Midnight Lounge

Midnight Lounge
Studio album by Jody Watley
Released 2001
2003
Recorded 2001
Genre R&B/Dance/Downtempo
Length 61:35
Label Avitone/ UMG
Avitone/Shanachie
Producer Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez,
King Britt,
Rodney Lee,
Ron Trent,
Little Louie Vega,
Dave Warrin,
Jody Watley
Jody Watley chronology
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
(2000)		 Midnight Lounge The Makeover
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Slant Magazine [2]
Vibe [3]

Midnight Lounge is the eighth studio album by American pop singer, Jody Watley (see 2001 in music). Originally released only in Japan via her Avitone label (in conjunction with the Universal Music Group), fan and critical acclaim prompted Watley to release the album Stateside by way of a distribution deal with Avitone and Shanachie. The U.S. release also included productions from King Britt and Eastwest Connection.

Contents

Track listings

all songs by R. Lee and Jody Watley, except where noted

Japanese Version

  1. "Midnight Lounge" - 4:03
  2. "Whenever..." - 5:43
  3. "Photographs" - 4:57
  4. "I Love to Love" (M. Davis, C. Payne, Tyler, Watley) - 3:38
  5. "Skin Deep" - 3:34
  6. "More" - 4:50
  7. "Saturday Night Experience" - 8:26
  8. "Clouds" - 3:59
  9. "Don't Give Up" (P. Angel Gabriel) - 5:15
  10. "Midnight Lounge (Reprise)" - 1:40
  11. "Photographs" - 4:20

U.S. Version

  1. "Midnight Lounge" - 4:03
  2. "Whenever..." - 5:43
  3. "Photographs" - 4:57
  4. "I Love to Love" (M. Davis, C. Payne, Tyler, Watley) - 3:38
  5. "Skin Deep" - 3:34
  6. "More" - 4:50
  7. "Saturday Night Experience" - 8:26
  8. "Clouds" - 3:59
  9. "Don't Give Up" (P. Angel Gabriel) - 5:15
  10. "The Essence" (King Britt, Watley) - 4:46
  11. "Midnight Lounge (Reprise)" - 1:40
  12. "Whenever" - 5:24
  13. "Photographs" - 4:20

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
US Billboard Top Electronic Albums 13
US Billboard Top Independent Albums 49

Singles

Song Chart (2003) Peak
"Midnight Lounge" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 19

References

  1. ^ Theakston, Rob. Midnight Lounge review at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  2. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (2003-03-16). "Midnight Lounge review". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jody-watley-midnight-lounge/273. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 
  3. ^ Caramonica, Jon (2003-04). "Midnight Lounge review". Vibe. http://books.google.com/books?id=2SYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA174#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 

External links

Jody Watley
Studio albums
Jody Watley (1987) · Larger Than Life (1989) · Affairs of the Heart (1991) · Intimacy (1993) · Affection (1995) · Flower (1998) · The Saturday Night Experience (1999) · Midnight Lounge (2001) · The Makeover (2006)
Compilations
Remix albums
Singles
Featured singles
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