This is a complete list of the songs known to have been written or co-written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
+KeyIndicates single release or single track
+ Songs written by James Harris III and Terry Lewis, with original artists, co-writers, the samples and originating album, showing year released. Title Artist(s) Co-writer(s) Originating album Year Sample(s) "High Hopes" The S.O.S. Band III 1982 "The Only One" Dynasty Right Back At Cha! 1982 "Wild Girls" Klymaxx Girls Will Be Girls 1982 "Can You Treat Me Like She Does?" Reel to Real 1983 "For Your Love" The S.O.S. Band On the Rise 1983 "Just Be Good to Me" The S.O.S. Band On the Rise 1983 "Tell Me If You Still Care" The S.O.S. Band On the Rise 1983 "Encore" Cheryl Lynn Preppie 1983 "When You're Far Away" Gladys Knight & the Pips Visions 1983 "No One's Gonna Love You" The S.O.S. Band Just the Way You Like It 1984 "Like I Will" Cherrelle Fragile 1984 "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" Thelma Houston Qualifying Heat 1984 "I'd Rather Spend the Bad Times with You, Than the Good Times with Someone New" Thelma Houston Qualifying Heat 1984 "Who's It Gonna Be" Cherrelle Fragile 1984 "Weekend Girl" The S.O.S. Band Just the Way You Like It 1984 "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" Cherrelle Fragile 1984 "When You Look In My Eyes" Cherrelle Fragile 1984 "Warm" Change Change of Heart 1984 "Break Up" The S.O.S. Band Just the Way You Like It 1984 "Fragile...Handle With Care" Cherrelle Fragile 1984 "Just the Way You Like It" The S.O.S. Band Just the Way You Like It 1984 "Change of Heart" Change Change of Heart 1984 "Say You Love Me Again" Change Change of Heart 1984 "You Were Meant to Be My Lady (Not My Girl)" Alexander O'Neal Alexander O'Neal 1985 "What's Missing" Alexander O'Neal Alexander O'Neal 1985 "The Heat of Heat" Patti Austin Gettin' Away with Murder 1985 "Summer is the Coldest Time of Year" Patti Austin Gettin' Away with Murder 1985 "Saturday Love" Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal High Priority 1985 "Tender Love" Force M.D.'s Chillin''' | 1985
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Fidelity" | Cheryl Lynn | | It's Gonna Be Right| 1985
!scope=row| "It's Gonna Be Right" | Cheryl Lynn | | It's Gonna Be Right| 1985
!scope=row| "New Love" | Cherrelle | | High Priority| 1985
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Artificial Heart" | Cherrelle | | High Priority| 1985
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Innocent"/"Alex 9000"/"Innocent II" | Alexander O'Neal | | Alexander O'Neal| 1985
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "A Broken Heart Can Mend" | Alexander O'Neal | | Alexander O'Neal| 1985
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "You Look Good to Me" | Cherrelle | | High Priority| 1985
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Will You Satisfy" | Cherrelle | | High Priority| 1985
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "When I Think of You" | Janet Jackson | | Control| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" | Janet Jackson | | Control| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Even When You Sleep" | The S.O.S. Band | | Sands of Time| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "No Lies" | The S.O.S. Band | | Sands of Time| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Love Is All That Matters" | The Human League | | Crash| 1986
!scope=row| "Nothing But the Best" | The S.O.S. Band | | Sands of Time| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Nasty" | Janet Jackson | | Control| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "The Finest" | The S.O.S. Band (featuring Alexander O'Neal) | | Sands of Time| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Control" | Janet Jackson | | Control| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Let's Wait Awhile" | Janet Jackson | | Control| 1986
!scope=row| "Sands of Time" | The S.O.S. Band | | Sands of Time| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Human" | The Human League | | Crash| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "I Need Your Loving" | The Human League | | Crash| 1986
!scope=row| "You Can Be Mine" | Janet Jackson | | Control| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Borrowed Love" | The S.O.S. Band | | Sands of Time| 1986
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "What Have You Done for Me Lately" | Janet Jackson | | Control| 1986
!scope=row| "Crying Overtime" | Alexander O'Neal | | Hearsay| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Hearsay" | Alexander O'Neal | | Hearsay| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Fishnet" | Morris Day | | Daydreaming| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Just the Facts" | Patti LaBelle | | Dragnet OST| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Love Is a Game" | Morris Day | | Daydreaming| 1987
!scope=row| "Helplessly in Love" | New Edition | | Dragnet OST| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me" | Alexander O'Neal | | Hearsay| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Sunshine" | Alexander O'Neal | | Hearsay| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Hearsay" | Alexander O'Neal | | Hearsay| 1987
!scope=row| "When the Party's Over" | Alexander O'Neal | | Hearsay| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Never Knew Love Like This" | Alexander O'Neal with Cherrelle | | Hearsay| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Making Love in the Rain" | Herb Alpert (featuring Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith) | | Keep Your Eye on Me| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Diamonds" | Herb Alpert (featuring Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith) | | Keep Your Eye on Me| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Fake" | Alexander O'Neal | | Hearsay| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "The Lovers" | Alexander O'Neal | | Hearsay| 1987
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Keep Your Eye on Me" | Herb Alpert (featuring Lisa Keith) | | Keep Your Eye on Me| 1987
!scope=row| "Pillow" | Herb Alpert (featuring Lani Hall) | | Keep Your Eye on Me| 1987
!scope=row| "Looks Aren't Everything" | Cherrelle | | Affair| 1988
!scope=row| "Our First Christmas" | Alexander O'Neal | | My Gift to You| 1988
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Thank You for a Good Year" | Alexander O'Neal | | My Gift to You| 1988
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Everything I Miss at Home" | Cherrelle | | Affair| 1988
!scope=row| "Pick Me Up" | Cherrelle | | Affair| 1988
!scope=row| "Discreet" | Cherrelle | | Affair| 1988
!scope=row| "Remember Why (It's Christmas)" | Alexander O'Neal | | My Gift to You| 1988
!scope=row| "Happy That You're With Me" | Cherrelle | | Affair| 1988
!scope=row| "Sleigh Ride" | Alexander O'Neal | | My Gift to You| 1988
!scope=row| "What More Can I Do for You" | Cherrelle | | Affair| 1988
!scope=row| "Follin' Around" | Cherrelle | | Affair| 1988
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "If It Isn't Love" | New Edition | | Heart Break| 1988
!scope=row| "Keep It Inside" | Cherrelle (featuring Alexander O'Neal) | | Affair| 1988
!scope=row| "Home" | Cherrelle | | Affair| 1988
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Can You Stand the Rain" | New Edition | | Heart Break| 1988
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "You're Not My Kind of Girl" | New Edition | | Heart Break| 1988
!scope=row| "Supernatural" | New Edition | | Ghostbusters II OST| 1989
!scope=row| "My Gift to You" | Alexander O'Neal | | My Gift to You| 1988
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "State of the World" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "N.E. Heart Break" | New Edition | | Heart Break| 1988
!scope=row| "Where It All Started" | New Edition | | Heart Break| 1988
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Miss You Much" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989
!scope=row| "The Knowledge" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989 | "I Get Lifted" by KC & the Sunshine Band
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989
!scope=row| "I'm Comin' Home" | New Edition | | Heart Break| 1988
!scope=row| "Boys to Men" | New Edition | | Heart Break| 1988
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Rhythm Nation" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989 | "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly & the Family Stone
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Affair" | Cherrelle | | Affair| 1988
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Alright" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989 | "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Escapade" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Come Back to Me" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989
!scope=row| "Livin' in a World (They Didn't Make)" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989
!scope=row| "Lonely" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989
!scope=row| "Someday is Tonight" | Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814| 1989
!scope=row| "You Need Me" | Janet Jackson | | Miss You Much B-Side| 1989
!scope=row| "State Of Attraction" | Rhonda Clark | | Between Friends| 1989
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Not Thru Being With You" | Michael Jeffries and Karyn White | | Michael Jeffries| 1989
!scope=row| "The Skin Game Pt. 1 / Pt. 2" | Janet Jackson | | Come Back to Me B-Side| 1990
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Sensitivity" | Ralph Tresvant | | Ralph Tresvant| 1990
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Rub You the Right Way" | Johnny Gill | | Johnny Gill| 1990 | "Pump Up the Bass" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown "Ooh, I Love It (Love Break)" by The Salsoul Orchestra
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Sensitivity (Extended Club Video Mix)" | Ralph Tresvant | | Sensitivity| 1990 | "Human" by The Human League "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy "Hot Pants, Pt. 1 (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)" by James Brown "Pass the Peas" by James Brown and The J.B.'s
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Alright (Single Remix)" | Janet Jackson (featuring Heavy D) | | Alright| 1990 | "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins "Do You Like It?" by B.T. Express
!scope=row| "She's My Love Thang" | Ralph Tresvant | | Ralph Tresvant| 1990 | "Keep on Truckin'" by Eddie Kendricks
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Rated R" | Ralph Tresvant | | Ralph Tresvant| 1990 | "Masterpiece" by The Temptations "Escape-Ism" by James Brown "Do It Baby" by The Miracles "The Grunt" by The J.B.'s "A Little Soul Party" by Ohio Players
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Do What I Gotta Do" | Ralph Tresvant | | Ralph Tresvant| 1990
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Jerk Out" | The Time | | Pandemonium| 1990
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Jerk Out (Sexy Mix) / (Sexy Dub)" | The Time | | Jerk Out| 1990 | "Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya, Man!" by Public Enemy "My Thang" by James Brown "Sang and Dance" by The Bar-Kays "The Champ" by The Mohawks "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
!scope=row| "Let's Spend the Night" | Johnny Gill | | Johnny Gill| 1990
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "Wrap My Body Tight" | Johnny Gill | | Johnny Gill| 1990
!scope=row| "Used" | Alexander O'Neal | | All True Man| 1991
!scope=row| "Sentimental" | Alexander O'Neal | | All True Man| 1991
!scope=row| "Hooked on You" | Karyn White | | Ritual of Love| 1991
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"| "The Pressure, Pt. 1" | Sounds of Blackness | | The Evolution of Gospel| 1991 |