Intimacy (Jody Watley album)

For other works titled Intimacy, see Intimacy (disambiguation).

Intimacy
Studio album by Jody Watley
Released	November 9, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	R&B, pop, dance, soul, jazz
Length	50:41
Label	MCA
Producer	Art & Rhythm, André Cymone, Philip Kelsey, David Morales
Jody Watley chronology
Affairs of the Heart (1991) Intimacy (1993) Remixes of Love (1994)
Singles from Intimacy
"Your Love Keeps Working on Me" Released: October 12, 1993 "When a Man Loves a Woman" Released: January 11, 1994 "Ecstasy" Released: February 17, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Calgary Herald	C− [2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Orlando Sentinel	[5]

Intimacy is the fourth studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music) on MCA.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Workin' on a Groove"	André Cymone Jody Watley	André Cymone	4:59
2.	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Larry Campbell Watley	Art & Rhythm	5:34
3.	"Are You the One?"	Cymone Watley	Cymone	5:03
4.	"Too Shy to Say"	Stevie Wonder	Cymone	3:13
5.	"Your Love Keeps Working on Me"	John Barnes Joey Diggs Robert White	Art & Rhythm	4:39
6.	"Ecstasy"	Terry Burrus David Morales Watley	David Morales	5:16
7.	"To Be With You"	Cymone Watley	Cymone	4:50
8.	"Together"	Campbell Watley	Art & Rhythm	4:58
9.	"Take Me in Your Arms"	Terry Coffey Jon Nettlesbey Watley	Nettlesbey Coffey	6:35
10.	"Best of Me"	Gardner Cole Cymone	Cymone	5:35
Total length:				50:41

• Tracks 1, 3, 7 Copyright A Diva Music-Rightsong/Ultrawave Music-EMI April Music. Tracks 2, 8 Copyright A Diva Music-Rightsong/Art & Rhythm Inc-Zomba Enterprises. Track 4 Copyright Jobete Music-Black Bull Music. Track 5 Copyright WB Music-Kulu Shay Music-Tix Music-Interscope Music-Thug Music/Brandi Jo Music-Famous Music Corp.
• Track 6 Copyright A Diva Music-Rightsong/Def Mix Music-EMI Music/EMI April Music/EMI Virgin Music. Track 9 Copyright A Diva Music-Rightsong/Big Giant Music-Coffey-Nettlesby Music-Warner Tamerlane Music. Track 10 Copyright Ultrawave Music-EMI April Music/Sizzling Blue Music-Warner Tamerlane Music.

Personnel

Jody Watley – vocals, backing vocals André Cymone – drums, bass, keyboards, guitars Brian Kilgorec – percussion Scott Mayo – saxophone Tommy Morgan – harmonica Larry "Rock" Campbell – drum, keyboard programming Chris Hunter – trumpet Peter "Ski" Schwartz – keyboard programming Terry Burrus – keyboard programming

David Morales – drum programming Chris Botti – flute Terry Coffey – keyboards, synthesizers, rhythm arrangements Jon Nettlesbey – keyboards, synthesizers, drums, percussion, rhythm arrangements Duane Nettlesbey – additional programming Gene Page – string arrangements, conductor Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals Brenda White-King – backing vocals Alfa Anderson Barfield – backing vocals

Production

• Producers – Art & Rhythm (for Zomba Recording Inc.), André Cymone, Philip Kelsey, David Morales (for Def Mix Productions), John Nettlesbey & Terry Coffey (for Mercenary Productions)
• Executive producer – Jody Watley
• Engineers – Wolfgang Aichholz, Bobby Brooks, Pete Christensen, André Cymone, Hugo Dwyer, John Poppo, Chris Purham, David Sussman, Chris Trevett
• Assistant engineers – Pete Christensen, Rail Jon Rogut
• Mixing – Bobby Brooks, Alan Meyerson, David Morales, John Poppo, David Rideau, Chris Trevett
• Mixing assistants – Kimm James, Will Williams
• Remixing – Andre Fischer, Philip Kelsey, Dave Way
• Remix assistant – Bill Leonard
• Mastering – Steve Hall
• Production coordination – Ivy Skoff

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peak position South African Albums (RISA) [6] 48 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [7] 43 US Billboard 200 [8] 164 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 38

Singles Year Single Chart Peak position 1993 "Your Love Keeps Working on Me" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 2 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 26 Billboard Hot 100 100 1994 "When a Man Loves a Woman" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 8 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 39 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 11 "Your Love Keeps Working on Me" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 29

References

1. Promis, Jose. Intimacy review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
2. Muretich, James (1994-01-02). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald .
3. "Intimacy review". Entertainment Weekly . 1993-11-12. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
4. Johnson, Connie (1994-01-23). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2023-01-21.
5. Gettelman, Parry (1993-12-24). "Jody Watley". Orlando Sentinel .
6. "South African Divas Albums". Geo Cities. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
7. "JPN Charts > Jody Watley". Oricon . Retrieved 2011-11-25.
8. "Jody Watley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
9. "Jody Watley Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.