ALBUMS

Jody Watley

Year: 1987
Catalogue number: MCA5898
Playlist:

1. Looking For A New Love (5.06)
2. Still A Thrill (4.48)
3. Some Kind Of Lover (4.08)
4. For The Girls (3.51)
5. Love Injection (3.45)
6. Don't You Want Me (4.10)
7. Do It To The Beat (4.45)
8. Most Of All (4.48)
9. Learn To Say No [with George Michael] (3.35)
10. Looking For A New Love [Extended Club Version] (7.28)

All tracks produced by Andre Cymone and David Z expect 5, 6 and 9 by Bernard Edwards and 8 by Patrick Leonard.
All tracks written by Andre Cymone and Jody Watley except Love Injection by P. Gurvitz and D.P.Bryant, Don't You Want Me by F.Gold and D.P.Bryant, Most Of All by P.Leonard and G.Cole and Learn To Say No by R.D.Fields and G.Michael.
Track 10 is a cd and tape bonus track.
 

Larger Than Life

Year: 1989
Catalogue Number: MCAD6276
Playlist:

1. Real Love (4.23)
2. Friends (4.30)
3. Everything (4.15)
4. What'cha Gonna Do For Me (4.12)
5. L.O.V.E.R. (4.49)
6. For Love's Sake (5.26)
7. Lifestyle (4.14)
8. Precious Love (4.45)
9. Something New (4.20)
10. Once You Leave (4.01)
11. Come Into My Life (5.31)
12. Only You (3.53)
13. Real Love [Extended Version]

All tracks produced by Andre Cymone.
All tracks written by Andre Cymone and Jody Watley except Something New by Andre Cymone, Jody Watley and Frannie Golde and Everything by Gardner Cole and James Newton Howard.
Note: the taiwanese tape release has got a lyrics sheet (with a new photo).

You Wanna Dance With Me?

Year: 1989
Catalogue Number: MCAD6343
Playlist:

1. Still A Thrill (5.30)
2. Friends (5.52)
3. Looking For A New Love (5.20)
4. Real Love (5.46)
5. L.O.V.E.R. (5.28)
6. What'cha Gonna Do For Me (5.35)
7. Don't You Want Me (5.22)
8. Most Of All (4.51)
9. Some Kind Of Lover (6.59)

All tracks re-mixed by Greg "Ski" Royal.

Affairs Of The Heart

Year: 1991
Catalogue Number: MCAD10355
Playlist:

1. I Want You (4.04)
2. Call On Me (4.17)
3. I'm The One You Need (4.21)
4. Affairs Of The Heart (5.32)
5. Commitment Of Love (4.53)
6. It All Begins With You (4.57)
7. Dance To The Music (4.14)
8. Strange Way (5.16)
9. Always And Forever (4.53)
10. Until The Last Goodbye (6.07)
11. Stolen Moments (4.42)

All tracks written by Andre Cymone and Jody Watley except I'm The One You Need by Jody Watley, David Morales and Alec Shantzis, Commitment Of Love and It All Begins With You by Michael O'Hara, Denise Rich and George Lyter, Dance To The Music and Until The Last Goodbye by Jody Watley, Jon Nettlesbey and Terry Coffey and Stolen Moments by Jody Watley and Bruce Wooley.
All tracks produced by Andre Cymone except I'm The One You Need by David Morales, Commitment Of Love by Michael J. Powell, It All Begins With You by Jody Watley, Dance To The Music and Untill The Last Goodbye by Jon Nettlesbey and Terry Coffey and Stolen Moments by Andre Cymone and Jody Watley.

Intimacy

Year: 1993
Catalogue Number: MCAD10947
Playlist:

1. Workin' On A Groove (4.58)
2. When A Man Loves A Woman (5.34)
3. Are You The One? (4.52)
4. Too Shy To Say (3.13)
5. Your Love Keeps Working On Me (4.46)
6. Ecstacy (5.14)
7. To Be With You (4.49)
8. Together (4.52)
9. Take Me In Your Arms (6.32)
10. Best Of Me (5.35)

All tracks written by Andre Cymone and Jody Watley except When A Man Loves A Woman and Together by Jody Watley and Larry "Rock" Campbell, Too Shy To Say by Stevie Wonder, Your Love Keeps Working On Me by John Barnes, Robert White and Joey Diggs, Ecstacy by Jody Watley, David Morales and Terry Burrus, Take Me In Your Arms by Jody Watley, Jon Nettlesbey and Terry Coffey and Best Of Me by Andre Cymone and Gardner Cole.
All tracks produced by Andre Cymone except When A Man Loves A Woman, Your Love Keeps Working On Me and Together by Art & Rhythm, Ecstacy by David Morales and Take Me In Your Arms by Jon Nettlesbey and Terry Coffey.

Remixes Of Love

Year: 1994
Catalogue Number: Unknown (Japanese CD)
Playlist:

1. Your Love Keeps Working On Me - Extended MK Mix (5:42)
2. Your Love Keeps Working On Me - MK Brooklyn Mix (7:18)
3. Your Love Keeps Working On Me - Remix (4:20)
4. When A Man Loves A Woman - Dance Radio Edit (4:21)
5. When A Man Loves A Woman - Hip Hop Remix (5:26)
6. When A Man Loves A Woman - Remix Radio Edit (4:30)
7. I Want You - Funk U Up Extended Mix (5:43)
8. I Want You - In My House Version (6:30)
9. I Want You - Ultimate Love Letter Mix (7:16)
10. I'm The One You Need - Radio Edit (5:10)
11. I'm The One You Need - Def Dub Version (5:21)
12. I'm The One You Need - Extended Club Version (7:21)

Affection

Year: 1995
Catalogue Number: BLR73007
Playlist:

1. The Beat Don't Stop
2. Affection
3. (We Gotta Be) Together
4. The Way [pts 1&2]
5. Pride And Joy
6. All Night Love Affair
7. Stay
8. Faithful
9. I Care For You
10. Lookin' For A New Love [Live]

All tracks produced by Derrick Edmonson and Jody Watley.
All tracks written by Jody Watley and Derrick Edmonson except The Beat Don't Stop by Jody Watley, Derrick Edmonson and Glenn McKinney, (We Gotta Be) Together by Jody Watley and Larry Campbell, The Way (parts 1&2) by Jody Watley, Derrick Edmonson, Rodney Lee and Stan Sargent, Pride And Joy by Larry Campbell, Stay by Jody Watley, Derrick Edmonson, Rodney Lee and Kenneth Crouch and Lookin' For A New Love by Jody Watley and Andre Cymone.

Greatest Hits

Year: 1996
Catalogue Number: MCAC-11400
Playlist:

1. Looking For A New Love
2. I Want You
3. Some Kind Of Lover
4. Friends
5. Still A Thrill
6. Everything
7. Don't You Want Me
8. Your Love Keeps Working On Me
9. Most Of All
10. I'm The One You Need
11. Ecstacy
12. When A Man Loves A Woman (PM Dawn Remix)
13. Real Love

Please see the various releases (both album and single releases) for credits.

Flower

Year: 1998
Catalogue Number: 7567-83087-2 (Dutch CD)
Playlist:

1. Lovin' You So (3:37)
2. Flower (4:02)
3. Off The Hook (4:14)
4. Everything You Do (5:13)
5. Just One More Time (4:49)
6. If I'm Not In Love (3:45)
7. A Lifetime (4:02)
8. No More Tears To Cry (4:00)
9. You'll Never Find A Love (4:16)
10. I Don't Want You Back (4:00)
11. Baby Tonight (3:54)
12. 16 (3:57)
13. Off The Hook [D-Dot Remix Featuring Rakim] (4:03)

All tracks have different writer credits (and most have 3 or more writers!)... have to find a way to get this in neatly...
1, 2 and 12 produced by Dwayne Wiggins. 3 and 13 produced by Malik Pendleton. 4 produced by Derrick B. Edmondson. 5 and 6 produced by Phil Galdston. 7 produced by Jamey Jaz. 8 produced by Bryce Wilson. 9 produced by Paul Antoine. 10 produced by Masters At Work. 11 produced by Derrick B. Edmondson and Jody Watley.
 

The Saturday Night Experience volume 1

Year: 1999
Catalogue Number: MVCL-24018 (Japan)
Playlist:

1. Saturday Night Experience (4:49)
2. Another Chapter (7:46)
3. Timeless (5:40)
4. The Love [The Angel Remix] (6:21)
5. Pure Joy (5:25)
6. After Hours (3:45)
7. The Lonely (4:29)
8. The Love (4:54)
9. Saturday Night Experience [Reprise] (0:50)
10. Another Chapter [DJ Soma Grow Sound Mix] (5:34)
11. Another Chapter [S&T Ball Room Mix] (9:19)

Tracks 10 & 11 are japan only bonus tracks.

Tracks 1,3,4,5,8 & 9 produced by Rodney Lee and written by Jody Watley and Rodney Lee. Track 2 produced by Lati Kronlund and written by Jody Watley, Lati kronlund and J. Jones. Tracks 6 & 7 produced by Derrick B Edmundson. Track 6 written by Jody Watley and Derick B. Edmundson. Track 7 written by Jody Watley, Derrick B. Edmundson and Natasha Pearce. 

The Saturday Night Experience EP

Internet-only release, see official website for more details.

SINGLES

All mentioned records are 12"-maxi singles or CD-maxi singles unless stated otherwise.

Where The Boys Are

Year: 1984
Catalogue Number: 880349 (Dutch 12" Phonogram)/884061 (International)
Playlist:
A Where The Boys Are [The Long Way Home Mix!] (6.10)
B1 Where The Boys Are [7" Version] (3.13)
B2 My House [4-Free] (4.53)
Where The Boys Are produced by Bruce Woolley and Gary Langan, My House (4-Free) by Bruce Woolley.
All tracks written by Jody Watley and Bruce Woolley.

Girls Night Out

Year: 1985
Catalogue Number: MERX196 (UK 12" Phonogram)
Playlist:
A Girls Night Out [Dance Mix]
B My House [4-Free]
Girls Night Out produced by Bruce Woolley and Gary Langan, My House (4-Free) by Bruce Woolley.
All tracks written by Jody Watley and Bruce Woolley.

Looking For A New Love

Still A Thrill

Don't You Want Me

Some Kind Of Lover

Most Of All

Real Love

Friends (with Eric B & Rakim)

Everything

Precious Love

I Want You

I'm The One You Need

Your Love Keeps Working On Me

When A Man Loves A Woman/Ecstacy

Affection

Off The Hook

If I'm Not In Love

UNRELEASED SONGS

• The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage(Mastered May 20, 1993) CLIP
• I Can't Stand The Pressure(around the same time as "Ecstacy")

SPECIAL REMIXES

• Don't You Want Me (Prime Cuts)
• I'm The One You Need [Dead Zone Version] (DMC Underground Selection 2/93, DMC 121/2)
  Remixed by David Morales.

Publicly broadcasted remixes, not available officially

• Don't You Want Me (Peter Slaghuis, broadcasted on TROS Radio, Holland)
• Friends (Ben Liebrand MiniMix, broadcasted on Radio Veronica, Holland)

COMPILATION SONGS

• It's All There (Switch Soundtrack)
  Written By Henry Mancini, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, Produced by Henry Mancini.
• After You Who (Red, Hot & Blue, Chrysalis CDP3217992)
  Written By Cole Porter, Produced By Andre Cymone.
• All The Way To Heaven (Beverly Hills 90210 Soundtrack, Giant 759924465)
  Written by Diane Warren, Produced by Andre Cymone.
• Let Me Make It Up To You Tonight (White Men Can't Jump Soundtrack)
  Written By Diane Warren, Produced by Andre Cymone
• Lovin' You So (Dr. Dolittle Soundtrack)
  See 'Flower' listing for details.

OTHER SONGS

• Band Aid-Do They Know It's Christmas
• Jermaine Stewart-Say It Again (Siren LP)
  Co-wrote "Dress It Up", "Is It Really Love" and "My House (4-Free)".
  Background vocals on "Is It Really Love", "Don't Talk Dirty To Me", "Got To Be Love", "My Body" and "Dress It Up".
• Musical Youth-Sixteen (From the album Different Style)
• Babyface-This Is For The Lover In You
  All 3 original Shalamar members are featured on this tune (AND in the video!)

VIDEOS

• VIDEO classICS VOL. I (MCA 1987,88,89 /45 min.)
  1. Looking For A New Love
  2. Still A Thrill
  3. Don't You Want Me
  4. Some Kind Of Lover
  5. Most Of All
  6. Real Love
  7. Friends with Eric B. & Rakim
  8. Exclusive interview
• Dance To Fitness (Fitness video, 45 minutes)

SPECIAL NOTES

• There is a Jody Watley interview CD out (JODY1 / WE864). The cover is the same as the "Larger Than Life" album, but with The Interview below it. It contains answers to 23 questions.
• There are 2 songs titled 'Jody' out.
  The first one is from UK group 'Total Contrast'. Although she doesn't do backing vocals (she didn't have time), it may be that she's in the video (the video has a woman in her style of clothing in it... but I only saw that video once around 1995). This tune definitely is about her.
  The other tune is from her good friend Jermaine Stewart. Jody denies that the song is about her (but that may have been because of the suggestive text...).
• April 1998 Playboy (US) pictorial

SHALAMAR

I decided to stick with naming only the albums by Shalamar untill Jody left the group. Please give any info on any albums I may be missing.

• UPTOWN FESTIVAL (RCA 1977, France)
  I've read somewhere that this first album was done by session musicians, but a greatest hits album just states that it all began "when three of the dancers on the legendary American TV show Soul Train got together in 1977 to record that first single". These three being Jeffrey Daniels, Gerald Brown and off course Jody Watley.
  1. Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo (4:04)
  2. Beautiful Night (5:20)
  3. Uptown Festival (8:52)
  4. High On Life (3:42)
  5. Ooh Baby, Baby (3:48)
  6. You Know (3:59)
  7. Forever Came Today (5:55)
  
  
• DISCO GARDENS (SOLAR/RCA 1978, UK)
  The first album produced by Leon Sylvers, III
  1. Tossing, Turning And Swinging
  2. Shalamar Disco Gardens
  3. Take That To The Bank
  4. Stay Close To Love
  5. Leave It All Up To Love
  6. Lovely Lady
  7. Cindy, Cindy
  
  
• BIG FUN (Solar/RCA 1979, Canada)
  Howard Hewett makes his debut for the group, replacing Gerald Brown
  1. The Right Time For Us (5:53)
  2. Take Me To The River (4:57)
  3. Right In The Socket (6:51)
  4. The Second Time Around (4:15)
  5. I Owe You One (5:11)
  6. Let's Find The Time For Love (4:36)
  7. Girl (5:24)
  
  
• THREE FOR LOVE (Solar 1980, USA, BZL1-3577)
  Containing the original version of "This Is For The Lover In You" which they've now re-done with Babyface. This album also has the first tunes co-written by Jody Watley.
  1. Full Of Fire (6:20)
  2. Attention To My Baby (4:32)
  3. Somewhere There's A Love (4:23)
  4. Some Things Never Change (4:55)
  5. Make That Move (6:15)
  6. This Is For The Lover In You (5:04)
  7. Work It Out (4:24)
  8. Pop Along Kid (4:48)
  
  
• GALAXY OF STARS LIVE (Solar 1980, NL, 2LP Gatefold Sleeve)
  This live album contains tracks by the Whispers, Shalamar, Lakeside and Dynasty. There's also a 7" release from this album.
  The Shalamar tunes on this album are (Total time 21:10):
  1. Right In The Socket
  2. I Owe You One
  3. Take That To The Bank
  4. The Second Time Around
  
  
• GO FOR IT (Solar 1981, USA, BXL13984)
  1. Go For It (5:29)
  2. Appeal (5:20)
  3. The Final Analysis (3:12)
  4. You've Got Me Running (3:57)
  5. Sweeter As The Days Go By (3:47)
  6. Talk To Me (6:14)
  7. Good Feelings (4:20)
  8. Rocker (6:57)
  
  
• FRIENDS (Solar 1982, Germany, Gatefold Sleeve)
  Do other pressings also have a different playlist on the cover than on the record itself?
  1. A Night To Remember (5:08)
  2. Don't Try To Change Me (4:10)
  3. Help Me (5:10)
  4. On Top Of The World (4:06)
  5. I Don't Wanna Be The Last To Know (4:02)
  6. Friends (5:00)
  7. Playing To Win (4:24)
  8. I Just Stopped By Because I Had To (4:08)
  9. There It Is (4:27)
  10. I Can Make You Feel Good (4:20)
  
  
• THE LOOK (Solar 1983, Germany)
  The last one I've got...
  1. Closer (5:07)
  2. Dead Giveaway (5:01)
  3. You Can Count On Me (3:47)
  4. Right Here (4:16)
  5. No Limits [The Now Club] (4:57)
  6. Disappearing Act (5:25)
  7. Over And Over (4:34)
  8. You're The One For Me (5:00)
  9. You Won't Miss Love [Untill It's Gone] (4:06)
  10. The Look (3:55)

And from here onwards we've got a Shalamar with Jeffrey Daniels replaced by Micki Free and Jody Watley replaced by Delisa Davis (and I must say I absolutely LOVE their tune "My Girls Loves Me"). After their 2 (?) albums (Heart Break and Circumstantial Evidence) we've got a Shalamar with Howard Hewett replaced by Sidney Justin.

We've also got a variety of remixes. We've got various M&M mixes (that's Dave Morales & Sergio Munzibai) and a DMC megamix that were on a 'free 12"' which came with one (UK) greatest hits compilation, we've got some remixes on another dutch compilation and there's the dutch Peter Slaghuis remix of "Second Time Around".

If there's a need for that info I'll add it, but for now I'll leave it with this.

Links

• Official Jody Watley website
• Soul walking

Many thanks to Jeff Toschlog and JustVox for supplying some missing info and all Jody Watley fans who have contacted me over the past time.
A special shout goes out to Miguel Downs (of the Jody Watley DC Fan Club).

Version History

• 31-Jul-2002: Added US promo's for I Want You, When A Man Loves A Woman and Your Love Keeps Working On Me (thanks to Notes Of Interest!!) and the JW interview disc (thanks to Steen Jensen)
• 22-Jul-2002: Added a UK remix of Friends and If I'm Not In Love.
• 24-Jun-2001: Changed Musical Youth entry to right tune (found the album).
• 15-May-2001: Included "Some Kind Of Lover" 10", and rewrote to XHTML1.0
• 23-Mar-2000: Added some unofficial remixes. And changed some typos.
• 27-Jan-2000: Added Saturday Night Experience vol. 1.
• 8-Sep-1999: Changed listing for Dr. Dolittle soundtrack.
• 28-Mar-1999: Added Simon Law remix of 'Precious Love' and UK promo of 'I Want You'. Still got to do the 'Beginnings' LP. Intro rewritten and some other small changes. Added the 2 tributes to her.