Jody Watley Instagram – 💃🏾🎶🎉 ❤️🕯️✨ Happy Anniversary Milestone! | Reposting from @musicflashbacks • April 16, 1988 – “Some Kind of Lover” by Jody Watley peaked at No.10 on the Hot 100. It was Jody’s third top 10 pop single from her self-titled solo debut album, and third number-one of the US dance chart. She wrote the song with André Cymone, who produced it with David Z. The music video was directed by Brian Grant. It premiered in January 1988 and was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards, for Best Female Video and Best New Artist in a Video, she also performed “Some Kind of Lover” at the award show that year. This was the fourth single from the album, following “Looking For A New Love,” “Still A Thrill,” and “Don’t You Want Me.” She was on the charts for over a year. The impact of Watley’s album made her a cultural style icon in R&B, pop, and dance music. Its success culminated in Watley winning a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1988 against fellow artists Breakfast Club, Cutting Crew, Terence Trent D’Arby, and Swing Out Sister. #jodywatley #thisdayinmusic #1988 #1980s #SomeKindOfLover #AndréCymone #DavidZ #musichistory #memorylane #Ilovethe80s #grammywinner #briangrant