Frantic Romantic
Encyclopedia
Frantic Romantic is a 1986 bestselling album by Jermaine Stewart
. The album included Stewart's biggest pop
hit, "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
," as well as the minor follow-up hit, "Jody," for whom Stewart's former Soul Train
dance-mate Jody Watley
was the inspiration. The album was re-issued on CD October 18, 2010 by Cherry Red in the UK.
Outtakes:
Jermaine Stewart
William Jermaine Stewart was an American R&B singer best known for his Billboard hits "The Word Is Out" and "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" .-Early life and career:Born in Columbus, Ohio, to parents Ethel M...
. The album included Stewart's biggest pop
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
hit, "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's first of three singles from 1986. The song was included on Stewart's second album "Frantic Romantic"...
," as well as the minor follow-up hit, "Jody," for whom Stewart's former Soul Train
Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...
dance-mate Jody Watley
Jody Watley
Jody Vanessa Watley is an American, singer, songwriter, record producer, and founder of Avitone Records whose music crosses genres from Pop, R&B, Jazz, Dance and Electronic Soul....
was the inspiration. The album was re-issued on CD October 18, 2010 by Cherry Red in the UK.
Track listing
- "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes OffWe Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's first of three singles from 1986. The song was included on Stewart's second album "Frantic Romantic"...
" (WaldenNarada Michael WaldenNarada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...
/Glass; Gratitude Sky Music/Warner-Tamerlane Music/Warner-Chappell Music-BMI/ASCAP) - 4:54 - "Dance Floor" (Jermaine Stewart/Roy Carter) - 4:45
- "JodyJody (song)"Jody" is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's third of three singles from 1986. The song was included on Stewart's second album Frantic Romantic....
" (Jermaine Stewart/Narada Michael Walden/Jeffrey Cohen) - 5:35 - "Versatile" (Jermaine Stewart/Jakko J.) - 4:01
- "Frantic Romantic" (Glass/Walden/Glass) - 4:33
- "Don't Ever Leave MeDon't Ever Leave Me (song)"Don't Ever Leave Me" is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's first of two singles from 1987. The song was included on Stewart's second album Frantic Romantic. It was the last single from the album. This single was exclusively released to the United Kingdom....
" (Walden/Cohen/Stewart) - 5:03 - "Out to Punish" (Walden/Glass/Stewart) - 4:54
- "Moonlight Carnival" (Stewart/Jakko J./Glass) - 3:47
- "Give Your Love to Me" (Stewart/Jakko J.) - 4:25
- Note: The singleSingle (music)In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
edits of "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" are 4:38 and 4:05.
Outtakes:
- "Wear Out the Grooves", released on the Perfect soundtrack.
- "Don't Wait for the Boys" (written by Jermaine Stewart; CopyrightCopyrightCopyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
BFG Publishing), released on A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart, Attention.
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart | 33 |
| UK Albums Chart | 49 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 32 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart | 31 |
Production
- Produced By Narada Michael Walden & John "Jellybean" Benitez
- Engineers: "Llama" Dave Frazer, Gordon Lyon, Stuart Hirotsu, Mary Ann Zahorsky, Michael Hutchison, Fernando Kral, Mark Roule, Nick, Don Peterkofsky
- Note: Back cover of album says "Produced, Reduced & Arranged By Narada Michael WaldenNarada Michael WaldenNarada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...
.
Personnel
- Drums, Perucussion: Narada Michael WaldenNarada Michael WaldenNarada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...
, G.G. Gonaway, Andy Narell, Mingo Lewis, Sammy FigueroaSammy FigueroaSammy Figueroa is an American percussionist born in The Bronx, New York. At 18 he joined the band of bassist Bobby Valentín and also co-led the Brazilian/Latin fusion group Raices.... - Bass: Randy JacksonRandy JacksonRandall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...
- Synthesizer bass: Walter AfanasieffWalter AfanasieffWalter Afanasieff is a multiple Grammy-award-winning record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his long association with Mariah Carey, for whom he was producer and co-writer for several years, beginning in 1990...
- Guitars: Corrado Rustici, Eddie MartinezEddie MartinezEddie Martinez is an American guitarist, born and raised in New York City, who mainly functions as a session musician. He has worked with David Lee Roth , Run-D.M.C. , Robert Palmer , Meat Loaf , several Jim Steinman projects, and many others...
- Keyboards, Synthesizers: Walter AfanasieffWalter AfanasieffWalter Afanasieff is a multiple Grammy-award-winning record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his long association with Mariah Carey, for whom he was producer and co-writer for several years, beginning in 1990...
, Preston Glass, Jack WaldmanJack WaldmanJack Waldman was a jazz and rock musician, composer, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.... - Saxophones: Marc Russo, Russell Tubbs
- Trumpet and horn arrangements: Jerry HeyJerry HeyJerry Hey is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Thriller and the distinctive flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit Longer....
- Programming: Narada Michael Walden, Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass
- All instruments on "Give Your Love to Me" by Jakko J.Jakko JakszykJakko M. Jakszyk is an English guitarist, singer-songwriter , multi-instrumentalist and producer...
, GG Gonaway and Narada Michael Walden