Frantic Romantic

Frantic Romantic
Frantic Romantic
Studio album by Jermaine Stewart
Released	June 1986
Recorded	1985
Studio	Tarpan Studios, Sigma Sound Studios
Genre	R&B ; soul ; funk ; dance ;
Length	41:13
Label	Arista (US); 10 Records (UK);
Producer	John "Jellybean" Benitez ; Narada Michael Walden ;
Jermaine Stewart chronology
Singles from Frantic Romantic
	"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"; Released: May 27, 1986; "Jody"; Released: 1986; "Don't Ever Leave Me"; Released: December 1986;

Last updated February 28, 2025

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Record Mirror	^[2]

Frantic Romantic is the second album by American R&B singer Jermaine Stewart, released in 1986. The album includes 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 on October 18, 2010 by Cherry Red in the UK.

Reception

NME said of the producer, Walden, "He's done a passably lively production job here, although it takes some skill to disguise Stewart's patent lack of charisma; the man sings like a Tasmanian devil interrupted while grooming.""^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"	Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass	4:54
2.	"Dance Floor"	Jermaine Stewart Roy Carter	4:45
3.	"Jody"	Stewart Walden Jeffrey Cohen	5:35
4.	"Versatile"	Stewart Jakko J.	4:01
5.	"Frantic Romantic"	Glass Walden Glass	4:33
6.	"Don't Ever Leave Me"	Walden Cohen Stewart	5:03
7.	"Out to Punish"	Walden Glass Stewart	4:54
8.	"Moonlight Carnival"	Stewart Jakko J. Glass	3:47
9.	"Give Your Love to Me"	Stewart Jakko J.	4:25

Note

The single edits of "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" are 4:38 and 4:05.

European track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"	Walden Glass	4:54
2.	"Versatile"	Stewart Jakko J.	4:01
3.	"Moonlight Carnival"	Stewart Jakko J. Glass	3:47
4.	"Don't Ever Leave Me"	Walden Cohen Stewart	5:03
5.	"Dance Floor"	Stewart Roy Carter	4:45
6.	"Jody"	Stewart Walden Cohen	5:35
7.	"Give Your Love to Me"	Stewart Jakko J.	4:25
8.	"Out to Punish"	Walden Glass Stewart	4:54
9.	"The Word Is Out"	Stewart Julian Lindsay Greg Craig	3:32
10.	"Frantic Romantic"	Glass Walden Glass	4:33
11.	"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (Special Extended Version)	Walden Glass	5:55
12.	"The Word Is Out" (West Mix – Extended Version)	Stewart Lindsay Craig	6:53

Outtakes:

"Wear Out the Grooves", released on the Perfect soundtrack.
"Don't Wait for the Boys" (written by Jermaine Stewart), released on Attention: A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart .

Personnel

Drums and drum programming: Narada Michael Walden
Percussion: Gregory "G.G." Gonaway, Andy Narell, Mingo Lewis, Sammy Figueroa
Bass guitar: Randy Jackson
Synthesized bass: Randy Jackson, Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass
Guitars: Corrado Rustici, Eddie Martinez
Keyboards, Synthesizers: Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass, Jack Waldman
Saxophones: Marc Russo, Russell Tubbs
Trumpet and horn arrangements: Jerry Hey
Programming: Narada Michael Walden, Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass
All instruments on "Give Your Love to Me" by Jakko J., GG Gonaway and Narada Michael Walden
Mastering Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk

Production

Produced by Narada Michael Walden and 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 Walden.

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart^[4]	33
UK Albums Chart ^[5]	49
U.S. Billboard 200 ^[6]	32
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart^[7]	31

References

↑ "Frantic Romantic - Jermaine Stewart - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
↑ Bernard, Edwin J (October 4, 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror.
↑ Jonathan Romney (January 3, 1987). "33". NME . p. 23.
↑ "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
↑ "Jermaine Stewart – Frantic Romantic". Official Charts Company. October 25, 1986. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
↑ "Jermaine Stewart Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
↑ "Jermaine Stewart Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2013.

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[1] "Frantic Romantic - Jermaine Stewart - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".

[2] Bernard, Edwin J (October 4, 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror.

[3] Jonathan Romney (January 3, 1987). "33". NME . p. 23.

[4] "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

[5] "Jermaine Stewart – Frantic Romantic". Official Charts Company. October 25, 1986. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

[6] "Jermaine Stewart Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2013.

[7] "Jermaine Stewart Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2013.

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v t e Jermaine Stewart
Studio albums	The Word Is Out (1984) Frantic Romantic (1986) Say It Again (1988) What Becomes a Legend Most (1989) Set Me Free (1992)
Compilation albums	Attention: A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart (2005)
Singles	"The Word Is Out" "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" "Jody" "Don't Ever Leave Me" "Say It Again" "Get Lucky" "Don't Talk Dirty to Me" "Is It Really Love?" "Tren de Amor" "Every Woman Wants To" "Set Me Free"