I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love - wikipedia I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love Jump to : navigation , search `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' Single by Stephanie Mills from the album Stephanie Mills B - side `` Stand Back '' Released 1986 Format Vinyl , 7 `` , 12 '' Recorded 1985 Genre R&B soul quiet storm Length 6 : 34 ( album ) 4 : 51 ( single ) Label MCA 5669 Songwriter ( s ) Angela Winbush , René Moore Producer ( s ) Ron Kersey Stephanie Mills singles chronology `` Stand Back '' ( 1985 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( 1986 ) `` Rising Desire '' ( 1986 ) `` Stand Back '' ( 1985 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( 1986 ) `` Rising Desire '' ( 1986 ) / I Feel Good All Over ( 1987 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' is a song sung by American R&B singer , Stephanie Mills , and is the second single from her 1985 self - titled album . The song was written by Angela Winbush and René Moore , of the singing duo Rene & Angela . The song peaked at # 1 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart , and remained number one for two weeks in May 1986 . `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' was Mills 's sixteenth entry on the chart and her first number - one single . It is one of her most successful singles in the R&B markets . However , the single did not make the Billboard Hot 100 . The song first appeared on the self - titled album , `` Alton McClain & Destiny '' ( Polydor , 1979 ) . This album was later re-released as It Must Be Love . Alton McClain & Destiny are best known for their disco song , `` It Must Be Love . '' The song also appeared on the Angela Winbush album , `` The Real Thing '' ( 1989 ) . Formats and track listings ( edit ) US 7 '' vinyl `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( Radio Edit ) -- 4 : 51 `` Stand Back '' -- 3 : 58 US 12 '' vinyl `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( Extended Mix ) - 6 : 37 `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( Instrumental ) - 6 : 37 `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( A Cappella ) - 6 : 30 `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( Power Beats ) - 4 : 43 Charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1986 ) Peak position US Hot Black Singles References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Whitburn , Joel ( 2004 ) . Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004 . Record Research . p. 85 . Jump up ^ `` Song Review by Ed Hogan : I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love - Alton McClain & Destiny AllMusic '' . AllMusic . Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 24 . Jump up ^ Stephanie Mills - I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love ( Vinyl , 7 `` ) at Discogs Jump up ^ Stephanie Mills chart singles history.www.billboard.com Preceded by `` Kiss '' by Prince and The Revolution Billboard Hot Black Singles number - one single May 3 , 1986 Succeeded by `` On My Own '' by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald Stephanie Mills Studio albums Movin ' in the Right Direction For the First Time What Cha ' Gonna Do with My Lovin ' Sweet Sensation Stephanie Tantalizingly Hot Love Has Lifted Me Merciless I 've Got the Cure Stephanie Mills If I Were Your Woman Home Christmas Something Real Personal Inspirations Born for This ! Singles `` What Cha ' Gonna Do with My Lovin '' `` You Ca n't Get Over '' `` Put Your Body in It '' `` Sweet Sensation '' `` Never Knew Love Like This Before '' `` Two Hearts '' `` Last Night '' `` Keep Away Girls '' `` Pilot Error '' `` How Come U Do n't Call Me Anymore ? '' `` The Medicine Song '' `` King Holiday '' `` Stand Back '' `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' `` Rising Desire '' `` I Feel Good All Over '' `` ( You 're Puttin ' ) A Rush on Me '' `` Secret Lady '' `` If I Were Your Woman '' `` Where Is the Love '' `` Something in the Way ( You Make Me Feel ) '' `` Home '' `` Comfort of a Man '' `` All Day , All Night '' `` Never Do You Wrong '' Compilations In My Life : Greatest Hits ( 1985 ) Greatest Hits ( 1985 - 1993 ) ( 1996 ) Related topics Discography Maggie Flynn The Wiz Book : Stephanie Mills Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Have_Learned_to_Respect_the_Power_of_Love&oldid=835113042 '' Categories : 1986 singles Stephanie Mills songs Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Songs written by Angela Winbush Songs written by René Moore 1986 songs MCA Records singles Contemporary R&B ballads Soul ballads Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 April 2018 , at 16 : 52 . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply . By using this site , you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation , Inc. , a non-profit organization . About Wikipedia 
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`` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' Single by Stephanie Mills from the album Stephanie Mills B - side `` Stand Back '' Released 1986 Format Vinyl , 7 `` , 12 '' Recorded 1985 Genre R&B soul quiet storm Length 6 : 34 ( album ) 4 : 51 ( single ) Label MCA 5669 Songwriter ( s ) Angela Winbush , René Moore Producer ( s ) Ron Kersey Stephanie Mills singles chronology `` Stand Back '' ( 1985 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( 1986 ) `` Rising Desire '' ( 1986 ) `` Stand Back '' ( 1985 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( 1986 ) `` Rising Desire '' ( 1986 ) / I Feel Good All Over ( 1987 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' Single by Stephanie Mills from the album Stephanie Mills B - side `` Stand Back '' Released 1986 Format Vinyl , 7 `` , 12 '' Recorded 1985 Genre R&B soul quiet storm R&B soul quiet storm Length 6 : 34 ( album ) 4 : 51 ( single ) 6 : 34 ( album ) Label MCA 5669 Songwriter ( s ) Angela Winbush , René Moore Producer ( s ) Ron Kersey Stephanie Mills singles chronology `` Stand Back '' ( 1985 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( 1986 ) `` Rising Desire '' ( 1986 ) `` Stand Back '' ( 1985 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( 1986 ) `` Rising Desire '' ( 1986 ) `` Stand Back '' ( 1985 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( 1986 ) `` Rising Desire '' ( 1986 ) `` Stand Back '' ( 1985 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( 1986 ) `` Rising Desire '' ( 1986 ) / I Feel Good All Over ( 1987 ) `` Stand Back '' ( 1985 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( 1986 ) `` Rising Desire '' ( 1986 ) / I Feel Good All Over ( 1987 ) `` Stand Back '' ( 1985 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( 1986 ) `` Rising Desire '' ( 1986 ) / I Feel Good All Over ( 1987 ) `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' is a song sung by American R&B singer , Stephanie Mills , and is the second single from her 1985 self - titled album . The song was written by Angela Winbush and René Moore , of the singing duo Rene & Angela . The song peaked at # 1 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart , and remained number one for two weeks in May 1986 . `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' was Mills 's sixteenth entry on the chart and her first number - one single . It is one of her most successful singles in the R&B markets . However , the single did not make the Billboard Hot 100 . The song first appeared on the self - titled album , `` Alton McClain & Destiny '' ( Polydor , 1979 ) . This album was later re-released as It Must Be Love . Alton McClain & Destiny are best known for their disco song , `` It Must Be Love . '' The song also appeared on the Angela Winbush album , `` The Real Thing '' ( 1989 ) . US 7 '' vinyl US 7 '' vinyl `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( Radio Edit ) -- 4 : 51 `` Stand Back '' -- 3 : 58 `` I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love '' ( Radio Edit ) -- 4 : 51 `` Stand Back '' -- 3 : 58 US 12 '' vinyl US 12 '' vinyl `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( Extended Mix ) - 6 : 37 `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( Instrumental ) - 6 : 37 `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( A Cappella ) - 6 : 30 `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( Power Beats ) - 4 : 43 `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( Extended Mix ) - 6 : 37 `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( Instrumental ) - 6 : 37 `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( A Cappella ) - 6 : 30 `` I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love '' ( Power Beats ) - 4 : 43 Chart ( 1986 ) Peak position US Hot Black Singles Chart ( 1986 ) Peak position US Hot Black Singles