Affairs of the Heart is the third studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released on December 3, 1991, by MCA Records. (see 1991 in music). Affairs of the Heart supplies a handful of energetic dance numbers and a plentiful selection of quiet storm ballads, the new material result is a set that's much thicker and deeper sound. Watley co-wrote nine of the album's 11 tracks, which delivers a good mixture flow of R&B-funk, to classy house, to inspirational dance pop and groovy melody Motown-inspired soul.

Commercial performance

The album produced the following hit singles: "I Want You" a top five on US R&B Singles and no. 61 on Billboard Hot 100; the second single "I'm the One You Need" hit top 20 on both the US Hot 100 and US R&B, and top five on US Dance/Club Play Songs chart. Its third and final single "It All Begins With You" received moderate airplay and peaked at no. 48 on US Adult Contemporary, but failed to chart on the Hot 100 or R&B singles.

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Studios

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles