Jody Watley

You're off the hook

Unlike my past relations
You were into more than friendly datin', yeah
Well, you didn't have time for games, you were ready to stake your claim
And I felt just the same way about you

It started out with just one touch
But little did I know I'd get this much
Lovin' (Ooh), kissin' (Ah), huggin' (Ah)
From just one man, you're

Off the hook and your love is unexplainable
Oh, baby, you're off the hook and your love is so untamable
Between us there's fire (Fire), my only desire (Desire)
Is being with you, boy, 'cause you know just what to do, oh, oh, oh, ooh

It really turns me on
How my man is so sensitive and warm, well, well, well
He knows what I want and need, at any cost he'll give it to me
And I'll do just the same for my man, oh, yeah

Never been so happy, boy, your love is off the hook
And why should I complain, baby
Crazy, insane, I lose my cool over you
Your lovin' (Ooh), kissin' (Ah), huggin' (Ah), from just one man, you're

(Just one touch) Started with just a touch
(I know) Mmm, mmm, mmm (Ooh)
The kissin' (Ah), the huggin' (Ah), the lovin'
(Just one touch) Mmm, damn
(I know) It's off the hook (Ooh), yeah (Ah, ah)

Off the hook and your love is unexplainable
Oh, baby, you're off the hook and your love is so untamable
We don't need no other (No other), 'cause we got each other
And baby, it's all good, yeah, yeah, your love is off the hook, oh, boy you're

Off the hook (Oh, oh, oh, oh) and your love is unexplainable (Yeah, yeah)
Oh, baby (Off the hook), you're off the hook and your love is so (Oh, oh, oh, oh) untamable
Between us there's fire (Fire), my only desire
'Cause baby, it's all good, yeah, yeah, your love is off the hook

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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