Affairs of the Heart (album)

Affairs of the Heart
Studio album by Jody Watley
Released	December 3, 1991 (1991-12-3)
Recorded	1991
Genre	R&B pop house new jack swing soul
Length	53:13
Label	MCA
Producer	Terry Coffey André Cymone David Morales Jon Nettlesbey Michael J. Powell Jody Watley
Jody Watley chronology
You Wanna Dance with Me? (1989) Affairs of the Heart (1991) Intimacy (1993)
Singles from Affairs of the Heart
"I Want You" Released: November 5, 1991 "I'm the One You Need" Released: February 18, 1992 "It All Begins with You" Released: June 8, 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B [2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Affairs of the Heart is the third studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released on December 3, 1991, by MCA Records. (see 1991 in music). Affairs of the Heart supplies a handful of energetic dance numbers and a plentiful selection of quiet storm ballads, the new material result is a set that's much thicker and deeper sound. Watley co-wrote nine of the album's 11 tracks, which delivers a good mixture flow of R&B-funk, to classy house, to inspirational dance pop and groovy melody Motown-inspired soul.

Commercial performance

The album produced the following hit singles: "I Want You" a top five on US R&B Singles and no. 61 on Billboard Hot 100; the second single "I'm the One You Need" hit top 20 on both the US Hot 100 and US R&B, and top five on US Dance/Club Play Songs chart. Its third and final single "It All Begins With You" received moderate airplay and peaked at no. 48 on US Adult Contemporary, but failed to chart on the Hot 100 or R&B singles.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Want You"	André Cymone Jody Watley	Cymone	4:04
2.	"Call on Me"	Cymone Watley	Cymone	4:18
3.	"I'm the One You Need"	David Morales Alec Shantzis Watley	David Morales	4:21
4.	"Affairs of the Heart"	Cymone Watley	Cymone	5:31
5.	"Commitment of Love"	George Lyter Michael O'Hara Denise Rich	Michael J. Powell	4:52
6.	"It All Begins with You"	Lyter O'Hara Rich	Watley	4:56
7.	"Dance to the Music"	Terry Coffey Jon Nettlesbey Watley	Nettlesbey Coffey	4:16
8.	"Strange Way"	Cymone Watley	Cymone	5:15
9.	"Always and Forever"	Cymone Watley	Cymone	4:52
10.	"Until the Last Goodbye"	Coffey Nettlesbey Watley	Nettlesbey Coffey	6:06
11.	"Stolen Moments"	Watley Bruce Woolley	Cymone Watley	4:44
Total length:				53:14

Personnel

• Jody Watley – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5–11), vocal arrangements (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11), arrangements (6)
• André Cymone – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), guitars (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), bass (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), drums (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), backing vocals (1, 2, 8, 9, 11), vocal arrangements (1, 2, 4)
• Alex Shantzis – keyboard programming (3)
• Peter "Ski" Schwartz – acoustic piano (3)
• Vernon D. Fails – keyboards (5), rhythm arrangements (5)
• David Ward – synthesizer programming (5)
• Don Goldstein – programming (6)
• Terry Coffey – keyboards (7, 10), synthesizers (7, 10), rhythm arrangements (7, 10), vocal arrangements (7, 10)
• Duane Nettlesbey – additional programming (7, 10)
• Kelton Cooper – guitars (3)
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (4)
• Michael J. Powell – guitars (5), drums (5), percussion (5), rhythm arrangements (5)
• Dean Pleasants – rhythm guitar (10)
• Jon Nettlesbey – bass (7), drums (7, 10), percussion (7, 10), rhythm arrangements (7, 10), vocal arrangements (7, 10)
• Horace "Bokie" Coleman – bass (10)
• David Morales – drums (3), percussion (3), arrangements (3), BGV arrangements (3)
• Brian Kilgore – percussion (11)
• Danny Madden – BGV arrangements (3)
• Chris Cameron – arrangements (6)
• Alfa Anderson Barfield – backing vocals (3)
• Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3)
• Brenda White-King – backing vocals (3)
• Angel Rogers – backing vocals (5, 6)
• Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – backing vocals (5, 6, 11)
• Fred White – backing vocals (5, 6)
• Nadirah Ali – backing vocals (10)
• Voncielle Faggett – backing vocals (11)
• John Watley – backing vocals (11)

Production

• Jody Watley – executive producer, producer (6), art direction, design, wardrobe stylist
• André Cymone – producer (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11)
• David Morales – producer (3), mixing (3)
• Michael J. Powell – producer (5)
• Terry Coffey – producer (7)
• Jon Nettlesbey – producer (7)
• Bobby Brooks – recording (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11)
• Hugo Dwyer – recording (3)
• John Poppo – recording (3), mixing (3), mix engineer (3)
• David Sussman – recording (3), mix engineer (3)
• David Ward – recording (5)
• Wolfgang Aichholz – recording (6), overdub recording (7, 10), vocal recording (7, 10), additional vocal recording (10)
• Norman Whitfield – basic track recording (7), overdub recording (7), mixing (7)
• Chris Puram – basic track recording (10)
• Dan Marnien – additional recording (5)
• Steve Gallagher – assistant engineer (5)
• Alan Meyerson – mixing (1, 4, 6, 10, 11)
• Ken Kessie – mixing (2, 8, 9)
• Barney Perkins – mixing (5)
• Milton Chan – assistant mix engineer (5)
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Ivy Skoff – production coordination (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11)
• Margo Chase – art direction, design
• Guzman (Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock) – cover photography
• Victoria Pearson – centerfold photography
• Wallace Butts – wardrobe assistance
• Peter Savic – hair stylist
• Paul Starr – make-up
• Lippman Kahane Entertainment – management

Studios

• Recorded at The Loft (Hollywood, California); Skip Saylor Recording, Studio Masters and Lion Share Recording (Los Angeles, California); Encore Studios (Burbank, California); Granny's House (Reno, Nevada); Quad Recording Studios (New York City, New York).
• Mixed at The Enterprise and Encore Studios (Burbank, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California); Granny's House; Electric Lady Studios and Soundtrack Studios (New York City, New York).
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991–1992) Peak position South African Albums (RISA) [4] 19 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] 53 US Billboard 200 [6] 124 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 21

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 65

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak 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
		Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	48

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 . Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. 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. "JPN Charts > Jody Watley". Oricon . Retrieved 2011-11-25.
6. "Jody Watley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
7. "Jody Watley Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.