Naked to the World is the eighth album by Teena Marie

Teena Marie

Mary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...

, released in 1988. The album is a return to Marie's Soul

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

/Funk

Funk

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 roots following the experimentation of her previous album Emerald City

Emerald City (Teena Marie album)

Emerald City is the seventh album by Teena Marie. It was released in 1986. The album is a stylistic departure for Marie, with strong rock and jazz influences favored over her established soul/funk style, and is a concept album. This proved puzzling for fans and critics, and the album sold poorly,...

, which had been a critical and commercial disappointment. The tracks "Call Me (I Got Yo Number)" and "The Once and Future Dream" are duets with Rick James

Rick James

James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...

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Naked to the World peaked at #15 on the Black Albums chart and #65 on the Billboard Albums chart

Billboard 200

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. Lead single "Ooo La La La

Ooo La La La

"Ooo La La La" is a single by American R&B singer Teena Marie, which was released in 1988 and is featured on her album Naked to the World, released during the same year...

" topped the US Black Singles chart, Marie's only single to achieve this.

Track listing

All songs written by Teena Marie, except where noted.

1. "Trick Bag" – 5:31
2. "Call Me (I Got Yo Number)" (Marie, Allen McGrier) – 5:38
3. "Ooo La La La
   Ooo La La La
   "Ooo La La La" is a single by American R&B singer Teena Marie, which was released in 1988 and is featured on her album Naked to the World, released during the same year...
   
   " (Marie, McGrier) – 5:19
4. "Crocodile Tears" – 6:20
5. "Opus III: The Second Movement" – 1:12
6. "Surrealistic Pillow" – 5:43
7. "The Once and Future Dream" – 7:43
8. "Work It" (Marie, Penny "P.J." Johnson) – 5:50
9. "The Ball" – 4:40
10. "Naked to the World" – 6:20