Jody Watley

Ooh-ooh...
Pride
Oh-oh-oh-oh...
My pride and joy

Pride and joy

You're the kind of man who can understand
And accept me for what I am
You have a special way, the right words to say
To pick me up whenever I'm down
You're the finest man that I've even known
You've brought into my life a feeling so strong
I don't what's come over me, but my mind is blown
And I would surely be lost if ever you were gone

You're my pride and joy, you're my everything
Nothing cold take the place of the love you bring
You're my pride and hoy, don't you walk away
I don't know what I would do if you left today
Pride and joy, pride and joy

Now if I had a wish, you would stay with me
For always till eternity
Sharing as we grow old all the special things
That make you so attractive to me
Baby, I could never lie, you are in my soul
Just tell me what you want me to do
Your request I won't deny, just let me know
'Cause there's nothing I won't do for you

'Cause you are my pride and joy, you're my everything
Nothing cold take the place of the love you bring
(Feels so real)
You're my pride and hoy, don't you walk away
I don't know what I would do if you left today
Pride and joy, pride and joy

You're the finest man that I've even known
You've brought into my life a feeling so strong
I don't what's come over me, but my mind is blown
I would surely be lost if ever you were gone, yeah

Hey, yeah

You are my
(You're my pride and joy, pride and joy)
Don't you walk away
(You're my pride and joy, pride and joy)
You're my everything
(You're my pride and joy, pride and joy)
It feels so real
(You're my pride and joy, pride and joy)

Jody Watley is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer that first danced her way to fame at 14-years-old as a dancer on Soul Train. That experience led show host Don Cornelius and booking agent Dick Griffey to place her and fellow dancer Jeffrey Daniel in the group Shalamar in 1977, with lead singer Howard Hewett added to the group in 1979. They produced the hits “Second Time Around,” “Make That Move,” “This is for the Lover in You,” and “A Night to Remember” before Watley left the group in 1983 due to conflict within the group and a lack of payment from Dick Griffey’s SOLAR Records label.

She released her self-titled debut album in 1987 featuring the #1 Dance hits “Don’t You Want Me,” “Some Kind of Lover,” and “Looking for a New Love,” which also peaked at #1 on the R&B Singles chart and #2 on the Pop chart. This album went Platinum and led to her winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1988. Her follow-up album Larger Than Life was released in 1989 and featured the Top 10 Pop hits “Everything,” “Friends” with Rakim, and the #1 Dance and R&B hit “Real Love.” She worked on these albums with Prince bassist André Cymone, who she would later marry in 1991 before separating in 1995.

She released nine studio albums between 1987 and 2006, and in 2008, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Billboard Music Awards. Her last project was the 2014 EP Paradise on her own Avitone label and she made an appearance on DâM-FunK’s Invite the Light album in 2015 on the track “Virtuous Progression.” She also formed “Shalamar Reloaded” with two new members and continues to tour.

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Affection

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Affection (1995)

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