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.

Frantic Romantic
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1986
Recorded1985
GenreR&B, soul, funk, dance
Length41:13
LabelArista (USA), 10 Records (UK)
ProducerJohn "Jellybean" Benitez, Narada Michael Walden
Jermaine Stewart chronology
The Word Is Out
(1984)
Frantic Romantic
(1986)
Say It Again
(1988)
Singles from Frantic Romantic
  1. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
    Released: May 27, 1986
  2. "Jody"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Don't Ever Leave Me"
    Released: December 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass; Gratitude Sky Music/Warner-Tamerlane Music/Warner-Chappell Music-BMI/ASCAP) – 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 edit

  1. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" – 4:54[3]
  2. "Versatile" – 4:01
  3. "Moonlight Carnival" – 3:47
  4. "Don't Ever Leave Me" – 5:03
  5. "Dance Floor" – 4:45
  6. "Jody" – 5:35
  7. "Give Your Love to Me" – 4:25
  8. "Out to Punish" – 4:54
  9. "The Word Is Out" – 3:32
  10. "Frantic Romantic" – 4:33
  11. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (Special Extended Version) – 5:55
  12. "The Word Is Out" (West Mix – Extended Version) – 6:53

Outtakes:

  1. "Wear Out the Grooves", released on the Perfect soundtrack.
  2. "Don't Wait for the Boys" (written by Jermaine Stewart; Copyright BFG Publishing), released on A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart, Attention.

Charts edit

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

Production edit

  • Produced By Narada Michael Walden & 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.

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Frantic Romantic - Jermaine Stewart - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
  2. ^ Bernard, Edwin J (October 4, 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror.
  3. ^ "Jermaine Stewart - Frantic Romantic".
  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.