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Jody Watley

real name Jody Vanessa Watley

Chicago, United States · b. 1959-01-30

Jody Watley is credited on 661 releases across 145 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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661

Credits

145

Albums

6

Decades active

127

In collections

Biography

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American singer, songwriter, and record producer, born January 30, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Started her musical career through the U.S. television show Soul Train, was one of the original members of Shalamar (1977 to 1983). Jody featured in 'The Black Issue' of Vogue Italia in July 2008.
Older sister of Midori. Goddaughter of Jackie Wilson. Former fiancée of Leon Sylvers. She has been married to André Cymone.

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Credited work

661 releases · 145 albums · active 1979–2025

  • Performance · 1,012
  • Production · 125
  • Other credits · 99
  • Engineering · 6

Studios: Electric Lady Studios · Larrabee Sound Studios · Sunset Sound · The Hit Factory

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