The Saturday Night Experience Volume 1

1999 studio album by Jody Watley

Studio album by

Jody Watley

Released

November 17, 1999 (1999-11-17)
2002 (North America)

Recorded

1999

Genre

Electronica
dance
deep house
downtempo
R&B

Length

58:57 (Japan edition)
41:59 (Australia edition)
24:02 (North America edition)

Label

Avitone

Producer

Derrick Edmundson
Rodney Lee
Jody Watley
Lati Kronlund

Jody Watley chronology

Flower
(1998)

The Saturday Night Experience Volume 1
(1999)

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
(2000)

Singles from Midnight Lounge

"Another Chapter"
Released: 1999
"Saturday Night Experience"
Released: 2001

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

– Japanese, Australian editionNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1."Saturday Night Experience"

Jody Watley
Rodney Lee

4:502."Another Chapter"

Watley
Lati Kronlund
Joseph A. Jones

Kronlund

7:473."Timeless"

Watley
Lee

5:404."The Love" (The Angel Remix)

Watley
Lee

Angel C

6:215."Pure Joy"

Watley
Derrick Edmundson

Edmundson

5:266."After Hours"

Watley
Edmundson

Edmundson

3:467."The Lonely"

Watley
Edmundson

Edmundson4:308."The Love"

Watley
Lee

4:559."Saturday Night Experience" (Reprise)

Watley
Lee

0:5410."Another Chapter" (DJ Soma Grow Sound Mix)

Watley
Kronlund
Jones

Kronlund
Junichi Soma

5:3611."Another Chapter" (S&T Ball Room Mix)

Watley
Kronlund
Jones

Kronlund
Soma
DJ Turbo

9:19Total 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.
Drum Programming, Engineer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer, Programming – Derrick B. Edmundson
Mastering – Steve Hall
Producer, Remixing – Hitoshi Harukawa
Art Direction, Design – Allen Hori
Mixing – Yoshihiro Kawasaki
Drum Programming, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming – Rodney Lee
Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer – Lati Kronlund
Design – Ed Taylor