Say It Again (Jermaine Stewart album)
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Say It Again is a 1987 album by Jermaine Stewart
. It was released in 1987 on Arista Records; his second full-length album for the label. The title track was a moderate chart hit.
European Bonus Track
Outtakes:
Production
Jermaine Stewart
William Jermaine Stewart was an American R&B singer best known for his Billboard hits "The Word Is Out" and "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" .-Early life and career:Born in Columbus, Ohio, to parents Ethel M...
. It was released in 1987 on Arista Records; his second full-length album for the label. The title track was a moderate chart hit.
Track listing
- "Don't Talk Dirty to MeDon't Talk Dirty to Me"Tren de Amor" is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's second and last single of 1988. The song is the album opener on his third album Say It Again. This single was the third of four singles released from the album....
" (André CymoneAndré CymoneAndré Cymone is an American bassist, songwriter and record producer. Cymone was a bass guitarist for recording artist Prince's touring band, pre-Revolution. Cymone began a solo career in 1981. His song, "The Dance Electric" , reached number ten on the R&B charts...
, Jody WatleyJody WatleyJody Vanessa Watley is an American, singer, songwriter, record producer, and founder of Avitone Records whose music crosses genres from Pop, R&B, Jazz, Dance and Electronic Soul....
) - 4:42 - "Say It AgainSay It Again (Jermaine Stewart song)"Say It Again" is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's second of two singles from 1987. The song was included on Stewart's third album Say It Again. This single was the leading single from the album....
" (Bunny SiglerBunny SiglerWalter "Bunny" Sigler is a pop and R&B songwriter and record producer who has done extensive work with the team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and who was instrumental in creating the "Philly Sound" in the early 1970s. He is nicknamed "Mr...
, Carol Davis) - 4:08 - "Get LuckyGet Lucky (song)"Get Lucky" is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's first of two singles from 1988. The song was included on Stewart's third album Say It Again. This single was the second of four singles released from the album....
" (Errol BrownErrol BrownErrol Brown MBE is a singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of Hot Chocolate. He has British citizenship by marriage to Ginette and they live in The Bahamas...
, Simon ClimieSimon ClimieSimon Climie is a songwriter/producer and the former lead singer of the UK pop duo Climie Fisher, who had hits with "Love Changes " and "Rise to the Occasion"....
) - 3:58 - "Got to Be Love" (Cymone, Stewart) - 4:46
- "Dress It Up" (Cymone, Stewart, Watley) - 4:46
- "Don't Have Sex with Your Ex" (Paul Gurvitz, Stewart) - 4:24
- "Is It Really Love?Is It Really Love?"Is It Really Love?" is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's first of three singles of 1989. The song is from his third album Say It Again. It was the last of four singles from this album....
" (Cymone, Watley) - 4:37 - "Call It a Miracle" (Danny Sembello, Bruce GaitschBruce GaitschBruce R. Gaitsch is an American guitarist, composer, and producer. He is best known for working with notable musicians such as Richard Marx, Chicago, Peter Cetera, Madonna, Agnetha Fältskog and many others as a session musician and songwriter...
) - 4:25 - "Eyes" (Lauren) - 4:48
- "My House" (Bruce WoolleyBruce WoolleyBruce Woolley is an English writer, performer, record producer and composer.- Early years :Bruce Woolley was born in Loughborough, England on 11 November 1953 and was educated at Loughborough Grammar School where he learned electric guitar, began to write songs and where he met his future wife,...
, Watley) - 5:17 - "She's a Teaser" (Gurvitz, Evan Pace) - 3:39
European Bonus Track
- "My Body" (Cymone, Stewart) - 3:34
Outtakes:
- "You Promise", included on the "Say It Again" b-side single
- "Imagine", included on the "Get Lucky" b-side single and on the album Attention
- "Places", included on the "Don't Talk Dirty to Me" b-side single and on the album Attention
- "Search", included on the "Is It Really Love" b-side single and on the album Attention
- "Attention", included on the album Attenton
Chart performance
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 32 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 98 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart | 45 |
Personnel
Musicians- Jermaine Stewart - lead and backing vocals
- André Cymone - all instruments
- Jerry Knight - all instruments, backing vocals
- Aaron Zigman - all instruments
- Greg Porter - guitar solo on track 5
- Marty Walsh - guitar solo on track 8
- Jerry HeyJerry HeyJerry Hey is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Thriller and the distinctive flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit Longer....
- horn section on tracks 2 & 11 - Bill Reichenbach - horn section on tracks 2 & 11
- Kim Hutchcroft - horn section on tracks 2 & 11
- Larry WilliamsLarry WilliamsLarry Williams was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana...
- sax solo on track 11 - Michael Lacata - drum fills on track 8
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
- percussion on track 10 - Marva King - backing vocals
- Muffy Hendrix - backing vocals
- Angel Rogers - backing vocals
- Jody Watley - backing vocals
- Wanda Hutchinson-Vaughn - backing vocals
- Pam Hutchinson - backing vocals
- James IngramJames IngramJames Ingram is an American soul musician. He is best known as a vocalist. He is also a self-taught musician who plays piano, guitar, bass, drums and keyboards...
- backing vocals - Josie James - backing vocals
- Deneice Williams - backing vocals
- Jackie JamesJackie JamesJackie James is a British singer, songwriter, keyboardist and record producer.James wrote the chart-topping, "Heartbeat" for the group Steps, and went on to write more songs for the group. She has also written songs for Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez and Kylie Minogue...
- backing vocals on tracks 3 & 9
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 DavisClive DavisClive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...
- 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".