira (1990) Back Again!!! (1992)
Singles from Milira
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" Released: April 23, 1990 "Waiting Here For You" Released: July 18, 1990 "Go Outside in the Rain" Released: November 21, 1990

Milira is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Milira. It was released by Motown Records on June 15, 1990, in the United States. Chiefly produced by Donald Dee Bowden, the album reached number 29 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart and scored two top 40 R&B singles, "Go Outside in the Rain" and a cover version of Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)."^[1] The album also includes a cover of Aretha Franklin's "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Select	[3]

AllMusic editor Bil Carpenter described the album as "jazz-edged urban soul."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Donald Dee Bowden.^[2]

Milira track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" (featuring Noel Pointer)	Marvin Gaye	4:46
2.	"Go Outside in the Rain"	Bonifacio Valasquez Nathaniel Calhoun	5:21
3.	"Waiting Here for You"	Donald Dee Bowden Robert Quarles	4:28
4.	"That Man in My Life"	Bowden Milira Jones	3:35
5.	"Good Times Are Back Again"	Allan Rich Chuck Jackson Marvin Morrow	4:53
6.	"I Want to Be to You (What You Are to Me)" (featuring Nathaniel Calhoun)	Bowden Calhoun	4:17
7.	"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"	Morris Broadnax Stevie Wonder Clarence Paul	3:50
8.	"Let Me Have a Chance"	Bruce Purse	5:40
9.	"Treat Me Right" (featuring Brent Carter)	Bowden Robert Quarles	4:59
10.	"Home"	Bowden Quarles	4:30
11.	"That Four Letter Word"	Bowden Nick Smith Jones	4:13
12.	"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" (Vocal Mix)	Gaye	4:49

Personnel

• Donald Dee Bowden – mixing, producer
• Harold Jackson – executive producer
• Gregg Mann – recording
• Herb Powers – mastering
• Timmy Regisford – mixing
• Noza Rivers – executive producer
• Oliver Sutton – executive producer
• Percy Sutton – executive producer
• Elai Tubo – recording

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Milira

Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	29

References

1. "AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic.
2. Carpenter, Bil. "Milira – Milira". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
3. Sexton, Paul (September 1990). "Milira: Milira". Select. No. 3. p. 85.
4. "Milira Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.