dinsdag 26 september 2017

Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again (1988)

William Jermaine Stewart was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Ethel and Eugene Stewart. In 1972, his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where Stewart took his first steps toward a career in entertainment. Eventually he gained recognition as a dancer on the locally produced television show Soul Train. While working there he befriended two other Soul Train dancers, fellow Chicagoan Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel. After Soul Train relocated to Los Angeles, the three friends auditioned to become members of the group Shalamar, which was put together by Soul Train creator Don Cornelius and booking agent Dick Griffey. Watley and Daniels were selected for the group as backup/semi-lead vocalists, and Stewart lost out to Gary Mumford during his audition for lead vocalist. However, Stewart toured with the new group as a dancer for several years, and while in London for a show, he met Mikey Craig of Culture Club.
Realizing that Stewart was a talented singer, Craig assisted him in putting together a demo tape, and Stewart was given the opportunity to sing background vocals on Culture Club's song "Miss Me Blind". As a result of the combination of a strong demo and his ties with Culture Club, he landed a recording contract with Arista Records.

Stewart's third album was entitled Say It Again, with production handled largely by André Cymone. Supported by international live dates with his band The Party, the title track "Say It Again" became Stewart's second US Top 40 Billboard hit, and also reached the US R&B Top 10.

Track listing
  1. "Don't Talk Dirty to Me" (André Cymone, Jody Watley) - 4:42
  2. "Say It Again" (Bunny Sigler, Carol Davis) - 4:09
  3. "Get Lucky" (Errol Brown, Simon Climie) - 3:59
  4. "Got to Be Love" (Cymone, Stewart) - 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" (Danny Sembello, Bruce Gaitsch) - 4:27
  9. "Eyes" (Lauren) - 4:50
  10. "My House" (Bruce Woolley, Watley) - 4:53
  11. "She's a Teaser" (Gurvitz, Evan Pace) - 3:39
European Bonus Track
  1. "My Body" (Cymone, Stewart) - 3:35
Notes

Released: 1988
Recorded: 1986 - 1987 at Sunset Sound Factory, O'Henry Sound Studios, & Larrabee Sound (Los Angeles), Conway Recording Studios, & Cherokee Recording Studio (Hollywood, CA)
Genre: R&B/Soul, Dance-pop
Length: 49:12 / 52:47 (European version)
Producer: Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman, & André Cymone
Label - Arista, 10 Records, Siren Records

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