Jody Watley (album)

Jody Watley
Studio album by Jody Watley
Released February 23, 1987
Recorded 1986
Genre R&B, Pop, Dance, Freestyle
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"
    Released: January 6, 1987
  2. "Still a Thrill"
    Released: April 27, 1987
  3. "Don't You Want Me"
    Released: August 10, 1987
  4. "Some Kind of Lover"
    Released: January 4, 1988
  5. "Most of All"
    Released: April 18, 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau C+ [2]
Rolling Stone (positive) [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.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by André Cymone and Jody Watley, except where noted. 

Vibe One
No. Title Length
1. "Looking for a New Love"   5:06
2. "Still a Thrill"   4:48
3. "Some Kind of Lover"   4:08
4. "For the Girls"   3:51
Vibe Two
No. Title Length
5. "Love Injection" (Paul Gurvitz, David Paul Bryant) 3:45
6. "Don't You Want Me" (Franne Golde, David Paul Bryant, Jody Watley) 4:10
7. "Do It to the Beat"   4:45
8. "Most of All" (Patrick Leonard, David Paul Bryant) 4:48
9. "Learn to Say No" (Duet with George Michael) (Richard "Dimples" Fields, George Michael) 3:35

Personnel

Production

Awards

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 10
U.S. Billboard 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. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  3. ↑ Aletti, Vince (May 21, 1987). "Jody Watley: Jody Watley : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Pop Albums - 1987". Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Black Albums - 1987". Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Pop Albums - 1988". Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Black Albums - 1988". Retrieved 2011-12-14.

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