Jermaine Stewart

William Jermaine Stewart (September 7, 1957 – March 17, 1997) was an American R&B singer best known for his 1986 hit single "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada (at number two), Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. His 1987 song "Say It Again" reached number seven in the United Kingdom.

Early life and career William Jermaine Stewart was born in Columbus, Ohio, Supported by international live dates with his band The Party, the title track "Say It Again" became Stewart's second US Top 40 Billboard hit, and also reached the US R&B Top 10. In the UK Singles Chart it reached number 7, which helped the album achieve its Top 40 status.

The next three singles were all remixed by Phil Harding. "Get Lucky" (UK No. 13), "Don't Talk Dirty to Me" (UK No. 61), and "Is It Really Love?" found success in Europe, particularly in Germany, where "Don't Talk Dirty to Me" was one of the top five selling singles of 1988.

"They all charted and did really well," recalled Harding of the remixed tracks. "There was barely a brief [from the record company], beyond, 'Do your thing guys.' And then it was us taking the assumption, that since the PWL sound is all over the radio, let's make it more PWL." This exposed the song to a new generation who downloaded the track, and returned it to the UK Singles Chart peaking at No. 29.

Death Stewart died of AIDS-related liver cancer on March 17, 1997, at the age of 39, in the Chicago suburb of Homewood, Illinois. His gravesite was left without a grave marker for more than 17 years. However, in 2014, his grave finally received a stone, paid for by an anonymous fan.

Discography Albums YearTitlePeak chart positions US US R&B UK US Dance US R&B AUS BEL CAN GER NLD NOR NZ SWI UK Frantic Romantic "Jody" 42 9 18 — — 81 — — — — — 50 "Don't Ever Leave Me" — — — — — — — — — — — 76 1987 "Say It Again" 27 — 15 — 31 — — 27 10 — — 7 Say It Again 1988 "Get Lucky" — 12 69 — 10 — 6 14 — — 6 13 "Don't Talk Dirty to Me" — 13 — — — — 4 — — — 14 61 1989 "Is It Really Love?" — — — — — — 41 — — — — — "Hot and Cold" — — — — — — — — — — — — Weekend at Bernie's(soundtrack) "Tren de Amor" — — — — — — — — — — — 97 What Becomes a Legend Most 1990 "Every Woman Wants To" — — — — — — — — — — — 95 1992 "Set Me Free" — 45 — — — — — — — — — — Single only "—" denotes releases that did not chart