Old school Jodeci is the best! Devante and Mr.Dalvin made the group!

I'm not usually too harsh on my critiques with CD's, so this one rates somewhere between decent and good. The title track, "Forever My Lady" is a nice slow jam, but there's not too much beyond that. "Come And Talk To Me" hit the charts back then, so that's a nice track to get you back in the nostalgic days of the early '90's. Aside from those two tracks, there isn't too much to rave about. Jodeci does their best in ballad form, so I'm not a big fan of their faster, more up-tempo, tracks. But, if you prefer their faster tracks, this might rate a little higher for your taste. For me, I think I prefer their compilation album than this one.

In the 80's this was what all teenagers listened too...now this is what they should listen to because of all the smooth sounds it just puts you in the mood when that special person comes home. Thanks Amazon

Time Capsule of 1991 R & B.

Top Joints:
Stay
Come & Talk To Me
Forever My Lady
I'm Still Waiting
U & I
My Phone
Gotta Love
Xs We Share

are all that you need to listen to on this CD. They carry the rest of the album which concludes with a few uptempo songs that i dont really care for. But that doesnt distract or take away from this CD at all.

The first song "Stay" is classic and should be listened to by anyone that wonders what it means to make/sing a great song from beginning to end and the four songs that follow "Come & Talk To Me", "Forver My Lady", "I'm Still Waiting" and "U&I". All make this CD something that should be listened to by each and everyone regardless of your musical tastes.

Jodeci is a Mad Band! Get this and all the rest of their CD'S. They are guaranteed to be HOT!

jodeci just makes some of the greatest slow jams there is. I was only 12 when this album came out and it had a big impact on me. First of all, forever my lady was always on the radio, come & talk to me related to me having crushes on diffrent girls in school. I definitely fell in love with this album from beginning to end. Whether it was stay, or alright, gotta love or U&I. This kicked off the 90's right.

Jodeci is one of those super groups that comes along only every so often ...

-The Temptations
-The Four Tops
-The Commodores
-The Jackson 5
-New Edition

I'd put Jodeci in this line reppin' 4 da '90s before Guy, Boyz II Men, Tony Toni Tone, Blackstreet, 112, Dru Hill and Mint Condition (which are ALL great groups).

Jodeci's music was actually kind of groundbreaking when they first came out because their lyrics pushed & redefined the boundaries of love and lust.

I think every group that came out behind them borrowed something from Jodeci.

Although their other albums had some jams, this debut album is the only MUST HAVE to complete your R&B collection.

Highly recommended album!!! Perfect Valentine's Day, Wedding Night, anniversary, birthday or Girl-Just-Because-I-Luv-U music.

It's almost hard to believe that this is considered old school and has been 13 years since it's release.Every track on this album is stellar. The smooth harmonies from the four members really shine on the ballads and the hip hop uptempo beat doesn't overpower them on the fast tracks.Every song is simply perfection, whether it's Stay, I'm Still Waiting, or Gotta Love.

I'm giving this album five stars for the first five songs only. What they did after those 5 songs, I dont care. The first 5 are all that I need (in fact, I honestly dont think I even let the disc get past 'U&I', I simply hit "start over") They persist today to be my favorite slow songs of all time (and this album was released in 1991!!). WOW. This was Jodeci's best album. Period. They were NEVER able to come close to 'Stay', 'Come and Talk To Me', 'Forever My Lady' 'I'm Still Waiting' and 'U&I'. This album is a classic, and to think that there are kids out there who have never even heard some of these songs (shame). Slow jams dont sound like this anymore.

This album went triple platinum, which at the time didn't happen for too many male R&B Groups, which says another thing for it's self. A majority of the songs on the album are good. You may just skip through about three songs or so, but like a lot of other reviewers have said and I have to agree, the slow songs are a lot better then the uptempo one's, they only uptempo songs I really liked were, "My Phone," "X's We Share," and "Gotta Love" is okay, but besides a few uptempo songs, this album is pretty good. If you ask me you should get this album if you're a Jodeci fan, All twelve songs on the album are worth it, if you compare with a lot of the music out now!

I'd get this album today if I wanted to, because this group just tore it up in '91 and much of '92 with songs from this debut! The three ballad hits, Forever My Lady (the jam!), Stay, and Come and Talk To Me have modern new jack touches, but are steeped in the classic R&B style of past groups. They were smart to place the smoother ballads first. The second half of the dance numbers are good; there are a few missteps, but the ballads still are the group's strongest suit. K-CI still is one of the best male singers from the '90s and it has helped in he and his brother's duo albums. The songs that Al B. Sure, Devante Swing and others produced on this album are very superb! Devante's songs stand out from many of the others! I hope that Jodeci considers recording a new album in the future. It would be another hit for them if they did it!

Jodeci's Forever My Lady has a problem that most nineties R&B releases had at that time, if the fast songs were tight then the slow songs suck and vice versa. Jodeci's first CD had some of the finest slow songs to come off of one CD in 1991. Stay, Forever My Lady, Come & Talk To Me, U&I,and I'm Still Waiting rank with the best but every single fast is hot trash.

JODECI REMINDS ME OF THE KIND OF MUSIC I GREW UP LISTENING TO....OUT OF ALL THEIR CD'S THIS ONE BY FAR THE BEST

GREG LASSITER
www.misguidedproduction.com

Any fan of R and B in the early 1990's remembers Jodeci and their classic cuts they put out, especially "Come And Talk To Me" and "Forever My lady". One of the best R and B albums of all time and a must for anybody who's fed up with the current R and B scene and wants to go back to the days when R and B was actually R and B and not some bad joke it's turned out to be nowadays.

Like nulltvwell, I was around 10 or so when Jodeci first came out. I immediately fell in love with their revolutionary sound which mixed R&B and Hip Hop flavor. This was also around the time when Mary J. Blige came out, and her style (at the time) was similar (that's why no matter what Puffy does, I will always have a certain level of respect for his hand in creating what is now my favorite genre of music; before Jodeci/Mary J. Blige I was mainly a rap fan).

"Forever My Lady" has got to be the best R&B love song of this hip hop generation. I can still listen to it now, 12 years later, and feel the same emotions. It is my favorite song on the album, and still one of my favorite songs of all time. Following right behind are the songs, "Come and Talk To Me," "Stay," "I'm Still Waiting," and a little further down my list of favorites, "U & I." K-Ci and Jo-Jo are the main vocalists on this album. I always wondered why they didn't go solo since they did all the singing anyway, but I've come to understand that DeVante/Dalvin also were crucial to the sound that is Jodeci.

Over the past decade, many groups successfully imitated Jodeci (i.e., Dru Hill, etc.). I hope one day they'll get back together and make us fans happy.

I was about 10 years old when I first heard this album. I fell in love with it and listened to it constantly. Today, I am proud to say that Jodeci was the best R&B group ever. Like others say, 1-5 was the best tracks on the album. But also, number 9, 10, and 12 was great too. Their voices, along with their "Begging" type of ways got more and more people to listen to their lyrics, rather than chorus lines. Jodeci did pave the way for today's R&B artists. Jodeci had a tight way to harmonize and they also had nice instruments for the melody and background. I jus don't listen to the song and the lyrics, I also listen for the instruments and changes in notes. Much talent. My favorite track on there is of course "Forever My Lady." Not only is it my favorite track, but also my favorite song. I am also a big Al B.Sure fan also and with him as a co. producer, things were fine. I wish they were to soon reunite, along with the help of Al B.Sure and Babyface to make some more tracks. I'm sure it would be an excellent album. I recomment any R&B lover to buy this album. It's worth the money.

oh how i long for jodeci to come back. They sang such great ballads. this album is a classic.

This is one of the best R&B Groups of the 90's. K-Ci has such a rich deep voice and Jo-Jo makes the songs very emotional. So romantic and great to listen to with a loved one.

Their ballads are awesome its enough to carry this cd, even though the dance side is weak. These boys are bad, reminds me of a time ......whew ! * memories * IF YOU DONT HAVE IT . ASK YOUR SELF WHY ??

this Album is a High 3&half to Me.the Fast Cuts stink&a running joke against buddys of mine is that Jodeci had that one decent Dance cut.the vocals here are tight.Devante along with Al B.Sure got a Solid Sound done."Forever My Lady","Stay"&Come&Talk to me were My Jams off this Album.too Bad KC&Jo-JO have been stuck on Formula as Solo Artists&don't even come within a Mile of Sounding this Soulful much anymore.

There is no doubt that KCi and Jo Jo possess fantastic tenor voices; and their debut album does well to showcase their considerable talent in the vocal department. Unfortunately it also highlights their mediocre song writing abilities. Their songs consist of one or two chords, meaningless lyrics, and endless streams of vocal calisthenics. Even Jo Jo cant breathe life into these tunes.
That said, two songs are memorable. "U and I" and "Stay" are as simple in their construction as any of the tunes on Forever My Lady, but are saved from mediocrity by some great synth chops and tasteful vocal adlibs. It probably didn't help that Al B Sure had a hand in this albums production, Forever My Lady sounds like Al B Sures debut except KCi and Jo Jo can sing. So in all I rate this album three stars; two for each of the good songs on the album, and one for releasing a "new-jack-swing-era-album" not produced by Teddy Riley, Babyface, or Griffin.

I remember being in school when this album dropped. "Forever My Lady" was a nice lead single that gave this group and instant buzz. "Come & Talk to Me" was also a flawless track. The problem with this Cd that makes it short of a classic is the fast side "B". Side "A" are all slow songs that most people i know truly enjoyed. The more up tempo songs sounded rushed and not as natural. Jodeci has been able to reinvent themselves over the years and hopefully they can provide the public with a long awaited classic...

Jodeci's "Forever My Lady" was okay. Once again if Jodeci had just stuck to the slow songs, this album wouldn't have been that bad. Secondly, the release date for this album is pretty confusing! They say the album was released on May 28, 1991, but didn't first appear on the Billboard 200 until October 1991! What's up with that?!? My three favorites are "Come & Talk To Me" , "U&I", and "Interlude (553-Nasty)."

Jodeci first released their debut album Forever My Lady in 1991. They have been noted as sparking off the freaky, bump-and-grind flavored songs that we now know so well. This quartet knew how to make awesome slow-jams that younger people could relate to. Jodeci paved the way for the R&B boy bands of today like 112, Dru Hill, Jagged Edge, Silk and countless others. In my opinion, Forever My Lady was a musical masterpiece. Never before had we been serenaded with such smooth, sexy ballads like this. My favorite song is "Stay", where Jodeci made begging sound so good. The best thing about Jodeci other than their music and lyrics was their ability to harmonize. They gave the cautious, mellow songs of the 90s a rough edge and urban flavor. Let's remember that they were the bad boys of the R&B music scene at this time. Next up is "Come & Talk To Me" and "Forever My Lady" where the group displayed their distinct style and made their mark on the music industry. These four crooners showed their soft side with "U & I", a pledge to everlasting love. On the other hand, "Gotta Love" was their contribution to the New Jack Swing R&B movement with its upbeat tempo and hip-hop groove. Overall, Jodeci and Forever My Lady taught us how to get down and dirty, have true love and go half on a baby...what more can I say.

Jodeci is my favorite group of all time. The group came to please the streets. They hit the charts fast. My favorite songs are "Stay", "I'm still waiting", and "U and I". There was begging for forgiveness in this song. He made mistakes and just want you to stay with him and comfort him (Just as long as it don't happen again).The first five songs were all to the good. The others were some slaw. Overall this CD is a must buy. Jodeci please do a reunion tour. R and B can't survive without yall.

High Top Fades, Starter Jackets, hoodies, backwards hats....those were the days. Jodeci stormed onto the scene during this 'era' with Forever My Lady; an Instant Classic. Consisting of K-Ci, JoJo, DeVante Swing, Mr. Dalvin; This collective became R&B icons throughout the early nineties. They went on to influence many (Dru Hill anyone?) and produced numerous classics that people still love and play to this day. The first five songs are nothing short of genius. Each of these songs is a masterpiece. Sonic Bliss. Even though the last six songs are as special as the first five, they aren't that bad and this cd is still a work of art. There is nothing better than listening to a cd and remembering all the memories that came with it. That is when music becomes more than just music. A must for R&B fans

This is Jodeci's debut album. It's one of the few CDs that I can listen to from beginning to end without skipping tracks.

The first time I ever heard, "Forever My Lady," I was hooked. Heraring K-Ci's raspy voice over that organ made me weak at the knees. I bought it on tape, and listened to every song on that first side. "Come and Talk To Me, U & I, Forever My Lady, I'm Still Waiting,", I never even attempted to hear what Side B had to offer. I just kept rewinding it. A must for R&B fans!!!

Why are people hatin' on the uptempo songs? Listen to the baseline on 'X's We Share' and tell me its not infectious. You can't, I know this. The ballads, I don't have to discuss because we all know each one is a classic, and if you didn't know, now you do. The whole album is a classic and will live on and on...forever.

All I can say is, it was so good, somebody stole it. And I'm gonna get another one! It brings back too many XXX memories to not to have it.

I was a big Fan of Jodeci when this album came out, all the reviewers were right on the money when they said that their fast jams were around mediocre to say the least. But When you put Forever My Lady on, I couldn't at first figure out who they sounded like. I read the credits and low and behold, who co produced that track? None other than AL B. SURE!!!!! If you compare that track to their other efforts with "Diary of a Mad Band" as well as "The Show...." a very strong Al B. Sure! vibe was indeed missing. A very good CD but the fast cuts need work.

It's funny but usually most groups nowadays have strong dance tunes and weak ballads but for Jodeci on their debut album it was the other way around. The album starts very strong with ballads like Stay and come and talk to me. The rest of the "slow side " of the first side of the album is every bit as good as the first two songs. If Jodeci had released this as an EP this would be a classic. But unfortunately theres a "fast side" which is weak. No good beats, no good songs, just plain ordinary. Nothing on the fast side stands out not even a little bit. All in all on the strength of the first five songs this is still a very good debut from one of the first (and best) of the `bad boy` bands. If you avoid the last 6 songs you'll love this album

This is definately the best album Jodeci put out over the years. With songs such as "Come & Talk to Me" and "Stay" " any fan of r&b should have this cd in their collection. The last half dozen songs on the album are mediocre at best, most of those being more fast paced type of cuts. Jodeci never was and never will be a fast paced type of group, it's just not their thing. The slow jams are when they're at their best such as on "stay" and "forever my lady." If it weren't for the less than memorable last half of the cd, it would have gotten the full five stars.

In all fairness, Jodeci's 1991 debut album has aged quite well. It seems much more stylized (and realized) than most of today's half-thought R&B. The album is composed of two parts; the first five cuts being top-notch ballads expertly written & arranged by leader DeVante Swing. The second half of the album drifts into a well-meant assembly of dance numbers that doesn't stand up as well as the ballads. The dance tracks sound great by themselves but when they're shoved together at the back-end of the album they tend to sound the same (and they do). Perhaps if there were more ballads or if the dance numbers were mixed among the ballads it would hold up better.

Even on this first album, K-C and JoJo prove early on that they are competent singers. The first five cuts are enough for me to keep the album.