Never Knew Love Like This Before

B-side"Still Mine"

ReleasedAugust 31, 1980

Recorded1979

Genre

• R&B
• disco

"Never Knew Love Like This Before"
Side A of the US single
Single by Stephanie Mills
from the album Sweet Sensation
B-side	"Still Mine"
Released	August 31, 1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	R&B disco
Length	5:30 (album version) 3:28 (single edit)
Label	20th Century Fox
Songwriters	James Mtume Reggie Lucas
Producers	James Mtume Reggie Lucas
Stephanie Mills singles chronology
"Sweet Sensation" (1980) "Never Knew Love Like This Before" (1980) "Two Hearts" (1980)
Audio
"Never Knew Love Like This Before" on YouTube

"Never Knew Love Like This Before" is a song written and produced by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, and recorded by American R&B singer Stephanie Mills for her fourth studio album, Sweet Sensation (1980). The single was released in August 1980 by 20th Century Fox Records and is inspired by the birth of Lucas' daughter Lisa.^[1]

The song became Mills' most successful song in the United States, peaking at number six on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart, outperforming "What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin'", which peaked at 22 in 1979. "Never Knew Love Like This Before" also charted on the R&B and Adult Contemporary charts, peaking at number 12 and five, respectively.^[2] The song was a bigger commercial success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number four.^[3]

"Never Knew Love Like This Before" won Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards in 1981,^[4] beating fellow nominees including Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack, and Minnie Riperton.^[5]

The track received a renewed interest after the song title was used for the fourth episode of the second season of the American drama series Pose, which aired on 9 July 2019. The episode concludes with the character of Candy, portrayed by Angelica Ross, lip-synching to the song; the scene received critical acclaim.^[6]