Affairs of the Heart (album)

Affairs of the Heart is the third studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released on December 3, 1991, by MCA Records. (see 1991 in music). Affairs of the Heart supplies a handful of energetic dance numbers and a plentiful selection of quiet storm ballads, the new material result is a set that's much thicker and deeper sound. Watley co-wrote nine of the album's 11 tracks, which delivers a good mixture flow of R&B-funk, to classy house, to inspirational dance pop and groovy melody Motown-inspired soul.

Affairs of the Heart
Studio album by
Jody Watley
ReleasedDecember 3, 1991 (1991-12-03)
Recorded1991
Genre
Length53:13
LabelMCA
Producer
Jody Watley chronology
You Wanna Dance with Me?
(1989)		 Affairs of the Heart
(1991)		 Intimacy
(1993)
Singles from Affairs of the Heart
  1. "I Want You"
    Released: November 5, 1991
  2. "I'm the One You Need"
    Released: February 18, 1992
  3. "It All Begins with You"
    Released: June 8, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB [2]
Rolling Stone [3]

Commercial performance

The album produced following hit singles; "I Want You" a top five on US R&B Singles and no. 61 on Billboard Hot 100. The second single "I'm the One You Need" hit top 20 on both the US Hot 100 and US R&B, and top five on US Dance/Club Play Songs chart. Its third and final single "It All Begins With You" received moderate airplay and peak no. 48 on US Adult Contemporary, but failed to chart on Hot 100 or R&B singles.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Want You"
  • André Cymone
  • Jody Watley
  • Cymone
4:04
2."Call on Me"
  • Cymone
  • Watley
  • Cymone
4:18
3."I'm the One You Need"
David Morales4:21
4."Affairs of the Heart"
  • Cymone
  • Watley
  • Cymone
5:31
5."Commitment of Love"
  • George Lyter
  • Michael O'Hara
  • Denise Rich
Michael J. Powell4:52
6."It All Begins with You"
  • Lyter
  • O'Hara
  • Rich
Watley4:56
7."Dance to the Music"
  • Terry Coffey
  • Jon Nettlesbey
  • Watley
  • Nettlesbey
  • Coffey
4:16
8."Strange Way"
  • Cymone
  • Watley
  • Cymone
5:15
9."Always and Forever"
  • Cymone
  • Watley
  • Cymone
4:52
10."Until the Last Goodbye"
  • Coffey
  • Nettlesbey
  • Watley
  • Nettlesbey
  • Coffey
6:06
11."Stolen Moments"
  • Cymone
4:44
Total length:53:14

Personnel
Production
  • Producers – Terry Coffey, André Cymone, David Morales, Jon Nettlesbey, Michael J. Powell, Jody Watley
  • Executive producer – Jody Watley
  • Engineer – Wolfgang Aichholz, Bobby Brooks, Hugo Dwyer, Dan Marnien, John Poppo, Chris Purham, David Sussman, David Ward II, Norman Whitfield
  • Assistant engineers – Steve Gallagher & Danny Alonso
  • Mixing – Milton Chan, Ken Kessie, David Morales, Alan Myerson, Barney Perkins, John Poppo, David Sussman, Norman Whitfield
  • Mastering – Brian Gardner
  • Production coordination – Ivy Skoff
  • Programming – Duane Nettlesbey
  • Arrangers – Chris Cameron, Danny Madden, David Morales, Jody Watley
  • Rhythm arrangements – Michael J. Powell, Terry Coffey, Jon Nettlesbey, Vernon D. Fails
  • Vocal arrangement – Terry Coffey, André Cymone, Jon Nettlesbey, Jody Watley
  • Art direction – Margo Chase, Jody Watley
  • Design – Margo Chase, Jody Watley
  • Photography – Guzman (Constance Hansen & Russell Peacock)
  • Hair stylist – Peter Savic
  • Make-up – Paul Starr

Charts

Singles
Year Single Chart Peak
position
1991 "I Want You" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 5
Billboard Hot 100 61
1992 Dance/Club Play Songs 17
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 7
"I'm the One You Need" Dance/Club Play Songs 3
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 4
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 23
Billboard Hot 100 19
"It All Begins With You" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 80
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 48

References
  1. Kantor, Justin. Affairs of the Heart review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  2. Berger, Arion (December 13, 1991). "Affairs of the Heart review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  3. Cardwell, Diane (January 23, 1992). "Jody Watley: Affairs of the Heart : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  4. "South African Divas Albums". Geo Cities. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  5. "JPN Charts > Jody Watley". Oricon. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  6. "Jody Watley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  7. "Jody Watley Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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