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Friends 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.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Friends

"Friends" Is The Second Single From Jody Watley's Second Album Larger Than Life. "Friends" Like Her Previous Single "Real Love" Became A Multi-Format Top-10 Smash Reaching The Top Ten Of The Pop R&B And Dance Charts In The U.S. As Well As Being Her Biggest Single In The UK Since Her Debut "Looking For A New Love". The Song Was One Of The First Ever To Feature A Rap Artist Eric B & Rakim And A Singer. "Friends" Appeared In The Top 10 Peaking At Number Nine For One Week On The Billboard Hot 100. It Peaked At Number Three On The Hot Black Singles Chart And Number Seven On The Hot Dance Club Play Chart. The Song Also Chart On The Australian Singles Chart # 80 The Canadian Singles Chart At # 11 The Dutch Singles Chart At #25 The German Singles Chart At #15 The Irish Singles Chart At #25 The New Zealand Singles Chart At #31 And The Swiss Singles Chart At #20. In 2006 Watley Remade The Once Successful Song For Her Recent Release Of The Makeover On Her Avitone Records Label Uniquely Titled "Friendz " Featuring Rapper Voshaun Gotti.

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