Affection (Jody Watley album)

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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

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Chart (1995)	Peak position
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Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1995	"Affection"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	28