The Saturday Night Experience Volume 1 is the seventh studio album by American singer Jody Watley, released on November 17, 1999, issued under Avitone Records. Exclusively released as an import only in Japan and Australia, later available in 2002 as an EP in North America.
Background
The Saturday Night Experience Volume 1 found Watley experimenting more freely with underground electronic styles like deep house, drum n bass, trip hop and downtempo. Originally intended as an EP[1] (hence the subtitling: "with Jody Watley"), the recording's popularity with fans caused Watley to declare it a full-length album proper.
Watley's current new material also foreshadowed the fully club-friendly sounds that Watley would embrace on subsequent full-length releases.[2] In 2002, a North America limited edition version of The Saturday Night Experience, dubbed The Saturday Night Experience EP, was sold exclusively through Watley's own official website. Packaged in a paper sleeve, the limited pressing contained remixes of "Timeless" and "Pure Joy".
Track listings
The Saturday Night Experience Volume 1 – Japanese, Australian edition
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1.
"Saturday Night Experience"
Jody Watley
Rodney Lee
Lee
4:50
2.
"Another Chapter"
Watley
Lati Kronlund
Joseph A. Jones
Kronlund
7:47
3.
"Timeless"
Watley
Lee
Lee
5:40
4.
"The Love" (The Angel Remix)
Watley
Lee
Angel C
6:21
5.
"Pure Joy"
Watley
Derrick Edmundson
Edmundson
5:26
6.
"After Hours"
Watley
Edmundson
Edmundson
3:46
7.
"The Lonely"
Watley
Edmundson
Edmundson
4:30
8.
"The Love"
Watley
Lee
Lee
4:55
9.
"Saturday Night Experience" (Reprise)
Watley
Lee
Lee
0:54
10.
"Another Chapter" (DJ Soma Grow Sound Mix)
Watley
Kronlund
Jones
Kronlund
Junichi Soma
5:36
11.
"Another Chapter" (S&T Ball Room Mix)
Watley
Kronlund
Jones
Kronlund
Soma
DJ Turbo
9:19
Total length:
59:04
The Saturday Night Experience Volume 1 – North American limited edition
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1.
"Saturday Night Experience"
Watley
Lee
Lee
4:50
2.
"Pure Joy"
Watley
Edmundson
Edmundson
5:32
3.
"Timeless" (Lifeline Mix)
Watley
Lee
Lee
5:48
4.
"After Hours"
Watley
Edmundson
Edmundson
3:46
5.
"Pure Joy" (Wamdue Remix)
Watley
Edmundson
Chris Brann
Edmundson
5:26
Total length:
24:02
Personnel
Jody Watley – vocals, background vocals
Ethan Farmer – bass
Kristoffer Wallman – keyboards, producer
DJ Kaz – scratching
Rodney Lee – composer
Derrick B. Edmundson – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, soloist, flute
Hitoshi Haruawa – keyboards
Production
Producer – Lati Kronlund, Derrick B. Edmundson, Rodney Lee, Jody Watley
Executive Producer – Bill Coleman
Producer, Remixing – DJ Soma
Producer, Remixing – DJ Turbo
Remixing, Engineer, Producer, Programming – Angel C.
