Naked to the World

Naked to the World
Studio album by Teena Marie
Released March 12, 1988
Recorded 1987
Genre R&B, Freestyle, Funk
Length 54:23
Label Epic
Producer Teena Marie
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Teena Marie chronology
Emerald City
(1986)		 Naked to the World
(1988)		 Ivory
(1990)

Naked to the World is the eighth album by Teena Marie, released in 1988. The album is a return to Marie's Soul/Funk roots following the experimentation of her previous album Emerald City, 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.

Naked to the World peaked at #15 on the Black Albums chart and #65 on the Billboard Albums chart. Lead single "Ooo La La La" 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" (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