Jody Watley Billboard Chart History
Full Length Albums: 1. Jody Watley 2. Larger Than Life 3. Affairs of the Heart 4. Intimacy 5. Affection 6. Flower 7. Saturday Night Experience Vol.1 8. Midnight Lounge 9. The Makeover
Shalamar (77-83): 1. Uptown Festival, 2. Shalamar Disco Gardens 3. Big Fun 4. Three For Love 5. Go For It 6. Friends 7. The Look.
Watley’s music appears on various compilations most recently taste making boutique label Hed Kandi’s The Mix 2009 and two Greatest Hits Compilations.
As a songwriter, Watley has co-written nearly 100 songs in her BMI catalog, including many of her multi-format hit singles such as “Looking For a New Love”, “Don’t You Want Me”, “Some Kind of Lover”, “Friends”, “Real Love” and more.
As a member of Shalamar her writing credits include “Work It Out” (Three For Love album) “Full of Fire” (Three for Love album), ”Help Me (Friends album), “Playing to Win” (Friends album), Talk To Me” (Go For It album). The group Destiny’s Child covered the Watley penned “Sweet 16″ on their multi-platinum “Writing’s On The Wall” album in 1999.
Duets and Features:
1983 – Musical Youth ”16″
1983 – Band Aid “Do They Know It’s Christmas”
1987 – George Michael “Learn To Say No” from debut solo album “Jody Watley” Produced by Bernard Edwards (CHIC, Power Station)
1988 – Stevie Wonder MTV Special “Superstitious”, “Some Kind of Lover”
1989 – Eric B. and Rakim “Friends” the first R&B/Pop Hip Hip/Rap collaboration to feature custom 16 bar verse feature and to cross over multiple charts. Produced by Andre Cymone Executive Producer Jody Watley
2003 – Roy Ayers “I Love to Love” from “Midnight Lounge” Produced by Masters at Work
2006 – 4Hero “Bed of Roses” from “Play With The Changes” and “The Makeover” Produced by 4Hero
2012 – with French Horn Rebellion “Cold Enough”
2013 – with French Horn “Dancing Out”
Awards and Recognition:
Grammy Award Best New Artist 1988, BMI Songwriter Awards , BET Contributor Award Freedom and Democracy in South Africa, Mandela Freedom Fund Telethon Contributor March 22, 1994, Lifetime Achievement Billboard Dance 2007 after 13th #1 Dance Single.
Nominations: MTV VMA’s in 1987 for Best Female Video for “Some Kind Of Lover” and in 1989 remaining one of their most nominated for ‘Real Love’ directed by David Fincher. Nominations also include American Music Awards, NAACP Image Awards and Soul Train Awards.
U.S. CHARTS BILLBOARD
2009
Candlelight (J. Watley, A. Koukouselis) Jody Watley Music BMI, A. Koukouselis AEIP
# 24 Hot Dance Club Play
2008
A Beautiful Life (J. Watley, R. Lee) Jody Watley Music BMI, Dream Planet Music BMI
# 5 Hot Dance Club Play
2007
I Want Your Love (N. Rodgers, B. Edwards) Bernard S Other Music Warner Tamerlane Sony ATV Songs BMI
# 1 Hot Dance Club Play
Borderline (R. Lucas) Careers Music Pub. BMI
# 2 Hot Dance Club Play
2005
Looking For a New Love Remixes (J. Watley, A. Cymone) Jody Watley Music BMI, Ultrawave ASCAP
# 1 Hot Dance Club Play
2003
Midnight Lounge/Whenever (J.Watley, R. Lee) Jody Watley Music BMI, Dream Planet Music BMI
# 19 Hot Dance Club Play
1998
If I’m Not in Love
# 2 Hot Dance Club Play
Off The Hook (M. Pendleton, C. Lucas, Floyd)
# 1 Hot Dance Club Play
# 23 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
# 73 Hot 100
1995
Affection (J. Watley, D. Edmonson) Jody Watley Music BMI
# 28 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
1994
When a Man Loves a Woman (J. Watley, L. Campbell) Jody Watley Music BMI, L. Campbell ASCAP
# 8 Hot Dance Club Play Singles
# 11 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
1993
Your Love Keeps Working On Me (J. Barnes, J. Diggs,, R. WHite) BMI
# 2 Hot Dance Club Play
# 26 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
1992
It All Begins With You (G. Lyter, D. Rich)
# 80 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
I’m The One You Need (J. Watley, D. Morales, A. Shantzis) Jody Watley Music BMI, Morales, Shantzis ASCAP
# 3 Hot Dance Club Play
# 19 Hot 100
# 23 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
1991
I Want You (J. Watley, A. Cymone) Jody Watley Music BMI, Ultrawave ASCAP
# 5 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
# 17 Hot Dance Club Play
# 61 Hot 100
1990
Precious Love (J. Watley, A. Cymone) Jody Watley Music BMI, Ultrawave ASCAP
# 51 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
# 87 Hot 100
1989
Real Love (J. Watley, A. Cymone) Jody Watley Music BMI, Ultrawave ASCAP
# 2 Hot 100
# 1 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
# 1 Hot Dance Club Play
Friends featuring Eric B and Rakim (J. Watley, A. Cymone, Rakim, Eric B) Jody Watley Music BMI, Ultrawave ASCAP
# 9 Hot 100
# 3 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
# 7 Hot Dance Club Play Singles
Everything (G. Cole, J. Newton-Howard)
# 4 Hot 100
# 3 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
# 11 Adult Contemporary
1988
Some Kind of Lover (J. Watley, A. Cymone) Jody Watley Music BMI, Ultrawave ASCAP
# 10 Hot 100
# 1 Hot Dance Club Play
# 3 Hot R&B /Hip Hop Most of All (G. Cole, P. Leonard)
# 8 Hot Dance Club Play
# 11 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
# 60 Hot 100
1987
Don’t You Want Me (J. Watley, F. Golde, D. Bryant) Jody Watley Music BMI, Franne Gee Music
# 6 Hot 100
# 1 Hot Dance Club Play
# 3 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
Still a Thrill (J. Watley, A. Cymone) Jody Watley Music BMI, Ultrawave ASCAP
# 8 Hot Dance Club Play
# 3 Hot R&B Hip/Hop
# 56 Hot 100
Looking For a New Love (J. Watley, A. Cymone) Jody Watley Music BMI, Ultrawave ASCAP
# 2 Hot 100
# 1 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles
# 1 Hot Dance Club Play
Shalamar
1983
Over and Over
#26 Hot R&B Singles
Dead Giveaway
#10 Hot R&B Singles
#22 Hot 100
#18 Hot Dance Club Play
#41 Mainstream Rock
1982
I Can Make You Feel Good
#33 Hot R&B Singles
A Night To Remember
#8 Hot R&B Singles
#15 Hot Dance Club Play
#44 Hot 100
1981
This Is For The Lover In You
#8 Hot R&B Singles
Make That Move
#6 Hot R&B Singles
#60 Hot 100
Full Of Fire (J. Watley, Jody Watley Music)
#24 Hot R&B Singles
#55 Hot 100
#15 Hot Dance Club Play
1980
The Second Time Around
#1 Hot R&B Singles
#1 Hot Dance Club Play
#8 Hot 100
Right In The Socket
#22 Hot R&B
#11 Hot Dance Club Play
I Owe You One
#60 Hot R&B Singles
1979
Take That To The Bank
#11 Hot R&B Singles
#79 Hot 100
1977
Uptown Festival
#10 Hot R&B
#25 Hot 100
#2 Hot Dance
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All Chart Data: Billboard Magazine / AllMusic Guide / Wikipedia / Music Week UK
