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The A Side:
Looking For A New Love (Extended Club Version) 7:28
The B Side:
Looking For A New Love (Radio Edit) 5:06
Looking For A New Love (Instrumental) 7:28
Looking For A New Love (A Cappella) 5:06
Looking For A New Love (Bonus Beats) 4:33
The Brief:
A Grammy Award Winner as Best New Artist in 1987, Jody Watley has been in the entertainment business since starting out as a dancer on Soul Train at the age of 14. Jody was an original member of the band Shalamar and performed with the group from 1977 to 1984. In 1987 she released her self-titled debut solo album that was certified as a platinum seller and produced 5 singles that charted on the Hot 100. The first of that quintet of singles is “Looking For A New Love” which spent 3 weeks at #1 on the R&B chart and 2 weeks at #1 on the Dance chart.
The Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 3/7/87 | 82 | 2 | 19 |
| Cash Box Top 100 | 3/7/87 | 76 | 2 | 23 |
| Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1/31/87 | 1/3wks | 18 | |
| Billboard Hot Dance/Disco | 2/21/87 | 1/2wks | 11 |
The Source:
Label: MCA Records
Catalog#: MCA-23689
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
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hey! y u no mention producer in yo brief?
the producer? why? is he anyone we know?
Good post, and cute reply.
You may have a point there, three ‘failed’ albums and a 27 year hiatus between solo projects, pah! Who was that guy anyway?
… but nice post and keep up the good work.
thank you
Thanks for your rip, Richie!
Goes to show the quality of music back then.
It was 3 frustrating weeks at #2 on the Hot 100 for Jody (2 weeks blocked by Cutting Crew and 1 week by U2).
Such a crowd during those few competitive weeks. Sign O The Times only managed #3 and La Isla Bonita only #4
I remember the uproar when Jody was nominated for the Best New Artist. There had already been an outcry the previous year when Whitney Houston was not included in that same category. The reason given then was that Whitney had charted in the Hot 100 in 1984 with Teddy Pendergrass for Hold Me. So she wasn’t exactly a new artist when her debut album was released.
So was it double standard with Jody? I’m not so sure, while Jody Watley never appeared in the Hot 100 as a solo artist, she did release a couple of solo singles before Looking For A New Love…
hi ric,
I can still remember the 2 idiot dj’s on Englands BBC Radio asking Jody about Shalamars demise by saying, ”Let’s get the truth, Straight from the horses mouth !”
”The WHAT !” she says and all kinda downhill from there on……
The singles referred to were credited as simply ‘Jody’, Where The Boys Are & Girls Night Out
They both stiffed, so thinking caps back on and a ‘cod Janet Jackson-sound alike’ was how certain ‘British critics’ called this effort
Oh !, and the B-side to both singles was ‘My House-4 Free’
Whitney’s failing was also a Jermaine Jackson Duet from ‘B4′ some said
Tho how far you wanna go back ?
She was on the Paul Jabara & Friends album
Ms.Watley qualified cos that year she was Technically She WAS a New Artist
aaaaand quiet at the back there ! With competion like Terence Trent (one album then down the crapper) D’arby
She walked it, A lot of folk thought she deserved having put ‘the time in’ slogging away ala Shalamar n’ getting treated as 2nd best to mr.Curly Perm (and odious creep) Howard Hewett [Yes! I've met him]
Howard Hewett, Mr Ego himself. I’ve remember reading how he thought himself to be the driving force of Shalamar and often treated Jody and Jeffrey as second class citizens. I’m glad Jody ended up with a WAY more successful solo career than he ever did…or did he ever have one? LOL!
Every time I see this 12″, I have a good chuckle at how lopsided it is. One track on the A and the remaining four on the B. Great post, btw.
the wider grooves on Side A allow for better sound quality? heh, maybe?
great rip, thanks a lot
you’re welcome
The comments on this one are almost as interesting as the music itself… almost!
Thanks for the great Jody rips Richie
Yes, thanks to everyone that took the time to comment, you know I love to see the comments and discussions between readers, that’s one of the reasons I do this. Enjoy the record ND!
Hello orger.
and hello to you
Oh, that was meant for NoovoDance, but hello anyways
ah, well, I’m an orger too, just not a very frequent participant, sorry for the confusion
Ok, same here, I tend to hang out more in associates
my handle at the org precedes my “djrichiep” days, I’m rrp13 on there, but, you won’t find many posts by me, I tend to just visit and read news
This sound is fantastic, I danced a lot at the time … thanks for sharing. “Hasta la vista Baby!”