Body Language (Boney James album)

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Body Language
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1999 (1999-02-23)
Recorded1998
Genre Smooth jazz
Length42:14
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Boney James, Paul Brown
Boney James chronology
Sweet Thing
(1997)
Body Language
(1999)
Shake It Up
(2000)
Singles from Sweet Thing
  1. "Are You Ready?"
    Released: 1999
  2. "I Get Lonely"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Body Language is the sixth album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 1999.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Are You Ready?" James Oppenheim; Ronnie Garrett; Rex Rideout; Daryl Simmons 5:02
2."Into the Blue"James Oppenheim; Leon Bisquera4:33
3."Body Language"James Oppenheim; Phil Davis; Paul Brown4:55
4."I'll Always Love You"James Oppenheim; Johnny Britt; Sean Thomas4:26
5."Boneyizm (duet with Rick Braun)"James Oppenheim; Paul Brown4:27
6."Love Fest"James Oppenheim; Leon Bisquera4:45
7."Bedtime Story"James Oppenheim; David Torkanowsky4:25
8."I Get Lonely" Janet Jackson; Rene Elizondo, Jr.; Terry Lewis; James Harris III 5:31
9."All Night Long"James Oppenheim; Paul Brown; Mark Ellis Stephens; Donnell Spencer Jr.4:10
Total length:42:14

Personnel

Musicians

Arrangements

String section (Tracks 2, 6 & 9)

Production

Studios

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 91
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [3] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 32

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 92

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Boney James Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. "Boney James Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. "Boney James Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.