Like A Holiday
Written by Jody Watley (Jody Watley Music BMI) and Rodney Lee (Dream Planet Music BMI)
Produced by Jody Watley and Rodney Lee
Additional Remix and Production: Alex Di Cio’
UPC: 193483256238
Genres: Ambient / R&B/Soul / Electronica / Holiday
Label: Avitone Recordings
Jody Watley, singer/songwriter/producer/businesswoman and Best New Artist Grammy winner is one of the architects of 21st century pop. From her groundbreaking marriage of rap & R&B (1987’s “Friends,” a collaboration with hip-hop legends Eric B. & Rakim) to her vision-forward marriage of high fashion, street fashion and music in the ‘80s (long before it became the norm), to her fusion of jazz and underground club culture with keen pop instincts, and the ease with which she crossed and still crosses genre, Jody Watley forged the template that is now everybody’s playbook.
Since her days as an original member of the group Shalamar, Watley’s entire career is about looking forward, drawing inspiration from personal heroes and iconoclasts who were and are always ten steps ahead of the pack. The Chicago native’s eclectic, hits-filled repertoire – R&B, hip-hop, House, jazz, pop, drum & bass, ambient, spoken-word, disco, soul – spans decades and is built on a positive vision and a strong taste for artistic and aesthetic risk.
2018 was another banner year for Watley ranking as one of the Top 60 Female Artists of All Time; the year produced three diverse hit singles including the jazz makeover of the Bob Marley classic “Waiting In Vain” an American Top 10 Smooth Jazz release.
U.K, radio embraced the music of the new branch of her vast musical tree Jody Watley & SRL (Soul Revolution Love) with two Top 5 UK Soul Chart Singles. (“The Mood” Alex Di Cio’ Mix and the Number 3 The Passion also remixed by Di Cio’).
SRL is Nate Allen Smith and Rosero McCoy along with a squad of dancers and musicians.\
On the heels of the announcement by AGMP concerts that Jody Watley will do her first UK Tour in over two decades in April 2019, up close and personal: 17th Glasgow (Oran Mor), 18th (Manchester Gorilla) and 19th London (Under The Bridge).
Jody Watley closes out 2018 with the lyrically timely holiday release “Like A Holiday” Alex Di Cio’ Remix. Watley describes the single as the soothing feeling of a warm beverage by the fire, and then I’ll be back with more up-tempo burners in 2019 to coincide with the tour.”
RnB Soul Effect Tv HONORING MUSIC GROUP Jody Watley & SRLOfficial 2018 GROUP OF THE YEAR. ACHIEVING INDEPENDENT SUCCESS SCORING TWO NUMBER #1 UK 🇬🇧 HIT’S “THE MOOD” & “THE PASSION” CONGRATULATIONS.
Amazing!! Thank you RnB Soul Effect TV for the recognition and thank you Steve Ripley, UK radio , Alex Di Cio’, Tom Estey everyone on our team/squad, those embracing and supporting us and the group / band / collective concept in this era — more to come in 2019.
Increased by 59%
Keeping it moving a good sign with increase in activity. Thank you for the love for those who made me their Number 1!
Very cool year end wrap up on Spotify. Here’s to even more for 2019!
Jody Watley is noted as a pioneer and influencer in R&B nothing the significance of the Eric B & Rakim collaboration as contemporary R&B continues to try to find it’s way in the midst of continued Hip Hop dominance:
“R&B Blossoms With Hip Hop in Rear View”
New York Times Feature written by Jon Caramanica
A few Jody Watley solo classics for this one! Be there, January 29, 2019 Microsoft Theater – get your tickets before it sells out.
It’s a blessing to continue to make new music and a blessing to have classic hits too!
Jody Watley – by Will Dimension inspired by my 80’s music and style.
