These great choons received major plays at TSOP (Prestwich) back in 2001/02. I've heard them being played fairly recently by dj's so it says something about their longevity as a popular spin. I owned both on the original vinyl 12 and also the Japanese import album which still gets lots of plays on my system. By the way don't confuse this Jo Jo with the US teeny bop idol similarly named: they are most definitely not the same. The shame of it is that this Jo Jo (15) appears, according to Discogs, to have only released one album and one CD EP in Japan. She is clearly not Japanese from her photo. Trying to find out anything about her on the web is like trying to find a needle in the teeny bop JoJo morass that comes flooding back on every entry.
Can somebody out there fill me in on this infinitely more talented lady? Pleeeease... I'd love to know her backstory and why she has never recorded other albums.
Click on the album cover to hear My Best Friend.
Now for fabulous track No.2 Tonite ft. Costa Rica (Urbanstar Remix 2001). This really got the lion's share of plays and remains an absolute classic cut to this day. Click on the EP cover below to hear it.
If you can't find the original Japanese Album (See 'Tonite' cover above)
Then hunt the Urban Star CD (See cover below).
Finally, last but not least,here is a video of the elusive Ms. Jo Jo Talking About You that is the second track on the Tonite album. If you can't find the original album try Japanese dealers where it's likely to be more accessible. Enjoy.
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