Affairs of the Heart (album)

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Affairs of the Heart
Jody Watley - Affairs of the Heart.jpg
Studio album by
Jody Watley
ReleasedDecember 3, 1991
Recorded1991
Genre
Length53:13
LabelMCA
Producer
Jody Watley chronology
You Wanna Dance with Me?
(1989) 		Affairs of the Heart
(1991) 		Intimacy
(1993)
Singles from Affairs of the Heart
  1. "I Want You"
    Released: November 5, 1991
  2. "I'm the One You Need"
    Released: February 18, 1992
  3. "It All Begins with You"
    Released: June 8, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB [2]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars [3]

Affairs of the Heart is the third studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

Track listing[]

  1. "I Want You" (André Cymone, Watley)
  2. "Call on Me" (Cymone, Watley)
  3. "I'm the One You Need" (David Morales, Alec Shantzis, Watley)
  4. "Affairs of the Heart" (Cymone, Watley)
  5. "Commitment of Love" (George Lyter, Michael O'Hara, Denise Rich)
  6. "It All Begins with You" (Lyter, O'Hara, Rich)
  7. "Dance to the Music" (Terry Coffey, Jon Nettlesbey, Watley)
  8. "Strange Way" (Cymone, Watley)
  9. "Always and Forever" (Cymone, Watley)
  10. "Until the Last Goodbye" (Coffey, Nettlesbey, Watley)
  11. "Stolen Moments" (Watley, Bruce Woolley)

Personnel[]

  • Jody Watley – vocals, background vocals
  • Nadirah Ali – background vocals
  • Alfa Anderson Barfield – background vocals
  • Terry Coffey – synthesizers, keyboards
  • Kelton Cooper – guitar
  • André Cymone – bass, guitar, drums, keyboards, background vocals
  • Voncielle Faggett – background vocals
  • Vernon D. Fails – keyboards
  • Brian Kilgore – percussion
  • Paulette McWilliams – background vocals
  • David Morales – percussion, drums
  • Jon Nettlesbey – bass, percussion, drums
  • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
  • Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – background vocals
  • Dean Pleasants – rhythm guitar
  • Michael J. Powell – guitar, percussion, drums
  • Angel Rogers – background vocals
  • Peter "Ski" Schwartz – piano
  • Alex Shatzis – keyboards
  • John Watley – background vocals
  • Fred White – background vocals
  • Brenda White-King – background vocals

Production[]

  • Producers: Terry Coffey, André Cymone, David Morales, Jon Nettlesbey, Michael J. Powell, Jody Watley
  • Executive producer: Jody Watley
  • Engineer: Wolfgang Aichholz, Bobby Brooks, Hugo Dwyer, Dan Marnien, John Poppo, Chris Purham, David Sussman, David Ward II, Norman Whitfield
  • Assistant engineers: Steve Gallagher & Danny Alonso
  • Mixing: Milton Chan, Ken Kessie, David Morales, Alan Myerson, Barney Perkins, John Poppo, David Sussman, Norman Whitfield
  • Mastering: Brian Gardner
  • Production coordination: Ivy Skoff
  • Programming: Duane Nettlesbey
  • Arrangers: Chris Cameron, Danny Madden, David Morales, Jody Watley
  • Rhythm arrangements: Terry Coffey, Vernon D. Fails, Jon Nettlesbey, Michael J. Powell
  • Vocal arrangement: Terry Coffey, André Cymone, Jon Nettlesbey, Jody Watley
  • Art direction: Margo Chase, Jody Watley
  • Design: Margo Chase, Jody Watley
  • Photography: Guzman (Constance Hansen & Russell Peacock)
  • Hair stylist: Peter Savic
  • Make-up: Paul Starr

Charts[]

Singles[]

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "I Want You" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 5
Billboard Hot 100 61
1992 Dance/Club Play Songs 17
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 7
"I'm the One You Need" Dance/Club Play Songs 3
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 4
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 23
Billboard Hot 100 19
"It All Begins With You" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 80


References[]

  1. ^ Kantor, Justin. Affairs of the Heart review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Berger, Arion (December 13, 1991). "Affairs of the Heart review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  3. ^ Cardwell, Diane (January 23, 1992). "Jody Watley: Affairs of the Heart : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "South African Divas Albums". Geo Cities. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jody Watley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jody Watley Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

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