| Flower | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 31, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop, dance | |||
| Length | 52:42 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Derrick Edmondson, Phil Galdston, Masters at Work, Malik Pendleton, D'Wayne Wiggins, Bryce Wilson, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie | |||
| Jody Watley chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
Flower is the sixth album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 1998 and her first for Atlantic Records.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lovin' You So" | Rahsaan Patterson; Dwayne Wiggins; Chaka Khan; Tony Maiden | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Flower" | Jody Watley; Dwayne Wiggins; Michelle Hailey | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Off the Hook" | Cassandra Lucas; Charles Pendleton; Darryl Floyd | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Everything You Do" | Jody Watley; Derrick Edmondson | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Just One More Time" | Adrianne Johnson Ross; Dennis Ross III | 4:49 |
| 6. | "If I'm Not In Love" | Dawn Thomas | 3:45 |
| 7. | "A Lifetime" | James Heath; Rahsaan Patterson | 4:02 |
| 8. | "No More Tears To Cry" | Bradley Spalter; Robbie Nevil; Sheppard Solomon | 4:00 |
| 9. | "You'll Never Find A Love" | Harvey Fuqua; Londee Wiggins; Paul Antoine; Stephanie Cooke | 4:16 |
| 10. | "I Don't Want You Back" | Jody Watley; Herman Berry; Steve Feldschneider | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Baby Tonight" | Jody Watley; Derrick Edmondson; Claude M'Barali; Philippe Cerboneschi | 3:54 |
| 12. | "16" | Jody Watley; Dwayne Wiggins | 2:57 |
| 13. | "Off The Hook (D-Dot Remix)" | Cassandra Lucas; Charles Pendleton; Darryl Floyd; David Reeves | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 52:42 | ||
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Off the Hook" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 8 | ||
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 23 | ||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 73 | ||
| "If I'm Not In Love" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
Shalamar is a Grammy award winning American R&B and soul music vocal group active since the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Shalamar's classic line-up on the SOLAR label consisted of Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, and Jeffrey Daniel. It was originally a disco-driven group created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator and producer Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Cornelius. As noted in the British Hit Singles & Albums, they were regarded as fashion icons and trendsetters, and helped to introduce "body-popping" to the United Kingdom. Their name was created by Griffey.
Jody Vanessa Watley is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and artist whose music crosses genres including pop, R&B, jazz, dance, and electronic soul. During the late 1970s and early 1980s she was a member of the r&b/funk band Shalamar, who scored many hits, notably so in the UK. In 1988, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and has been nominated for three Grammy awards.
Jody Watley is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer Jody Watley, released on February 23, 1987, by MCA Records. Although Watley already found success as a part of the trio Shalamar, the impact of this album made Watley a cultural style icon in contemporary R&B, pop and dance music. Its success culminated in Watley winning a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1988 against fellow artists Breakfast Club, Cutting Crew, Terence Trent D'Arby and Swing Out Sister. The album also produced three top-ten singles on the US Billboard Hot 100: "Looking for a New Love" (#2), "Don't You Want Me" (#6) and "Some Kind of Lover" (#10). The album has sold two million copies in the United States and over four million copies worldwide.
Larger Than Life is the second studio album by American singer Jody Watley, released by MCA Records on March 27, 1989.
You Wanna Dance with Me? is a remix album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in October 1989. The album contains remixed versions of Watley's songs.
Affairs of the Heart is the third studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released on December 3, 1991, by MCA Records.. Affairs of the Heart supplies a handful of energetic dance numbers and a plentiful selection of quiet storm ballads, the new material result is a set that's much thicker and deeper sound. Watley co-wrote nine of the album's 11 tracks, which delivers a good mixture flow of R&B-funk, to classy house, to inspirational dance pop and groovy melody Motown-inspired soul.
Intimacy is the fourth studio album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 1993 on MCA.
Affection is the fifth album by the American pop singer Jody Watley, released in 1995.
Midnight Lounge is the eighth studio album by American singer Jody Watley. Originally released only in Japan on her Avitone label, critical acclaim prompted Watley to release the album Stateside by way of a distribution deal with Avitone and Shanachie. The U.S. release also included productions from King Britt and Eastwest Connection.
Michele Watley, better known by her stage name Midori, is an American singer, dancer, model, actress and former pornographic actress. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2009. She was the first African-American woman to win an AVN award, when she was named "Best Supporting Actress" in 2001. Watley was also named one of the top 10 "hottest black porn stars" of all time by Complex and The Independent named her "the queen of the black hardcore market".
A flower is a reproductive structure found in many plants.
"Looking for a New Love" is a song by American dance-pop singer Jody Watley. It was released in January 1987 as the first single from her eponymous debut album. The song became one of the biggest pop and R&B singles of 1987. Watley re-recorded and re-issued the song in various remixes in 2005.
"I Want You" is the first single from Jody Watley's third album Affairs of the Heart. The official music video, directed by Andy Morahan, was featured on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210.
"I'm the One You Need" is the second single from Jody Watley's third album, Affairs of the Heart.
The Saturday Night Experience Volume 1 is the seventh studio album by American singer Jody Watley, released on November 17, 1999, issued under Avitone Records. Exclusively released as an import only in Japan and Australia, later available in 2002 as an EP in North America.
The Makeover is the ninth studio album by American singer Jody Watley, released on Avitone Records. Watley recruited a diverse group of contemporary dance and electronica producers for the project, among them King Britt, DJ Spinna and 4hero. The album's vintage aesthetic, which saw her take the old and remake it as new, was likely foretold in Watley's updating of her signature classic, "Looking for a New Love", in 2005. As per the title, The Makeover contained newly recorded versions of some of Watley's signature classics like "Don't You Want Me" and "Friends", as well as new material. Additionally, Watley paid tribute to musical influences like Diana Ross, Chic and Karen Carpenter on the covers "Love Hangover", "I Want Your Love" and a medley of the Carpenters' songs, respectively.
Greatest Hits is the first "greatest hits" collection from singer Jody Watley. Executive-produced by Watley, the album highlights her MCA years (1987–1994) and contains all of her well-known pop hits, among them "Looking for a New Love", "Real Love" and "Everything"; two of Watley's classics, "Don't You Want Me" and "Some Kind of Lover", were presented in their more familiar remixed forms. Additionally, Watley took care to include lesser-known songs like "Still a Thrill" and "Most of All".
This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by the American R&B singer Jody Watley.
"Is It Really Love?" is a song by American singer Jermaine Stewart, which was released in 1989 as the fourth and final single from his third studio album Say It Again (1988). The song was written by André Cymone and Jody Watley, and produced by Cymone. The single was released in Germany only and reached No. 41.
"Off the Hook" is the first single released from Jody Watley's sixth album, Flower.
