Jody Watley 1224794 225657011 2008-07-14T19:37:14Z Alhead 3896865 Spelling correction {{Infobox Musical artist | Name = Jody Watley | Img = JodyWatley.jpg | Img_capt = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = Jody V. Watley | Born = {{birth date and age|1959|01|30}}<br>[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]] | Origin = | Genre = [[pop music|Pop]], [[rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]], [[adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]], [[dance music|dance]], [[house music|house]] | Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[pianist]] | Years_active = 1977–present | Label = [[SOLAR Records|SOLAR]], [[MCA Records|MCA]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], Avitone Recordings | Associated_acts = [[Shalamar]], [[Babyface]], [[4Hero]], [[Destiny's Child]], [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]], [[George Michael]] }} '''Jody Watley''' (born [[January 30]], [[1959]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], and [[record label|label]] owner. To date{{when}}, Watley has sold over twenty million albums and singles worldwide.<ref>Boykin, Keith. ''[http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2006/07/24/jody_watley_bar Jody Watley Barred From Talking About Gay Games During Chicago Radio Interview]'', [[2006-07-24]]. Accessed [[2008-02-03]]. "She's a Grammy Award-winning artist who has sold more than 20 million albums and singles worldwide."</ref> Along with [[Janet Jackson]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], she ranks as one of [[MTV Video Music Awards]] most nominated female artists ever, with ten nominations. She won the 1988 [[Grammy Award]] for "[[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]". She ranks as the #144 most successful R&B artist of all time according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine. ==Biography== ===Shalamar (1977 - 1984)=== <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Shalamar.jpg|thumbnail|120px|left|Shalamar.]] --> Watley got her start as a dancer on the hit TV show [[Soul Train]] at the age of fourteen. From 1977 to 1984, she was a singer in the [[R&B]] group [[Shalamar]] with [[Howard Hewett]] and [[Jeffrey Daniel]]. 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 [[United States|U.S.]]; the group also scored numerous Top-10 hits on the [[UK charts]]. After several conflicts within the group, Watley left, disillusioned. Post-Shalamar, Jody took part in [[Bob Geldof]]'s historic [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]] alongside such stars as [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Bono]] from [[U2]] and [[George Michael]]. Their charity single "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]" helped raise millions of dollars for famine relief in [[Ethiopia]]. She also met [[Duran Duran]]'s bassist [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]] during this event and dated him briefly. ===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 (album)|Jody Watley]]'', was released in March 1987 on [[MCA Records]]. "Looking for A New Love" stayed at #2 on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard's]] [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 Single chart]] for four weeks, and sold over 750,000 copies in the U.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). 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. 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 [[Soul Train|Single of the Year]]. 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. The album sold over four million copies worldwide, and hit the Top 5 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart in [[United States|America]]. 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 [[Billboard Magazine|Single Sales]] chart, and the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] chart, while hitting #2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart; the single also went [[RIAA|gold]] there for attaining sales of over 500,000 copies. The album contained two more Top 10 Pop, Dance and R&B hits: "Friends" (featuring [[Eric B. & Rakim]]). 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]]. 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]]. During the summer of 1989, Watley's "Real Love" video, directed by [[David Fincher]], was nominated for seven [[MTV Video Music Awards]] including [[MTV|Breakthrough Video]], [[MTV|Best Art Direction]], [[MTV|Best Dance Video]], and [[MTV|Best Female Video]] at the 1989 award show. That record was held until [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Janet Jackson]]'s video "Scream" received eleven [[VMA]] nominations in 1995. The next year, she was also nominated for two [[Soul Train Awards]], an [[NAACP Image Award]] for [[Outstanding Female Artist]], and a [[Music|Narm Award]] for [[R&B|Best Selling R&B Female Album]]. 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. ===Into the 90s=== ===Dance To Fitness=== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Dancetofitness.JPG|thumbnail|100px|left|The cover to 1990s 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 (clothing retailer)|GAP]], and fashion layouts in such high profile magazines as Harper’s Bazaar, [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]], [[Rolling Stone]], and [[Essence]]. Jody Watley was also named one of [[People Magazine]]'s 50 Most Beautiful People of 1990. 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]]. 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| ''Affairs Of The Heart'']]. 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.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/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] chart, it only managed to climb to #61 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart. The next single, "[[I'm The One You Need]]" fared better, peaking at #19 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. 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. The remix is featured on the DJ [[John Digweed]]'s Choice Classics compilation album produced by [[Azuli Records]]. '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]]. "It All Begins With You" peaked at #80 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] chart. ===Intimacy=== On [[November 9]], [[1993]] MCA released Jody's fourth solo album, [[Intimacy (album)| ''Intimacy'']]. The album only reached #38 on the Billboard [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart and #164 on [[The Billboard 200]]. 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 (Jody Watley song)| 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. The BBG Remix of "When A Man Loves A Man" also topped the dance charts in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. 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. The noted independent [[Bellmark Records]] distributed it. It sold approx. 143,000 copies, according to Soundscan{{Fact|September|date=September 2007}} 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. [[Photographer]] [[Michael Walls]] is credited for the photograph on the album cover. ===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. She then made history as the first African-American to play Rizzo in the hit [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'', and appeared in the [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] catalog. That fall, Watley scored a [[platinum]]-selling single as a guest vocalist on [[Babyface]]'s "This Is For The Lover In You". 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. 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]]. As the year wound to a close, Jody signed with [[Big Beat Records|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 (Jody Watley album)| Flower]], Watley was back in early 1998 with its lead off singles "Off The Hook" and "If I'm Not In Love." "Off The Hook" peaked at #23 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and #73 Billboard Hot 100, but fared much better on Billboard's [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] chart. 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. 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. Big Beat Records was absorbed into its parent label, [[Atlantic Records]], which then shelved the album from a [[United States|U.S.]] release. 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]]''. A collection of organic club music tracks, it was released in [[Japan]], along with a single "Another Chapter" with remixes by DJ Soma. [[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. 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. 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]]. ''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. [[Junior Vasquez]] and several other producers contributed remixes to the single release of "Whenever", bringing the track to No.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. 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.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). ===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 1st single/video is a remake of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna's]] "Borderline". The single reached #2 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] chart, January 13, 2007. 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. 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]]. Jody was asked by her long time trainer to appear with him while working out, as a guest of the [[Bravo (television network)|Bravo]]'s reality series, ''[[Work Out]]'', to promote ''The Makeover''. 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.<ref>[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp?f=+Hot+Dance+Club+Play+Artists&g=Year-end+Top+Artists Billboard Charts - Year-end Top Artists - Hot Dance Club Play Artists<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+Dance+Club+Play+Tracks&g=Year-end+Singles Billboard Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot Dance Club Play Tracks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://mamimagazine.com/wordpress/?p=256 JODY WATLEY U.K. NUMBER ONE | MAMi Magazine Blog<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Discography== === Albums === {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Chart Statistics !! Singles |- | '''''Jody Watley''''' *[[Studio]] album *Released: [[March 31]], [[1987]] *Label: MCA *Billboard peak position: 10 *Billboard R&B peak position: 1 (3 weeks) *UK chart peak position: 50 *Total worldwide sales: 5.0 million *U.S. sales: 2x Platinum [http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp] *Canada: Gold [http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php] | *"Looking For A New Love" *"Still A Thrill" *"Don't You Want Me" *"Some Kind Of Lover" *"Most Of All" |- | '''''Larger than Life''''' *Studio album *Released: [[March 28]], [[1989]] *Label: MCA *Billboard peak position: 15 *Billboard R&B peak position: 5 *UK chart peak position: 39 *Japan: 75 (11,700 copies)<ref>[http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=411593#411593/ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - Japanese Charts-The Archives<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *Total worldwide sales: 4.0 million *U.S. sales: Gold [http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp] *Canada: Gold [http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php] | *"Real Love" U.S. sales: Gold single [http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp] *"Friends" *"Everything" *"Precious Love" |- | '''''You Wanna Dance With Me''''' *[[Remix]] album *Released: [[October 26]], [[1989]] *Label: MCA *Billboard peak position: 86 *Billboard R&B peak position: 48 *UK chart peak position: n/a *Japan: 95 (4,000 copies) [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=411593#411593/] *Total worldwide sales: 1.0 million *Gold | *"Real Love" *"Friends" *"Looking For A New Love" *"Still A Thrill" *"Don't You Want Me" *"Some Kind Of Lover" *"What'Cha Gonna Do For Me" |- | '''''Affairs of the Heart''''' *Studio album *Released: [[December 17]], [[1991]] *Label: MCA *Billboard peak position: 124 *Billboard R&B peak position: 21 *UK chart peak position: n/a *Japan: 53 (14,000 copies) [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=411593#411593/] *Total worldwide sales: 2.5 million *Gold | *"I Want You" *"I'm The One You Need" (Produced by [[David Morales]]) *"It All Begins With You" |- | '''''Intimacy''''' *Studio album *Released: [[November 9]], [[1993]] *Label: MCA *Billboard peak position: 164 *Billboard R&B peak position: 38 *UK chart peak position: n/a *Japan: 43 (23,000 copies) [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=411593#411593/] *Total worldwide sales: 600,000 | *"Your Love Keeps Working on Me" *"When a Man Loves a Woman" |- | '''''Remixes of Love''''' *Remix album *Released: 1994 *Label: MCA Japan *Billboard peak position: na *Billboard R&B peak position: na *UK chart peak position: n/a *Total worldwide sales: 50,000 | *"I Want You" (remixes by Bobby Brooks) *"I'm The One You Need" (remixes by [[David Morales]]) *"Your Love Keeps Working on Me" (remixes by [[Mark Kinchen]]) *"When A Man Loves A Woman" (remixes by [[P.M. Dawn]]) |- | '''''Affection''''' *Studio album *Released: [[July 11]], [[1995]] *Label: Avitone/Bellmark *Billboard peak position: na *Billboard R&B peak position: 59 *UK chart peak position: n/a *Japan: 69 (15,000 copies) [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=411593#411593/] *Total worldwide sales: 100,000 | *"Affection" |- | '''''Greatest Hits''''' *[[Chart-topper|Hits]] album *Released: [[February 13]], [[1996]] *Label: MCA *Billboard peak position: na *Billboard R&B peak position: n/a *UK chart peak position: n/a *Total worldwide sales: 100,000 | *"Ecstasy (House Mix)" (Produced by [[David Morales]]) |- | '''''Flower''''' *Studio album *Released: [[March 31]], [[1998]] *Label: Atlantic *Billboard peak position: na *Billboard R&B peak position: n/a *UK chart peak position: n/a *Total worldwide sales: 200,000 | *"Off the Hook" *"If I'm Not In Love" |- | '''''The Saturday Night Experience''''' *Studio album *Released: 1999 *Label: Avitone/Universal Japan *Billboard peak position: na *Billboard R&B peak position: n/a *UK chart peak position: n/a *Total worldwide sales: 75,000 | *"Another Chapter" *"Saturday Night Experience" |- | '''''The Jody Watley Millennium Collection''''' *Hits album *Released: [[December 19]], [[2000]] *Label: MCA *Billboard peak position: na *Billboard R&B peak position: n/a *UK chart peak position: n/a *Total worldwide sales: 50,000 | |- | '''''Midnight Lounge''''' *Studio album *Released: [[March 11]], [[2003]] *Label: Avitone/Shanachie *Billboard peak position: na *Billboard Dance peak position: 13 *UK chart peak position: n/a *Total worldwide sales: 100,000 | *"Photographs" (produced by [[Phil Asher]] and [[Eastwest Connection]]) *"I Love To Love" (produced by [[Masters At Work]]) *"Whenever" *"The Essence" (produced by [[King Britt]]) | |- | '''''The Makeover''''' *Studio album *Released: 2006 *Label: Avitone *Billboard peak position: na *Billboard Dance peak position: *iTunes Top Electronic Albums Peak Position #3 *UK chart peak position: n/a *Total worldwide sales: n/a | *"Borderline" (remixes by [[Chris Joss]], [[Josh Peace]], [[Funky Junction]] & [[Marco Zappala]] and [[Craig Christiansen]]) *"I Want Your Love" (remixes by [[Josh Peace]], [[Junior Vasquez]], [[Soulcast]] and [[Morgan Page]]) |} === Singles === {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="left" valign="top" width="250"|Title !align="left" valign="top" width="175"|Album !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Pop]] !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Hot Dance Music/Club Play|U.S. Club/Dance]] !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|U.S. R&B]] !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Pop]] |- |align="left" valign="top"|1984 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Where the Boys Are]]" |align="left" valign="top"| 12' Single |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Girl's Night Out]]" |align="left" valign="top"| 12' Single |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|1986 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Looking for a New Love]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Jody Watley'' |align="center" valign="top"| 2 |align="center" valign="top"| 1 |align="center" valign="top"| 1 |align="center" valign="top"| 13 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1987 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Still a Thrill]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Jody Watley'' |align="center" valign="top"| 56 |align="center" valign="top"| 8 |align="center" valign="top"| 3 |align="center" valign="top"| 77 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1987 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Don't You Want Me (Jody Watley song)|Don't You Want Me]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Jody Watley'' |align="center" valign="top"| 6 |align="center" valign="top"| 1 |align="center" valign="top"| 3 |align="center" valign="top"| 55 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1988 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Some Kind of Lover]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Jody Watley'' |align="center" valign="top"| 5 |align="center" valign="top"| 1 |align="center" valign="top"| 3 |align="center" valign="top"| 81 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1988 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Most of All]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Jody Watley'' |align="center" valign="top"| 60 |align="center" valign="top"| 8 |align="center" valign="top"| 11 |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Real Love (Jody Watley song)|Real Love]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Larger Than Life'' |align="center" valign="top"| 2 |align="center" valign="top"| 1 |align="center" valign="top"| 1 |align="center" valign="top"| 31 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Friends (Jody Watley song)|Friends]]" ''(with [[Eric B. & Rakim]])'' |align="left" valign="top"|''Larger Than Life'' |align="center" valign="top"| 9 |align="center" valign="top"| 7 |align="center" valign="top"| 3 |align="center" valign="top"| 21 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Everything (Jody Watley song)|Everything]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Larger Than Life'' |align="center" valign="top"| 4 |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 3 |align="center" valign="top"| 74 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1990 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Precious Love]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Larger Than Life'' |align="center" valign="top"| 87 |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 51 |align="center" valign="top"| 97 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1991 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[I Want You (Jody Watley song)|I Want You]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Affairs of the Heart'' |align="center" valign="top"| 61 |align="center" valign="top"| 17 |align="center" valign="top"| 5 |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|1992 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[I'm the One You Need]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Affairs of the Heart'' |align="center" valign="top"| 19 |align="center" valign="top"| 3 |align="center" valign="top"| 23 |align="center" valign="top"| 50 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1992 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[It All Begins With You]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Affairs of the Heart'' |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 80 |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Your Love Keeps Working on Me]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Intimacy'' |align="center" valign="top"| 100 |align="center" valign="top"| 2 |align="center" valign="top"| 23 |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[When a Man Loves a Woman (Jody Watley song)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Intimacy'' |align="center" valign="top"| 115* |align="center" valign="top"| 8 |align="center" valign="top"| 11 |align="center" valign="top"| 33 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1995 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Affection (song)|Affection]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''Affection'' |align="center" valign="top"| 118* |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 28 |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|1996 |align="left" valign="top"|"This Is for the Lover in You" |align="left" valign="top"|''The Day'' ([[Babyface]] album) |align="center" valign="top"| 6 |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 2 |align="center" valign="top"| 12 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1998 |align="left" valign="top"|"Off the Hook" |align="left" valign="top"|''Flower'' |align="center" valign="top"| 73 |align="center" valign="top"| 1 |align="center" valign="top"| 23 |align="center" valign="top"| 51 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1998 |align="left" valign="top"|"If I'm Not in Love" |align="left" valign="top"|''Flower'' |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 2 |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|2000 |align="left" valign="top"|"Another Chapter" |align="left" valign="top"|''Saturday Night Experience'' |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|2000 |align="left" valign="top"|"I Love to Love" |align="left" valign="top"|"Midnight Lounge" |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 19 |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|2001 |align="left" valign="top"|"Saturday Night Experience" |align="left" valign="top"|"Midnight Lounge" |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|2002 |align="left" valign="top"|"Photographs" |align="left" valign="top"|''Midnight Lounge'' |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|2003 |align="left" valign="top"|"Whenever" (Remixes) |align="left" valign="top"|''Midnight Lounge '' |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 19 |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="left" valign="top"|"The Essence" |align="left" valign="top"|''Midnight Lounge'' |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|2005 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Looking for a New Love]]" (2005 Mixes) |align="left" valign="top"|''Looking for a New Love'' (05) |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 1 |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|2006 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Borderline (song)|Borderline]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''The Makeover'' |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 2 |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |align="left" valign="top"|2007 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[I Want Your Love (song)|I Want Your Love]]" |align="left" valign="top"|''The Makeover'' |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| 1 |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |} * *indicates that the song peaked on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard's]] [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] rather than the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. ==Awards & nominations== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Award |- | 1987 || [[Grammy Award]] '''win''' for Best New Artist |- | 1987 || [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|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 [[Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female|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 || [[Music|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 of religion|minister]]/[[disc jockey]]. Her brother John was her tour manager in 1996, and operates a vocal training and production company in Japan.<ref>Jody Watley in her own words 'BIO' - 2006 [http://www.jodywatley.net/profile.php]</ref> She has two children, Lauren and Arie, and was married to producer [[André Cymone]].<ref>[http://soulmusic.com/ExpressYourself/ExpressYourselfJodyWatley.html Soul Music: Jody Watley]</ref> <ref>She is also the older sister to famous porn star Midori aka Michele Evette Watley [http://www.singersroom.com/exposure/profile-artist-100144.asp]</ref> <ref>[http://www.myspace.com/MicheleWatley MySpace.com - Michele Watley aka Midori - Balboa Village, California - Club / Hip Hop - www.myspace.com/michelewatley<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28porn_star%29]</ref> ==References== <references /> ==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== *[http://jodywatley.net/ Jody Watley's official site] *{{imdb name|id=0914448|name=Jody Watley}} *[http://www.soulexpress.us/ Soul Express - Jody Watley on tour with Chris Standring & Jeff Lorber] *[http://americamodels.com/jodywatley/ Jody Watley: MAD Jody Pages] * [http://www.myspace.com/jodywatley Jody Watley's [[My Space]] page] *[http://rhythmic.blogdrive.com/archive/29.html Aria - 10 Questions with Jody Watley] * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3kBXB_lxiQ Jody Watley on Songs from the Alchemist's Playground with Tony Blass and Eric G. KCLA-FM 99.3 - Interview Part 1] * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrigNhElbCM Jody Watley on Songs from the Alchemist's Playground with Tony Blass and Eric G. KCLA-FM 99.3 - Interview Part 2] * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvaqWwuMbdM Jody Watley on Songs from the Alchemist's Playground with Tony Blass and Eric G. KCLA-FM 99.3 - Interview Part 3] * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55bOEOb_b0o Jody Watley on Songs from the Alchemist's Playground with Tony Blass and Eric G. 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