Larger Than Life (Jody Watley album)


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

Track listing

Personnel

"Cymone remains as slickly up to the minute as ever," observed Q's 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."

Tour

Following the success of the Billboard chart hit singles, "Real Love" and "Friends", Watley embarked on a U.S. summer tour to support the album.
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
DateCityVenue
June 2, 1989Portland, OregonArlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
June 10, 1989Los Angeles, CaliforniaWiltern Theater
June 24, 1989Sunrise, FloridaSunrise Music Theatre
June 25, 1989Tampa, FloridaTampa Bay Performing Arts Center
June 26, 1989Orlando, FloridaBob Carr Performing Arts Centre
July 1, 1989Detroit, MichiganFox Theatre
July 8, 1989Upper Darby, PennsylvaniaTower Theatre
July 10, 1989Beacon, New YorkBeacon Theatre
July 21, 1989Chicago, IllinoisRiviera Theater
August 3, 1989Los Angeles, CaliforniaUniversal Amphitheatre

Charts

Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1989"Real Love"Dance/Club Play Songs1
1989"Real Love"Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales2
1989"Real Love"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song1
1989"Real Love"Billboard Hot 1002
1989"Friends"Dance/Club Play Songs7
1989"Friends"Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales1
1989"Friends"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs3
1989"Friends"Billboard Hot 1009
1989"Everything"Adult Contemporary11
1989"Everything"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs3
1989"Everything"Billboard Hot 1004
1990"Precious Love"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs51
1990"Precious Love"Billboard Hot 10087

End of Year Charts
End of Year Chart Position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums51
U.S. Billboard Black Albums22