The discography of Jodeci, an American R&B group, consists of four studio albums, three compilation albums, thirteen singles, and thirteen music videos. The group was signed by Uptown Records after submitting a demo tape during a trip to New York. In 1991, they released their debut album, Forever My Lady, which peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard 200, and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. On April 28, 1995, the album was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album produced five singles, three of which topped the US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: "Forever My Lady", "Stay", and "Come and Talk to Me". The last of these was certified gold by the RIAA.
In 1993, the group released its second studio album, Diary of a Mad Band, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album received a double-platinum certification by the RIAA, and spawned three singles: "Cry for You", "Feenin', and "What About Us". All peaked in the top 15 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs; the first two charted in the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart.
The Show, the After Party, the Hotel (1995) was the group's third, as well as most successful, album. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. It was Jodeci's only album to chart outside of the United States, peaking at number four on the UK Albums Chart and appearing on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and the Dutch Mega Album Top 100. The Show, the After Party, the Hotel produced three singles, including "Freek'n You", which charted within the top 15 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and was certified gold by the RIAA. The single also charted on the Australian and Dutch Singles Chart.
Before returning in 2015 with the studio album, The Past, The Present, The Future, three compilation albums featuring songs by Jodeci were released between 2005 and 2008: Back to the Future: The Very Best of Jodeci, which peaked at number six on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, 20th Century Masters – Millennium Collection: The Best of Jodeci, which charted number eighty-six on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and Playlist Your Way.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US R&B AUSPeaks in Australia: For all except noted: Diary of a Mad Band: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. CANFor Canadian albums peaks: For: Diary of a Mad Band For: The Show, the After Party, the Hotel NL UKFor UK Album peaks: For Diary of a Mad Band: For The Show, The After Party, The Hotel: Forever My Lady Released: May 28, 1991 Label: Uptown/MCA Format: CD, CS 18 1 163 — — — RIAA: 3× Platinum Diary of a Mad Band Released: December 21, 1993 Label: Uptown/MCA Format: CD, CS 3 1 99 33 — 88 RIAA: 2× Platinum The Show, the After Party, the Hotel Released: July 18, 1995 Label: Uptown/MCA Format: CD, CS, LP 2 1 13 16 36 4 US: 1,000,000 RIAA: Platinum The Past, The Present, The Future Released: March 31, 2015 Label: Sphinx Music Entertainment/Epic Format: CD, DD 23 2 — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US US R&B Back to the Future:The Very Best of Jodeci Released: June 7, 2005 Label: Universal Records Format: CD 27 6 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jodeci Released: 2006 Label: Universal Format: CD — 86 Playlist Your Way Released: August 6, 2008 Label: Universal Format: CD — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US R&B AUS NL UK "Gotta Love" 1991 — 79 — — — Forever My Lady "Forever My Lady" 25 1 — — — "Stay" 41 1 — — — "Come and Talk to Me" 1992 11 1 — — — RIAA: Gold "I'm Still Waiting" 85 10 — — — "Lately" 1993 4 1 161 50 — RIAA: Gold Uptown MTV Unplugged "Cry for You" 15 1 199 — 20 RIAA: Gold Diary of a Mad Band "Feenin' 1994 25 2 — — 18 "What About Us" — 14 — — — "Freek'n You" 1995 14 3 23 42 17 RIAA: Gold The Show, the After Party, the Hotel "Love U 4 Life" 31 8 119 — 23 "Get On Up" 1996 22 4 191 — 20 "Nobody Wins" (featuring B.o.B.) 2014 — — — — — The Past, The Present, The Future "Every Moment" 2015 — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
As featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US US R&B "Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated"(Father MC featuring Jodeci) 1990 — 14 Father's Day "Lisa Baby"(Father MC featuring Jodeci) 1991 — 87 "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"(Father MC featuring Jodeci) 1992 37 24 Close to You "Holla Back"(Maddi Madd featuring Jodeci) 2006 – – Holla Back "Knockin' Your Heels Off"(H-Town featuring Jodeci) 2011 — 120 Child Support "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US US R&B "Let's Go Through the Motions" 1993 65 31Who's the Man? (soundtrack) "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Other charted songs + List of non-singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK "Cherish" 1993 56 Fried Green Tomatoes (soundtrack)
Other appearances +TitleYearAlbum"Come Up to My Room"1994Murder Was the Case"Give It Up"1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack)"Wild Side"High School High (soundtrack)
Music videos + List of music videos, with director(s) Title Year Director(s) "Gotta Love"1991 Lionel C. Martin "Forever My Lady" Michael Martin "Stay"Unknown "Come and Talk to Me"1992 Lionel C. Martin "I'm Still Waiting" "Let's Go Through the Motions"1993Sean "Puffy" Combs "Lately"Unknown "Cry for You"Sean "Puffy" Combs "Feenin'"1994Hype Williams & DeVanté "Freek'n You"1995 Donald DeGrate "Love U 4 Life" Brett Ratner "Get on Up"1996 Marcus Nispel "Every Moment"2015 Hype Williams
Notes
A. "What About Us" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, a chart which acts like a 25-song extension to the Hot 100. B. "Knockin' Your Heels Off" did not enter R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 19 on Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, a chart which acts like a 25-song extension to R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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