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| Birth name | Jody V. Watley |
| Born | January 30, 1959 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genre(s) | Pop, R&B, soul, adult contemporary, dance, house |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, pianist |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Label(s) | SOLAR, MCA, Atlantic, Avitone Recordings |
| Associated acts | Shalamar, Babyface, 4Hero, Destiny's Child, Band Aid, George Michael |
Jody Watley (born January 30, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and label owner. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music SOLAR Records (acronym for Sounds of Los Angeles Records) was an American Record label founded in 1977 by Dick Griffey, a few years after MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Shalamar, ˈʃæləmɑːr was an American Music group of the 1970s and 1980s that was originally a Disco -driven 4hero are an Electronic music band from Dollis Hill, North London, comprising of Dego Mark 'Marc Mac' Clair, Gus Lawrence, and Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music
To date, Watley has sold over twenty million albums and singles worldwide. [1] Along with Janet Jackson and Madonna, she ranks as one of MTV Video Music Awards most nominated female artists ever, with ten nominations. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year She won the 1988 Grammy Award for "Best New Artist". The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960 ( Bobby Darin being the first artist to win it
She ranks as the #144 most successful R&B artist of all time according to Billboard magazine. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry
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Biography
Shalamar (1977 - 1984)
Watley got her start as a dancer on the hit TV show Soul Train at the age of fourteen. Soul Train is a music-related syndicated television program In its 35-year history the show has primarily featured performances by Rhythm and blues, soul From 1977 to 1984, she was a singer in the R&B group Shalamar with Howard Hewett and Jeffrey Daniel. Shalamar, ˈʃæləmɑːr was an American Music group of the 1970s and 1980s that was originally a Disco -driven Howard Hewett (Born October 1, 1955 in Akron Ohio) is an American R&B and gospel Singer and former Jeffrey Daniel Los Angeles, California) is an American Dancer and Singer, most notable for being a member of the soul The group achieved a platinum-selling album, Friends, and the #1 R&B singles "A Night To Remember", "This Is For The Lover In You" and "The Second Time Around" in the U.S.; the group also scored numerous Top-10 hits on the UK charts. Platinum (ˈplætɪnəm is a Chemical element with the Atomic symbol Pt and an Atomic number of 78 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry After several conflicts within the group, Watley left, disillusioned. Post-Shalamar, Jody took part in Bob Geldof's historic Band Aid alongside such stars as Sting, Bono from U2 and George Michael. Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning Their charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" helped raise millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia. " Do They Know It's Christmas? " is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 specifically to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page She also met Duran Duran's bassist John Taylor during this event and dated him briefly. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two John Taylor (born Nigel John Taylor on June 20, 1960 in Birmingham, England) is the Bass guitarist and co-founder
Early solo career (1984 - 1989)
In late 1986, Watley released her first single off her debut album called "Looking For A New Love", which became a hit with an instant catch phrase ("Hasta La Vista…Baby"). Watley's solo debut album, Jody Watley, was released in March 1987 on MCA Records. Jody Watley is the Self-titled debut Album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 1987 (see 1987 MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc "Looking for A New Love" stayed at #2 on the Billboard's Hot 100 Single chart for four weeks, and sold over 750,000 copies in the U. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry S. The album peaked at #10 on The Billboard 200 chart and spawned four more hits, "Don't You Want Me" (#6), "Still A Thrill" (#56), "Some Kind Of Lover" (#10) and "Most Of All" (#60). The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard It sold over two million copies in the U. S. and nearly five million copies worldwide.
At the 30th Annual Grammy Awards, Watley was named Best New Artist, and was also nominated for Grammy Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960 ( Bobby Darin being the first artist to win it The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences That same year (1988), she was also nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards and three Soul Train Awards, including Album of the Year and Single of the Year. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national Television syndication that honors the best in Black Music and Entertainment Soul Train is a music-related syndicated television program In its 35-year history the show has primarily featured performances by Rhythm and blues, soul
In the spring of 1989, Watley released her second album, Larger Than Life. Her second album solidified her as a pop icon in the music industry. Pop icon is a Celebrity whose fame in pop culture constitutes a defining characteristic of a given society or era The album sold over four million copies worldwide, and hit the Top 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in America. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop Albums based on sales compiled by The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The first single release, "Real Love," was a massive hit that set a trend with its new style of bass heavy-thumping beat dance. In America, it hit #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, the Single Sales chart, and the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, while hitting #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the single also went gold there for attaining sales of over 500,000 copies. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco The album contained two more Top 10 Pop, Dance and R&B hits: "Friends" (featuring Eric B. & Rakim). Eric Barrier ( Eric B) and William Barrier Griffin Jr ( Rakim) were a hip-hop duo known as Eric B It is noted as the first singer/rapper collaboration that became commonplace by the late 1990s. The ballad "Everything" peaked at #11 on the Adult Contemporary chart, #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. The albums final single, "Precious Love" became a moderate hit peaked at #51 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and #87 on the Billboard Hot 100. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.
During the summer of 1989, Watley's "Real Love" video, directed by David Fincher, was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards including Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Dance Video, and Best Female Video at the 1989 award show. David Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film and Music video director known for his dark and stylish portraits of The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. That record was held until Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's video "Scream" received eleven VMA nominations in 1995. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer The next year, she was also nominated for two Soul Train Awards, an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist, and a Narm Award for Best Selling R&B Female Album. The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national Television syndication that honors the best in Black Music and Entertainment The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding People of color Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. While riding high on her Larger Than Life World Tour, a remix album, You Wanna Dance with Me?, was released in October 1989 and hit Gold status in America. You Wanna Dance with Me? is a remix album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in October 1989 (see 1989 in music
Into the 90s
Dance To Fitness
In 1990, Watley released a million-selling home video, Dance To Fitness, a first for a black woman. Jody continued to be visible appearing in ad campaigns for GAP, and fashion layouts in such high profile magazines as Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Rolling Stone, and Essence. The Gap Incorporated ( is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco California, and founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher Vogue is a Fashion and lifestyle Magazine published in eighteen countries by Condé Nast Publications. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published In Philosophy, essence is the attribute or set of attributes that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is and which it has by necessity Jody Watley was also named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1990. People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published That year Watley broadened her musical horizons by contributing a jazzy rendition of "After You Who" (on which she also apparently played piano) to Red, Hot, & Blue, an AIDS-awareness charity recording by contemporary stars singing Cole Porter. Red Hot + Blue is the first in the series of Compilation albums from the Red Hot Organization. Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. The following year, Jody married long time producer André Cymone.
Affairs Of The Heart
On December 17, 1991, Watley released her third album, Affairs Of The Heart. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Affairs of the Heart is the third Studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music The album peaked at #21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #124 on The Billboard 200), and sold less than 400,000 copies in the U. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop Albums based on sales compiled by The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard S. Watley claimed to have had only minor marketing and promotional support for her new sound and artistic vision. Although the lead off single, "I Want You," peaked at #5 on the Hot R&B Singles chart, it only managed to climb to #61 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. The next single, "I'm The One You Need" fared better, peaking at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100. " I'm the One You Need " was the second single from Jody Watley 's third album Affairs of the Heart. It was Watley's first foray into House music produced by international DJ David Morales who also remixed the track to produce his infamous Dead Zone mix It was seen as an underground masterpiece, with vinyl promo's trading at one time in excess of $100. House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino The remix is featured on the DJ John Digweed's Choice Classics compilation album produced by Azuli Records. John Digweed (born Thomas John Digweed 1 January 1967 in Hastings, England) is a British DJ and Record producer Azuli Records is an Independent record label, focusing mainly on House music and other forms of Electronic dance music. 'Affairs Of The Heart's' final single was "It All Begins With You". She was invited by President George H. W. Bush in 1992 to perform the song at the White House. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence "It All Begins With You" peaked at #80 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.
Intimacy
On November 9, 1993 MCA released Jody's fourth solo album, Intimacy. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The album only reached #38 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #164 on The Billboard 200. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop Albums based on sales compiled by The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The album, Intimacy sold approximately 250,000 copies in the U. S. Its two releases, "Your Love Keeps Working On Me" and the spoken word/hip-hop tune " When A Man Loves A Woman", achieved moderate success on the R&B and Dance singles charts; peaking at #26 R&B/#2 Dance, and #11 R&B/#16 Dance respectively. "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song by Jody Watley, released as the fianl single from her fourth album Intimacy. The BBG Remix of "When A Man Loves A Man" also topped the dance charts in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It also contained the song "Ecstasy", produced by David Morales, which became an underground hit and later appeared on her Greatest Hits collection.
Affection
After having parted ways with MCA Records, Jody took an independent and entrepreneurial path releasing her fifth solo album, Affection, on July 11, 1995 through her own Avitone Records label. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Avitone Records is an Independent record label formed by singer/songwriter Jody Watley in 1995, established after Watley departed ways with MCA Records The noted independent Bellmark Records distributed it. Bellmark Records is a small US Independent record label, based on the west coast and is distributed by the independent DM Records Group. It sold approx. 143,000 copies, according to Soundscan and spent a few months on the Billboard R&B chart. The albums' title track, "Affection" became a hit peaking at #28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. Photographer Michael Walls is credited for the photograph on the album cover. A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera.
Greatest Hits
In 1996, Jody's career hit an upswing. On February 13, MCA released a Greatest Hits package on Jody's recordings for the label. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed She then made history as the first African-American to play Rizzo in the hit Broadway musical Grease, and appeared in the Saks Fifth Avenue catalog. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. Saks Fifth Avenue is an upscale American Department store owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated.
That fall, Watley scored a platinum-selling single as a guest vocalist on Babyface's "This Is For The Lover In You". Platinum (ˈplætɪnəm is a Chemical element with the Atomic symbol Pt and an Atomic number of 78 The single, which also featured vocals from LL Cool J and Watley's former Shalamar band mates Howard Hewett and Jeffrey Daniel, was a remake of Shalamar's Top 10 hit by the same name. James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor Howard Hewett (Born October 1, 1955 in Akron Ohio) is an American R&B and gospel Singer and former Jeffrey Daniel Los Angeles, California) is an American Dancer and Singer, most notable for being a member of the soul Babyface's version peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and #2 on the R&B Singles Chart. The song's video also received heavy rotation on MTV and BET. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. As the year wound to a close, Jody signed with Big Beat/Atlantic Records, and began working on what was to be her major label come-back.
The late 90s and the Millennium
Flower
After spending most of 1997 in the recording studio crafting her sixth studio album, Flower, Watley was back in early 1998 with its lead off singles "Off The Hook" and "If I'm Not In Love. Flower is the sixth Album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 2008. " "Off The Hook" peaked at #23 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and #73 Billboard Hot 100, but fared much better on Bilboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco Propelled by remixes from Masters At Work and Soul Solution(Dance act), the track reached #1 on the dance chart, making it her first #1 Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit in nine years. Masters At Work is the House music production and Remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzales. Soul Solution is a dance / Electronica / house production duo from New York City. Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco Later the same year, a single of "If I'm Not In Love" was released, with promo mixes by Sal Dano (credited as BK Dano) and Lenny Bertoldo, and that song reached #2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco
Big Beat Records was absorbed into its parent label, Atlantic Records, which then shelved the album from a U.S. release. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Flower was, however, released in Canada, Great Britain and Japan. The critically-acclaimed release was championed by many UK magazines, including Blues and Soul, and Echoes magazine among others.
The Saturday Night Experience
In November 1999, Jody reactivated her independent label, Avitone, and released her seventh studio album The Saturday Night Experience. The Saturday Night Experience is the seventh studio Album from singer Jody Watley. A collection of organic club music tracks, it was released in Japan, along with a single "Another Chapter" with remixes by DJ Soma. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Destiny's Child released a cover of the Watley penned Flower album track "Sweet Sixteen", on their multi-platinum The Writing's On The Wall album. Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles
The following year, MCA released The Jody Watley Millennium Collection, a sort of leaner version of Watley's previous Greatest Hits album.
Midnight Lounge
In 2001, Jody released her eighth studio album, Midnight Lounge in Europe and Japan. Midnight Lounge is the eighth Studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley (see 2001 in music) A collection of tracks that combined a blend of soul, jazz, R&B, and club music. After achieving moderate success in its original origins of release, Watley arranged for it to be released in the U. S. through her Avitone imprint in a short term license deal with Shanachie Records on March 11, 2003. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Midnight Lounge was Watley's first studio album released in the U. S. in eight years, reaching Top 20 status on Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. Top Electronic Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling electronic music albums in the United States Junior Vasquez and several other producers contributed remixes to the single release of "Whenever", bringing the track to No. Junior Vasquez, born Donald Mattern in August 1946 in Lancaster Pennsylvania, is a famous New York City club DJ and Remixer / producer 19 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Chart. One of the albums' other singles titled, "Photographs" became a sizable hit overseas, especially in Japan. It also became an underground hit Stateside. Photographer Michael Walls is credited on the Midnight Lounge album sleeve. Midnight Lounge is the eighth Studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley (see 2001 in music)
In 2005, Jody made history on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart, when she re-released her 1987 smash hit "Looking For A New Love", her 2005 remixes of the song hit No. Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco 1 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart for the 2nd time in 2005, making her the first artist ever to take the same song to No. 1 in two different decades. The 2005 mixes of the single also sold well in multiple formats. As a result of this single hitting #1, Jody Watley has the distinction of being among the few artists who have been to #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in all of the past three decades (the 80's, 90's, and 00's). Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco
The Makeover
Jody's album The Makeover was released on August 8, 2006 through her own label, Avitone Records, in a unique partnerhsip as an exclusive with The Virgin Megastore Chain, where it debuted at #1 for the retailer over major label releases, in one of those "new paradigm" concepts around the music business. The Makeover is singer Jody Watley 's ninth studio Album. Watley recruited a diverse group of contemporary dance and Electronica producers Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Avitone Records is an Independent record label formed by singer/songwriter Jody Watley in 1995, established after Watley departed ways with MCA Records The 1st single/video is a remake of Madonna's "Borderline". Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American The single reached #2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, January 13, 2007. Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco The second single, a cover of Chic's "I Want Your Love" reached #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play for the week of June 16, 2007. Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco The album is co produced by Watley's long term collaborator Rodney Lee and an international über cool selection of producers and DJ's such as 4hero, King Britt, Mark De Clive Lowe, DJ Spinna and Chris Brann of the Wamdue Project. 4hero are an Electronic music band from Dollis Hill, North London, comprising of Dego Mark 'Marc Mac' Clair, Gus Lawrence, and King Britt is an American DJ and Record producer from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. DJ Spinna (born Vincent Williams is an American Hip hop music artist and producer who has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent" Chris Brann is an American Electronic music producer and Remixer He was born in Atlanta Georgia. Jody was asked by her long time trainer to appear with him while working out, as a guest of the Bravo's reality series, Work Out, to promote The Makeover. Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama Work Out is a Reality television series on Bravo. The show is centered around Jackie Warner, owner of a gym and spa in Beverly Hills In 2007, Watley was listed as #5 in the Year End Billboard Dance Play Artists. Her singles 'I Want Your Love' was #15 and "Borderline" #19 according to Billboard Year End Chart Review for 2007. [2] [3] In January 2008, Watley topped the U. K. Dance Charts according to Music Week Jan. 7 at #1, her first U. K. mainstream dance hit in two decades. [4]
Discography
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| Year | Title | Album | U.S. Pop | U.S. Club/Dance | U.S. R&B | UK Pop | |
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| 1984 | "Where the Boys Are" | 12' Single | - | - | - | - | |
| 1985 | "Girl's Night Out" | 12' Single | - | - | - | - | |
| 1986 | "Looking for a New Love" | Jody Watley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 1987 | "Still a Thrill" | Jody Watley | 56 | 8 | 3 | 77 | |
| 1987 | "Don't You Want Me" | Jody Watley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 55 | |
| 1988 | "Some Kind of Lover" | Jody Watley | 5 | 1 | 3 | 81 | |
| 1988 | "Most of All" | Jody Watley | 60 | 8 | 11 | - | |
| 1989 | "Real Love" | Larger Than Life | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | |
| 1989 | "Friends" (with Eric B. & Rakim) | Larger Than Life | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | |
| 1989 | "Everything" | Larger Than Life | 4 | - | 3 | 74 | |
| 1990 | "Precious Love" | Larger Than Life | 87 | - | 51 | 97 | |
| 1991 | "I Want You" | Affairs of the Heart | 61 | 17 | 5 | - | |
| 1992 | "I'm the One You Need" | Affairs of the Heart | 19 | 3 | 23 | 50 | |
| 1992 | "It All Begins With You" | Affairs of the Heart | - | - | 80 | - | |
| 1993 | "Your Love Keeps Working on Me" | Intimacy | 100 | 2 | 23 | - | |
| 1994 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Intimacy | 115* | 8 | 11 | 33 | |
| 1995 | "Affection" | Affection | 118* | - | 28 | - | |
| 1996 | "This Is for the Lover in You" | The Day (Babyface album) | 6 | - | 2 | 12 | |
| 1998 | "Off the Hook" | Flower | 73 | 1 | 23 | 51 | |
| 1998 | "If I'm Not in Love" | Flower | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 2000 | "Another Chapter" | Saturday Night Experience | - | - | - | - | |
| 2000 | "I Love to Love" | "Midnight Lounge" | - | 19 | - | - | |
| 2001 | "Saturday Night Experience" | "Midnight Lounge" | - | - | - | - | |
| 2002 | "Photographs" | Midnight Lounge | - | - | - | - | |
| 2003 | "Whenever" (Remixes) | Midnight Lounge | - | 19 | - | - | |
| 2004 | "The Essence" | Midnight Lounge | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | "Looking for a New Love" (2005 Mixes) | Looking for a New Love (05) | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2006 | "Borderline" | The Makeover | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 2007 | "I Want Your Love" | The Makeover | - | 1 | - | - |
- *indicates that the song peaked on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles rather than the Billboard Hot 100. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) MK is Dance music producer Marc Kinchen, who hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1993 and 1994 with the songs "Always" PM Dawn is a hip hop / R&B musical group formed by brothers Attrell Cordes (a Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Masters At Work is the House music production and Remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzales. King Britt is an American DJ and Record producer from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Frenchman Chris Joss is completely self-taught multi-instrumentalist and autonomous studio producer Junior Vasquez, born Donald Mattern in August 1946 in Lancaster Pennsylvania, is a famous New York City club DJ and Remixer / producer Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Where the Boys Are ( is an American Coming-of-age Comedy film, written by George Wells based on the novel by Glendon Swarthout A girls' night out is a gender-exclusive activity where adult women&mdashrather than underage girls&mdashmeet to engage in social activities usually after a workday " Looking for a New Love " was the first single from Jody Watley 's self-titled debut Jody Watley. " Still a Thrill " was the second single from singer Jody Watley 's self-titled debut album "Don't You Want Me" was the third single from singer Jody Watley 's self-titled debut Jody Watley. "Some Kind of Lover" was the fourth single from Jody Watley 's self-titled debut Jody Watley. "Most of All" was the fifth and the final single from Jody Watley 's self-titled debut Jody Watley. "Real Love" was the first single from Jody Watley 's second album Larger than Life. "Friends" was the second single from Jody Watley 's second album Larger Than Life. Eric Barrier ( Eric B) and William Barrier Griffin Jr ( Rakim) were a hip-hop duo known as Eric B "Everything" was the third single from Jody Watley 's second album Larger Than Life. "Precious Love" was the fourth and the final single from Jody Watley 's second album Larger Than Life. "I Want You" was the first single from Jody Watley 's third album Affairs of the Heart. " I'm the One You Need " was the second single from Jody Watley 's third album Affairs of the Heart. "It All Begins With You" was the final single from Jody Watley 's third album Affairs of the Heart. "Your Love Keeps Working on Me" was the first single from Jody Watley 's fourth album Intimacy. "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song by Jody Watley, released as the fianl single from her fourth album Intimacy. " Affection " is the Lead single from Jody Watley 's fifth album Affection, released on her own label Avitone Records " Looking for a New Love " was the first single from Jody Watley 's self-titled debut Jody Watley. " Borderline " is the fourth single by American singer-songwriter Madonna and was released on February 15, 1984 by Sire Records " I Want Your Love " is an R&B / Disco song composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of Chic fame See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.
Awards & nominations
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Grammy Award win for Best New Artist |
| 1987 | Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Looking for a New Love" |
| 1988 | Soul Train Music Award nomination for Album of the Year (Female) for Jody Watley |
| 1988 | Soul Train Music Award nomination for Single of the Year (Female) for '"Looking for a New Love" |
| 1988 | Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best Music Video for '"Looking for a New Love" |
| 1988 | American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Single for "Looking For A New Love |
| 1988 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video for "Some Kind of Lover" |
| 1988 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best New Artist for "Some Kind of Lover" |
| 1989 | Narm Award nomination for Best Selling R&B Female Album for Larger than Life |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Dance Video for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Direction for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Art Direction for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Editing for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Breakthrough Video for "Real Love" |
| 2007 | Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award |
Personal life
Watley's father was a minister/disc jockey. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968 The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national Television syndication that honors the best in Black Music and Entertainment The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national Television syndication that honors the best in Black Music and Entertainment The Soul Train Music Award winners for Best R&B/Soul Single Female (sometimes awarded as Best Single - Female or Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single - Female The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national Television syndication that honors the best in Black Music and Entertainment The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows (among the others are the Billboard Music Awards the Grammy Awards The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Her brother John was her tour manager in 1996, and operates a vocal training and production company in Japan. [6] She has two children, Lauren and Arie, and was married to producer André Cymone. André Cymone (born Andre Simon Anderson) is an American Bassist, Songwriter and Record producer. [7] [8] [9] [10]
References
- ^ Boykin, Keith. Jody Watley Barred From Talking About Gay Games During Chicago Radio Interview, 2006-07-24. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Accessed 2008-02-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states "She's a Grammy Award-winning artist who has sold more than 20 million albums and singles worldwide. "
- ^ Billboard Charts - Year-end Top Artists - Hot Dance Club Play Artists
- ^ Billboard Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot Dance Club Play Tracks
- ^ JODY WATLEY U.K. NUMBER ONE | MAMi Magazine Blog
- ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - Japanese Charts-The Archives
- ^ Jody Watley in her own words 'BIO' - 2006 [1]
- ^ Soul Music: Jody Watley
- ^ She is also the older sister to famous porn star Midori aka Michele Evette Watley [2]
- ^ MySpace.com - Michele Watley aka Midori - Balboa Village, California - Club / Hip Hop - www.myspace.com/michelewatley
- ^ [3]
See also
- List of best-selling music artists
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
External links
- Jody Watley's official site
- Jody Watley at the Internet Movie Database
- Soul Express - Jody Watley on tour with Chris Standring & Jeff Lorber
- Jody Watley: MAD Jody Pages
- Jody Watley's My Space page
- Aria - 10 Questions with Jody Watley
- Jody Watley on Songs from the Alchemist's Playground with Tony Blass and Eric G. KCLA-FM 99.3 - Interview Part 1
- Jody Watley on Songs from the Alchemist's Playground with Tony Blass and Eric G. KCLA-FM 99.3 - Interview Part 2
- Jody Watley on Songs from the Alchemist's Playground with Tony Blass and Eric G. KCLA-FM 99.3 - Interview Part 3
- Jody Watley on Songs from the Alchemist's Playground with Tony Blass and Eric G. KCLA-FM 99.3 - Interview Part 4
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