At the age of 15, he produced his first hit record "The Show/La Di Da Di" for rappers Doug E. Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew who included: DJs Barry B., Chill Will and MC Ricky D AKA Slick Rick and the underground classic hit for Classical II "Raps New Generation". His composition of one-hit wonder Johnny Kemp's "Just Got Paid" became a very popular track reaching #1 on the Billboard R&B charts in the spring of 1988. He was also known of producing hits for Keith Sweat on his debut album, Make It Last Forever, released in November 1987, which produced number one hits such as "I Want Her" and "Something Just Ain't Right". He also produced tracks for hip hop artists such as Kool Moe Dee and Heavy D & the Boyz on their debut album, Livin' Large (1987) on Uptown/MCA Records.
In the summer of 1988 Bobby Brown released his smash hit album Don't Be Cruel which included the hit single "Don't Be Cruel", "Every Little Step" and Riley's first major mainstream hit produced song "My Prerogative" along with writing skills of Guy's Aaron Hall.
Riley got the idea of forming his own group after it was suggested to him that a younger singer named Aaron Hall was looking to join a group. After meeting at a New York mall, Riley and Hall became friends and formed what would be Guy in 1987. Complete with a third member - Timmy Gatling - they recorded and finished their self-titled debut in the summer 1988, which by the time of Gatling's exit and Hall's younger brother Damian's entry. The album sold over 3 million copies with hits like "Groove Me", "Teddy's Jam", "Piece of My Love", "I Like" and "Spend the Night". The album had established the group as a unique R&B musical force through out the end of the 1980s into the 1990s.
While in the band Guy he also produced and remixed songs for acts such as Abstrac, Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston, Billy Ocean, Blondie, Boy George, David Peaston, Hi-Five, James Ingram, Stephanie Mills, The Jacksons, Wreckx-N-Effect (which included his brother Markell Riley) on their first album Wrecks 'n' Effect, which featured the hit songs "New Jack Swing", "Juicy" and "Club Head". He remixed Jane Child's hit song "Don't Wanna Fall in Love", which peaked at #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for three weeks in the spring of 1990.
In between albums, Guy appeared on the 1989 Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing soundtrack, their song "My Fantasy", was also released as a single. The film title song was originally performed by rapper / producer Redhead Kingpin, which Riley produced called "Do The Right Thing". However, Spike Lee went along with Public Enemy "Fight The Power" as it matched the mood of the film. Never the less both songs went on to be smashes in summer of '89.
He turned Heavy D & the Boyz into a hip hop powerhouse in 1989 on their sophomore effort Big Tyme, by producing their hit song "We Got Our Thang". The album also featured "Somebody For Me", which also featured notable New jack Swing artist Al B. Sure.
The Future, the second album released by Guy in the autumn of 1990 produced hits such as ""Wanna Get With U", "Let's Chill", "Do Me Right", "Her" and "D.O.G. Me Out".
Guy contributed a song to the soundtrack of Mario Van Peebles 1991 directoral debut film New Jack City, which stared Wesley Snipes, Ice-T and Chris Rock. Guy also appeared in the film as the New Year's Eve Band. Guy also contributed to the 1992 film FernGully: The Last Rainforest soundtrack, with the song "Land Of A Thousand Dances"
Before the band Guy split up, Riley moved his music operations to Virginia Beach, where he set up his Future Recording Studio.
Michael Jackson, who would have Riley produce his records following the release of his 1991 album, Dangerous. Riley produced the Jackson songs, "Remember the Time", "Jam" which featured Heavy D, "She Drives Me Wild", "In the Closet", and the title song "Dangerous".
Riley also went on to contribute to the Juice soundtrack which starred rapper Tupac Shakur aka 2Pac. Riley's song "Is It Good To You" perfomed with long time collaborator Tammy Lucas was a smash hit. His fellow ex-Guy bandmate Aaron Hall was also on the soundtrack his song "Don't Be Afraid" was the big hit on the movie soundtrack.
Even throughout his reign as producer, Riley found time to form another band Blackstreet in 1992. The first song that Blackstreet released was "Baby Be Mine" which was off the "CB4" soundtrack which stared Chris Rock. In 1994 Blackstreet released their debut self-titled platinum selling album which featured the hits "Booti Call" and "Before I Let Go". The follow-up album took the group to national prominence with the release of their sophomore effort, Another Level, in 1996, which sold 4x platinum, it featured their biggest-selling hit to date, "No Diggity".
In 2005, he had disbanded and reformed Blackstreet. Riley also worked on an album with Outsiderz 4 Life [1], producing Wil' Out and others.
Riley will be working with Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her comeback album.
Riley is also credited for discovering The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) and Rodney Jerkins.
Is It Good To You featuring Tammy Lucas
Teddy Riley Lyrics
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Is it good to you baby
Cause I like the way you feel
Lay down and relax
Kick off your shoes
I got what you've been waitin' for and more
No more waitin' its time your all mine
It right tonight
So if you're ready
And you want it yeah
Come and get it boy
Cause I'm with it
And I won't hold back the
Feelings I feel
Cause boy its real, so real
So tell me how it feels, baby
Is it good to you baby, cause I like it
Is it good to you baby
Cause I like the way you feel
Oooh, you look so good
Lyin' here
To run my fingers through
Your hair, baby
And if makin' love is your dream
With no other but me
Come and get what you
Been waitin' for
But take it nice and slow
Don't rush it
Then go round and round
Then push it
Cause I like the way
You feel my body hey
Its feels good baby
So good, but tell me
Is it good to you baby, cause I like it
Is it good to you baby
Cause I like the way you feel
In Teddy Riley's song "Is It Good To You," the lyrics describe a sensual and intimate encounter between two people. The first section of the song sets up the scene by telling the listener to lay down and relax, kick off their shoes, and get ready to experience something special. The singer expresses a desire to give the other person what they've been waiting for and urges them to take their time and do it right. The second half of the song describes the physical aspects of the encounter, with the singer expressing pleasure in the way the other person's body feels and urging them to take it slow and enjoy the experience.
Line by Line Meaning
Is it good to you baby, cause I like it
Do you feel pleasure, my partner, because it brings me satisfaction
Is it good to you baby
Are you enjoying this as much as I am
Cause I like the way you feel
I'm enjoying the physical sensations you're giving me
Lay down and relax
Lie back and unwind
Kick off your shoes
Take off your footwear
I got what you've been waitin' for and more
I have what you've been anticipating, and even more than that
No more waitin' its time your all mine
You don't have to wait longer, it's time for us to be together
So take your time and do
Don't rush it, and
It right tonight
do it the best tonight
So if you're ready
If you're prepared
And you want it yeah
And you desire it, yes
Come and get it boy
Come and have it, my lover
Cause I'm with it
Because I'm ready for it
And I won't hold back the
I won't restrain the
Feelings I feel
emotions that's going through me
Cause boy its real, so real
Because, my love, it's genuine, so genuine
So tell me how it feels, baby
So, my dear, please let me know how wonderful you feel
Oooh, you look so good
Oh, you appear so attractive
Lyin' here
Reclining right here
To run my fingers through
To slide my fingers through
Your hair, baby
Into your hair, my darling
And if makin' love is your dream
And if having sex with me is your fantasy
With no other but me
Exclusive to me... no one else
Come and get what you
Come and receive what you've
Been waitin' for
been waiting for
But take it nice and slow
Nevertheless, let's do it unhurriedly
Don't rush it
Don't do it hastily
Then go round and round
Then move in a circular motion
Then push it
Then thrust it
Cause I like the way
Because I enjoy
You feel my body hey
The way you touch my body, hey
Its feels good baby
It feels good, my love
So good, but tell me
So fantastic, but inform me
Is it good to you baby, cause I like it
Are you feeling pleasure, love, because it's giving me satisfaction
Is it good to you baby
Are you enjoying this as much as I am
Cause I like the way you feel
Because I'm enjoying the physical sensations you're giving me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JUNIOR GISCOMBE, ROBERT ASHLEY CARTER, TEDDY RILEY, DWIGHT MYERS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@tishatishtee2217
Still listening to this in 2023❤
@JahkiOrtiz
Rest easy Heavy D and I love you. That being said, this will always be the version I prefer. Tammy Lucas killed this track 🔥
@RunWolfmanRun
I go back and forth between both, got them back to back on a playlist, just feels right listening to them one after the other lol
@timothyypearson
same here she sanged the heck outta of this always wished she had entire album i wanna to buy it
@itsonly1Lex
This record, along with Teddy Riley's ENTIRE "New Jack Swing" catalogue are ABSOLUTELY TIMELESS. New jack is like the soundtrack for the late 80s, early 90s. Anytime I hear a new jack record like "groove me" by "Guy" or "remember the time" by MJ...I'm immediately taken back to wherever I was when it was being played originally. This song is my of my favorites of all off of one of my favorite flicks of all time. Long live the 90s.
@djlke69
+daboylex Don't forget Heavy D's Is it good to you. Love the late 80's early 90's...the 90's period!
@travisbrunson3280
✊🏿🔥
@dweez4703
If u weren’t around during that time, u jus missed out
@yolandarobinson8292
Tammy Lucas has a voice that is pure timeless
@reubenpadayachee
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