Jodeci

Released: April 13, 1991

Songwriter: DeVante Swing Al B. Sure!

Producer: DeVante Swing Al B. Sure!

[Intro: K-Ci]
Oh oh
Oh oh oh, woo
Forever, forever, forever

[Verse 1: K-Ci]
So you're having my baby
And it means so much to me
There's nothing more precious
Than to raise a family
If there's any doubt in your mind
You can count on me
I'll never let you down
Lady believe in me

[Bridge: Jodeci & K-Ci]
You and I
Would never fall apart, ha
You and I
We knew right from the start, baby, baby
The day we fell so far in love
Now our baby is born, healthy and strong
Now our dreams are reality, yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Jodeci & K-Ci]
Forever my lady (Ooh yeah)
It's likе a dream (Ooh)
I'm holding you close
You're keeping mе warm (Ooh)
If this is ecstasy
(Forever my lady)
Forever my lady
I say just what I mean
(And I know, I know)
Forever and ever
I pray is what I see
(Yes, baby)

[Verse 2: K-Ci]
Can you picture my lady
This empty scene
There's no me or no you
What will we do?
An awful sight to me
If I ever lose you
Tell me where would I go
Life would have no meaning
And I pray that you will always stay with me, yeah

[Pre-Chorus: Jodeci & K-Ci]
You and I
Would never fall apart, baby, yeah yeah yeah
You and I
Said we knew right from the start, baby, hey
The day we fell so far in love
We fell in love, so far
Now our baby is born, healthy and strong
Now our dreams are reality, yeah

[Chorus: Jodeci & K-Ci]
Forever my lady
(Forever my lady)
It's like a dream
(And you know, you know)
I'm holding you close
You're keeping me warm
(Yes you are)
If this is ecstasy
(Forever my lady)
Forever my lady
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I say just what I mean
(I say just what I mean, yes I do)
Forever and ever
(Oh, oh yeah)
I pray is what I see

[Bridge: Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo]
You and I
Will never fall apart, no no
You and I
I say we made it
And I say we made it from the start
The day we fell so far in love
And our baby is born, so healthy and strong
Now my dreams are reality
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Forever my lady
Ah yeah, babe
Forever my lady
Woo, ooh
Said I pray every night, baby

[Chorus: Jodeci & K-Ci]
Forever my lady
(And every day of the week)
It's like a dream
(Yeah yeah)
I'm holding you close
You're keeping me warm
(Keeping me warm)
If this is ecstasy

Started in 1983, Jodeci is comprised of two sets of brothers—Cedric and Joel Hailey (also known as K-Ci and JoJo) and Donald and Dalvin Degrate (also known as DeVante Swing and Mr. Dalvin). Jodeci were once known as the “bad boys of R&B,” notable particularly because they were actually boys at the time, breaking out as teenagers in 1991 with their debut album and its title ballad, “Forever My Lady.” Natives of North Carolina, they were discovered by Heavy D, who overheard their demo when an A&R at Uptown was in the process of passing on them. Heavy D introduced Jodeci to Uptown founder Andre Harrell, who signed them after they sang in his office, and handed them off to his then-protégé Puff Daddy, who outfitted the group in dark shades and coordinating leather ensembles. The look, along with the streetwise soul found in songs like “Cry 4 U” and “Feenin” (as well as a few run-ins with the law) made them the antithesis to good-guy personas of then-peaking R&B superstars Boyz II Men. Devante, who along with Mr. Dalvin held down production duties for the group, founded the Swing Mob, a collective responsible for the discovery of musical geniuses like Timbaland, Missy Elliott, and Static Major. As a group, Jodeci would go on to release three critically-acclaimed album in the ‘90s, before disappearing from the limelight. K-Ci and JoJo splintered off as a duo in 1997, producing hit single “All My Life” and, eventually, five albums, but adoring fans never let go of their Jodeci obsession. In March, the group released The Past, The Present, The Future, the first Jodeci album in two decades. Jodeci, if y'all reading this, where’d you go?

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