Frantic Romantic
Studio album by Jermaine Stewart
Released	June 1986
Recorded	1985
Genre	R&B, soul, funk, dance
Length	41:13
Label	Arista (USA), 10 Records (UK)
Producer	John "Jellybean" Benitez, Narada Michael Walden
Jermaine Stewart chronology
The Word Is Out (1984) Frantic Romantic (1986) Say It Again (1988)
Singles from Frantic Romantic
"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" Released: May 27, 1986 "Jody" Released: 1986 "Don't Ever Leave Me" Released: December 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	[2]

Frantic Romantic is the second album by American R&B singer Jermaine Stewart, released in 1986. The album includes Stewart's biggest pop hit, "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", as well as the minor follow-up hit, "Jody", for whom Stewart's former Soul Train dance-mate Jody Watley was the inspiration. The album was re-issued on CD on October 18, 2010 by Cherry Red in the UK.

Track listing

1. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass; Gratitude Sky Music/Warner-Tamerlane Music/Warner-Chappell Music-BMI/ASCAP) – 4:54
2. "Dance Floor" (Jermaine Stewart, Roy Carter) – 4:45
3. "Jody" (Stewart, Walden, Jeffrey Cohen) – 5:35
4. "Versatile" (Stewart, Jakko J.) – 4:01
5. "Frantic Romantic" (Glass, Walden, Glass) – 4:33
6. "Don't Ever Leave Me" (Walden, Cohen, Stewart) – 5:03
7. "Out to Punish" (Walden, Glass, Stewart) – 4:54
8. "Moonlight Carnival" (Stewart, Jakko J., Glass) – 3:47
9. "Give Your Love to Me" (Stewart, Jakko J.) – 4:25

Note

• The single edits of "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" are 4:38 and 4:05.

European track listing

1. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" – 4:54^[3]
2. "Versatile" – 4:01
3. "Moonlight Carnival" – 3:47
4. "Don't Ever Leave Me" – 5:03
5. "Dance Floor" – 4:45
6. "Jody" – 5:35
7. "Give Your Love to Me" – 4:25
8. "Out to Punish" – 4:54
9. "The Word Is Out" – 3:32
10. "Frantic Romantic" – 4:33
11. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (Special Extended Version) – 5:55
12. "The Word Is Out" (West Mix – Extended Version) – 6:53

Outtakes:

1. "Wear Out the Grooves", released on the Perfect soundtrack.
2. "Don't Wait for the Boys" (written by Jermaine Stewart; Copyright BFG Publishing), released on A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart, Attention.

Charts

Production

• Produced By Narada Michael Walden & John "Jellybean" Benitez
• Engineers: "Llama" Dave Frazer, Gordon Lyon, Stuart Hirotsu, Mary Ann Zahorsky, Michael Hutchison, Fernando Kral, Mark Roule, Nick, Don Peterkofsky
• Note: Back cover of album says "Produced, Reduced & Arranged By Narada Michael Walden.

Personnel

• Drums and drum programming: Narada Michael Walden
• Percussion: Gregory "G.G." Gonaway, Andy Narell, Mingo Lewis, Sammy Figueroa
• Bass guitar: Randy Jackson
• Synthesized bass: Randy Jackson, Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass
• Guitars: Corrado Rustici, Eddie Martinez
• Keyboards, Synthesizers: Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass, Jack Waldman
• Saxophones: Marc Russo, Russell Tubbs
• Trumpet and horn arrangements: Jerry Hey
• Programming: Narada Michael Walden, Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass
• All instruments on "Give Your Love to Me" by Jakko J., GG Gonaway and Narada Michael Walden
• Mastering Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk