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 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 peak no. 48 on US Adult Contemporary, but failed to chart on Hot 100 or R&B singles. Track listing Personnel Jody Watley – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5-11), vocal arrangements (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11), arrangements (6) André Cymone – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), guitars (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), bass (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), drums (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), backing vocals (1, 2, 8, 9, 11), vocal arrangements (1, 2, 4) Alex Shantzis – keyboard programming (3) Peter "Ski" Schwartz – acoustic piano (3) Vernon D. Fails – keyboards (5), rhythm arrangements (5) David Ward – synthesizer programming (5) Don Goldstein – programming (6) Terry Coffey – keyboards (7, 10), synthesizers (7, 10), rhythm arrangements (7, 10), vocal arrangements (7, 10) Duane Nettlesbey – additional programming (7, 10) Kelton Cooper – guitars (3) Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (4) Michael J. Powell – guitars (5), drums (5), percussion (5), rhythm arrangements (5) Dean Pleasants – rhythm guitar (10) Jon Nettlesbey – bass (7), drums (7, 10), percussion (7, 10), rhythm arrangements (7, 10), vocal arrangements (7, 10) Horace "Bokie" Coleman – bass (10) David Morales – drums (3), percussion (3), arrangements (3), BGV arrangements (3) Brian Kilgore – percussion (11) Danny Madden – BGV arrangements (3) Chris Cameron – arrangements (6) Alfa Anderson Barfield – backing vocals (3) Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3) Brenda White-King – backing vocals (3) Angel