Affection is the fifth album by the American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 1995.

Track listing

Personnel

  • Jody Watley – vocals, background vocals
  • Yvette Cason – backing vocals
  • Keith Crouch – drums, Moog synthesizer, Moog bass
  • Kenneth Crouch – strings
  • Angelo Earl – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Derrick Edmonson – keyboards, saxophone
  • Lili Haydn – violin
  • David Jackson – accordion
  • Rodney Lee – keyboards, Fender Rhodes
  • Glenn McKinney – guitar, keyboards
  • Morris O'Connor – acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Tory Ruffin – guitar
  • Stan Sargeant – bass guitar, electric bass
  • Dwight Sills – acoustic guitar
  • Brannen Temple – drums

;Production

  • Producers – Derrick Edmonson, Jody Watley
  • Executive producer – Jody Watley
  • Engineers – Angelo Earl, Booker T. Jones, Chris Welton
  • Assistant engineer – Gene Lo
  • Mixing – Angelo Earl, Booker T. Jones, Chris Welton
  • Mixing assistant – Gene Lo
  • Mastering –: Steve Hall
  • Guitar programming – Derrick Edmonson
  • Instrumentation – Derrick Edmonson
  • Arrangers – Derrick Edmonson, Jody Watley
  • String arrangements – Kenneth Crouch
  • Art direction – Simon Halfon, Jody Watley
  • Photography – Michael Walls

Charts

Weekly charts

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!align="left"|Chart (1995)

!align="left"|Peak<br>position

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|align=left|Japanese Albums (Oricon)

|align="center"|69

|-

|}

Singles

{| class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Year

!align="left"|Single

!align="left"|Chart

!align="left"|Peak<br>position

|-

|align="left"|1995

|align="left"|"Affection"

|align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles

|align="center"|28

|}

References