''Sneakin' Out'' is the fourth studio album by American singer

Stacy Lattisaw Stacy Lattisaw Jackson (née Lattisaw; born November 25, 1966) is an American R&B singer from Washington, D.C., United States. Career When she was 11 years old, singer/songwriter Frederick Knight attempted to sign Lattisaw to his production ...

. Released on August 10, 1982, by

Cotillion Records Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records (from 1971 part of WEA) and was active from 1968 through 1985. The label was formed as an outlet for soul, R&B, funk, pop, and jazz. Its first single, Otis Clay's version of "She's About ...

, Lattisaw was 15 years old at the time of this release. The single, "Don't Throw it All Away", peaked at number nine on the U.S.

R&B chart The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...

in 1982.

Track listing

#"Sneakin' Out" – 5:50 #"Guys Like You (Give Love a Bad Name)" – 4:03 #"Memories" – 4:08 #"Tonight I'm Gonna Make You Mine" – 3:04 #" Hey There Lonely Boy" – 3:54 #"

Don't Throw It All Away "Don't Throw It All Away" is a song written by British musician Gary Benson and first released by the Shadows on their 1975 album '' Specs Appeal''. Benson released his version as a single later the same year, which reached number 20 on the UK ...

" – 4:04 #" Attack of the Name Game" – 6:25 #"I'm Down for You" – 5:10 #"I Could Love You So Divine" – 4:16

Personnel

*Stacy Lattisaw – lead and backing Vocals *

Narada Michael Walden Narada Michael Walden ( ; Michael Walden; born April 23, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy. He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz ...

– drums, keyboards, percussion, piano *

Randy Jackson Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on ''American Idol'' from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing b ...

– bass *Frank Martin – keyboards, synthesizer *Corrado Rustici, "Joe-Bob" Castelle Blanch – guitar *

Sheila Escovedo Sheila Cecilia Escovedo (born December 12, 1957), known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the greatest musicians of her generation; she is known for skills as a multi-instrumental ...

– percussion *Michael Gibbs – tenor saxophone *Gary Herbig – alto saxophone *Marc Russo – trumpet *Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Cathy Miller, Kelly Kool, Myrna Mathews, Roy Galloway – backing vocals

Legacy

This album is noted for featuring future ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...

'' judge

on bass. Also the song "Attack of the Name Game" would later be sampled by

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave voc ...

as part of her 1999 number-one pop hit " Heartbreaker."

Charts

Singles

References

External links

Stacy Lattisaw-Sneakin' Out at Discogs
{{Authority control 1982 albums Stacy Lattisaw albums Albums produced by Narada Michael Walden Cotillion Records albums