Jody Watley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jody Watley
Occupation	R&B Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 30, 1959(1959-01-30)
Age	65
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jody Watley Biography

Jody Watley is one of the most popular and richest R &B Singer who was born on January 30, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. R&B singer who won an Grammy Award for Best New Album in 1987. She was also nominated for numerous MTV Video Music Awards. The video she made to promote “Real Love” received six Video Music Award nominations.

She was inspired to a certain extent by She was influenced by Diana Ross..

Watley was born in Chicago, Illinois. Watley made her first stage appearance at 8 years old with family friend and godfather Jackie Wilson. She got her start on the TV dance show Soul Train at the age of 14. At Dorsey High School she was voted “best dancer” in her senior class poll. Documented by Ebony magazine in 1977 as a part of “The New Generation,” Jody Watley was one of the most popular dancers on the show and recognized as a trendsetter for her style and dance moves. As standouts on the television show, Watley and fellow Soul Train dancer Jeffrey Daniel were selected to join Gary Mumford and become original members of the R&B group Shalamar by show creator Don Cornelius. (Mumford was shortly replaced by Gerald Brown, and Brown himself was soon replaced by Howard Hewett as lead vocalist). The lineup of Hewett, Watley, and Daniel would be the most successful. Watley remained with Shalamar from 1977 to 1983. The trio released several albums and scored several hits including the US Top 20 “Dead Giveaway”, and the R&B hits “The Second Time Around”, “For The Lover In You”, and “A Night To Remember”. Because of conflicts within the group, disagreements about the artistic direction of Shalamar with Dick Griffey, and lack of payment from Solar Records, she finally left the group in 1983, prior to the release of The Look album.

After two and a half years in England, Watley returned to America and secured a recording deal with MCA Records, eager to establish her own identity. Her debut solo studio album, titled Jody Watley, was released in March 1987, and she co-wrote six of the album’s nine songs. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Watley would say that she wanted to showcase her voice against “really funky hard dance tracks.” The album’s lead single, “Looking for a New Love”, became a hit and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album peaked at number ten on the US Billboard 200, number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and sold 2 million copies in the United States and a total of 4 million copies worldwide. It produced five uptempo dance and R&B singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with three peaking within the top-ten: “Looking for a New Love” (#2); “Still a Thrill” (#56); “Don’t You Want Me” (#6); “Some Kind of Lover” (#10); and “Most of All” (#60) Also included on her debut album was the duet with George Michael, “Learn to Say No”, produced by Bernard Edwards of Chic-fame.

She has two kids and was previously engaged with Andre Cymone, a musician who played the bass for Prince.

Jody Watley Net Worth

Jody Watley is one of the richest R &B Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jody Watley 's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was on the T.V. program Soul Train when she was fourteen years old. She later became in the group Shalamar.

She appeared part of her role in the Broadway production of the musical Loving the Silent Tears.

Jody Vanessa Watley (born January 30, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and artist whose music crosses genres including pop, R&B, jazz, dance, and electronic soul. In 1987, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and has been nominated for three Grammy awards.

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The lead single, “I Want You,” failed to crack the top 40, peaking at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, though peaking at #5 on the US R&B singles chart, and #17 Dance. The second single, “I’m The One You Need”, reached #3 Dance and peaked at #19 on the US Hot 100. The final single was the ballad “It All Begins With You”, her first single to miss the US Hot 100. Watley earned an invitation by President George H. W. Bush in 1992 to perform this song at the White House. Watley used the opportunity to encourage the government to provide more support and funding for public schools. Watley recorded “It’s All There” for the movie “Switch” with legendary composer Henry Mancini.

Facts & Trivia

Jody Ranked on the list of most popular R &B Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jody Watley celebrates birthday on January 30 of every year.

Having parted ways with MCA Records, Watley took an independent path and started her own label, Avitone Records, and released her fifth studio album, Affection, in July 1995. The album was engineered and produced by the legendary Booker T. Jones and Angelo Earl. She aligned Avitone with the independent Bellmark Records for distribution. According to a review of the album “Affection” by Jose Promis of Allmusic, the release lacked the urgency and immediency of her dance-era hits, but was an engaging collection of slow burners, mid tempo and jazzy R&B. The album’s title track, “Affection”, didn’t crack the Hot 100 but became a moderate R&B hit, peaking at #28 on the Hot R&B /Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart

Why did Jody leave Shalamar?

After leaving Shalamar, Watley wasn’t moping around Los Angeles wondering about her next career move. “ I had to get out of town ,” she said. “It was time to do something different, somewhere else.” So she moved to Europe, dividing her time between London and Paris.

What is Jody Watley nationality?

American

How old is Jody Watley now?

63 years (January 30, 1959)

Was Jody Watley on Soul Train?

Watley paid her dues on the nationally syndicated dance show “Soul Train” in the early 1970s. She quickly became the video sock hop’s most popular female dancer. At age 17 she was picked by the show’s creator, Don Cornelius, to be one-third of a singing group he was forming for his new record label.

Is Jody Watley married?

André Cymone