Say It Again (Jermaine Stewart album)

Say It Again
Studio album by
Jermaine Stewart
Released1988[1][2]
Recorded1986–1987
StudioSunset Sound Factory, O'Henry Sound Studios, and Larrabee Sound (Los Angeles), Conway Recording Studios, and Cherokee Recording Studio (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length49:12
52:47 (European version)
Label
  • Arista
  • 10 Records
  • Siren Records
Producer
Jermaine Stewart chronology
Frantic Romantic
(1986) 		Say It Again
(1988) 		What Becomes a Legend Most
(1989)
Singles from Say It Again
  1. "Say It Again"
    Released: October 1987
  2. "Get Lucky"
    Released: June 1988
  3. "Don't Talk Dirty to Me"
    Released: September 1988
  4. "Is It Really Love?"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Number One[3]
Record Mirror[4]

Say It Again is the third album by American R&B singer Jermaine Stewart. It was released in 1988 on Arista Records; his second full-length album for the label, and his final album to be released in North America. The title track of the album reached No. 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Background

Stewart told Record Mirror in 1988, "The album is definitely a progression. Vocally I've grown up and I was able to project a lot of the feeling and truth contained in the songs."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Talk Dirty to Me"
4:42
2."Say It Again"
4:09
3."Get Lucky"
3:59
4."Got to Be Love"
4:48
5."Dress It Up"
  • Cymone
  • Stewart
  • Watley
4:46
6."Don't Have Sex with Your Ex"
  • Paul Gurvitz
  • Stewart
4:24
7."Is It Really Love?"
  • Cymone
  • Watley
4:37
8."Call It a Miracle"
4:27
9."Eyes"Lauren Smith4:50
10."My House"
4:53
11."She's a Teaser"
  • Gurvitz
  • Evan Pace
3:39
European bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."My Body"
  • Cymone
  • Stewart
3:35

Outtakes:

  • "You Promise", B-side on the "Say It Again" single
  • "Imagine", B-side on the "Get Lucky" single and later included on the compilation album Attention: A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart
  • "Places", B-side on the "Don't Talk Dirty to Me" single and later included on Attention
  • "Search", B-side on the "Is It Really Love" single and later included on Attention; also released as "Search for Love" on the B-side of the single "Hot & Cold"
  • "Attention", included on the album Attention

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Bobby Brooks – engineer
  • Coke Johnson – engineer
  • Ta Avi Mote – engineer
  • Victor Flores – engineer
  • Keith Cohen – engineer
  • Mick Guzauski – engineer
  • Gary Wagner – engineer
  • Csaba Petocz – engineer
  • Jared Held – assistant engineer
  • Jimmy Preziosi – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Lorenzen – assistant engineer
  • Elmer Flores – assistant engineer
  • John Arrias – additional engineer
  • Jamie Yvette Snyder-Newman – production coordinator (André Cymone)
  • Clive Davis – executive producer

Note

  • In the booklet, engineer "Jarod Held" is credited as "Jared Held", vocalist "Deniece Williams" as "Denise Williams" and vocalist "Wanda Vaughn" as "Wanda Hutchinson-Vaughn".

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[6] 32
US Billboard 200[7] 98
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart[8] 45

References

  1. ^ "Jermaine's Jumpin'" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 2. Billboard Publications, Inc. January 9, 1988. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ "Index: Say What?". Record Mirror. February 27, 1988. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
  3. ^ Quinn, Anthony (February 27, 1988). "Albums". Number One. p. 42. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Wilkes, Jane (March 5, 1988). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 15. ISSN 0144-5804.
  5. ^ "Index: Say What?". Record Mirror. February 27, 1988. p. 6.
  6. ^ "jermaine-stewart | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Jermaine Stewart - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "Jermaine Stewart - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2017.