Johnny Kemp
Jonathan Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015) was a Bahamian singer, songwriter and record producer. Beginning his career as a songwriter in late–1979, Kemp is perhaps best known for his solo work including his 1988 R&B/New Jack Swing single Just Got Paid which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1989.
Biography
Early life and career
Kemp began singing in nightclubs in the Bahamas at 13. He moved to Harlem, New York in 1979 with the band Kinky Fox. In the early 1980s, Kemp became a successful session musician and songwriter, singing backup for the B. B. & Q. Band on their 1982 album All Night Long (on which he co-wrote several tracks) and for Change on their 1982 album Sharing Your Love (on which he co-wrote "Take You To Heaven").
Solo career
Kemp solo landed a solo recording contract with Columbia Records and his eponymous debut album came out in 1986. It charted in the U.S. on Billboard′s Top Black Albums chart reaching No. 36 on 28 June of that year. He scored a minor hit single from the album with "Just Another Lover" (co-written by Kashif), which peaked at No. 14 Billboard′s Hot Black Singles chart on 21 June 1986 and hit the Hot Dance/Disco charts reaching No. 26 in Club Play and No. 35 in 12 Inch Singles Sales that same month.
Johnny Kemp (album)
Johnny Kemp is the self-titled debut studio album by American recording artist Johnny Kemp. The first hit from the album was the single "Just Another Lover". The album also includes the hits "Cover Girl", "Penthouse Lover", and "Can't Get Enough". This album was digitally remastered first by Blue Bird Records in 2007 and recently by Funky Town Grooves in 2013, including eight additional bonus tracks, mainly remixes and instrumental versions.
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Podcasts:
Johnny Kemp
ALBUMS
- Johnny Kemp released: 2013
Johnny Kemp
Released 2013- Just Another Lover
- Can't Get Enough
- Anything Worth Having (Is Worth Waiting for)
- Lady in the Shadow
- Bring Your Love Around
- Cover Girl
- All Night
- Penthouse Lover
- Cover Girl (vocal 12" mix)
- Cover Girl (7" version)
- Cover Girl (instrumental version)
- Anything Worth Having (Is Worth Waiting for) (instrumental version)
- Anything Worth Having (Is Worth Waiting for) (7" version)
- Just Another Lover (extended remix)
- Just Another Lover (instrumental version)
- Just Another Lover (7" version)
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by Johnny Kemp
Just Got Paid
by: Johnny KempYeah!
Oh yeah! Ooh ooh yeah!
Feels good, feels good, oh huh!
Just got paid, Friday night
Party huntin', feelin' right
Body shakin', all around (Body shakin' all around)
No one thinks when I'm gettin' down
Check the mirror, we're lookin' fly
Round up the posse, jump in my ride
Radio rockin', a monster jam
Feel the rhythm, pump up the sound
I'm feelin' so good
Don't you know I'm just groovin' to the beat
I'm groovin', groovin'
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Just got paid (Just got paid) Friday night (Friday)
Party huntin', (Party huntin') Place is right
(Feelin' alright) Booty shakin', all around
(All around baby) Pour one drink when I'm gettin' down
On the floor, rockin' to the beat
All ways you sure look sweet
Fine young lady standin' by
Come on baby, sweet eye delight, hey!
I rock the world that you move
And you look so sweet when you're movin' to the beat
I'm tired of all these boring parties
Why don't we get on down?
Come on just get on down now!
Just got paid, Friday night (Money in my pocket)
Party huntin', place is right (Place is little right)
Booty shakin', all around (all the way you're lookin' 'round)
Pour one drink when I'm gettin' down
Get down, uh! (Say home)
Ha ha ha! You say it! (Say home, love)
Home home (Say home)
Ha ha! Huaaaaaaa-ow!
On the floor (On the floor)
Rockin' to the beat (Rockin' baby)
Movin' me (Always)
You sure look sweet (You sure look sweet)
Fine young lady standin' by (Young lady standin' by)
(Aw yeah!) Come on baby, we'll be out tonight
(We're feelin' fine!)
Just got paid, Friday night (Can't refuse it)
Party huntin', place is right
(Money in my pocket) Booty shakin', all around
(Showin' you a good time) Pour one drink when I'm gettin' down
Get down, yeah, gettin' down (say home)
Home home (say home, love)
Home home home (say home)
Huaaaaaaa-ow!
Teddy! You're playin'!
Aaaahh!
Shake it up, shake it up!
I'm just got paid... I'm feelin', I'm feelin' nice
Just got paid, Friday night (Just got paid... Friday)
Party huntin', place is right (Party huntin', tell me where to party!)
Booty shakin', all around (Tell me where to party, ow!)
Pour one drink (come on) when I'm gettin' down (Get down)
Just got paid, Friday night (Just got paid... Friday)
Party huntin', place is right (Parties huntin'?)
(Havin' a good time baby) Booty shakin', all around
(Havin' a good time baby yeah) Pour one drink when I'm gettin' down
(I'm gettin' down) Just got paid (gettin' gettin' gettin' down)
Friday night (gettin' gettin' gettin' down)
Party huntin', place is right (Yeah)
Booty shakin', all around (Whoa) (Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Pour one drink when I'm gettin' down
Gettin' down, oh, I said gettin' down down
Gettin' down down
"I love to hear ya! " "Yo Kemp! " "Yeah! " "Hey! "
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