Even though this album is Jody Watley's debute, I want to make special emphasis on Andre Cymone as writer and producer here. Followed by David Z

not to mention mixing by Coke Johnson... Andre who was previously in Prince's 1978-1980's band and David Z and Coke Johnson who were currently(1987) still working with Prince

Looking for a New Love
Still a Thrill
Some Kind of Lover
For the Girls

Love Injection
Don't You Want Me
Do It To The Beat
Most of All
Learn To Say No

André Cymone – all instruments (1-4, 7, 8, 10)

Jody Watley – lead vocals, background vocals
Producers: André Cymone (Tracks 1-4, 7, 8 & 10)
David Z (tracks 1-4, 7, 8 & 10)
Mixing: André Cymone (track 9); Coke Johnson (tracks 1-4, 7, 8 & 10)
David Z. (tracks 1-4, 7, 8 & 10)

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VIBE ONE

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

VIBE TWO
No. Title Length
5. Love Injection (David Paul Bryant, Paul Gurvitz) 3:45
6. Don't You Want Me (Franne Golde, D. P. Bryant, Watley) 4:10
7. Do It To The Beat 4:45
8. Most of All (Gardner Cole, Patrick Leonard) 4:28
9. Learn To Say No (Duet with George Michael) (Richard "Dimples" Fields, George Michael) 3:35

Collaborating with Watley, also his ex-wife, on her self-titled, Grammy-winning 1987 debut album proved to be lucrative for Cymone. Calling the production a "beautiful process," Cymone was responsible for the hits "Looking for a New Love," "Still a Thrill" and "Some Kind of Lover." He worked on Watley's subsequent projects up until her 1993 LP Intimacy.

"She has such a very eclectic taste," Cymone says. "She would always pick the most experimental, avant garde stuff out there." The music industry took notice as well, wanting Cymone to replicate that sound for other female acts, a far cry from the music business' resistance to his vision for his own music.

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Looking For A New Love

Jody Watley

Hasta la vista, baby

You gave me love, you did me wrong
Didn't know what to do
But baby, I'm strong, gonna get over you
A new boy I'm gonna choose , you'll see

My love was true, still you threw it all away
Now other guys will have me, they'll appreciate my love
Tell me, how does it feel

You know that I needed you
You know that you meant the world to me
You know I had to have you
Now I'm gonna find somebody new

I'm looking for a new love, baby
A new love, yeah yeah yeah
I'm looking for a new love, baby
A new love, yeah yeah yeah

Was she hot, did she turn you out?
Curiosity rules my brain
Was she worth my heart? It's torn all apart
Are you going back again? Tell me

My love was true, still you threw it all away
But now...

My love was true, still you threw it all away
But now you're like the rest, unworthy of my best
Hasta la vista, baby

You know that I needed you
You know that you meant the world to me
You know I had to have you
Now I'm gonna find somebody new

I'm looking for a new love, baby
A new love, yeah yeah yeah
I'm looking for a new love, baby
A new love, yeah yeah yeah

I'm looking for a new love, baby
A new love, yeah yeah yeah
I'm looking for a new love, baby
A new love, yeah yeah yeah

You know that I needed you
You know that you meant the world to me
I had to have you
Now I'm gonna find somebody new

I'm looking for a new love, baby
A new love, yeah yeah yeah
I'm looking for a new love, baby
A new love, yeah yeah yeah

I'm looking for a new love, baby
A new love, yeah yeah yeah
I'm looking for a new love, baby
A new love, yeah yeah yeah

Other guys will have me, they'll appreciate my love
Tell me, how does it feel
Now you're like the rest, unworthy of my best
Hasta la vista, baby

I'm looking for a new love, baby
(Other guys will have me, they'll appreciate my love)
I'm looking for a new love baby
(Tell me, how does it feel)
I'm looking for a new love baby
(Now you're like the rest, unworthy of my best)

I'm looking for a new love baby, a new love
I'm looking for a new love baby, a new love
I'm looking for a new love baby, a new love
Hasta la vista, baby

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Jody V. Watley / Andre Cymone

André Cymone – all instruments

Jody Watley – lead vocals, background vocals
Producers: André Cymone David Z.
Mixing: Coke Johnson, David Z.

But when I left, even though I didn't listen to a lot of his stuff, I'd maybe hear it on the radio. The only time I really got it was when he'd ring me up and say "Hey man, I really want you to hear this album." Normally I'd be in a club and he'd see me and send his bodyguard over, which was a bit weird, but I'd say "When he comes to get me, then I'll go!" So a lot of times I'd say "No". But sometimes I'd say "Alright". Like one time I was with Jody Watley and Jermaine Stewart [both of whom Andre produced], and one of his bodyguards came over and said "Prince wants you to go up to his house", and I said to Jody and Jermaine "Do you wanna go?" and they were like "YEAH!" So we go up there and hang out, and Prince plays me Sign 'O' The Times. Which was a four-album set, at that point. He said to the other guys "Do you mind if me and Andre go and hang out?" So we wind up going upstairs and he plays me this thing which was like an epic. It was amazing. But I was like "It's too long!" He said "What do you mean it's too long?!" and I said "It's way too much, man! You've got to narrow it down." And I said "Firstly, you've also got to just give people a chance to digest and take in the last album you had out. And he was like "I can't do that!"

https://thequietus.com/ar...iew-prince

OldFriends4Sale said:

But when I left, even though I didn't listen to a lot of his stuff, I'd maybe hear it on the radio. The only time I really got it was when he'd ring me up and say "Hey man, I really want you to hear this album." Normally I'd be in a club and he'd see me and send his bodyguard over, which was a bit weird, but I'd say "When he comes to get me, then I'll go!" So a lot of times I'd say "No". But sometimes I'd say "Alright". Like one time I was with Jody Watley and Jermaine Stewart [both of whom Andre produced], and one of his bodyguards came over and said "Prince wants you to go up to his house", and I said to Jody and Jermaine "Do you wanna go?" and they were like "YEAH!" So we go up there and hang out, and Prince plays me Sign 'O' The Times. Which was a four-album set, at that point. He said to the other guys "Do you mind if me and Andre go and hang out?" So we wind up going upstairs and he plays me this thing which was like an epic. It was amazing. But I was like "It's too long!" He said "What do you mean it's too long?!" and I said "It's way too much, man! You've got to narrow it down." And I said "Firstly, you've also got to just give people a chance to digest and take in the last album you had out. And he was like "I can't do that!"

https://thequietus.com/ar...iew-prince

Awwwwww

Great 80s album with a lot of hits. My persona favorite was "Still A Thrill"- funky "Prince" guitars with Jody's sexy alto voice. Kinda sounded like a pre-cursor to T-Boz from TLC.

I saw Jody Watley in '89 in Chicago and Andre was in her band.

Most Of All is my JOINT! The background vocals sound like the Bee Gees.

CoolMF said:

Great 80s album with a lot of hits. My persona favorite was "Still A Thrill"- funky "Prince" guitars with Jody's sexy alto voice. Kinda sounded like a pre-cursor to T-Boz from TLC.

I remember I told Jody that "Still A Thrill" was my favorite song that Andre wrote and produced for her. She corrected me quickly & said SHE WROTE IT!.

LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE -video

Watley after winning her Grammy in 1987

Soul Train

Jody Watley

1. Looking For A New Love

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OldFriends4Sale said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love - America Bandstand 1987

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OldFriends4Sale said:

Even though this album is Jody Watley's debute, I want to make special emphasis on Andre Cymone as writer and producer here. Followed by David Z

not to mention mixing by Coke Johnson... Andre who was previously in Prince's 1978-1980's band and David Z and Coke Johnson who were currently(1987) still working with Prince

Looking for a New Love
Still a Thrill
Some Kind of Lover
For the Girls

Love Injection
Don't You Want Me
Do It To The Beat
Most of All
Learn To Say No

Stilll love the album

Still a Thrill (1987) is my jam https://www.youtube.com/w...g6Dt3pia9g

Still A Thrill

You know it's funny, funny how time flies
As I watch days turn into years
You never know if it will last forever
You can only try to keep it new, whoa

Late around midnight
When you're holding me near
It feels so good to me
Feel like crying those tears

It's still a thrill, when you hold me
It's still a thrill, when you're loving me
Thrill, it's still a thrill

Your passion, your passion moves me
Like the ocean it runs so deep
I'm walking in this mile for you
Just to get the things you do

It feels like the first time
When we met
Your charms...

It feels like the first time
When we met
Your charms still overwhelms me
Tell me, how can it be? When we make love

It's still a thrill, when you hold me
It's still a thrill, when you're loving me
Thrill, it's still a thrill, thrill
Thrill, it's still a thrill, thrill

I've gone home now
Where are my keys?

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Andre Cymone / Jody V Watley

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http://jodywatleyblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/conversations-with-tyrone-bone-procter.html

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Conversations With:

Tyrone 'The Bone' Procter on Soul Train, Dancing, 'Still a Thrill' Video and Music

- Part One

Tyrone 'The Bone' Procter is one of the most popular Soul Train Dancers of all time for those who really know the history of the show as a part of the original Soul Train Gang.

My respect and admiration for Tyrone goes back decades, and compelled me to insist he appear in my 'Still a Thrill' video; which remains a black and white video classic, according to many fans. We flew to Paris and 'worked it out' as we say; on the streets of Paris, and inside the Paris Opera House. It can't get any 'grander' than that! No one had ever been allowed to film there.

Wanda Fuller, Eddie Champion, Pat Davis, Fawn Quinones, Damita Jo Freeman, Lil' Joe Chisholm, and James Phillips were IT! Their pictures were on my wall. My friends and I would wonder what would they be wearing, what dances would we see?! Fate intervened and my family would end up in LA - and I would subsequently not only meet one of my dance idols, but become friends and dance colleagues.

Tyrone was such a character to me in my teen developmental years. I have so many fond memories, that can make me laugh to this day. A lot of my 'attitude' - and of course 'waacking' I learned from watching Tyrone. Whenever you heard him holler 'You Betta Work Miss Thing' - you knew you were really doing something special. He made me want to go full out.

'Waacking' is having a resurgence. Kids around the world want to learn it, and Tyrone has been teaching, and educating the kids on what it means to be truly fierce on the dance floor. For me, 'waack dancing' is all about movement, hitting the accents of the music, the subtle beats for added drama. It's arms, legs and attitude galore, and being in 'the moment' with the music.

In my second 'Conversations With..' I have the honor of talking to the recently ordained 'Imperial Father' of Waacking - Tyrone 'The Bone' Procter. This is the first of 4 parts of the interview.

Congratulations Tyrone!

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JW:Tell me aboust being named 'Father of The Imperial House of Waacking"
T: The Imperial House of Waacking is a Dance Company. I've tried to get some of the best young dancers i could get my hands on our motto is:
"CAN'T is not an option and your BEST simply not good enough"
The Imperial House of Waacking : A House is part of a competition call a "Ball" that they do in the Gay community. Each House has a Mother and a Father
In The Imperial House Of Waacking The Mother is Jody Watley and The Father is Tyrone "The Bone" Proctor. The kids Like that Because of the 'Still A Thrill' Video.

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T: My memories of the Still A Thrill Video was watching you twirl on the floor working your skirt to beats on the floor.
JW: LOL. I learned from the best!
JW: Explain 'Waacking' and distinguish against 'Vogueing'. What are the origins?
T: The differences between Waacking and Vogueing is that Waacking was done to Disco music which had a fast beat and the D.J. spead it up even more. and Vogueing is being done to House music which has a slower beat and with Waacking you have to be on all the beats and with vogueing that not always the case.
JW: Yes, waacking is being on the beat, driven by the music. 'Living' in it!
I must say when I saw the VOGUE video from Madonna, I was like you betta work Madge!! - but it should be me! LOL. I thought, man, I should have thought to write a song about the dance! I had some kids in the 'Friends' video vogueing - before VOGU which gave the dance a commercial name.
JW: I used to love the dance contests that we went to at places like Gino's, Catch One (Snatch Nothing!), Mavericks Flat - even the Hollywood Palladium. There was such freedom. Some kids were 'locking', some 'waacking', some just going for it.
JW: Since you interact a lot of kids now teaching, what do you see?
T: I see the young dancers want to know the history of the dances and what the dances were called.
more to follow....

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Part Three. The Conclusion.

JW: You were also fabulous to watch doing 'The Hustle' or 'Swing' with Sherri Green. You were both all legs and pencil thin, which added to the great lines. Do you ever watch any of the dancing shows - 'Dancing With The Stars' - 'America's Next Best Dance Crew', 'So You Think You Can Dance?', etc?

T: Sometimes I watch Dancing with the Stars.

JW: How and when did you start teaching? I know you'd done choreography with New Kids On The Block and many others as well.

T: It all started with you. Doing the 'Still a Thrill' video opened up a whole lotta doors for me. Thanks you Jody for taking the chance on me.
JW: I am humbled. Thank YOU! I feel like we meet people in our lives for various reasons. Often, we come together to discover a deeper clarity for who we are, what we can be, etc. I remain happy that I was able to connect with you again, and to show people how great you were, and still are! Historically, the wrong people get credit for their influence or impact. Through the years, people forget the origin on things too. That's why this conversation is so important for me to post.
Not to mention, to this day, you are someone I am still quite fond of

JW: Will I ever be able to get you onstage with me somewhere in concert for 'Still a Thrill'? New York, Tokyo, Paris?! The audience would go up I'm sure! Cleveland Moses just wore it out onstage on my last trip to Osaka (and shocked me that he came, it's been so long)!
T: YES,YES,YES, All you got to do is give me the time and place and I'm there.

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Her debut was an AWESOME bid 4 Pop a la Paula Abdul and of course, Janet Jackson, but Watley's dancing has always been a little too clumpy 4 me; it's never been as precisely effective as the former two. Also unlike the former two, she was lacking in the "Cute" Department. Watley always seemed hard 2 me. Although she had a lotta hits off this album, sales degenerated with subsequent releases. Abdul too. Janet hung in there and was always pretty successful even when sales were low, but she would at least go Gold. Watley also comes off as being angry in interviews and too self-important with regard 2 how people were jackin' her looks, etc...but yeah..."Looking For A New Love," "Still A Thrill," "Love Injection" (which shoulda been a single! It would've been HUGE!), "Don't You Want Me" and "Some Kind Of Lover..." Minneapolis-inspired MAGIC! Cymone's crowning achievement hands DOWN! <3