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The A Side:
Still A Thrill (Extended Version) 8:39
The B Side:
Still A Thrill (Radio Edit) 6:15
Still A Thrill (Instrumental) 5:16
Still A Thrill (A Cappella) 4:41
Still A Thrill (Bonus Beats) 4:34
The Brief:
Jody Watley’s follow up to “Looking For A New Love” didn’t fare as well on the pop charts, “Still A Thrill” failed to make the Top 40 but was still well received at R&B and Dance outlets.
The Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 6/20/87 | 88 | 56 | 7 |
| Cash Box Top 100 | 6/20/87 | 87 | 66 | 8 |
| Billboard Hot Black Singles | 5/2/87 | 3 | 14 | |
| Billboard Hot Dance/Disco | 6/13/87 | 8 | 9 |
The Source:
Label: MCA Records
Catalog#: MCA-23747
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
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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Many thanks for this post.It’s my favourite track from her debut album and I’ve been looking for the a good copy of the extended remix for ages.Thanks for all the other great posts you put up as well.
you are most welcome Vincent, enjoy
LOVE this Prince-like funky gem! Always thought it was criminally underrated back in the day, and that extended remix is EPIC.
Keep up the awesome work – I love your site’s mix of classic tunes and more obscure ditties; it makes for a more well-rounded collection.
you’re welcome Marc, and thank you for the kind words
Great Jody Watley post! I hope you will post all of her 80′s 12″ mixes. They are all classics, and deserve to be heard.
well, she is this week’s subject and I have a bunch more of hers in editing for posting next year
Huge thanks mr FWV !
Loved this one as well
Whilst not as POP – if I read anymore about it being a ‘Black-er’ Single !
And anything even vaguely Purple, (or Peach n’ Black etc) certainly was thought better of by the critics
my pleasure Andrew, enjoy my friend
An epic 8:39 ride into the musical mind of Andre Cymone…prime mpls sound from one of the originators!
With Jody doing her best Grace Jones verses, and slightly less robotic poppy choruses.
MPLS meets Grace Jones meets Kraftwork meets New Wave….Love it!!!
Loving Jody week here
Forgot about all that Art of Noise stuff near the end too….make’s it very mixable in that direction.
“Where are my keys?” Indeed…
Andre who?
This is my favorite Jody song of all time and this nearly 9 minute workout is pure joy to these tired old ears.
100% agree. Just listened to it 3x in a row.
As old Mr. Nelson used to say:
…Negros from Brooklyn play the bass pretty good, but the ones from Minneapolis play it like it oughta should…
After the success of Looking For A New Love, I immediately bought the Jody Watley album when it was released and thought it to be a great pop/dance/r&b album (and courageously with not a ballad in sight!!!)
While I thought Still A Thrill was a hot jam, I was shocked that it was the next single. I knew pop radio wouldn’t be ready for it.
From a commercial point, I’d have moved up the next three releases and put Still A Thrill as the last single to be released. I think she would’ve charted better with those singles (a definite Top 3 with Don’t You Want Me, a likely Top 5 with Some Kind Of Lover and at least another Top 40 hit with Most Of All) as there won’t be any momentum lost.
Having said that, this 12″ remix is simply out of this world! And thanks for replacing my worn out vinyl with your rip, Richie!
cheers Ric
Oh my goodness this indeed brings back so many great memories.. I luv this one though that bassline and that attitude luv Jody