| Naked to the World | ||||
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| Released | March 21, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Smoketree Ranch, Ocean Way Recording, Bedrock Studios | |||
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| Length | 54:23 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Teena Marie | |||
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Naked to the World is the eighth album by Teena Marie, released on March 21, 1988. It is a return to her soul/funk roots following the experimentation of her previous album Emerald City, which had been a critical and commercial disappointment.
Naked to the World peaked at #15 on the Black Albums chart and #65 on the Billboard Albums chart. The lead single, "Ooo La La La", was #1 on the US Black Singles chart, Marie's only single to achieve this status. "Work It" peaked at #10 on the US Black Singles chart, followed by the non-charting "Surrealistic Pillow". The tracks "Call Me (I Got Yo Number)" and "The Once and Future Dream" reunited Teena with former mentor and duet partner Rick James. The album also included Marie's first collaboration with Klymaxx star Bernadette Cooper on the track "Crocodile Tears". Marie subsequently appeared on her album Drama According To Bernadette Cooper the following year.
This album has been reissued in May 2012 by SoulMusic Records, with four bonus tracks.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[2] |
- ^ "Naked to the World Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (1995). "Teena Marie". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 240–241. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.