This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American singer Jody Watley.
Albums
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US R&B AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988. "Real Love" (ARIA) peak: "Friends" (ARIA) peak: All ARIA-era chart peaks to October 26, 2018: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column displays the release's peak on the national chart. CAN GER JPN NLD NZ SWE UKPeak chart positions for releases charting in the United Kingdom: All except "This Is for the Lover in You": "This Is for the Lover in You": Jody Watley Released: February 23, 1987 Label: MCA Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 10 1 94 17 — — — 23 — 62 RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Larger Than Life Released: March 27, 1989 Label: MCA Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 16 5 96 22 63 75 59 — 31 39 RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Affairs of the Heart Released: December 3, 1991 Label: MCA Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 124 21 174 — — 53 — — — — Intimacy Released: November 9, 1993 Label: MCA Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 164 38 180 — — 43 — — — — US: 113,000 Affection Released: July 11, 1995 Label: Avitone/Bellmark-Life Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming — 59 — — — 69 — — — — 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 detailsBeginnings Released: August 1, 1989 Label: SOLAR Format: CD, LP, cassetteGreatest 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 Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B JPN RSA You Wanna Dance with Me? Released: October 26, 1989 Label: MCA Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 86 48 95 19Remixes 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 detailsParadise Released: July 28, 2014 Label: Avitone Format: CD, digital downloadSanctuary Released: April 10, 2017 Label: Avitone Format: CD, digital downloadWinter Nights EP Released: February 7, 2020 Label: Avitone Format: CD, digital downloadRenderings: The Alex Di Ciò Remixes Released: October 22, 2021 Label: Avitone Format: CD, digital download
Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Dance US R&B AUS CAN GER NLD NZ SWI UK "Where the Boys Are" 1984 — — — — — — — — — 127 rowspan="2" "Girls Night Out" 1985 — — — — — — — — — — "Looking for a New Love" 1987 2 1 1 13 1 25 37 5 11 13 MC: Gold Jody Watley "Still a Thrill" 56 8 3 — — — — 46 — 77 "Don't You Want Me" 6 1 3 — 24 — — 46 — 55 "Some Kind of Lover" 1988 10 1 3 — 47 — — — — 81 "Most of All" 60 8 11 — — — 90 — — — "Real Love" 1989 2 1 1 78 2 15 21 35 21 31 RIAA: Gold Larger Than Life "Friends"(featuring Eric B. & Rakim) 9 7 3 146 11 45 25 31 20 21 "Everything" 4 — 3 143 11 — — — — 74 "What'cha Gonna Do for Me" — — — — — — — — — — "Precious Love" 1990 87 — 51 — — — — — — 97 "I Want You" 1991 61 17 5 — — — — — — — Affairs of the Heart "I'm the One You Need" 1992 19 3 23 — 32 — 64 — — 50 "It All Begins with You" — — 80 — — — — — — — "Your Love Keeps Working on Me"1993 100 2 26 188 — — — — — — Intimacy "Ecstasy" — — — — — — — — — — "Too Shy to Say" — — — — — — — — — — "When a Man Loves a Woman" 1994 — 8 11 — — — — — — 33 "Affection" 1995 — — 28 — — — — — — — Affection "Off the Hook"(featuring Rakim) 1998 73 1 23 — — — — 44 — 51 Flower "If I'm Not in Love" — 2 — — — — — — — — "I Love to Love"(featuring Roy Ayers) 2000 — — — — — — — — — — Midnight Lounge "Saturday Night Experience"2001 — — — — — — — — — — "Photographs" — — — — — — — — — — "Whenever" 2003 — 19 — — — — — — — — "Looking for a New Love '05" 2005 — 1 — — — — — — — — "Borderline" 2006 — 2 — — — — — — — — The Makeover "I Want Your Love" 2007 — 1 — — — — — — — — "A Beautiful Life" 2008 — 5 — — — — — — — — "Candlelight" 2009 — 26 — — — — — — — — "Nightlife" 2013 — 18 — — — — — — — — Paradise "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Featured singles Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US R&B AUS NLD NZ UK "This Is for the Lover in You"(Babyface featuring LL Cool J,Howard Hewett, Jody Watley,and Jeffrey Daniel) 1996 6 2 50 19 12 12 RIAA: Platinum The Day
Video compilations Year Title Info Certifications Video Classics, Volume 1 Released: November 21, 1989 Label: MCA Formats: VHSVideo compilation from 1987 to 1989RIAA: Gold Dance to Fitness Released: April 26, 1990 Label: Inspired Corp. Formats: VHS Exercise video
Music videos Year Single Director 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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