February 13, 1988
“Some Kind Of Lover” (Remix)
Peaked at #1 on the Billboard Dance chart
Written by: Jody Watley, Andre Cymone
Produced by Andre Cymone
Additional Billboard Chart History
#3 Hot R&B
#10 Hot 100
Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the monumental Jody Watley multi-platinum solo debut album.
Wattage!
‘I Want Your Love’ is a CHIC classic – written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. It’s always been a favorite of mine and so I put my spin on it for my full length ‘The Makeover.’ With various remixes including the main version by New York’s legendary DJ Spinna. In 2008 the single ended up at Number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts and Number 1 Club Top 40 and Number 2 Commercial Pop on British Radio. Since then it’s become a staple in my live show as well..and for those that don’t understand the context, this is a reminder blog post about it. It’s definitely a highlight of many in this decade for me..just realizing that we are nearing the end one with 2020 on the horizon.
Music Week, UK (their equivalent of BillBoard Magazine). 12/01/08 – drawing parallel with Rihanna who wasn’t born when I first hit the charts in Shalamar, a teen at the time myself.
One of music’s most unpredictable and venerable artist’s Jody Watley’s newest triumph comes on the heels of her new group Jody Watley & SRL’s UK Soul Hit “The Mood” Alex Di Cio Remix, Watley scores another hit in the jazz or radio format ‘smooth jazz’. Check the latest radio and chart updates below.
Updates:
Billboard 26 to 25* : BDSRadio Charts April 28, 2018
America’s Music Charts : MediaBase : 37 to 28*
Smooth Jazz Network Top 20 : 15 to 14*
Smooth Jazz.com 40 to 38*
Smooth Jazz Indie 28 to 26*
Indie Soul Chart #6
Billboard Airplay
KSBR-HD/Los Angeles, CA (Orange County)
WNWV/Cleveland, OH
WFSK/Nashville, TN
KUNV/Las Vegas, NV
WVAS/Montgomery, AL
Smooth Jazz Network (affiliates below)
WCLK/Atlanta, GA
WVST/Richmond, VA
WSBZ/Panama City, FL
WEIB/Springfield, MA
KJLU/Jefferson City, MO
Specialty Show Airplay
WWDM/Columbia, SC
CKSJ/St Johns, Canada
WAGH/Columbus, GA
KQXT/San Antonio, TX (Jazz show on A/C station)
WMJY/Biloxi, MS
WCLZ/Portland, ME
KBEM/Minneapolis, MN
WWDM/Columbia, SC
Smooth Jazz Airplay
KOKY/Little Rock, AR
TheVibeSmoothGrooveRadio.weebly.com
WNAA/Greensboro, NC
BlogTalkRadio.com
JazzBayRadio.com
WCHG/Hot Springs, VA
WOWE/Flint, MI
HTRJazzy.com
Smooth Jazz “In The Mix” Online Radio
SmoothJazzOnTheRocks.net
KYTE/Newport, OR
TheSourceSmoothJazzRadio.com
JazzMoodsRadio.com
RadioSeagull.com
StrawberryJazz.com
SmoothJazz905.com
WWUS/Key West, FL
KBEM/Minneapolis, MN
WSJRDBRadio.com
1000SmoothHits.de
TM Studios
Jazz-City.com
KCSW/Phoenix, AZ
SmoothJazzAndMore.com
Smooth Jazz Florida Plus HD
Love Smooth Jazz
Love Jazz Florida
Love Smooth Jazz Music
Smooth Jazz Mix New York
Smooth Jazz New York
Smooth Jazz NYC
Smooth Jazz Planet
Smooth Jazz Zone
A1 Smooth Jazz
Smooth Jazz Oasis
Smooth Jazz Smooth Wave
South Florida Smooth Jazz
Smooth Jazz Tampa Bay
Smooth Jazz CD101.9 New York
KKFI/Kansas City, MO
GrooveSuite.com
KRWV/Phoenix, AZ
CJazzChannel.com
WHCJ/Savannah, GA
WTCC/Springfield, MA
WRTC/Hartford, CT
WQTQ/Hartford, CT
AccuRadio.com (Smooth Jazz Chicago)
Smooth Grooves Radio/UK
SmoothJazzFlorida.com
SmoothJazz.com
WUSB/Long Island, NY
WJAB/Huntsville, AL
WSNC/Winston-Salem, NC
KUR/Reading, PA
KSHK/Kauai, HI
Smooth Jazz Network Airplay
iHeart Radio – Smooth Jazz Channel
WAEG-FM North Augusta, GA
WCHD-HD2 Dayton, OH
KWDR-FM Kennewick, WA
WKSC HD-2 Chicago, IL
KDXA HD-2 Des Moines, IO
KSOF HD-2 Fresno, CA
WSRW HD-2 Grand Rapids, MI
WMAG HD-2 Greensboro, NC
WLRQ HD-2 Melbourne, FL
WUBT-HD2 Nashville, TN
WMGF-HD2 Orlando, CA
KKCW HD-2 Portland, OR
WSNE HD-2 Providence, RI
WBTJ HD-2 Richmond, VA
KFBK-HD2 Sacramento, CA
KMJM HD-2 St. Louis, MO
KODJ HD-2 Salt Lake City, UT
KISC-HD2 Spokane, WA
COOL-FM Panama
KCCB-AM Corning, AR
WVSU-FM Birmingham, AL
KKLI-FM Colorado Springs, CO
WAJD-FM Gainesville, FL
WBHQ-FM Beverly Beach, FL
WSBZ-FM Walton Beach, FL
WUCR-FM Butler, FL
WCLZ-FM Portland, ME
WRMO-FM Bangor, ME
WHFC-FM Bel Air, MD
WLDR-FM Traverse City, MI
WVLY-FM Sundbury, PA
KQXT-FM San Antonio, TX
SmoothJazzFlorida.com
Smooth Jazz Florida Plus HD
Smooth Jazz Tampa Bay
Smooth Jazz Nox Miami
Smooth Jazz Tampa
Smooth Jazz Wave Boca Raton
Smooth Jazz CD101.9 New York
Smooth Jazz Mix New York
Radio Indigo Bangalore/Goa India 99.1
Aramco Saudi Arabia
CJCV-FM Winnipeg
Boracay Beach Radio – 97.3 FM Philippines
Smooth Jazz Top 20 Show Airplay
iHeart Radio – Smooth Jazz Channel
CD101.9 New York
KCCB 1260AM Corning, AR
KDXA HD-2 Des Moines
KKCW HD-2 Portland
KKLI 106.3 FM Colorado Springs
KODJ HD-2 Salt Lake City
KSOF HD-2 Fresno
KWDR-FM 93.5 and 102.3 Kennewick, WA
KZIZ-AM 1560 AM Seattle, WA
Radio Indigo Bangalore/Goa India 99.1
WAEG-FM 92.3 North Augusta, GA
WBHQ-HD-3 Beverly Beach, FL
WBTJ HD-2 Richmond
WCHB 1200 AM/ 99.9 FM Detroit, MI
WCLZ 98.9 FM Portland, Maine
WHFC91.1 FM Bel Air, Maryland
WKSC HD-2 Chicago
WLDR HD-2 Traverse City, MI
WLRQ HD-2 Melbourne
WMAG HD-2 Greensboro
WMJM HD-2 St. Louis
WRMO 93.7 FM Bangor Maine
WSJF-DB Smooth Jazz Florida
WSNE HD-2 Providence
WSRW HD-2 Grand Rapids
WUCR 107.9 FM Lake Butler, Florida
WVLY 100.9 FM Sundbury/Selinsgrove, PA
WXCT 98.3 FM Grand Rapids, MI
ARAMCO Saudi Arabia
Boracay Beach Radio-97.3 FM Philippines
CJCV 99.1 FM Winnipeg, Canada
COOL-FM Panama
Photography: Victoria Pearson Art Direction and Design: Lynn Robb / Jody Watley Velvet Cone Bra Bra: jean Paul-Gaultier Signature Jumbo Jody Watley Hoop Earrings
One of the positives of Twitter is being reminded of things like this – on August 10 hit single “Don’t You Want Me” was released. Written by Jody Watley, Franne Golde and David Bryant. Franne and I became best friends since the day we met for this session. It’s one of the few songs I’ve co-written and shared lyrical tasks – songwriting is so personal; but we all hit it all so well. Bernard Edwards from CHIC and Power Station was the producer and the remix which was the version that to it to the Hot 100 and the top of the Billboard Dance charts is by Francois K.
The video would be directed by Dominic Sena and would star my now ex-husband and former collaborator and co-producer Andre Cymone. My brother John is also in the video which was filmed in downtown Los Angeles.
#1 Dance, #6 Hot 100 #3 R&B
#TBT #Classic “Everything” cover art from my 1989 second solo album ‘Larger Than Life’ my commerical Pop/R&B era. #4 Hot 100, #3 R&B, #11 Adult Contemporary – beautifully written by Gardner Cole and composer James Newton-Howard produced by Andre Cymone, with me at the helm as executive producer. I still love singing it – 25 years later, I’m proud to say that about all of my songs. I never wanted to sing anything back then or now – that would make me feel regret and not age well. The song remains a crowd pleaser. The cover is simple and understated but still very chic and timeless. I’m wearing a custom made burnt orange velvet dress that I designed and was tailored by Sylvia Payne-Loveless the oldest sister of Andre Cymone who used to sew for me from time to time back then.
The dress:
– the dress, also worn in my Meisel sessions.
Jody Watley “Everything” Official Video, my daughter make a brief onstage appearance which is one of my favorite moments in this live tour documentary style, day in the life on the road film: http://youtu.be/gD0GJrm8lYE
Photography: Victoria Pearson
Art Direction: Lynn Robb and Jody Watley
Jody Watley. Photography: Albert Sanchez
“She’s one of the most prominent visionaries of her era, and one whose influence remains a key touchstone in contemporary pop music.” -Dean Van Nguyen, Wax Poetics Magazine 2014, Issue 57 Cover Story
Jody Watley set to be a part of a posthumous “Duets” album in the works for one of the legendary voices of soul music, the late great Teddy Pendergrass.
“Paradise” is scheduled for a summer 2014 release, with another single “Dancer” scheduled for May. Check out what Watley has to say about her inspiration for the project: Here. “Dancer”written and produced by Jody Watley and Italy’s Luminodisco will follow the UK Commercial Pop and Soul Top 10 and Billboard Hot Dance Play Top 20 “Nightlife.” View Jody Watley Discography
#itsinthemusic #jodywatley
Billboard Dance Portal: “NIGHTLIFE” 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” #tbt -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.” #JodyWatley #itsinthemusic #hastalavistababy #popculture
The journey continues!
Photography: Victoria Pearson. Design Lynn Robb and Jody Watley
Get iTunes at iTunes, Amazon, Beatport and other select outlets. Limited edition vinyl available in limited quantity.
In America, ‘NIGHTLIFE” is currently #25 View: HERE
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nightlife-remixed-ep/id732941079?uo=4