What You Need
Studio album by
Stacy Lattisaw
ReleasedOctober 17, 1989 (1989-10-17)[1]
Recorded1989
GenreR&B
Length50:41
LabelMotown
ProducerTimmy 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" ([upper-alpha 1])
  • 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 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.
  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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