Happy Anniversary to one of my big classics “Don’t You Want Me”- one of my favorites!
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Hot 100 Debut: 10/3/1987
Debut Position: 80
Peak Date: 12/19/1987
Hot 100 Peak Position: 6
Weeks on Chart: 23
Number 1 (Dance), Number 3 (R&B)
Written by Jody Watley, Franne Golde, David Bryant
Produced by Bernard Edwards
Remix Produced by Francois K.
Wattage!
Venerable Grammy Award Winning Artist, Style Icon and Trailblazer Jody Watley’s latest music triumph is her stunning jazz turn of the Bob Marley classic “Waiting In Vain.” Watley continues to delight and surprise – with decades of hits under her belt in various genres she broke new ground with a Top 10 in the Smooth Jazz field on the heels of being ranked as one of Billboard Magazines Greatest Dance Club Artists of All Time.
A truly timeless artist, songwriter and renaissance woman.
The venerable Grammy winning artist Jody Watley achieves another milestone as “Waiting In Vain” eases into the Top 10 after 11 weeks on the Smooth Jazz Network Charts with nearly 600 spins this week. Peaking at 25 on Billboard, Watley says “I do music for the love, and not charts especially at this point in my career..that said it’s nice to still be able to have new benchmarks of achievement and not simply rest on my past accomplishments.”
Available at digital outlets worldwide.
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
WNAA/Greensboro, NC
KOKY/Little Rock, AR
TheVibeSmoothGrooveRadio.weebly.com
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
DeLite Radio UK The A-List
Bernie O’Brien Radio Warrington
MediaBase:
^ 36 48 JODY WATLEY-Waiting In Vain (’18) (Avitone) 30 25 +5
^ 37 42 MICHAEL FIELDS JR-Lovette Road (Water From The Rock) 30 27 +3
^ 38 36 TAKE 6-Change The World (SoNo Recording Group) 30 30 0
^ 39 61 GROOVE FREQUENCIES-Imagine This (B2J) 29 19 +10
40 19 SADE-Flower Of The Universe (Epic) 29 41 -12
^ 41 30 MICHAEL J. THOMAS-My Love (Harbor Breeze) 28 8 +20
^ 42 58 D’LAURENT SMITH-Hand In Hand f/Boney James (—) 28 21 +7
^ 43 54 GREG ADAMS/EAST BAY SOUL-Look Book (Ripa) 28 22 +6
^ 44 43 MADOCA-Surrender (City Sketches Inc) 27 26 +1
^ 45 41 DONALD HAYES-What Dreams May Come (Grindhouse Music) 27 27 0
^ 46 40 NAJEE-Song For The Ladies (—) 27 27 0
47 39 BLAIR BRYANT-Sun Chaser f/Darren Rahn (Innervision) 27 28 -1
48 38 ROBERTO VALLY-Birdland (Woodward Avenue ) 27 29 -2
^ 49 86 NICK COLIONNE-Be Urself (—) 26 14 +12
^ 50 50 JERMAINE MONDAINE-Going Higher (Water From The Rock) 26 23 +3
From Billboard Music Chart History.
Oct, 3, 1987 – “Don’t You Want Me” is the third single from singer Jody Watley’s eponymous debut album. The song was produced by Bernard Edwards of Chic-fame and written by Jody Watley, Franne Golde and David Paul Bryant.
“Don’t You Want Me” was one of the biggest crossover singles for the year 1987, reaching top ten on the Billboard pop and R&B charts and becoming a number-one dance club hit.
“Don’t You Want Me” landed in the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of October 24, 1987, advancing from #56 to #40. The song reached #6 on December 19, 1987 and remained there for three consecutive weeks.
Styling: Jody Watley
Art Direction: Jody Watley and Lynn Robb
Photography: Victoria Pearson