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as well as a song on the Lou Reed album '' New Sensations''.'' ''What Becomes a Legend Most'' is a 1989 album by

Jermaine Stewart William Jermaine Stewart (September 7, 1957 – March 17, 1997) was an American R&B singer, best known for his 1986 hit single "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also peaked wi ...

. This album would be Stewart's last official album. He fully recorded the 1992 album '' Set Me Free'' however it was never released. In his final years, he began recording the new album "Believe In Me" until his death in 1997. The recordings for this album were released in 2005 on the compilation ''A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart, Attention'', released under his own brother's label. The album continued Stewart's commercial decline, failing to make any impact in Europe or America. Stewart's previous 1988 album '' Say It Again'' was a fair European hit. Only two singles were released from the album, " Tren de Amor" and " Every Woman Wants To". Both singles failed to make any impact, only peaking at #97 and #95 in the UK, respectively.

Track listing

# " Tren de Amor" (Jermaine Stewart, Ian Curnow, Phil Harding) (3:50) # "Set Me Free" (Derek Bramble) (3:40) # "State of My Heart" (

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) (4:41) # "I'd Rather Be with You" (Larry Robinson, Kenny Jones) (5:10) # " Every Woman Wants To" (Richard Scher, Dorothy Sea Gazeley) (4:49) # "Lies" (Jermaine Stewart, Arnold Hennings) (5:08) # "One Lover" (Michael Sembello, R. Bell) (5:06) # "Call Me Before You Come" (Jermaine Stewart, Arnold Hennings) (4:47) # "Gourmet Love" (Jermaine Stewart, Richard Scher, Dorothy Sea Gazeley) (5:05) # "Please Say You Will" (Jermaine Stewart, Ian Curnow, Phil Harding) (3:40) # "Betty Blue" (Derek Bramble, Oliver Leiber) (3:51) # "Holes in My Jeans" (Jermaine Stewart, Richard Scher) (4:51) Outtakes: # "When Sex Becomes a Religion" included on the "Tren de Amor" B-side single # "Hot and Cold" released on the ''

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'' soundtrack

Personnel

* Jermaine Stewart - lead and backing vocals * Ian Curnow - keyboards, bass on tracks 1 and 10 * Derek Bramble - keyboards, backing vocals on tracks 2 and 11 * Monty Stewart - keyboards on track 2 * Eddie Miller - keyboards on track 4 * Kenny Harris - keyboards, backing vocals on track 4 * Cornelius Mims - keyboards on track 4 * Richard C. Scher - keyboards and drum programming on tracks 5, 9, and 12 * Marquis 'Hami' Dair - additional keyboards on tracks 5 and 12 *

- programming, backing vocals on tracks 3 and 7 * Frank Larosa - programming on track 7 * Bud Rizzo - programming on track 7 * Rick Bell - programming on track 7 * Arnold Hennings - instrumentation on tracks 6 and 8 * Jay - scratching on track 4 * Robert Ahwai - electric guitar on track 1 *

Jennifer Batten Jennifer Batten (born November 29, 1957) is an American guitarist who has worked as a session musician and solo artist. From 1987 to 1997 she played on all three of Michael Jackson's world tours, and from 1999 to 2001 she toured and recorded wit ...

- guitar solo on track 7 * Aaron McLain - guitar on track 9 *

Dan Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Co ...

- guitar on track 11 * Mikal Reid - guitar on track 12 * Randy Hope-Taylor - bass guitar on track 1 * Orlando Sims - bass guitar on track 5 * Robert Bond - percussion on track 1 * Phil Harding - drums on tracks 1 and 10 * Ollie Leiber - drums and percussion on track 11 * Larry Robinson - drum programming on track 4 * Stanley Smith - drum programming on track 4 * Mark Feltham - harmonica on track 1 *

Dave Koz David Stephen Koz (born March 27, 1963) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, record producer, and radio personality based in California. Early life Dave Koz was born in Encino, California, to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologis ...

- saxophone on track 2 *

Richard Elliot Richard Elliot (born January 16, 1960) is a Scottish-born American saxophonist. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards for '' Summer Horns''. Career Elliot started out as a member ...

- saxophone solo on track 3 * F.O.S. - rap on track 5 * Calvin Romance - rap on track 12 * Leroy Osbourne - backing vocals on track 1 * Tessa Miles - backing vocals on track 1 * Mae McKenna - backing vocals on tracks 1 and 10 * Howard Hewett - backing vocals on track 2 *

Jean McClain Jean McClain (born March 8, 1953), better known as Pepper Mashay, is an American soul, house and dance music singer-songwriter who has had success as a touring and studio performer. Early life McClain grew up in Muncie, Indiana. Growing up, h ...

- backing vocals on track 2 * Dominique - backing vocals on tracks 2 and 12 * Tyler Harris - backing vocals on track 4 * Kipper Jones - backing vocals on track 4 * Monalisa Young - backing vocals on tracks 5, 9, and 12 * Terry Young - backing vocals on tracks 5, 9, and 12 * Roy Galloway - backing vocals on tracks 5, 9 and 12 * Renee Geyer - backing vocals on tracks 5, 9 and 12 *

Juliet Roberts Juliet Roberts (born 6 May 1962) is a British jazz, rock, soul and house music singer of Grenadian descent. Career Roberts was born in London, England. She originally recorded as Julie Roberts in 1982, and performed on the 1983 top 10 hit s ...

- backing vocals on track 6 *

Carroll Thompson Carroll Thompson is a British lovers rock singer, best known as the "Queen of Lovers Rock" Biography Thompson was born in England and is of Jamaican descent. Thompson undertook classical piano training on the piano and sang in school and chur ...

- backing vocals on track 6 * Cruz Baca Sembello - backing vocals on track 7 * David Carter - backing vocals on track 8 *

Miriam Stockley Miriam Arlene Stockley (born 15 April 1962) is a British singer. She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and her work is influenced by the African music of her home country. Her distinctive '' vocalise'' style gained international acclaim whe ...

- backing vocals on track 10

References

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