![]() ![]() Jody Watley - I Want You. Music video by Jody Watley performing I Want You. Music Downloads, Album Info & More . In 1. 98. 7, she won the Grammy Award for . Her early music influences are Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, The Carpenters, Roberta Flack, Prince, Grace Jones and various jazz artists including Nancy Wilson. Watley was born in Chicago, Illinois. Watley made her first stage appearance at 8 years old with family friend and godfather Jackie Wilson. She got her start on the TV dance show Soul Train at the age of 1. Documented by Ebony magazine in 1. As popular stand- outs on the television show, Watley and fellow Soul Train dancer Jeffrey Daniel were selected to join Gary Mumford and become original members of the R& B group Shalamar by show creator Don Cornelius. Watley remained with the group from 1. The trio released several albums and scored several hits including the US Top 2. Because of conflicts within the group, disagreements in direction of Shalamar with Dick Griffey and lack of payment from Solar Records, she eventually left the group in 1. She also recorded with Gary Langan, Anne Dudley and J. J Jeczalik (who later became Art of Noise). She had a brief stint with Phonogram Records where two singles were released (in the UK, Europe & Australia . Also during this era, and after departing the group, she took part in Bob Geldof's Band Aid recording of . ![]() Her album Jody Watley was released in March 1. In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Watley would say that she wanted to showcase her voice against . The album peaked at #1. US Billboard Top 2. Album Chart, number- one on the Billboard Hot R& B Albums Chart, and sold two million copies in the US, and a total of four million copies worldwide. It produced five uptempo dance and R& B singles that charted on the US Hot 1. That same year, she also received nominations for four MTV Video Music Awards and three Soul Train Awards. After Shalamar she had two singles released under the name of 'Jody' without her second name even though adverts in UK Pop Magazine 'Smash Hits' mentioned that she was . This 'technicality' allowed her controversially to be considered a 'New Artist' at the Grammys, beating Breakfast Club, Cutting Crew,Terence Trent D'Arby, and Swing Out Sister. Shortly after winning the Grammy Award, Watley would be featured in Harper's Bazaar Magazine photographed by Francesco Scavullo. In the spring of 1. Watley released her second album, Larger than Life, co- writing eleven of the album. The album sold over four million copies worldwide, reaching #1. Billboard Top 2. 00 Album Chart, and produced four singles: . The album's fourth and final single, . Lyrics to 'Don't You Want Me' by Jody Watley. Want me (Oh, oh), don't you want me (Yeah) (Don't you want me) Want me (Oh, oh), don't you want me (Yeah, yeah). That record was held until Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's video . The next year, she was 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. While riding high on her Larger Than Life World Tour, a remix album, You Wanna Dance with Me?, was released in October 1. America. 1. 98. 9 also saw Watley featured in Harper. That same year Jody Watley appeared on the cover of the Japanese high fashion magazine SPUR for its debut issue. Jody Watley released the million selling . She was inspired toward a more introspective approach for . In December 1. 99. Watley released her third album, Affairs of the Heart, described by Justin Kantor in Guide to Soul as an overlooked standout of her 1. The album peaked at #1. US chart, and #2. R& B/Hip- Hop Albums Chart. The lead single, . The final single was the ballad . Watley earned an invitation by President George H. Bush in 1. 99. 2 to perform this song at the White House. Watley used the opportunity to encourage the government to provide more support and funding for public schools. In November 1. 99. MCA released her fourth solo album, the introspective relationship themed Intimacy. Noting that the new jack swing was popular in R& B at the time, Amy Linden wrote in People Magazine that Intimacy continued the process of Watley. Watley herself said that the songs she wrote were always personal statements. Intimacy with its songs of .
![]() The first single was . Watley added video director to her resume for the next single, the spoken word tune . Although not a pop hit in the US or UK as well, the BBG Remix of this song topped the Dance charts in the UK. The album also contained the song . Like its predecessor, . The album was engineered and produced by the legendary Booker T. Jones and Angelo Earl. Jody has consistently.She aligned Avitone with the independent Bellmark Records for distribution. According to a review of the album . Watley was photographed by famous photographer, Victor Skrebneski, for the popular Saks Fifth Avenue Defining Style Fall Catalog, where she appeared in a 1. That fall, Watley appeared on the platinum- selling single . The single also featured LL Cool J and Watley. It was a remake of Shalamar. As the year wound to a close, Watley took a hiatus from her own Avitone label, and signed with Big Beat/Atlantic Records. The same year MCA Records released her Greatest Hits album with Watley. 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 . Big Beat Records was absorbed into its parent label, Atlantic Records, which then shelved the album from a U. S. 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 among others. A previously unreleased song featuring Watley with George Duke titled . The Saturday Night Experience Vol. Watley told music historian David Nathan. In November 1. 99. Jody reactivated her independent label, Avitone, and released her seventh studio album via Universal Japan The Saturday Night Experience featuring Jody Watley Vol. It was released exclusively in Japan along with a single, . Also included on the project was the drum and bass title song . The Saturday Night Experience , as told to music historian David Nathan, Watley stated she had no desire to release the project in the U. S. The title song of the same name was licensed to Giant Step and included on their compilation . The following year, MCA released 2. Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jody Watley. In 2. 00. 1, Jody released her eighth studio album, Midnight Lounge in Europe and Japan. In an interview with Billboard Magazine Watley would say, . Midnight Lounge was Watley. Roy Ayers appeared on the Masters At Work produced, . The music and growth of Watley would achieve critical acclaim for the project and Watley, noting she had successfully updated her sound over the years and evolved successfully into a soulful chantese. In 2. 00. 5, Watley made history on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart when she re- released her 1. Jody Watley now has the distinction of being among the few artists who have been to #1 on Billboard. The same year, Watley was invited to participate in the Force of Nature Relief Concert to aid the victims of the 2. Indian Ocean earthquake. During the trip Watley and others (including The Black Eyed Peas, Lauryn Hill, and Jackie Chan) were invited to the Royal Palace to meet The King and Queen of Malaysia for a special Tea reception in showing their gratitude for all involved with Force of Nature. The Makeover would bring Watley together with 4. Hero and King Britt among others in an electronic musical style. Understanding the shifting paradigms in the music industry and the changing business models, Watley. It debuted at #1 for the retailer, and was accompanied by a Virgin mini- tour where she performed for customers and signed copies of the CD. The first single was a cover of Madonna's . The single reached #2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in January 2. The second single, a cover of Chic's . Dance Charts in January, giving her first U. K. In 2. 00. 8, she launched an online music store, while scoring another Top Five Billboard Dance Single, . In May 2. 00. 8, continuing over a decade of support for various charities dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS, Watley performed at Life Ball, Europe's largest gala for the cause held in Vienna, Austria. Pete Lewis from Blues & Soul noted her evolution as an artist and performer as being showcased on the album. Further stating Watley being hailed by some, as exemplifying the 2. Distinguishable from the original release, The Makeover . New inclusions featured the bossa- soul rendering of Bob Marley. Replacing the downtempo ambient version found on the 2. Reg Dancy from Basic Soul would write that Watley was able to handpick songs and make them seem as if they had been written for her. Added to the line- up of producers which included King Britt, Mark de- Clive Lowe, 4. Hero, DJ Spinna, and longtime co- collaborator Rodney Lee, are remixer/producers Marco Zappala from Brazil and Craig C. On October 2. 7, 2. Watley starred in the one time international humanitarian musical event Loving the Silent Tears with performers from 1. Al Kasha directed by Vincent Paterson and choreographed by Bonnie Story at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Jody Watley recorded collaborations with the electro pop duo French Horn Rebellion on singles titled . Watley added high- profile summer concerts including Grammy All- Stars in Chengdu, China at Chengdu Sports Centre and Essence Music Festival in July 2. Jody Watley released a new single . The song, which marked a return to disco dance, was a Top 5 British Urban Single, Top 1. Commercial Pop Single Music Week and Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Top 2. Single in 2. 01. 4. In 1. 99. 0, Watley would continue to be involved with fashion. On her second album, she was photographed by fashion photographer Steven Meisel, where she continued to make her own style statements. She released a million- selling home video, Dance To Fitness.
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