Rhythm & Romance (The System album)

Rhythm & Romance is the fifth studio album by The System. It was released in Japan and United States under Atlantic Records in 1989. It reached the position 85 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.

The album was influenced by the contemporary R&B sound of new jack swing and hip-hop styles. It would be the group's last album for over a decade.

Track listing
All tracks composed by David Frank and Michael Murphy
 * 1) "I'm About You" – 4:13
 * 2) "Soul to Soul" – 5:22
 * 3) "Wicked" – 4:25
 * 4) "Midnight Special" – 3:53
 * 5) "I Don't Know How To Say..." – 4:36
 * 6) " I Wanna Be Your Lover" – 4:04
 * 7) "You Got Me (Where You Want Me)" – 4:06
 * 8) "Have Mercy" – 5:03
 * 9) "Face The Music" – 4:48
 * 10) "Think About It" – 4:51

Production

 * Bob Defrin – art direction
 * Herb Powers – mastering
 * Roy Volkmann – photography
 * Leroy Quintyn – Assistant technician (tracks 01 to 06, 08 to 10)
 * Bob Rosa – mixing (tracks 01, 02)
 * Keith Cohen – mixing (tracks 03, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12)
 * Steve Peck - mixing (track 05)
 * Ray Bardani - mixing (track 11)
 * Stephen Seltzer - mixing (tracks 07, 09); recording (tracks 01, 03, 05 to 10, 12)
 * Rob Feaster - recording (tracks 02 to 04, 10, 11)

Personnel

 * David Frank - keyboards
 * Mic Murphy - lead and backing vocals
 * Paul Pesco - guitar ("Soul to Soul")
 * Mike Campbell - guitar ("Midnight Special" and "Think About It")
 * Chep Nuñez, Cindy Mizelle, B.J. Nelson, Yogi Lee – additional backing vocals
 * Errol "Crusher" Bennett, Bashiri Johnson – percussion
 * Cut Creator – scratching
 * Dupont, Leroy Quintyn, Robert Dukes, Mic Murphy - Science Lab Posse on "Face the Music"