An 80's mood hit me the other day so I popped in Jody Watley's first album. Though I can't speak for most of it & I don't consider Looking for a New Love (the most popular song from the album) very strong, she had some pretty good cuts on there!

Still a Thrill sounds good to this day - the deep voiced delivery is killer, I can always listen to this one.

Don't You Want Me is just cool, nice video too (especially for that cheesy time) - good beat, nice melody, simple & cute.

Love Injection had to grow on me but it's cool! The beat is funky, lyrics are kinda corny but you gotta just forgive yourself & go with it

Some Kind of Lover is the most pop sounding of the bunch (that I like) but still alright.

I also liked Friends & Everything from her Larger than Life album (don't own that one though)...

Pretty good for a Soul Train dancer, right? Anybody else get nostalgic & dig her?

I love Jody Watley.I've always felt that she never really got the recognition and fame she deserved.Her first solo album in 1987 was HUGE,but subsequent albums were largely ignored.

And of course,I love the work she did as a member of Shalamar.

She is G R E A T period. I got her last two cds that were only relased overseas and they are amazing. She still has it, always had it, i hope she releases something this year.

YES,Im so glad Im not the only one.I love Jody Watley have done since the early days of Shalamar.

Much love Pochacco

I LOVE me some Watley!

I remember Jody when she danced on Soul Train! (Where is the ST gang?)

Yes! Still a Thrill is the joint! Her vocals remind me of the vocals on George Michael's Hard Day

Does any one know if Jody sang on this record???

Jody was tha bomb!

She was the FIRST to utter "Hasta lavista baby!" in "Looking for a New Love" long before Arnold jacked her line for his flick.

"Still a Thrill" had that classic MPLS sound that Andre Cymone brought to her so well.

"Don't You Want Me" was a great club hit.

"Friends" with Rakim was one of the earliest to R&B songs to feature a rapper.

"Real Love"...

oh the list goes on. And you could tell that Andre (& a lot of David Z's production work) was all over that. Great beats, great basslines, and great rhythm tracks.

So sad that she and Andre fell away from each other.

Her greatest hits is a must have!

I'd never heard of her before some American started talking to me online about her. Looked her up in a UK chart book. She never had a hit here. I suppose Five Star, Neneh Cherry and the like were just more accessable in Europe. That's also my theory as to why Janet Jackson has only had a couple of big hits outside the USA.

Ellie,

You gotta get her stuff! Esp. the first two cds... MPLS funk oozing all over it thnx to Andre Cymone.

I used to listen to her all the time as a kid.

NuPwrSoul said:

What are you talking about?? Rene & Angela made R&B songs featuring a Rapper((Thats b4 her))

Harlepolis said:

Umm I said ONE of the first, not "the first." To my knowledge she was among the first to use a rapper on the level of a Rakim.

Who did Rene and Angela use?

NuPwrSoul said:

Oh I see,,my bad then

I can't remember his name,,I'll go back in check. He's in the Street Called Desire & More((in a remixed track))

NuPwrSoul said:

They used Kurtis Blow, on "Save Your Love (For #1)".

always enjoyed Her.I Knew Jody was Badd from the Shalamar days until She went Solo.Jody was soo Bad that She had a tight Tribute Jam Named after Her.the Late Jermaine Stewart had that Jam"Everybody wants a Piece of Jody". that was the Jam.Jody's first Two Albums with Andre Cymone&David Z were tough.She&Andre had strong Chemistry IMHO.quite a few Acts used Rappers on there Songs.Rick James had Melle Mel on His Cold Blooded Album back in 1983 for the song "Pimp The Simp".but Jody&Eric B.&Rakim worked really well.they tried getting back together in 97-98 on a Song&the Song got released but Jody's Album never came out.Jody kept challenging Herself with each release She made but got fewer&fewer support from Her Record Companys over time.Jody had a Cool FLow.

I loved her but I think her last album (which was called "Saturday Night..Something...") was only released not in Europe but Japan! Career kiss of death (not like it was going great with "Flowers" which was delayed, etc.( I think it was suppose to be good too!

CalhounSq said:

found this on cd last year



Still A Thrill Still A Thrill Still A Thrill Still A Thrill

I loved the song and video for Still A Thrill.

"I'm going home now.Where are my keys?"

NuPwrSoul said:

I know Andre was proud to have done something so good w/o Prince's involvement :O Prince WASN'T involved in that, right??

rdhull said:

I found it last year myself!! Or the year before, can't remember but I LOVE that song...



your charm still overwhelms me
tell me
how can it be
when we make love
it's still a thrill... thrill
when you hold me
it's still a thrill... thrill
when you're lovin' me
thrill
thrill
it's still a thrill






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VinnyM27 said:

I kinda fell off with her later stuff, sorta like people did with Prince, LOL...

Isn't her sister a porn star?


I just wanted to be the one to say it. I'm in that kind of a mood Calhoun!

CalhounSq said:

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First song that came to mind: "Looking for a new love" but all the others were pretty cool, especially "Some kind of lover", which I liked better...

CarrieLee said:

Yes,her sister is a porn star.I can't remember her name,but she was dating Kid Rock for awhile.

I believe her (porn) name is Midori.