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Affairs of the Heart

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Affairs Of The Heart is a masterpiece in my book. I am in total flux as to why MCA did not push this album. All the songs are much older and mature. Sexy. Sensual. Mesmerizing.
My faves are: I Want You, I'm The One You Need, Commitment Of Love, It All Begins With You, Dance To The Music, Always And Forever and Until The Last Goodbye. Each & every song showcases her in different facets of her life. To me, Affairs Of The Heart is one of her many personal albums. If you like good dance music along with mature sounding soul, get it!

Jody Watley has always been underrated and this album is an example of that, this is a good album, an album that should be considered one if not her best, "I Want You" should have been a hit but for some reason was somewhat ignored hitting #51 I believe, but the second song and the albums' best release "I'm The One You Need" took her to #19, which should have gone Top 10 was also underrated and I love that song, then this is the song I can't understand why it didn't do well, "It All Begins With You" and beautiful ballad, definitely desevered #1 status but stalled at #31 explain that, this is one of those good albums that isn't giving a chance and in this case that is a shame. The title song "Affairs Of The Heart" and "Call On Me" are also winners from this album. Sorely Underrated, Jody Watley's best work, and I love this artist.

This album is great. It contains uptempo songs and ballads. Some in the music industry try to fit artists/entertainers into particular categories and seem uncomfortable when an artist grows beyond those artificial barriers. While Jody is exciting as a dance artist, she also is wonderful on other types of songs. My favorite songs are: 'Affairs of the Heart' (heartfelt message of encouragement to the younger generation), 'It All Begins With You' (recognition of God's fundamental presence and a desire for personal growth), 'Always and Forever', 'Stolen Moments', and 'Commitment of Love'.

Considering what she's known for I am not sure if Jody Wately intended this as a concept album but 'Affairs Of The Heart' sure sounds like it.The album blithly explores the many facets of relationships and talks about subjects like family,love and spiritual connections.Musically the album is Jody's well balanced mixture of high tech ballads with some house and New Jack Swing material.The title song is one of the greatest songs Jody has made;her great sense of songwriting style and her vocal power really come to the surface here.Without mentioning who she's referring to she touches on spirituality with the wonderful "It All Begins With You".But this album is not all about ballads;"Dance To The Music" represents the "old" Jody Wately on a powerful house tune.Every song on this album is excellent especially if you are open to high tech musical styles.But musically 'Affairs Of The Heart' has an awful lot going for it.

I have always been a big fan of Jody Watley (I even have her exercise video). This is one of her best cds, if not the best cd. It has some stunning songs on it and even now, all these years later I still listen to it (I only have it on cassette - it's that old).
She has a beautiful soft, but yet powerful voice and she suits all the arrangements on her songs. The title track Affairs Of The Heart is possibly one of her best songs she's ever done. There is also the beautiful It All Begins With You and Commitment Of Love and the more up-tempo I'm The One You Need. If you are a fan of Jody's or just that early 90's R&B music, then this cd is for you. It's so good and you'll love it, I'm sure.

With the release of Jody's third album, "Affairs Of The Heart", her music began to take a more mature, groovier tone. There are still some Dance songs but none has bombastic as those featured on her previous albums. Something that takes precedence on this album is Jody's vocal personality. Her vocals are lively yet smooth, warm and inviting. The lyrics and production are excellent! While the album sold well, it should have sold more because years later it sounds better than her first two albums. I enjoy every song on the album! I highly recommend this album if you have not heard of Jody before or if you stopped following her career and somehow missed this album. Here is my rating of each track

1. "I Want You" 4.5/5
2. "Call On Me" 5/5
3. "I'm The One You Need" 5/5
4. "Affairs Of The Heart" 5/5
5. "Commitment of Love" 5/5
6. "It All Begins With You" 5/5
7. "Dance To The Music" 5/5
8. "Strange Way" 5/5
9. "Always And Forever" 5/5
10. "Until The Last Goodbye" 5/5
11. "Stolent Moments" 5/5