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Larger Than Life (Album) by Jody Watley

Artist Biography For Jody Watley

Jody Watley Born Jan. 30 1959 Chicago Emerged From The R&B Group Shalamar To Score A String Of Solo Hit Singles Chiefly From 1987 To 1990 A Period In Which She Reached The Top 10 Of The Billboard Hot 100 Six Times. Watley Got Her Start As A Dancer On The Television Dance Show Soul Train Which Led To Her Being Tapped For A Spot In Shalamar. Her First Solo Album Jody Watley Yielded #2 Hit Looking For A New Love Which Was Followed By Two More Top 10 Singles — Don’t You Want Me #6 And Some Kind Of Lover #10 . Two Other Singles From The Album Charted — Still A Thrill #56 And Most Of All #60 . The Success Propelled Her To A Best New Artist Grammy Win For 1987. Subsequent Album Larger Than Life Produced Another Three Top 10 Singles Real Love #2 Everything #4 And Friends #9 . Her Only Other U.S. Top 40 Appearances Came In 1992 With I’m The One You Need #19 And As One Of Several Featured Artists On Babyface’s This Is For The Lover In You #6 In 1996. She Is Ranked #21 On Billboard’s Greatest Of All Time Top Dance Club Artists.

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In The Spring Of 1989 Watley Released Her Second Album Larger Than Life Co-Writing Eleven Of The Album’s Twelve Songs. The Album Sold Over Four Million Copies Worldwide Reaching #16 On The Billboard Top 200 Album Chart And Produced Four Singles "Real Love" US #2 #1 R&B #2 Dance UK #31 A US Gold Single And Her First Top 40 UK Single Since "Looking For A New Love" "Friends" Featuring Eric B. & Rakim US #9 #3 R&B #7 Dance UK #21 And "Everything" US #4 #3 R&B Her First Ballad Release. The Album's Fourth And Final Single "Precious Love" Was A Minor Hit Peaking At #87 In The US. "Friends" Is Notable For Being The First Multi-Format Hit Single To Include The Formula Of A Pop/R&B Singer Featuring A Guest Rapper With The Custom Full 16-Bar Verses And Bridge Concept And Distinguishable From The Rap "Intro" By Melle Mel On Chaka Khan's Notable Cover Prince Single "I Feel For You". The Successful "Friends" Formula Would Become A Mainstay Formula In Commercial Pop Music And Was Added As A Category At The Grammy's Under Grammy Award For Best Rap/Sung Collaboration In 2002. During The Summer Of 1989 Watley’s "Real Love" Video Directed By David Fincher Was Nominated For Seven MTV Video Music Awards Including Breakthrough Video Best Art Direction Best Dance Video And Best Female Video At The 1989 Award Show. That Record Was Held Until Michael Jackson And Janet Jackson's Video "Scream" Received 11 VMA Nominations In 1995. The Next Year She Was Nominated For Two Soul Train Awards An NAACP Image Award For Outstanding Female Artist And A Narm Award For Best Selling R&B Female Album. While Riding High On Her Larger Than Life World Tour A Remix Album You Wanna Dance With Me? Was Released In October 1989 And Achieved Gold Status In America.