If Boyz II Men are portrayed as a clean-cut, wholesome R&B vocal group, then Jodeci's wild, sexual, bad-boy image represents the other side of the coin. Made up of two sets of brothers, the group's name is a consolidation of three members' aliases: "JoJo" Hailey, Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrate, and Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey; the group also includes Dalvin DeGrate. Natives of Charlotte, NC, all four members toured the South as young boys singing gospel music, even recording albums; both families belonged to the Pentecostal church, and the DeGrates' father was a minister. The boys were able to hear each other's gospel songs played on the radio, and eventually were introduced through girlfriends as teenagers. However, when they did meet, K-Ci was with a girl Dalvin had been dating, and a fight nearly broke out. The Hailey brothers and DeVante started hanging out together, partying and talking about making R&B records together, coming up with the name Jodeci at this time.
At age 16, DeVante ran away to Minneapolis to get a job in Prince's organization, but was refused. He returned to Charlotte, where he wrote a song and recorded JoJo singing it. The two planned on going to New York to shop the demo around by themselves, but both K-Ci and Dalvin decided to tag along at the last minute. By the time they got to New York, they had demo recordings of 29 songs, which they brought to the offices of Uptown Entertainment. They were almost rejected, but rapper Heavy D overheard the tape and talked Uptown president Andre Harrell into hearing the group. Harrell was impressed, and just like that, Jodeci signed a recording contract. In 1991, they recorded Forever My Lady, which featured the gold single "Come and Talk to Me" and went on to sell over three million copies. A minor feud resulted over the band's follow-up album, Diary of a Mad Band; Jodeci, unhappy with their treatment by Uptown, flirted with the idea of leaving for Dr. Dre's Death Row Records, which resulted in almost zero promotion for their new album. It didn't matter much, as Diary went platinum. The group's troubles got worse in 1993; DeVante and K-Ci were involved in an incident with a woman K-Ci met at a club and brought back to DeVante's apartment. The woman filed charges against the two, saying that K-Ci had threatened her and fondled her breast, while DeVante pointed a gun at her. Both pleaded guilty, but that wasn't all; shortly afterwards, DeVante's house was robbed of over 160,000 dollars in jewelry and clothes as the singer was held with guns in his mouth and at the back of his head.
Jodeci's third album, The Show, the After Party, the Hotel, was released in the summer of 1995. DeVante also was afforded the opportunity to work with Al Green, one of his idols, writing and producing the song "Could This Be the Love." ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
Jodeci Albums:
* 1991: Forever My Lady #18 US (3x platinum)
* 1993: Diary of a Mad Band #3 US (2x platinum)
* 1995: The Show, The After Party, The Hotel #2 US (platinum)
* 2005: Back to The Future: The Very Best of Jodeci (300,000)
Jodeci Singles:
* 1991: "Gotta Love"
* 1991: "Stay" (US #41, R&B #1)
* 1991: "Forever My Lady" (US #25, R&B #1)
* 1991: "Come and Talk to Me" (US #11, R&B #1)
* 1993: "Cry For You" (US #15, R&B #1)
* 1993: "Feenin'" (US #25, R&B #2)
* 1993: "Lately" (US #4, R&B #1)
* 1993: "Let's Go Through the Motions" (US #65)
* 1994: "What About Us" (R&B #14)
* 1995: "Freek'n You" (US #14, R&B #3)
* 1995: "Love U 4 Life"
* 1996: "Get on Up" (US #22, R&B #4)
Jodeci Side-Projects:
(K-Ci & JoJo)
* 1997: Love Always
* 1999: It's Real
* 2000: X
* 2002: Emotional
* 2005: All My Life "Their Greatest Hits"
(Dalvin Degrate)
* 2000: Met.A.Mor.Phic
(K-Ci Solo)
* 2006: My Book
Good Luv
Jodeci Lyrics
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You know we gonna flip it just a little bit for y'all
ooh
You know what I'm sayin
ooh
So mighty different
yeah
You know, you know, you know, you know
You know, you know, you, you know
yeah
yeah
In the morning when I open up my eyes
I still be feelin' high from the love you gave last night, girl
But I still try to get up with my friends
But they just think I'm crazy and no more do I fit in, girl
But they always been around, smokin' all day
But I just get a hit or two but I just don't feel the same, girl
No, no
I know that I'll be needing you anyday
There's only one thing I have to say
You give good luv
(yeah)
in the morning
or late at night
(late at night)
every second to minute it gets me high
(oh)
good luv
in the morning
or late at night
it's amazing how our love could feel so right
(yeah)
I guess it's just a habit
I feel I have to have it
every time I see it, girl, (every time I see you) you know I wanna grab it
and yes I do admit it
nothing can get with it
when it comes to feeling good, your love is so addictive
yes I do get my drink on, and I do have my fun
when it comes to love, I gotta get some of your good luv
so I turn to you, 'cause no one else can do what you do
girl, you're so good
you give good luv
(ooh yeah)
in the morning
or late at night
(morning)
every second to minute (every little second, every little second of the day,
baby yeah) it gets me high
good luv
in the morning or late at night
it's amazing how our love could feel so right
(I need your love)
I need your love, girl
(I need your love)
Cause when I'm not with you
(yeah)
I'm just feenin (I'm feenin, I'm feenin baby) for the things you do
I'm in my own world
(oh)
'Cause, girl, I'm crazy for you
'Cause your love is always true
(oooh, yeah, ooh yeah)
you give good luv
(you give good luv)
you give good luv (in the morning, in the morning)
you give good luv
and that's all I do
'Cause I'm strung out on you
(I'm strung out you, you, you, you, you, you, yeah)
you give good luv (yes you do baby)
in the morning (in the morning) or late at night (late at night)
every second to minute it gets me high (oh)
good luv
in the morning
or late at night
it's amazing how our love could feel so right
(in the morning, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby)
you give good luv
in the morning or late at night
every second to minute it gets me high
(do you hear what I'm singing about yeah)
good luv(yeah)
in the morning
(feels so good, feels so good)or late at night
it's amazing how our love could feel so right
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The song "Good Luv" by Jodeci talks about the intoxicating effect of love and how it affects the singer's life. The song begins with the singer waking up after a night of passion with his lover and feeling high from the experience. He then tries to hang out with his friends, but they don't understand his infatuation and addiction to his lover's love. Throughout the song, the singer confesses his addiction to his lover's love and how it's the only thing that can get him high. He admires how addictive the love is and how he can't get enough of it. The song also highlights how the singer feels incomplete without his lover and how he feels an intense craving for their love.
Line by Line Meaning
You know we gonna flip it just a little bit for y'all
We are going to modify our usual style to suit you better.
In the morning when I open up my eyes
First thing in the morning, I still feel euphoric from the love we made the previous night.
But they just think I'm crazy and no more do I fit in, girl
My friends don't understand my obsession with you, they don't see the appeal in my love for you.
I know that I'll be needing you anyday
I am always going to need you, there's no escaping the gravity of my love for you.
You give good luv in the morning or late at night
Anytime you show me love, it leaves me feeling elated.
I guess it's just a habit I feel I have to have it
My love for you has become a ritual, something I can’t do without.
when it comes to feeling good, your love is so addictive
Your love feels like a drug, something I can’t resist, something that's hard to live without.
I need your love, girl Cause when I'm not with you
When I'm not in your company, I feel incomplete, incomplete without your love to fuel me.
you give good luv and that's all I do
Your love is so good, it's all I need to exist, it fuels everything I do.
'Cause your love is always true
Your love is honest, reliable, and always there for me. It's the kind of love I can depend on.
it's amazing how our love could feel so right
Our love is so fulfilling and satisfying, it feels like it was meant to be, like it's everything.
ba da ba, ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba ba ba ba
Instrumental interlude - no meaning.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DONALD DEGRATE, DONALD EARLE DE GRATE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jenny thomas
Good Luv
Jodeci
Lyrics
yeah
You know we gonna flip it just a little bit for y'all
ooh
You know what I'm sayin
ooh
So mighty different
yeah
You know, you know, you know, you know
yeah
You know, you know, you, you know
yeah
yeah
In the morning when I open up my eyes
I still be feelin' high from the love you gave last night, girl
But I still try to get up with my friends
But they just think I'm crazy and no more do I fit in, girl
But they always been around, smokin' all day
But I just get a hit or two but I just don't feel the same, girl
No, no
I know that I'll be needing you anyday
There's only one thing I have to say
You give good luv
(yeah)
in the morning
or late at night
(late at night)
every second to minute it gets me high
(oh)
good luv
in the morning
or late at night
it's amazing how our love could feel so right
I guess it's just a habit
I feel I have to have it
every time I see it, girl, (every time I see you) you know I wanna grab it
and yes I do admit it
nothing can get with it
when it comes to feeling good, your love is so addictive
yes I do get my drink on, and I do have my fun
when it comes to love, I gotta get some of your good luv
so I turn to you, 'cause no one else can do what you do
girl, you're so good
you give good luv
(ooh yeah)
in the morning
or late at night
(morning)
every second to minute (every little second, every little second of the day,
baby yeah) it gets me high
good luv
in the morning or late at night
it's amazing how our love could feel so right
I need your love, girl
(I need your love)
Cause when I'm not with you
(yeah)
I'm just feenin (I'm feenin, I'm feenin baby) for the things you do
I'm in my own world
(oh)
'Cause, girl, I'm crazy for you
'Cause your love is always true
(oooh, yeah, ooh yeah)
you give good luv
(you give good luv)
you give good luv (in the morning, in the morning)
you give good luv
and that's all I do
'Cause I'm strung out on you
(I'm strung out you, you, you, you, you, you, yeah)
you give good luv (yes you do baby)
in the morning (in the morning) or late at night (late at night)
every second to minute it gets me high (oh)
good luv
in the morning
or late at night
it's amazing how our love could feel so right
(in the morning, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby)
you give good luv
in the morning or late at night
every second to minute it gets me high
(do you hear what I'm singing about yeah)
good luv(yeah)
in the morning
(feels so good, feels so good)or late at night
it's amazing how our love could feel so right
ba da ba, ba ba ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba ba ba ba
ooh
ba da ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba
Len Halz
A slept on masterpiece still in 2020
BILLYRAY VALENTINE
...HUGE JODECI fan. I have everything they ever released, including K-CI & JOJO'S work. I'm familiar with their best live performances and yet l NEVER heard this one....WTF?
David Leonard
That's because...
It was a hidden song on the album. It wasn't actually on the track listing.
"Love you for life" is the last song on the album...BUTTTTT, if you keep letting the song play after it ends, you'll hear Devante say "cause your love...is why...I live" and then he talks for a little bit. Its the intro to this song.......and then? You're blessed with this masterpiece.
Good thing for YouTube, or you'd literally have to listen to the CD to hear this song.
Jeanius Jay
Love your honesty
Melvin Bridgewater
This Is For Those Who Plays Their Albums And CD's In Full. You Will Find All The Gems And Jewels.
David Leonard
Absolutely! Because it wasn't on the track listing. You have to let "love you for life" play allllll the way through, past the end of the song, to uncover this masterpiece. There's even an intro to the song.
Ray Humphrey
This song was a hidden gem, they dropped it acopella and it sounds so sweet, they were so gifted played this to death lol
B MoE79
Never in our lifetime will there be another JODECI, thank God for sharing these guys with us!!!
B MoE79
@Sweetz aint that the truth. They all blessed with a gift. Thanks for your comment
Sweetz
@Mikeal Jones there’s nothing wrong with that lol if that’s the case you shouldn’t be here. He gave them the skills to do what they do.