Released: December 21, 1993

Songwriter: DeVante Swing

Producer: DeVante Swing

[Intro]
This is DeVante
Whatever you want, whatever you need
You know I got it
And I'mma give it to you
Jodeci
(Whenever you want it)
Anything you want from me, I've got it
Any time you want it I'll give it to you
Jo Jo, check this out
2-3-4

[Verse 1]
You can have my love
You're the girl of my life
Am I all you're dreamin' of?
Yes, you're my desire
I wanna give you so much
For the things that you give to me
Just take my love, baby
Because you are so dear to me

[Hook]
Whatever you want
Whatever you need
My heart belongs to you
Whatever you want, baby
Whatever you need
There's nothing I won't do
And I say whatever you want (whatever you want)
My heart belongs to you
I say whatever you need
I'll be right here for you

[Verse 2]
Once in a lifetime
You will find someone like you
And now that I have you
Here's what I'm gonna do (I'm gonna give you so much)
I will give you my all and all
Over and over again, lady, lady, lady
Lovin' you too much, baby
Is not, is not, is not a sin

[Hook]
Whatever you want
Whatever you need
My heart belongs to you
Whatever you need, baby
Whatever you want
There's nothing I won't do
And I say whatever you want (whatever you want)
My heart belongs to you
I say whatever you need
I'll be right here for you

[Bridge]
Anything, anything, anything you want
I'll do it for you
In the morning
Whenever you want it (makes no difference)
In the evening (in the evening)
Whenever you need it (late in the midnight hour)
When the night falls (you know I got it)
You know that I've got it (pick up the phone and dial my number)
So baby, just call me (call me)
You know that I'll do it

[Hook]
Whatever you want
Whatever you need
My heart belongs to you
Whatever you need, baby
There's nothing I won't do
And I say whatever you want (whatever you want)
My heart belongs to you
I say whatever you need
I'll be right here for you
Whatever you need
My heart belong to you
Whatever you need
There's nothing I won't do
I say whatever you want
My heart belongs to you
I say whatever you need

Jodeci

Started in 1983, Jodeci is comprised of two sets of brothers—Cedric and Joel Hailey (also known as K-Ci and JoJo) and Donald and Dalvin Degrate (also known as DeVante Swing and Mr. Dalvin). Jodeci were once known as the “bad boys of R&B,” notable particularly because they were actually boys at the time, breaking out as teenagers in 1991 with their debut album and its title ballad, “Forever My Lady.” Natives of North Carolina, they were discovered by Heavy D, who overheard their demo when an A&R at Uptown was in the process of passing on them. Heavy D introduced Jodeci to Uptown founder Andre Harrell, who signed them after they sang in his office, and handed them off to his then-protégé Puff Daddy, who outfitted the group in dark shades and coordinating leather ensembles. The look, along with the streetwise soul found in songs like “Cry 4 U” and “Feenin” (as well as a few run-ins with the law) made them the antithesis to good-guy personas of then-peaking R&B superstars Boyz II Men. Devante, who along with Mr. Dalvin held down production duties for the group, founded the Swing Mob, a collective responsible for the discovery of musical geniuses like Timbaland, Missy Elliott, and Static Major. As a group, Jodeci would go on to release three critically-acclaimed album in the ‘90s, before disappearing from the limelight. K-Ci and JoJo splintered off as a duo in 1997, producing hit single “All My Life” and, eventually, five albums, but adoring fans never let go of their Jodeci obsession. In March, the group released The Past, The Present, The Future, the first Jodeci album in two decades. Jodeci, if y'all reading this, where’d you go?