Frantic Romantic Explained

Frantic Romantic
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jermaine Stewart
Cover:	Frantic Romantic.jpg
Released:	June 1986
Recorded:	1985
Genre:	R&B, soul, funk, dance
Length:	41:13
Label:	Arista (USA), 10 Records (UK)
Producer:	John "Jellybean" Benitez, Narada Michael Walden
Prev Title:	The Word Is Out
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Say It Again
Next Year:	1988

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.

Track listing

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

1. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" – 4:54^[1]
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

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart^[2]	33
UK Albums Chart^[3]	49
U.S. Billboard 200^[4]	32
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart^[5]	31

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.

Personnel

• Drums and drum programming: Narada Michael Walden
• Percussion: Gregory "G.G." Gonaway, Andy Narell, Mingo Lewis, Sammy Figueroa
• Bass guitar: Randy Jackson
• Synthesized bass: Randy Jackson, Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass
• Guitars: Corrado Rustici, Eddie Martinez
• Keyboards, Synthesizers: Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass, Jack Waldman
• Saxophones: Marc Russo, Russell Tubbs
• Trumpet and horn arrangements: Jerry Hey
• 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 at Masterdisk

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jermaine Stewart - Frantic Romantic.
2. Web site: Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2012-02-16.
3. Web site: Jermaine Stewart – Frantic Romantic . . 1986-10-25 . 2012-02-16.
4. "Jermaine Stewart Chart History: Billboard 200"
5. "Jermaine Stewart Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B"