What You Need (Stacy Lattisaw album)

What You Need

Studio album by

Stacy Lattisaw

Released

October 17, 1989^[1]

Recorded

1989

Genre

R&B

Length

50:41

Label

Motown

Producer

Timmy Regisford (exec.)^[2]

Stacy Lattisaw chronology

Personal Attention
(1988)

What You Need
(1989)

Singles from What You Need

"What You Need"
Released: 1989
"Where Do We Go from Here"
Released: 1989
"Dance for You"
Released: 1989
"I Don't Have the Heart"
Released: May 1990

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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]

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Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"What You Need" (^[A])	Gordon Williams Niki Richards	Gordon Williams	5:40
2.	"Dance for You"	Kevin Grady Phillip Damien	Phillip Damien	5:44
3.	"You Touched the Woman in Me"	Dana Eaves Hubert Eaves III	Hubert Eaves III	4:10
4.	"R U Man Enuff"	Kenni Hairston Trevor Gale	Kenni Hairston Trevor Gale	5:17
5.	"Guilty (Lock Me Up)"	Cevin Fisher Angel Valentine	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 Humes	5:00
8.	"Where Do We Go from Here" (featuring Johnny Gill)	LeMel Humes	LeMel Humes	5:49
9.	"Tender Love"	Alexandra Brown Ron Kersey	Alexandra Brown Ron Kersey	4:33
10.	"That's the Reason Why I Love"	John Potts Stacy Lattisaw	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

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hogan, Ed. "What You Need – Stacy Lattisaw | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
^ "Stacy Lattisaw – What You Need (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Stacy Lattisaw | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
^ 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.
^ "What You Need – Stacy Lattisaw | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
^ "Stacy Lattisaw Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

External links

What You Need at AllMusic
What You Need at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Stacy Lattisaw
Studio albums	Young and in Love Let Me Be Your Angel With You Sneakin' Out Sixteen Perfect Combination I'm Not the Same Girl Take Me All the Way Personal Attention What You Need
Singles	"When You're Young and in Love" "Dynamite!" "Jump to the Beat" "Let Me Be Your Angel" "Love on a Two Way Street" "Don't Throw It All Away" "Attack of the Name Game" "Hey There Lonely Boy" "Perfect Combination" / "Heartbreak Look" "Block Party" "Baby It's You" "Where Do We Go from Here" "I Don't Have the Heart"
Related articles	Johnny Gill

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