This past February 23 marked the 35th anniversary of Jody Watley’s eponymous debut album. From January 1987 to April 1988, Jody Watley spun off five singles in “Looking For a New Love” (US #2, US R&B #1, US Dance #1), “Still a Thrill” (US #77, US R&B #3, US Dance #8), “Don’t You Want Me” (US #6, US R&B #3, US Dance #1), “Some Kind of Lover” (US #10, US R&B #3, US Dance #1), and “Most of All” (US #60, US R&B #3, US Dance #1). It also earned Jody a well-deserved Grammy for Best New Artist. Though Jody has never landed a number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 she has had to date fourteen entries on the Billboard 100 including 3 Top 5 Hits in the aforementioned “Looking For a New Love”, “Real Love” (US #2) and “Everything” (US #4) from her second album, 1989’s Larger Than Life. An interesting factoid is that though it didn’t hit the Top 5 Jody’s collaboration with Eric B. & Rakim “Friends” (US #9) was Billboard Hot 100’s first top 10 with a rap act as a feature.
From her days with Shalamar to present Jody continues to personify talent and grit. Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Fashion Icon.
It feels like a good time to bless the blog with a Playlist of all 14 of Jody Watley’s Hot 100 entries in chronological order from her first “Looking For a New Love” to her last entry to date 1998’s “Off The Hook” from her Intimacy album.
| Album | Year | Title | Track Artist(s) | Billboard Hot 100 Chart Peak | Weeks on Hot 100 | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Watley | 1987 | Looking For a New Love | Jody Watley | 2 | 19 | Jody Watley & André Cymone |
| Jody Watley | 1987 | Still a Thrill | Jody Watley | 56 | 7 | Jody Watley & André Cymone |
| Jody Watley | 1987 | Don't You Want Me | Jody Watley | 6 | 23 | Jody Watley, D.P. Bryant & Franne Gold |
| Jody Watley | 1988 | Some Kind Of Lover | Jody Watley | 10 | 17 | André Cymone / Jody Watley |
| Jody Watley | 1988 | Most of All | Jody Watley | 60 | 11 | Patrick Leonard / Gardner Cole |
| Larger Than Life | 1989 | Real Love | Jody Watley | 2 | 18 | Jody Watley & André Cymone |
| Larger Than Life | 1989 | Friends (feat. Eric B. & Rakim) | Jody Watleyfeaturing Eric B. & Rakim | 9 | 18 | Jody Watley, André Cymone / Eric B. / Rakim |
| Larger Than Life | 1989 | Everything | Jody Watley | 4 | 23 | Gardner Cole & James Newton Howard |
| Larger Than Life | 1990 | Precious Love | Jody Watley | 87 | 3 | Jody Watley & André Cymone / Pat DiNizio |
| Affairs Of The Heart | 1991 | I Want You | Jody Watley | 61 | 15 | André Cymone/Jody Watley |
| Affairs Of The Heart | 1992 | I'm The One You Need | Jody Watley | 19 | 17 | David Morales/Alec Shantzis/Jody Watley |
| Intimacy | 1993 | Your Love Keeps Working On Me | Jody Watley | 100 | 2 | John Barnes/Robert White/Joey Diggs |
| The Day | 1996 | This Is for the Lover In You | Babyface featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel | 6 | 20 | H. Hewett & D. Meyers |
| Flower | 1998 | Off the Hook | Jody Watley | 73 | 13 | Cassandra Lucas |
Here then are all of Jody’s Billboard Hot 100 singles. Enjoy!
