Affection (Lisa Stansfield album)

Affection
Studio album by Lisa Stansfield
Released 20 November 1989 (1989-11-20)
Recorded 1989
Genre R&B, Soul
Length 51:29
Label BMG/Arista
Producer Devaney/Morris & "Coldcut" (aka Matt Black & Jonathan Moor)
Lisa Stansfield chronology
Blue Thing
(1988)		 Affection
(1989)		 Real Love
(1991)
Singles from Affection
  1. "This Is the Right Time"
    Released: August 1989
  2. "All Around the World"
    Released: October 1989
  3. "Live Together"
    Released: 1990
  4. "What Did I Do to You"
    Released: 1990
  5. "You Can't Deny It"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[2]
Robert Christgau (A-)[3]
Rolling Stone [4]

Affection is the first album by English pop and soul singer Lisa Stansfield, released in the UK, in November 1989, for BMG/Arista label. Written by her husband and musical collaborator Ian Devaney, former school mate Andy Morris (who left her band in 1993), and Lisa herself, the record was widely hailed as one of the finest debut albums ever by a British soul artist, going straight to number two in the UK Albums Chart.

The LP album, with its combination of pop, soul and dance music, went on to sell almost 5 million copies worldwide. It was released in multiple editions, in different countries and years, with alternative track listings, including six hit singles: "This Is the Right Time" (which does not feature on the original vinyl LP release), "All Around the World", "Live Together", "What Did I Do to You?" (which came out as a 12" EP), and "You Can't Deny It" (not released in the UK) and "People Hold On" (her very first major hit, performed with Coldcut, also in 1989, but only contained in the 2003 remastered compact disc edition). The original 1989 Arista Records United States version features noticeably refined mixes of several of the songs: including "What Did I Do To You?", "You Can't Deny It", "The Way You Want It" and a completely different remix of, "The Love In Me".

"All Around The World", which reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart, and Number 3 in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart in the USA, was the first song by a white female artist since Teena Marie's 1988 song "Ooo La La La" to reach the top of the U.S. R&B Chart. "You Can't Deny It", which was only released as a single in the USA, also topped this latter chart. The album was certified 3X platinum in U.K.,[5] Platinum in the U.S.A,[6] platinum in Germany [7], Gold in Austria [8] and Gold in France [9].

Contents

Singles taken from the album

plus (only in the 2003 remastered CD edition)

The "What Did I Do to You?" EP

"What Did I Do to You?", the lower-charting of the many singles taken from the hit album, was actually released as a 12" EP, including three previously unreleased songs too: "My Apple Heart", "Lay Me Down" and "Something's Happenin'", all of them then added to the 2003 remastered CD edition, also containing the single mix of People Hold On with Coldcut (as well as the lyrics to all 17 songs – the original 1989 album release was the only Lisa Stansfield record not including any lyrics). This EP reached #25 in the UK charts, making it the lowest-charting British single from the album.

EP track listing

  1. "What Did I Do to You?" (7" Version) – 4:18
  2. "My Apple Heart" – 4:15
  3. "Lay Me Down" – 4:13
  4. "Something's Happenin'" – 3:46

Album track listings

Europe/Japan version

All songs on all versions written by Devaney/Morris/Stansfield. All Songs Copyright Big Life Music, except "All Around The World" (Copyright BMG Music-Block & Gilbert Music Ltd.)

  1. "This Is The Right Time" – 4:29 (CD/MC only – not on the vinyl LP)
  2. "Mighty Love" – 5:11
  3. "Sincerity" – 4:47
  4. "The Love In Me" – 5:01
  5. "All Around The World" – 4:29
  6. "What Did I Do to You?" – 4:48
  7. "Live Together" – 6:10
  8. "You Can't Deny It" – 5:36
  9. "Poison" – 4:12
  10. "When Are You Coming Back?" – 5:23
  11. "Affection" – 5:52
  12. "Wake Up Baby" – 3:58 (CD/MC only – not on the vinyl LP)
  13. "The Way You Want It" – 4:56 (CD/MC only – not on the vinyl LP)

USA version

  1. "All Around The World" – 4:28
  2. "Mighty Love" – 5:13
  3. "This Is the Right Time" – 4:32
  4. "You Can't Deny It" – 4:33
  5. "What Did I Do to You?" – 5:54
  6. "Affection" – 5:50
  7. "Live Together" – 4:37
  8. "Sincerity" – 4:50
  9. "The Love In Me" – 5:00
  10. "Poison" – 4:20
  11. "When Are You Coming Back?" – 5:17
  12. "Wake Up Baby" – 3:53
  13. "The Way You Want It" – 4:58

2003 remastered CD version

  1. "This Is the Right Time" – 4:30
  2. "Mighty Love" – 5:11
  3. "Sincerity" – 4:49
  4. "The Love In Me" – 5:00
  5. "All Around The World" – 4:25
  6. "What Did I Do to You?" (7" Version) – 4:18
  7. "Live Together" – 6:09
  8. "You Can't Deny It" (U.S. Version) – 4:25
  9. "Poison" – 4:17
  10. "When Are You Coming Back?" – 5:15
  11. "Affection" – 5:42
  12. "Wake Up Baby" – 3:56
  13. "The Way You Want It" – 5:00
  14. "People Hold On" (Single Mix) Featuring Coldcut – 3:57 [bonus track]
  15. "My Apple Heart" – 4:15 [bonus track]
  16. "Lay Me Down" – 4:13 [bonus track]
  17. "Something's Happenin'" – 3:46 [bonus track]

Production

Chart information

Chart Peak
Austria 1
Norway 6
Sweden 2
Switzerland 2
United Kingdom 2
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5
U.S. Billboard 200 9

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r588192
  2. ^ Reviewed by Greg Sandow (1990-02-23). "Affection Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,316795,00.html. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  3. ^ "CG: lisa stansfield". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=lisa+stansfield. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
  6. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  7. ^ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Musikindustrie.de. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  8. ^ "IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft" (in (German)). Ifpi.at. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  9. ^ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.infodisc.fr/CD_Certif.php. 
Lisa Stansfield
Studio albums
Big Thing (1988) • Affection (1989) • Real Love (1991) • So Natural (1993) • Lisa Stansfield (1997) • Face Up (2001) • The Moment (2004)
Compilations
In Session (1992) • Biography: The Greatest Hits (2003)
Soundtracks
Remix albums
The #1 Remixes (EP) (1998)
Box sets
Extended plays
Video albums
Live! All Around The World (1990) • Real Life (1992) • Lisa At Wembley - Live (1992) • Biography: The Greatest Hits (2003)
Singles
"Alibis" (1981) • "The Only Way" (1982) • "Listen to Your Heart" (1983) • "I Got a Feeling" (1983) • "Love Will Wait" (1986) • "Finest Thing" (1986) • "Thinking About His Baby" (1987) • "On Fire" (1987) • "Jackie" (1988) • "Big Thing" (1988) • "People Hold On" (1989) • "This Is the Right Time" (1989) • "All Around the World" (1989) • "Live Together" (1990) • "You Can't Deny It" (1990) • "Change (1991) • "All Woman" (1991) • "Time to Make You Mine" (1992) • "Everything Will Get Better" (1992) • "Set Your Loving Free" (1992) • "A Little More Love" (1992) • "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" (1992) • "In All the Right Places" (1993) • ""So Natural"" (1993) • "Little Bit of Heaven" (1993) • "Make It Right" (1994) • "Dream Away" (1994) • "People Hold On (Bootleg Mix)" (1997) • "The Real Thing" (1997) • "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (1997) • "The Line" (1997) • "Never Gonna Fall" (1997) • "Don't Cry for Me" (1997) • "I'm Leavin'" (1998) • "The Longer We Make Love" (1999) • "Let's Just Call It Love" (2001) • "8-3-1" (2001) • "All Around the World (remix) (2003) • "Easier" (2004) • "Treat Me Like a Woman" (2004) • "If I Hadn't Got You" (2005) • "He Touches Me" (2005)
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