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What You Need
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 17, 1989 (1989-10-17) [1]
Recorded1989
Genre R&B
Length50:41
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: May 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

What You Need is the tenth and final 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 singles chart in 1990. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."What You Need" ( [A])
  • Gordon Williams
  • Niki Richards
Gordon Williams5:40
2."Dance for You"
  • Kevin Grady
  • Phillip Damien
Phillip Damien5:44
3."You Touched the Woman in Me"
Hubert Eaves III4:10
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 Humes5:00
8." Where Do We Go from Here" (featuring Johnny Gill)LeMel HumesLeMel Humes5:49
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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [6] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 60

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Hogan, Ed. "What You Need – Stacy Lattisaw | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Stacy Lattisaw – What You Need (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "Stacy Lattisaw Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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