Jody Watley Instagram – Happy 35th Music Anniversary “Larger Than Life” 🔥🎉🎶💛✨ Reposting from @wordup.official • 35 years ago today, Jody Watley dropped her second studio album, “Larger Than Life”. The album peaked at #16 & #5 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart & is RIAA Certified Platinum. The singles released include RIAA Gold “Real Love”, the biggest hit off the album, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 & #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart, “Friends” featuring Rakim (#9 & #3), “Everything” (#4 & #3), & “Precious Love” (#87 & #51). Produced by Watley, André Cymone, Jeff Lorber, Rakim & Eric B, “Larger Than Life” is a R&B/New Jack Swing album with elements of Dance/Pop & took Watley’s sound & image to another level, helping her transition from her pop/dance 80s sound into the up-&-coming genre of New Jack Swing, a sound made popular from music composer Teddy Riley & Cymone & Lorber incorporated the sound into the album & ushered in R&B/Hip-Hop collaborations, production that hadn’t been done before. Watley, already a fashion trendsetter, experienced MAJOR mainstream success & elevation with her singles & colorful music videos, all of which would earn her 7 MTV Video Music Award Nominations: THATS HUGE! “Larger Than Life” is a CLASSIC album, that brought pop/dance/hip-hop fusion into music, helped transition Watley from the 80s into the 90s & continued to present Watley as the ever-so-innovative in her solo career. “Larger than Life” is always the goal ✔️. HAPPY 35th ANNIVERSARY “Larger Than Life”! 🎂🎊✔️🎉🔥❤️🔌✔️🔥🎶🎈🙌🏼🔌 #jodywatley #largerthanlife #80s #90s #ericbandrakim #hiphop #rnb