Jody Watley

Released: February 23, 1987

Songwriter: Jody Watley David Paul Bryant Franne Golde

Producer: Bernard Edwards

[Verse 1]
When I first laid my eyes upon you
I knew right then and there you were the one
Eyes so deep, you sent me melting
And then you smiled as though to say, "oh yeah"

[Pre-Chorus 1]
But then you seemed to change your mind
You looked away like you were oh, so shy
Is the game you're playing hard to get
Won't you tell me, oh ho

[Chorus]
Want me, don't you want me
To touch you and to hold you tight
Don't you want me like I want you
To kiss and love all through the night

[Verse 2]
I'd like to know more than just your name
Did you come here alone or with someone
If only you would open up
And let me know just where you're coming from

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Are you looking for a new love
Or does commitment seem to bring you down
Is that a look of "yes" or is it "no"?
Please don't tease me, oh

[Chorus]
Want me, don't you want me
To touch you and to hold you tight
Don't you want me like I want you
To kiss and love all through the night

Oh woah, yeah
Don't you want me?
Oh woah, yeah
Don't you want me?

[Chorus]
Want me, don't you want me
To touch you and to hold you tight
Don't you want me like I want you
To kiss and love all through the night

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Are you looking for a new love
Or does commitment seem to bring you down
Is that a look of "yes" or is it "no"?
Please don't tease me, oh

[Chorus]
Want me, don't you want me
To touch you and to hold you tight
Don't you want me like I want you
To kiss and love all through the night

Want me, don't you want me
To touch you and to hold you tight
Don't you want me like I want you
To kiss and love all through the night

[Outro]
Want me (oh woah), don't you want me (yeah)
(Don't you want me?)
Want me (oh woah), don't you want me (yeah, yeah)
(Don't you want me?)

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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