Larger Than Life is the second studio album by American singer Jody Watley, released by MCA Records on March 27, 1989.

Reception

"André Cymone remains as slickly up to the minute as ever," observed Qs Mark Cooper, "filling his enormous rhythm sound with hip-hop references… Occasionally Watley lets the pose slip and slips into a passively sensuous ballad like 'Everything', but mostly she keeps acting stroppy. Perhaps she's annoyed at the lack of any tune to match that first hit; more likely she thinks looking angry makes her sexy."

Setlist

  1. "What 'Cha Gonna Do for Me"
  2. "Don't You Want Me"
  3. "Still a Thrill"
  4. "L.O.V.E.R."
  5. "For Love's Sake"
  6. "Most of All"
  7. "Everything"
  8. "Precious Love"
  9. "Some Kind of Lover"
  10. "Friends"
  11. "Looking for a New Love"
  12. "Real Love"

Shows

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! style="text-align:center;"| Date

! style="text-align:center;"| City

! style="text-align:center;"| Venue

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|June 2, 1989

|Portland, OR

|Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

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|June 3, 1989

|Seattle, WA

|Paramount Theatre

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|June 9, 1989

|Oakland, CA

|Paramount Theatre

|-

|June 10, 1989

|Los Angeles, CA

|Wiltern Theater

|-

|June 11, 1989

|San Diego, CA

|Copley Symphony Hall

|-

|June 24, 1989

|Sunrise, FL

|Sunrise Music Theatre

|-

|June 25, 1989

|Tampa, FL

|Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center

|-

|June 26, 1989

|Orlando, FL

|Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre

|-

|June 30, 1989

|Charlotte, NC

|Ovens Auditorium

|-

|July 1, 1989

|Atlanta, GA

|Fox Theatre

|-

|July 3, 1989

|Richmond, VA

|Mosque Theatre

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|July 5, 1989

|Baltimore, MD

|Lyric Theatre

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|July 6, 1989

|Washington, DC

|Constitution Hall

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|July 7, 1989

|Manhattan, NYC

|Apollo Theatre

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|July 8, 1989

|Philadelphia, PA

|Tower Theatre

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|July 10–11, 1989

|Manhattan, NYC

|Beacon Theatre

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|July 12, 1989

|New Haven, CT

|Palace Theatre

|-

|July 14, 1989

|Boston, MA

|Wang Theatre

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|July 15, 1989

|Montreal, QC, Canada

|La Ronde

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|July 16, 1989

|Toronto Canada

|Roy Thomson Hall

|-

|July 18, 1989

|Cleveland, Ohio

|Palace Theatre

|-

|July 19, 1989

|Detroit, MI

|Fox Theatre

|-

|July 20, 1989

|Columbus, OH

|Ohio Theatre

|-

|July 21, 1989

|Chicago, IL

|Riviera Theatre

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|July 23, 1989

|Minneapolis, MN

|Orpheum Theatre

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|July 24, 1989

|Milwaukee, WI

|Riverside Theatre

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|July 25, 1989

|St. Louis, MO

|Kiel Opera House

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|July 27, 1989

|Denver, CO

|Paramount Theatre

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|July 29, 1989

|Salt Lake City, UT

|Capitol Theatre

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|July 31, 1989

|Sacramento, CA

|Community Theatre

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|August 2, 1989

|Irvine, CA

|Bren Center

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|August 3–4, 1989

|Los Angeles, CA

|Universal Amphitheatre

|}

Charts

Weekly charts

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!align="left"|Chart (1989)

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

|-

|align="left"|South African Albums (RISA)

|align="center"|9

|-

|align="left"|Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)

|align="center"|22

|-

|align="left"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)

|align="center"|59

|-

|align="left"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)

|align="center"|63

|-

|align="left"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)

|align="center"|31

|-

|align="left"|UK Albums (OCC)

|align="center"|39

|-

|-

|}

Year-end charts

{| class="wikitable"

!Chart (1989)

!Position

|-

|Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)

|align="center"|91

|-

|US Billboard Pop Albums

|align="center"|51

|-

|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)

|align="center"|22

|-

|}

Singles

{| class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Year

!align="left"|Single

!align="left"|Chart

!align="left"|Position

|-

|rowspan="11"|1989

|rowspan="4"|"Real Love"

|align="left"|Dance/Club Play Songs (Billboard)

|align="center"|1

|-

|align="left"|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)

|align="center"|2

|-

|align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)

|align="center"|1

|-

|align="left"|Billboard Hot 100

|align="center"|2

|-

|rowspan="4"|"Friends"

|align="left"|Dance/Club Play Songs (Billboard)

|align="center"|7

|-

|align="left"|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)

|align="center"|1

|-

|align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)

|align="center"|3

|-

|align="left"|Billboard Hot 100

|align="center"|9

|-

|rowspan="3"|"Everything"

|align="left"|Hot Adult Contemporary (Billboard)

|align="center"|11

|-

|align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)

|align="center"|3

|-

|align="left"|Billboard Hot 100

|align="center"|4

|-

|rowspan="2"|1990

|rowspan="2"|"Precious Love"

|align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)

|align="center"|51

|-

|align="left"|Billboard Hot 100

|align="center"|87

|-

|}

Certifications

References