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James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born June 6, 1959) and Terry Steven Lewis (born November 24, 1956) are an American R&B/pop songwriting and record production team. Their productions have received commercial success since the 1980s with various artists, most extensively Janet Jackson . [4]
- Janet Jackson, “No Sleeep” (2015) Jam: We didn't work on the record before with Janet [2008's Discipline]. This album is a return to what we did on the first five records, which is everybody left us alone.
- Usher, “U Remind Me” (2001) Jam: We didn't actually write it. We produced it. We normally do both. "U Remind Me" was a record that [label executive] L.A. Reid had from a guy who had about 50 different names — he was Hustle Child, Eddie Hustle, Butter.
- Mary J. Blige, “No More Drama” (2001) Jam: I'm a big soap opera fan, and I always wanted to do something using The Young and the Restless theme. We figured Mary was at a point in her life that she knew about drama and it was a song lyrically she could sing.
- Yolanda Adams, “Open My Heart” (1999) Lewis: With Sounds of Blackness, we dabbled in the inspirational part of music, but we had never really dealt with gospel artists.
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Oct 7, 2021 · You might not know the names Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis right away – but you've almost definitely heard their work. The songwriting and production duo are behind a ton of R&B hits. Starting in ...
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Jul 9, 2021 · Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis changed the face of R&B, working early on in the Minneapolis-based band Flyte Tyme, which morphed into the funk outfit Time at Prince ’s urging, and later as songwriters...
Nov 4, 2022 · Nov 4, 2022 4:40pm PT. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, New Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, on How Songwriting Is Like Tailoring a Suit. By Alan Light. Getty Images for The Recording A. “Terry...