Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

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Jimmy Jam (born James Harris III in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 6, 1959) and Terry Lewis (born November 21, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) are an R&B and pop songwriting and record production team who enjoyed great success in the 1980s with various artists, most notably Janet Jackson.

The pair met in high school in Minneapolis and formed a band called Flyte Time, later The Time. In 1981, they were joined by Morris Day and toured with Prince as Morris Day & the Time. The pair were fired from the tour because a blizzard left them unable to rejoin after a short break to produce the SOS Band. However, one of the tracks they were producing, "Just Be Good To Me", became a big hit and made their reputation (as well as the SOS Band's).

After working with artists like Gladys Knight and Luther Vandross they were introduced to Janet Jackson and produced her breakthrough album Control in 1986, for which the duo won a Grammy Award. Their collaboration on her next album, 1989's Rhythm Nation 1814, was even more successful.

Since that time they have founded a record label, "Perspective", and worked with artists including Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, and Janet Jackson.

Mariah Carey Discography

Among the tracks they have co-written and/or co-produced with Mariah Carey....

Rainbow

Thank God I Found You (co-written and co-produced)
Bliss (co-written and co-produced)
Petals (co-written and co-produced)
Rainbow (co-written and co-produced)
Vulnerability (co-produced)
Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) (co-produced)

Glitter'

Never Too Far (co-written and co-produced)
Want You (co-written and co-produced)
Twister (co-written and co-produced)
I Didn't Mean To Turn You On (written and co-produced)
Lead The Way (co-produced)
Reflections (co-produced)

Charmbracelet

Yours (co-written and co-produced)
Through The Rain (co-produced)

Misc.

Never Too Far/Hero Medley (co-written and co-produced)
Lillian's Blues (co-written and co-produced)
The Flow (written and co-produced)

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