Jody Watley discography

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Jody Watley discography
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Studio albums9
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Video albums2
Music videos20
EPs1
Singles24
Remix albums2

This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American singer Jody Watley.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
JPN
[6]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
UK
[10]
Jody Watley 10194172362
Larger Than Life
  • Released: March 27, 1989
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
16596226375593139
Affairs of the Heart
  • Released: December 3, 1991
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
1242117453
Intimacy
  • Released: November 9, 1993
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
1643818043
Affection
  • Released: July 11, 1995
  • Label: Avitone/Bellmark-Life
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
5969
Flower
  • Released: March 31, 1998
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
The Saturday Night Experience Volume 1
  • Released: November 17, 1999
  • Label: Avitone
  • Format: CD, digital download
Midnight Lounge
  • Released: April 24, 2001
  • Label: Avitone
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
The Makeover
  • Released: August 8, 2006
  • Label: Avitone
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Super Hits Live
  • Released: August 28, 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format: CD

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum details
Beginnings
  • Released: August 1, 1989
  • Label: SOLAR
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette
Greatest Hits
  • Released: February 13, 1996
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jody Watley
  • Released: December 19, 2000
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

Remix albums

List of remix albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[1]
US
R&B

[2]
JPN
[6]
RSA
[14]
You Wanna Dance with Me?
  • Released: October 26, 1989
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
86489519
Remixes of Love
  • Released: June 6, 1994
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

TitleEP details
Paradise
  • Released: July 28, 2014
  • Label: Avitone
  • Format: CD, digital download
Sanctuary
  • Released: April 10, 2017
  • Label: Avitone
  • Format: CD, digital download
Winter Nights EP
  • Released: February 7, 2020
  • Label: Avitone
  • Format: CD, digital download
Renderings: The Alex Di Ciò Remixes
  • Released: October 22, 2021
  • Label: Avitone
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[15]
US Dance
[16]
US R&B
[17]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[18]
UK
[10]
"Where the Boys Are"1984127Non-album singles
"Girls Night Out" [19] 1985
"Looking for a New Love"1987211131253751113Jody Watley
"Still a Thrill"56834677
"Don't You Want Me"613244655
"Some Kind of Lover"198810134781
"Most of All"6081190
"Real Love"19892117821521352131Larger Than Life
"Friends"
(featuring Eric B. & Rakim)
973146114525312021
"Everything"431431174
"What'cha Gonna Do for Me" [20]
"Precious Love"1990875197
"I Want You"199161175Affairs of the Heart
"I'm the One You Need"199219323326450
"It All Begins with You"80
"Your Love Keeps Working on Me"1993100226188Intimacy
"Ecstasy"
"Too Shy to Say" [21]
"When a Man Loves a Woman"1994 [lower-alpha 1] 81133
"Affection"1995 [lower-alpha 2] 28Affection
"Off the Hook"
(featuring Rakim)
1998731234451Flower
"If I'm Not in Love"2
"I Love to Love"
(featuring Roy Ayers) [23]
2000Midnight Lounge
"Saturday Night Experience" [24] 2001
"Photographs" [25]
"Whenever"200319
"Looking for a New Love '05"20051Non-album single
"Borderline"20062The Makeover
"I Want Your Love"20071
"A Beautiful Life"20085
"Candlelight"200926Non-album single
"Nightlife"201318Paradise
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
SingleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[26]
US R&B
[26]
AUS
[27]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
UK
[10]
"This Is for the Lover in You"
(Babyface featuring LL Cool J,
Howard Hewett, Jody Watley,
and Jeffrey Daniel)
19966250191212 The Day

Video compilations

YearTitleInfoCertifications
Video Classics, Volume 1
  • Released: November 21, 1989
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: VHS
Video compilation from 1987 to 1989
Dance to Fitness
  • Released: April 26, 1990
  • Label: Inspired Corp.
  • Formats: VHS
Exercise video

Music videos

YearSingleDirector
1987"Looking for a New Love" Brian Grant
"Still a Thrill"
"Don't You Want Me" Dominic Sena
"Some Kind of Lover"Brian Grant
1988"Most of All" David Fincher
1989"Real Love"
"Friends" (featuring Eric B. & Rakim) Jim Sonzero
"Everything"Victor Ginzburg
1990"Precious Love" Matthew Rolston
"After You, Who?"
1991"I Want You" Andy Morahan
1992"I'm the One You Need"Paula Greif
"It All Begins with You"
1993"Your Love Keeps Working on Me"Matthew Amos
1994"When a Man Loves a Woman" Jody Watley
1995"Affection"
1996"This Is for the Lover in You" (with Babyface featuring
LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, and Jeffrey Daniel)
Hype Williams
1998"Off the Hook" (Original Mix) Billie Woodruff
"Off the Hook" (D-Dot Remix)Yarrow
2006"Borderline"
2008"A Beautiful Life"

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References

Notes

  1. "When a Man Loves a Woman" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. [22]
  2. "Affection" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. [22]

Citations

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  2. 1 2 "Jody Watley Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Australian chart peaks:
  4. 1 2 "CAN Charts > Jody Watley". RPM . Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "GER Charts > Jody Watley". Media Control Charts . Retrieved November 14, 2011.[ dead link ]
  6. 1 2 "JPN Charts > Jody Watley". Oricon . Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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  9. "SWE Charts > Jody Watley". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  10. 1 2 3 Peak chart positions for releases charting in the United Kingdom:
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  12. 1 2 3 "CAN Certifications > Jody Watley". Music Canada . Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  13. "Billboard". June 24, 1995.
  14. "South African Divas Albums". Geo Cities. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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  16. "Jody Watley Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Club Play Songs". Billboard . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  17. "Jody Watley Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  18. "SWI Charts > Jody Watley". Swiss Music Charts . Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  19. Girls Night Out (track listing). Jody. Mercury. 1985. Merx 196.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. What'cha Gonna Do For Me (track listing). Jody Watley. MCA Records. 1989. DMCAT 1382.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. Too Shy To Say (track listing). Jody Watley. MCA Records. 1993. PROMCA 45-7074.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. 1 2 "Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  23. I Love To Love (track listing). Jody Watley Featuring Roy Ayers. MAW Records. 2000. MAW-050.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  24. I Love To Love (track listing). Jody Watley Featuring Roy Ayers. MAW Records. 2000. MAW-050.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  25. I Love To Love (track listing). Jody Watley Featuring Roy Ayers. MAW Records. 2000. MAW-050.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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