Ecstasy (Jody Watley song)

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"Ecstasy"
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Single by Jody Watley
from the album Intimacy
Released1994
RecordedFebruary 17, 1994
Genre House
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Jody Watley, David Morales, Terry Burrus
Producer(s) David Morales
Jody Watley singles chronology
"When a Man Loves a Woman"
(1993)
"Ecstasy"
(1994)
"Affection"
(1995)

"Ecstasy" is a house [1] song by singer, Jody Watley. It was written by Watley, David Morales and Terry Burrus and produced by Morales (who'd worked with Watley previously on her hit single, "I'm the One You Need"). It first appeared on the 1993 album, Intimacy .

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History

Released as a promotional single to dance clubs and DJs in 1994, a Bad Yard Club remix of "Ecstasy" (by David Morales) appeared on the U.K. CD-single of "When a Man Loves a Woman"; this version would later appear on Watley's 1996 Greatest Hits compilation. Also, "Ecstasy" was included on a two-track Victor Japanese 3-inch CD single along with the Goro Inagaki song, "If You Give Your Heart".

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
positions
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [2] 66

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References

  1. Jody Watley – Ecstasy
  2. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 4 June 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 17 May 2023.