Jody Watley

Hey, hey

Soft as the touch of flower
Grows from the sun's love, flower
Comes in so many colors, flower
Baby, your love's a flower

Honey, honey, honey
If you plant your seed tonight
Will you stay to help it grow
Will you give me what I really need
Honey, honey, honey
'Cause it takes more than on night
I wanna know will you be here for me
You say this love is...

Soft as the touch of flower
Grows from the sun's love, flower
Comes in so many colors, flower
Baby, this love's a flower

Don't you know that talk is cheap
Only your actions speak to me
It's just the sound of something beautiful
Every time the flower grows
This love is...

Soft as the touch of flower
Grows from the sun's love, flower
Comes in so many colors, flower
Baby, this love's a flower

Fresh as a new day, flower
Wet from the falling rain, flower
Comes in so many colors
(Flower)
Under the stars above, your love
This love is just like a flower

Oh, baby, yeah, yeah

La, la-la, la-la, la, la, la-la, la-la
La, la-la, la-ha, ha, ha, ha

Soft as the touch of flower
Grows from the sun's love, flower
Comes in so many colors, flower
(Oh, yeah)
Baby, your love's a flower, yeah

Fresh as a new day, flower
Wet from the falling rain, flower
Comes in so many colors
(A flower)
Under the stars above, your love
Your love's a, a flower
(Just like a flower)

Soft as the touch of flower
(Oh, baby)
Grows from the sun's love, flower
Comes in so many colors, flower
Baby, this love's a flower...

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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