Just Got Paid (Johnny Kemp song)

"Just Got Paid"
Single by Johnny Kemp
from the album Secrets of Flying
Released1988
Recorded1987
GenreNew jack swing[1]
Length5:33 (album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Gene Griffin, Johnny Kemp[2]
Producer(s)Teddy Riley, Johnny Kemp[3]
Johnny Kemp singles chronology
"Dancin' with Myself"
(1988) 		"Just Got Paid"
(1988) 		"One Thing Led to Another"
(1988)

"Just Got Paid" is a 1988 single by Bahamian R&B singer–songwriter Johnny Kemp.

Background

The song started as an instrumental track by Teddy Riley intended for Keith Sweat's 1987 debut Make It Last Forever,[4] but Sweat ultimately passed on the song.[4] Kemp then recorded a demo of the song, intending for it to be used by another singer; his scratch vocal ended up on the final release.[4]

Chart performance

The song hit No. 1 on the U.S. R&B and Dance charts and reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6]

Accolades

"Just Got Paid" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989, losing to Anita Baker's "Giving You the Best That I Got".[7]

Covers and sampling

Charts

References

  1. ^ Josephs, Brian (July 20, 2012). "The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs". Complex. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  3. ^ "Johnny Kemp - Secrets Of Flying". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  4. ^ a b c "Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp : Listen, Appearances, Song Review : AllMusic". Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
  7. ^ "1988 Grammy Winners – 31st Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Pareles, Jon (April 15, 2000). "Critic's Notebook; The Molting of a Boy Band: 'N Sync Spreads Its Wings". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  9. ^ Corry, Kristin (March 9, 2020). "The Original Version of "Just Got Paid" Is Better Than *NSYNC's". Vice. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Finn, Natalie (April 17, 2015). ""Just Got Paid" Singer Johnny Kemp Dead at 55". E!. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8585." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Johnny Kemp" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  14. ^ "Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ^ "Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid". Top 40 Singles.
  16. ^ "Johnny Kemp Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "Johnny Kemp Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Johnny Kemp Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  19. ^ "Top 25 Dance Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. 24 December 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 14 July 2019.