What You Need (Stacy Lattisaw album)

What You Need
Studio album by Stacy Lattisaw
Released October 17, 1989[1]
Genre R&B
Length 50:41
Label Motown
Producer Timmy Regisford (exec.)[2]
Stacy Lattisaw chronology

  • Personal Attention
  • (1988)
  • What You Need
  • (1989)
Singles from What You Need
  1. "What You Need"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Where Do We Go from Here"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Dance for You"
    Released: 1989
  4. "I Don't Have the Heart"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]

What You Need is the ninth studio album by American contemporary R&B singer Stacy Lattisaw, released October 17, 1989 via Motown Records.[1] It did not chart on the Billboard 200, but it peaked at #16 on the Billboard R&B chart.[3] It was also Lattisaw's final album before she retired from the music industry.[4]

Four singles were released from the album: "What You Need", "Where Do We Go from Here", "Dance for You" and "I Don't Have the Heart". "Where Do We Go from Here" was the most successful single from the album, peaking at #1 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1990.[3]

Track listing

[2]

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "What You Need" ([upper-alpha 1])
  • Gordon Williams
  • Niki Richards
Gordon Williams 5:40
2. "Dance for You"  
  • Kevin Grady
  • Phillip Damien
Phillip Damien 5:44
3. "You Touched the Woman in Me"  
Hubert Eaves III 4:10
4. "R U Man Enuff"  
  • Kenni Hairston
  • Trevor Gale
  • Kenni Hairston
  • Trevor Gale
 5:17
5. "Guilty (Lock Me Up)"  
  • Cevin Fisher
  • Angel Valentine
 5:11
6. "Falling (In Love Again)"  
  • Debbie Cole
  • Kenni Hairston
  • Trevor Gale
  • Kenni Hairston
  • Trevor Gale
 4:30
7. "I Don't Have the Heart"  
  • Alan Rich
  • Jud Friedman
LeMel Humes 5:00
8. "Where Do We Go from Here" (featuring Johnny Gill)LeMel HumesLeMel Humes 5:49
9. "Tender Love"  
  • Alexandra Brown
  • Ron Kersey
 4:33
10. "That's the Reason Why I Love"  
  • Ron Kersey
  • William Bealle
 4:47
Total length:
 50:41

Chart positions

Chart (1998)[3] Peak
position
US R&B Albums (Billboard) 16

Notes

  1. ↑ "What You Need" contains a sample of "The Assembly Line" by Commodores.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hogan, Ed. "What You Need - Stacy Lattisaw | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Stacy Lattisaw - What You Need (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Stacy Lattisaw | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Kantor, Justin (April 26, 2011). "Interview: Stacy Lattisaw — Not The Same Girl Anymore [Part 1] - seattlepi.com". Seattle PI. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "What You Need - Stacy Lattisaw | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved January 27, 2015.

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