Jody Watley Releases- Chart History, Collaborations and Awards
Multi-Platinum GRAMMY winning artist, songwriter, producer Jody Watley has an ongoing catalog spanning decades ranging from R&B, Pop, Dance, Rap/Hip Hop, Jazz, Adult Contemporary, House Music, Drum & Bass, Electronica, Ambient/Chill, Contemporary R&B/ Nu Disco/Club. Beyond her impressive discography, the Chicago native is ecognized as a style icon and one of the architects of 21st century Pop/R&B/Dance music. Ranking consistently in Billboard lists as one of the Top 60 Hot 100 Female Artists of All Time, Top 25 Dance Artists of All Time, Top 100 Black Solo Artists Of All Time. Jody Watley was honored in 2017 as Crossover Music Icon from Black Music Honors 2017 for her undeniable influence on pop culture and the new breed of female artists who followed embracing high fashion, glamour merged with street style and early ‘branding’. As a songwriter, Jody Watley has a BMI Medal of Honor and an inductee into the Women’s Songwriter Hall of Fame.
Billboard 6 Hot 100 Top Ten Singles (“Looking For A New Love”, “Some Kind Of Lover”, “Don’t You Want Me”, “Real Love”, “Friends” ft Eric B & RAKIM- the first Pop/R&B/Rap Collaboration to Crossover on Multiple Charts Top 10, “Everything”), 15 Top 40 Singles, 13 #1 Dance Singles, 2 #1 R&B, 1 Top 25 Smooth Jazz Single – spanning over 3 decades and counting along with multi-platinum success, in addition to being recognized as a trendsetting style and fashion icon beyond her music.
In August 2018 Jody Watley was listed as one of the Top 60 Female Artists of All Time ranking at 53 by Billboard Magazine as their Hot 100 Chart Turned 60 and one of The Top 25 Dance Artist of All Time Billboard. As a songwriter, Watley was the recipient of the BMI Songwriters Medal of Honor Award in 1991 and inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022. Watley’s songwriting catalog dates back to her days in the trio Shalamar ( co-writing “Full of Fire” “Playing To Win”, “Help Me”, “Work It Out”) a solo catalog of over 100 hundred compositions administered by BMI & Wise Music, as well as a cover of her “Sweet 16” by multi-platinum group Destiny’s Child.
Jody Watley’s diverse range of collaborations and appearances include the first R&B Hip/Hop/Pop/Dance Crossover Multiple Format Single “Friends” with Eric B and Rakim remains an influential touchstone and formula in music with the full custom verses the first such collaboration to crossover Top 10 on multiple charts.
Full Length Albums: 1. Jody Watley (1987) 2. Larger Than Life (1989) 3. Affairs of the Heart (1991) 4. Intimacy (1993) 5. Affection (19950 6. Flower (1998) 7. Saturday Night Experience ft Jody Watley Vol.1 8. Midnight Lounge (2003) 9. The Makeover (2006)
EP’s: Paradise (2014), Winter Nights (2020), Renderings (2022), EVERLASTING-The Remixes (2024)
Full Discography and Billboard Chart History Below.
Check the full catalog and ongoing discography including collaborations below and Chart History
DISCOGRAPHY
2024 -“EVERLASTING” – Single
2022 – “Christmas Time Is Here” – Holiday single
Collaboration with Brian Power.
2021 – “Whenever” The Alex Di Ciò Remix Edits
2021 “Not A Single Day Goes By” – Alex Di Ciò Remix Radio Edit
2021 “RENDERINGS” EP – Alex Di Ciò Remixes
UK Soul Chart #4
2021 Good Good Reason – Collaboration with Brian Power
2020 The Healing – The APX Remix
2020 The Healing – Redtop Remix Single
2020 Winter Nights EP
Featuring Winter Nights Prelude (Written by Charles Lombard), Weigh On Me, Skin Deep (Writers: Jody Watley and Rodney Lee) (Alex Di Cio Extended Remix), Candlelight (Writers Jody Watley and Aris Koukouselis) (Alex Di Cio’ Extended Remix), Winter Nights Reprise (Written by Charles Lombard)
Number 2 – UK Soul Chart
2018
Like A Holiday Christmas Single – Written by Jody Watley and Rodney Lee, Alex Di Cio’ Remix
#3 Jody Watley and SRL “The Passion” – UK Soul Chart Week Ending August 16, 2018
May 2018
#10 “Waiting In Vain” – Smooth Jazz Network Top 100 Week Ending May 12, 2018
#25 Billboard Smooth Jazz Chart Week Ending April 26, 2018
2018
#2 U.K. Soul Single Jody Watley ft. SRL. – The Mood
#1 One. Jamm FM Netherlands
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2017 “Sanctuary EP”
Written by Jody Watley and Rodney Lee. Production and Mixed by Soulpersona.
2015 “DANCER” REMIX EP
Written by Jody Watley and Federico Costantini
With Remixes by: Luminodisco, Casamena, Craig C. and Bill Coleman, Cut Correct and Rhe’, BOJAN
2014 – PARADISE EP
Nightlife – 2014
Billboard Dance Portal: “NIGHTLIFE” from ‘PARADISE” is Jody Watley’s 19th Top 20 hit on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs reaching #18. Jody Watley ‘s string of 7 Billboard DANCE #1 records began with 1987′s “Looking for a New Love” -1987 self titled debut album spawned 5 Top 10 Billboard Dance hits and 3 #1′s! Since then, Jody Watley earned 11 more Billboard Dance Top 10 records and 4 more Dance Club Song #1′s. Most recent Billboard Dance Club Songs #1 record was 2007′s “I Want Your Love.”
Nightlife (J. Watley Jody Watley Music BMI, Julien Aletti, Raphael Aletti; Aletti Brothers Music BMI).
#5 Urban, Music Week UK
#6 Commercial Pop, Music Week UK
#18 Hot Dance/Club Play, Billboard
2009
Candlelight (J. Watley, A. Koukouselis) Jody Watley Music BMI, A. Koukouselis AEIP
# 24 Hot Dance Club Play Billboard
2008
A Beautiful Life (J. Watley, R. Lee) Jody Watley Music BMI, Dream Planet Music BMI
# 5 Hot Dance Club Play Billboard
2007
“Rihanna wasn’t even born when Jody Watley was having hits with Shalamar..”
I Want Your Love (N. Rodgers, B. Edwards) Bernard S Other Music Warner Tamerlane Sony ATV Songs BMI
# 1 Hot Dance Club Play
#1 Commercial Pop, Music Week UK
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
*the first single to go Number One in two separate decades*
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
Most of All
(Gardner Cole-Patrick Leonard)
#60 Hot 100
#11 R&B
# 8 Hot Dance Club Play
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
1984
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas
#1
Jody Watley was a member of the trio Shalamar for 5 years during their prime pinnacle albums and singles from winter of 1978 through mid summer 1983:
Shalamar years (Albums: Big Fun, Three For Love, Friends, Go For It, The Look)
Singles:
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
1979 – 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
1978
Take That To The Bank
#11 Hot R&B Singles
#79 Hot 100
All Rights Reserved. Jody Watley / Avid Music Inc. 2012
All Chart Data: Billboard Magazine / AllMusic Guide / Wikipedia / Music Week UK
Remix collaborators 1987 – 2020 include: David Morales, Francois K, PM Dawn, Drizabone, Masters at Work, Love to Infinity, RocaSound, Chus & Ceballos, Craig Christensen, Chris Joss, Heinrich Z, Levon Vincent, Lost Daze, Julius Papp, Aris Kokou, Stargroove, Josh Peace, DJ Yellow, Jodie Harsh, Dave Doyle, Soulpersona, Soulcast, Masi & Mello, Morgan Paige,Cristian P, Danny Krivit, DJ Spinna, King Britt, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Brian Power, Alex Di Cio’, Redtop.
Various collaborations include Jody Watley with :
(2019) Brian Power (Good Good Reason)
(2018) French Horn Rebellion (“Just Werrrk“)
(2018) ft SRL (The Passion)
(2017) Peter Harper, A Million Miles from the Harper’s Break The Cycle Contemporary Folk Album;
(2016) ft SRL (The Mood)
(2015) Dam-Funk “Virtual Progression” from “Invite the Light” Teddy Pendergrass “Can’t We Try” from Teddy Pendergrass Duets “Love & Soul”;
(2013-2014) French Horn Rebellion (Dancing Out, Cold Enough),
(2013) Loving The Silent Tears Musical Event “A Real Fool” Produced by Emmy winner Doug Katsuros,
(2013) Mark de Clive Lowe (Tonight’s The Night),
(2012) -Rahsaan Patterson (Ghost),
(2006) – 4Hero (Bed of Roses from Play With The Changes and The Makeover)
(2004) King Britt (The Essence)
(2003) with Roy Ayers and Masters At Work (I Love To Love)
(2003) Cyber X feat. Jody Watley (Waves of Love),
(2000) – Ron Trent (Saturday Night Experience Remix),
(1999) Destiny’s Child (Sweet 16 written by Watley on ‘The Writing’s On The Wall’ album)
(1990) Red, Hot and Blue Tribute to Cole Porter “After You, Who”
(1989)– Stevie Wonder Characters MTV Special, Stevie Ray Vaughn on guitar
(1989) Eric B & Rakim (Friends)
(1987) George Michael (Learn To Say No)
(1984) Musical Youth duet (I’m 16 -Sixteen uncredited)
(1984) George Duke (Baby Love)
(1984) Band Aid (Do They Know It’s Christmas)
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
2011- with Dam-Funk “Virtuous Progression” from “Invite The Light”
2017- with Peter Harper – “Million Miles” from “Break The Cycle”
2012 – with French Horn Rebellion “Cold Enough”
2013 – with French Horn “Dancing Out”
2019 – with Brian Power “Good Good Reason”
Awards and Recognition:
2022: Women Songwriters Hall Of Fame
2022: Honorary Doctorate in Business & Entrepreneurship, Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award In Community Service
2021: 100 Successful Women in Business by Global Trade Chamber
2019- Vanguard Award: LGBT Music & Film Festival, “Women of Excellence”
2018 – Listed as one of the Top 60 Female Artists of All Time ranking at 53 by Billboard Magazine as their Hot 100 Chart Turned 60 and one of The Top 25 Dance Artist of All Time Billboard.
2017- Black Music Honors “Crossover Music Icon” – Television Broadcast Special
2017 – California Senate Resolution Honorable Ricardo Lara for LGBTQ Advocacy and Music Contributions
2009 – California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition Black Music Month For Contributions to Music – Mike Davis 48th Assembly June 16
2009 – California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition Black Music Month For Contributions to Music – Maxine Waters Member of Congress June 16
2007 – Lifetime Achievement Billboard Dance 2007 after 13th #1 Dance Single.
2016 ranked as one of Billboard Magazines Greatest Dance club Artists of All Time at #21
1991 – BMI Songwriter Award Medal Of Honor
1994 -BET Contributor Award Freedom and Democracy in South Africa, Mandela Freedom Fund Telethon Contributor March 22
1988 – Grammy Award Best New Artist
