"Two Hearts'" is a hit duet sung by American R&B singers
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical ''The Wiz'' from 1974 to 1979. The song " Home" from t ...
and
Teddy Pendergrass
Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musi ...
, from Mills' fifth studio album ''
Stephanie
Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "St ...
'' (1981).
The song was written and produced by
James Mtume
James Forman (January 3, 1946January 9, 2022), known professionally as Mtume or James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality.
He came to prominence as a jazz musician, working ...
,
Reggie Lucas
Reginald Grant Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018)[Tawatha Agee
Tawatha Agee (born November 14, 1954) is an American backing vocalist and songwriter. Her voice has been described in ''The New York Times'' as an "acrobatic, gospel-charged soprano." She was the lead singer of funk and soul band Mtume; her soulf ...]
. Released in January 1981, the single reached number 40 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100
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in 1981. On the US ''Billboard''
R&B chart, "Two Hearts" reached number three.
Track listing
# "Two Hearts" (12" version)
# "Two Hearts" (Club Mix)
# "I Just Wanna Say"
# "You're My Choice Tonight"
Charts
References
1981 singles
Stephanie Mills songs
Teddy Pendergrass songs
Male–female vocal duets
1981 songs
Songs written by Tawatha Agee
Songs written by James Mtume
Songs written by Reggie Lucas
20th Century Fox Records singles
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