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
The Word Is Out (1984) Frantic Romantic (1986) Say It Again (1988)
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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	[2]
Sounds	[3]

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."" ^[4]

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 [5]	33
UK Albums Chart [6]	49
U.S. Billboard 200 [7]	32
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart [8]	31

References

1. "Frantic Romantic - Jermaine Stewart - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
2. Bernard, Edwin J (October 4, 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror.
3. Roberts, Chris (September 27, 1986). "Albums". Sounds . pp. 30–31. ISSN   0144-5774.
4. Jonathan Romney (January 3, 1987). "33". NME . p. 23.
5. "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
6. "Jermaine Stewart – Frantic Romantic". Official Charts Company. October 25, 1986. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
7. "Jermaine Stewart Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
8. "Jermaine Stewart Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2013.