Jodeci discography explained

Artist:Jodeci
Studio:4
Compilation:3
Music Videos:13
Singles:13

The discography of Jodeci, an American R&B group, consists of four studio albums, three compilation albums, thirteen singles, and thirteen music videos. The group was signed by Uptown Records after submitting a demo tape during a trip to New York.[1] In 1991, they released their debut album, Forever My Lady, which peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard 200, and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. On April 28, 1995, the album was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2] The album produced five singles, three of which topped the US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: "Forever My Lady", "Stay", and "Come and Talk to Me". The last of these was certified gold by the RIAA.[3]

In 1993, the group released its second studio album, Diary of a Mad Band, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album received a double-platinum certification by the RIAA,[4] and spawned three singles: "Cry for You", "Feenin', and "What About Us". All peaked in the top 15 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs; the first two charted in the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart.

The Show, the After Party, the Hotel (1995) was the group's third, as well as most successful, album. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[5] It was Jodeci's only album to chart outside of the United States, peaking at number four on the UK Albums Chart and appearing on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart[6] and the Dutch Mega Album Top 100.[7] The Show, the After Party, the Hotel produced three singles, including "Freek'n You", which charted within the top 15 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and was certified gold by the RIAA.[8] The single also charted on the Australian and Dutch Singles Chart.

Before returning in 2015 with the studio album, The Past, The Present, The Future, three compilation albums featuring songs by Jodeci were released between 2005 and 2008: , which peaked at number six on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, 20th Century Masters – Millennium Collection: The Best of Jodeci, which charted number eighty-six on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and Playlist Your Way.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[9]
US R&B
[10]
AUS
[11] [12]
CAN
[13]
NL
[14]
UK
[15]
Forever My Lady
  • Released: May 28, 1991
  • Label: Uptown/MCA
  • Format: CD, CS
18 1 163
Diary of a Mad Band
  • Released: December 21, 1993
  • Label: Uptown/MCA
  • Format: CD, CS
3 1 99 33 88
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
The Show, the After Party, the Hotel
  • Released: July 18, 1995
  • Label: Uptown/MCA
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
2 1 13 16 36 4
  • RIAA: Platinum
The Past, The Present, The Future
  • Released: March 31, 2015
  • Label: Sphinx Music Entertainment/Epic
  • Format: CD, DD
23 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
US R&B
Back to the Future:
The Very Best of Jodeci
27 6
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jodeci
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: CD
86
Playlist Your Way
  • Released: August 6, 2008
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[17]
US R&B
[18]
AUS
NL
UK
[19]
"Gotta Love"199179 Forever My Lady
"Forever My Lady"25 1
"Stay"41 1
"Come and Talk to Me"199211 1
"I'm Still Waiting"85 10
"Lately"19934 1 161 50 Uptown MTV Unplugged
"Cry for You"15 1 199 20 Diary of a Mad Band
"Feenin'199425 2 18
"What About Us"14
"Freek'n You"199514 3 23 42 17
  • RIAA: Gold
The Show, the After Party, the Hotel
"Love U 4 Life"31 8 119 23
"Get On Up"199622 4 191 20
"Nobody Wins"
(featuring B.o.B.)
2014The Past, The Present, The Future
"Every Moment" 2015
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[22]
US R&B
[23]
"Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated"
(Father MC featuring Jodeci)
199014Father's Day
"Lisa Baby"
(Father MC featuring Jodeci)
199187
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
(Father MC featuring Jodeci)
199237 24Close to You
"Holla Back"
(Maddi Madd featuring Jodeci)
2006Holla Back
"Knockin' Your Heels Off"[24]
(H-Town featuring Jodeci)
2011120Child Support
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
US R&B
"Let's Go Through the Motions"199365 31Who's the Man?
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
"Cherish"199356Fried Green Tomatoes

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"Gotta Love"1991Lionel C. Martin[25]
"Forever My Lady"Michael Martin[26]
"Stay"Unknown
"Come and Talk to Me"1992Lionel C. Martin
"I'm Still Waiting"
"Let's Go Through the Motions"1993Sean "Puffy" Combs
"Lately"Unknown
"Cry for You"Sean "Puffy" Combs
"Feenin'"1994Hype Williams & DeVanté
"Freek'n You"1995Donald DeGrate[27]
"Love U 4 Life"Brett Ratner
"Get on Up"1996Marcus Nispel[28]
"Every Moment"2015Hype Williams[29]

Notes

A. "What About Us" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, a chart which acts like a 25-song extension to R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[30]

B. "Knockin' Your Heels Off" did not enter R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 19 on Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, a chart which acts like a 25-song extension to R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[31]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jodeci > Biography . Huey . Steve . . . September 23, 2011.
  2. United States. Forever My Lady. album. Jodeci. April 28, 1995. December 29, 2010.
  3. United States. Come and Talk to Me. single. Jodeci. June 16, 1992. December 29, 2010.
  4. United States. Diary of a Mad Band. album. Jodeci. August 14, 1996. December 29, 2010.
  5. United States. album. The Show, The After Party, The Hotel. Jodeci. September 21, 1995. December 29, 2010.
  6. Web site: Australian-charts.com – Discography Jodeci. Hung Medien. Australian Charts Portal. December 30, 2010.
  7. Web site: Dutchcharts.nl – Discografie Jodeci . Dutch. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. December 30, 2010.
  8. United States. Freek'n You. Jodeci. single. August 2, 1995. December 29, 2010.
  9. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jodeci|chart=Billboard 200}} Jodeci Chart History: Billboard 200]. Billboard. December 28, 2010.
  10. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jodeci|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}} Jodeci Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]. Billboard. December 28, 2010.
  11. Peaks in Australia:
  12. Web site: Jodeci ARIA chart history complete. ARIA. Imgur.com. July 21, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  13. For Canadian albums peaks:
  14. Web site: Dutchcharts.nl – Discografie Jodeci. Dutch. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. December 28, 2010.
  15. For UK Album peaks:
  16. Heavy D. Fills Harrell's Post as Uptown Prez . Reynolds . J.R. . . . January 27, 1996 . 0006-2510 . 108 . 4 . 8.
  17. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jodeci|chart=all}} Jodeci Album & Song Chart History]. Billboard Hot 100 for Jodeci . Prometheus Global Media. December 29, 2010.
  18. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jodeci|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} Jodeci Album & Song Chart History]. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Jodeci . Prometheus Global Media. December 29, 2010.
  19. Web site: Jodeci. The Official Charts Company. December 28, 2010.
  20. United States . Lately . Jodeci . single . July 28, 1993 . October 9, 2011.
  21. United States. Cry for You. Jodeci. single. January 26, 1994. December 29, 2010.
  22. Web site: Father MC Album & Song Chart History . Billboard Hot 100 for Father MC. Prometheus Global Media. December 30, 2010.
  23. Web site: Father MC Album & Song Chart History. Billboard R&B Songs for Father MC. Prometheus Global Media. December 30, 2010.
  24. Web site: Pretty Ricky, H-Town and Jodeci Release New Song . . October 11, 2011 . September 10, 2011 . Smith . Laura Hagans.
  25. Web site: Gotta Love – Jodeci . . September 23, 2011.
  26. Web site: Jodeci – Forever my Lady . Music Video Database . September 23, 2011.
  27. Web site: Freek'N You – Jodeci . . September 23, 2011 .
  28. Web site: Get On Up – Jodeci . . September 23, 2011.
  29. Web site: Mitchell. Gail. Jodi returns with new epic album & video. billboard.com. 26 February 2015. 26 February 2015.
  30. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles . August 13, 1994 . . . October 26, 2011 . XML . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422121619/http://api.billboard.com/apisvc/chart/v1/list?artist=Jodeci&song=what_about_us&sdate=1994-08-13&edate=1994-08-13&api_key=bvk4re5h37dzvx87h7rf5dqz . April 22, 2012 . dead .
  31. Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles . March 13, 2010 . . . October 26, 2011 . XML . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422121626/http://api.billboard.com/apisvc/chart/v1/list?artist=Jodeci&song=Knockin_Your_Heels&sdate=2010-03-13&edate=2010-03-14&api_key=bvk4re5h37dzvx87h7rf5dqz . April 22, 2012 . dead .