Jody Watley

[Verse 1:]
You hold me
And a hundred rainbows fill the sky
Everytime we're together you kiss me
And I feel just like my heart can fly

You got the touch of a treasure
When I think about all those lonely nights
I just thank the lord
A love like yours is here in my mind

[Chorus:]
You take me all the way to heaven
You make me feel so right
You lift me up

Your love
Everyday new, baby
Take me up all the way to heaven
All the way to heaven, baby

[Verse 2:]
Your smile
Can be the brightest might shine brighter
Stop angels from singing
Make a heart think it's dreaming

You light up my world
With the things you do
And I found my way to paradise when
Baby, I found you

[Repeat Chorus:]

[Bridge:]
You hold me I'm flying
You take me so high
I'm sailing on emotions

When you love me
I can touch the sky
All the way to heaven

I thank my lucky stars
Every single night
And I thank the lord
A love like yours is here in my life

[Repeat Chorus:]

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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