Jodeci

Released: August 2, 1994

Featuring: Timbaland & Magoo

Songwriter: Roger Troutman Larry Troutman Shirley Murdock DeVante Swing Devell Moore Timbaland Magoo

Producer: DeVante Swing Timbaland

[Intro: Timbaland]
Like that, like that, can you feel it?
Baby, I'm in love; baby, you're in love; baby, we in love
Can you feel it, can you feel it like that?
So what about us? Yeah
Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Like that, ah
JoJo, kick the first verse, check it

[Verse 1: JoJo]
Girl, I'm reaching out my hand
I'm trying to make you understand
That you don't have to be alone
I only wanna be your man
Girl, I need you in my life
I just wanna live by your side
And then I won't be satisfied
Until you give this love a try

[Chorus: Jodeci, Timbaland, DeVante Swing]
(I'm in need)
I'm in need of love
(Yeah)
And you're in need of love
So what about us
You're all I'm dreaming of
Baby, I want your love
I'm in need of love
And you're in need of love
What about us
(On and on and on, on and on, 'til the early morn')

[Verse 2: JoJo]
Satisfaction guaranteed
If you wanna get with mе
I will get down on my knees
If you please lеt me do you, lady
Hey, yeah

[Chorus: Jodeci, Timbaland, DeVante Swing]
I'm in need of love
And you're in need of love
What about us
You're all I'm dreaming of
Baby, I want your love
I'm in need of love
And you're in need of love
What about us
(On and on and on)
(Laid back)

[Bridge: DeVante Swing]
Shooby doo-wop, I need your love, I do
Shooby doo-wop, shooby doo wop, I need your love, I do
Shooby doo-wop, I need your love, I do
Shooby doo-wop, shooby doo wop, I need your love, I do

[Verse 3: Magoo]
I got what you need
I never gave a bump about a trick
Come live at ya, then I make a switch
Brown-nose a hooker? What you askin'?
I'll play you Jason, and do ya with my mask on
45 tricks and a 40 ounce of brew
And a blunt for ya later if you do the whole crew
Hello, Johnny
Call the handyman if you wanna get retarded
Don't wanna hear, "Maginoo, what ya doin'?"
'Cause if you say no, ain't a damn thing you're provin'
Girl, make way for the big black shark from the back
Peace out, the Swing Mob, laid back

[Bridge: DeVante Swing & JoJo]
Shooby doo-wop, I need your love, I do
(I'm in need)
Shooby doo-wop, I need your love, I do
(I'm in need)
Shooby doo-wop, shooby doo-wop, I need your love, I do
(I'm in need)
Shooby doo-wop, shooby doo wop, I need your love, I do
Laid back

[Chorus: Jodeci & DeVante Swing]
I'm in need of love
And you're in need of love
What about us
You're all I'm dreaming of
Baby, I want your love
I'm in need of love
And you're in need of love
What about us
(On and on and on, on and on, 'til the early morn')

[Outro: Timbaland]
Laid back

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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