''Frantic Romantic'' is the second
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by American
R&B singer
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Jermaine Stewart
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, released in 1986. The album includes Stewart's biggest
pop hit
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We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (released in the United Kingdom as "We Don't Have To...") is a song by American R&B singer Jermaine Stewart, released in 1986 as the lead single from his second studio album ''Frantic Romantic'' (1986). Th ...
", as well as the minor follow-up hit, "Jody", for whom Stewart's former ''
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'' dance-mate
Jody Watley
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was the inspiration. The album was re-issued on CD on October 18, 2010 by
Cherry Red in the UK.
Track listing
# "
We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
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" (
Narada Michael Walden
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He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz ...
,
Preston Glass
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;
Gratitude Sky Music/Warner-Tamerlane Music/Warner-Chappell Music-BMI/ASCAP
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) – 4:54
# "Dance Floor" (Jermaine Stewart, Roy Carter) – 4:45
# "
Jody" (Stewart, Walden, Jeffrey Cohen) – 5:35
# "Versatile" (Stewart, Jakko J.) – 4:01
# "Frantic Romantic" (Glass, Walden, Glass) – 4:33
# "
Don't Ever Leave Me
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" (Walden, Cohen, Stewart) – 5:03
# "Out to Punish" (Walden, Glass, Stewart) – 4:54
# "Moonlight Carnival" (Stewart, Jakko J., Glass) – 3:47
# "Give Your Love to Me" (Stewart, Jakko J.) – 4:25
Note
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edits of "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" are 4:38 and 4:05.
European track listing
# "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" – 4:54
# "Versatile" – 4:01
# "Moonlight Carnival" – 3:47
# "Don't Ever Leave Me" – 5:03
# "Dance Floor" – 4:45
# "Jody" – 5:35
# "Give Your Love to Me" – 4:25
# "Out to Punish" – 4:54
# "The Word Is Out" – 3:32
# "Frantic Romantic" – 4:33
# "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (Special Extended Version) – 5:55
# "The Word Is Out" (West Mix – Extended Version) – 6:53
Outtakes:
# "Wear Out the Grooves", released on the ''
Perfect'' soundtrack.
# "Don't Wait for the Boys" (written by Jermaine Stewart;
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BFG Publishing), released on ''A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart, Attention''.
Charts
Production
*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
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He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz ...
.
Personnel
*Drums and drum programming:
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*Percussion:
Gregory "G.G." Gonaway, Andy Narell, Mingo Lewis,
Sammy Figueroa
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*Synthesized bass: Randy Jackson,
Walter Afanasieff
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,
Preston Glass
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*Guitars: Corrado Rustici,
Eddie Martinez
*Keyboards, Synthesizers:
Walter Afanasieff
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, Preston Glass,
Jack Waldman
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*Saxophones: Marc Russo, Russell Tubbs
*Trumpet and horn arrangements:
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*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
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at Masterdisk
References
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1986 albums
Jermaine Stewart albums
Arista Records albums
Albums produced by Narada Michael Walden