Jody Watley

Released: February 23, 1987

Songwriter: Jody Watley André Cymone

Producer: David Z. André Cymone

[Verse 1]
You know it's funny, funny how time flies
As I watch days turn into years
You never know if it will last forever
You can only try to keep it new
Late around midnight
When you're holding me near
It feels so good to me
Feel like crying those tears

[Chorus]
It's still a thrill
When you hold me
It's still a thrill
When you're loving me

[Verse 2]
Your passion, passion moves me
Like the ocean runs so deep
I'm walking in this mile for you
Just to get the things you do
Feels like the first time
When we met
Your charms still overwhelms me
Tell me, how can it be?
When we make love

[Chorus]
It's still a thrill
When you hold me
It's still a thrill
When you're loving me

[Outro]
I'm going home now
Where are my keys?

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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