Jody Watley (album)

Jody Watley
Studio album by Jody Watley
Released February 23, 1987
Recorded 1986-1987
Genre R&B/Pop/Dance/New jack swing
Length 46:24
Label MCA
Producer André Cymone,
Bernard Edwards,
Patrick Leonard,
David Z.
Jody Watley chronology
Jody Watley
(1987)		 Larger Than Life
(1989)
Singles from Jody Watley
  1. "Looking for a New Love"
  2. "Still a Thrill"
  3. "Don't You Want Me"
  4. "Some Kind of Lover"
  5. "Most of All"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (C+) [2]
Rolling Stone (not rated) [3]

Jody Watley is the self-titled debut album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). Although very successful as part of the R&B trio Shalamar, the impact of this solo debut made Watley a cultural style icon in R&B, pop, and dance music. Its success culminated in Watley winning a Grammy award for Best New Artist in 1988 against fellow artists Breakfast Club, Cutting Crew, Terence Trent D'Arby, and Swing Out Sister.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Looking for a New Love" (André Cymone, Watley) - 5:07
  2. "Still a Thrill" (Cymone, Watley) - 4:41
  3. "Some Kind of Lover" (Cymone, Watley) - 4:09
  4. "For the Girls" - 3:50
  5. "Love Injection" - 3:46
  6. "Don't You Want Me" (Franne Golde, D.P. Byrant, Watley) - 4:13
  7. "Do It to the Beat" - 4:47
  8. "Most of All" (Gardner Cole, Pat Leonard) - 4:28
  9. "Learn to Say No" (Watley, George Michael) - 3:36
  10. "Looking for a New Love" [Extended Club Version][*] (Cymone, Watley) - 7:31

* bonus track on CD

Personnel

Production

Awards

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 10
U.S. Top R&B Albums 1

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1987 "Looking for a New Love" Dance/Club Play Songs 1
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
Billboard Hot 100 2
"Still a Thrill" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 8
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 14
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3
Billboard Hot 100 56
"Don't You Want Me" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 3
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 3
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3
Billboard Hot 100 6
"Some Kind of Lover" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3
1988 Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1
Billboard Hot 100 10
"Most of All" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 8
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 17
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 11
Billboard Hot 100 60

End of Year Charts

End of Year Chart (1987) Position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[4] 41
U.S. Billboard Black Albums[5] 10
End of Year Chart (1988) Position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[6] 35
U.S. Billboard Black Albums[7] 21

See also

References

  1. ^ Promis, Jose. Jody Watley review at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Jody Watley review". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=8603. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  3. ^ Aletti, Vince (1987-05-21). "Jody Watley review". Rolling Stone. http://web.archive.org/web/20080222154534/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jodywatley/albums/album/225092/review/5942052/jody_watley. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  4. ^ "Billboard Pop Albums - 1987". http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855248. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 
  5. ^ "Billboard Black Albums - 1987". http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855256. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 
  6. ^ "Billboard Pop Albums - 1988". http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854919. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 
  7. ^ "Billboard Black Albums - 1988". http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854928. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 

External links

Jody Watley
Studio albums
Jody Watley (1987) · Larger Than Life (1989) · Affairs of the Heart (1991) · Intimacy (1993) · Affection (1995) · Flower (1998) · The Saturday Night Experience (1999) · Midnight Lounge (2001) · The Makeover (2006)
Compilations
Remix albums
Singles
Featured singles
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