Gerry Woo - How Long

[@dimpleface2163]

I wore this out...the whole album....I'm 53....I was 17 then....still have my album & cassette. lol

[@Zekeeboy14]

it feels good to know that i am not crazy and this person did exist from my childhood...lol ...#GerryWoo

[@jermellhaywood2638]

There would be no Bruno Mars if it wasn't for Gerry Woo!!

[@margieosborn6331]

I love this song, still!! 49 years old and I still love it ❤

[@johnpmontez8327]

A good friend of mine (who passed away years ago) told me about Gerry Woo and how great his music was. I don't think he had his album, and I never could find his music either. He saw him on TV I think. Sometimes I might ask someone if they had heard of him but nobody did. This is the first time I hear his music and seen the video. My friend was right! He's great! He should've been a star and go on tours and his songs more airplay!

[@staceymfilms]

OMG this was the JAM!

[@Gamersroundtable]

This Jerry is a awesome performer. He was is a bad situation. With the company not knowing how to market him.

[@musicfanmic]

Still jamming this one in 2020 Feb..

[@sonofyah2726]

Still have this LP in mint condition.....Great piece of R&B !!! Thanks for sending this track !!!

[@D.1992-w9l]

Only 24k views? What a disgrace. This is pure class should have millions

[@errolthomas9426]

Very talented Asian brother. He should've gotten more recognition from the music industry.

[@timsohn7057]

He was born at the wrong time and place imo. In 2023, there are many international acts that are Asian that have sold albums world wide. This dude has crazy good vocals, and most of all, soul! Its criminal the amount of recognition he got

[@jamesmorris2828]

I could never agree with you more

[@wendybostic8297]

I don't think the record companies knew how to market him. It's even happened with black artists

[@errolthomas9426]

​@@jamesmorris2828 Thanks 💯

[@errolthomas9426]

​@@timsohn7057 No lie about that 💯

[@cornbreadthedog]

simply incredible! i love this album! i've gone through 2-4 cassette and cd versions of this album! gerry woo rocks!

[@MrAntiSellOut]

Haven't seen this video since the days of Video Music Box circa 1988

[@lexdee523]

The first time I heard this kid back in the late 80's, I heard the music/voice on the radio before I even saw who he was. I liked the songs very much and thought "who is this guy?" When I finally saw him, I thought "No way" this is an Asian guy with that VOICE! He had the most incredible voice I'd even heard coming from an Asian. He should have been a mega success. I often wondered what ever happened to him.

[@timsohn7057]

I don’t think in 2023, anyone think people from East or South East Asia cannot sing. This was a preposterous biased view people had for the longest time which really put a limit on potentially amazing artists.

[@coachtonybranch7618]

this was my jam!

[@entertainment0026]

Coach Tony Branch i remember they calling him the asian micheal jackson

[@Speakup84]

They used to play this on WJLB a lot in Detroit, we'll since he from there I would expect it

[@haroldholt2126]

Wow!! Curtis Gadson made a precious discovery in this dude. I still miss his version of "Lonely Girl".

[@ZhanaZee]

This little Asian guy was fire…he is amazing!!!!! I think because he was Asian they let him slip thru. Marketing sucked but I think he was fantastic!! I hope he never gave up. I think if he went back to Asia he would still be a very big star!!! I wish him well!!

[@721rena]

He's here on KZbin as Harlem Lee! TheHarlemChurch is his channel he only has 45 subscribers can you believe it??? It's a travesty he deserves so much more fame!

[@jeanninewilliamson5535]

@@721rena That makes me sad. I loved him and so did the audience when he was on Showtime at the Apollo.

[@無名兄弟-i7m]

What do you mean go back to Asia? He's obviously American.

[@rayvonne47]

YESSSssss. I love this jam. I see the moves of Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson. The best.

[@Zekeeboy14]

Man I have been looking for him for at least 10 yrs...couldnt remember his name...not one song title but i knew there was an asian guy who was on BET and he was good....thats all i could remember...Gerry Woo was a great talent....mystery solved...now on to the next song mystery....

[@MontrealNorth]

What in the world went wrong what happened to these year's that went by overnight in the flash of light these type situations make you cry light and then they were gone like they were never here❤ I love you Gerry woo forever❤ Good God he was automatic brilliance❤ overnight this should have been the song Get The Pointer Sister was referring to an overnight success because he was and about around the same time as her album was released I wanted Jerry Wu to last so long I also wanted that 1986 Mazda RX-7 convertible white you know y'all wanted it to❤

[@derrick_smitty]

I saw him live back in 1988 in Grant Park in Atlanta. He opened for Al B Sure. Good singer and performer.

[@Ijamesharkness]

OMY- F'ING GOD!!! I LOVE THIS FUCKING SONG!! i used to listen to this when i was in the military and i still have it from a radio recording and never knew who the artist was and the remix is the bomb!!! now if i could only find that:)

[@thescorpion24]

What a voice! I remember watching this in the 80s

[@courtneysandy1609]

I'm sangin right wit him yaaasss! this is the jam! ain't heard it in years I know the whole song he on key and errrythang I miss when singers use to sing on key LOL real talk

[@cornbreadthedog]

i love gerry woo! i still rock this album and his unreleased 2nd album all the time! gerry woo was and still is exceptionally talented! dude, gerry woo should have had like 10 albums by now and been a huge music pop star... gerry's record label really let him down....

[@Gamersroundtable]

cornbreadthedog your right. He almost could had been the asian mj

[@PrimeRibb69]

He was with Motown and they weren't doing right by any artist around that time.

[@dimpleface2163]

@@PrimeRibb69 He was with Polydor

[@QUIETSTORM43]

I haven't heard this song since I was 12... Omg!!!

[@mrGeostrike]

same here and ive sung the song through the years to myself

[@sonofyah2726]

Oh yeah this cat could dance !!! Peace Harlem Lee !!!

[@myrabiundo3750]

I love Gerry Woo! I wish you wrre picking me up, lol.

[@mrGeostrike]

for many many years i have sung this song to myself and tried so hard to find the artist for some reason kept calling him jimmy woo. but to my defense i was very young when i heard this song. imagine to my supreme delight that i finally found him here. im so happy i cant wait to do a deep dive on his songs and his career. i know it was kinda cut short by the business. but his song has made me so happy singing it and remembering it as im sure it has others

[@theultimatek.i.m.m1504]

Yoooo! I remember him! He was so AWESOME! Loved this song!

[@parisel313]

What happened to him! great voice!

[@MzMeanE]

What happened to him? This song was great...I remember when he was on the Apollo.

[@pinoyconnection8119]

In 2003, he competed another TV show called FAME and he won. He used a different name under Harlemm Lee. Apparently, he lied about his age but there was no age limit so i guess it doesnt matter. Tho company didnt really do much to promote him.

[@timsohn7057]

@@afflulifestyle1784 Thanks foe this info. There was a trio hip hop group called Mountain Brothers who were signed to Tommy Boy who met a similar fate. Except one of the members is doing much better than Gerry (he has worked with Nicky Minaj, Kanye West etc. as a producer). This kind of thing was and still is common for Asian American artists. International acts especially kpop is popular among audiences here, but American born artist of Asian descent always had a hard time historically regardless of their talents. To be fair, I don’t think the music industry is about pure talent anyways many times regardless of ethnic background. I don’t think it takes a genius to see this lol

[@MrForney]

OMG I love this song

[@cornbreadthedog]

+Paul Forney so do i. but,if you can, pick up the entire album. it rocks!

[@MrForney]

+cornbreadthedog where can I find it? I use to have years ago when it came out.

[@cornbreadthedog]

+Paul Forney amazon.com has Gerry Woo's cd for around 35 dollars. worth every penny if you ask me. you can also try ebay.com or just searching around your local used record and cd stores. Polydor records printed over a half million Gerry Woo cd's. they're still out there somewhere.

[@MrForney]

Thank you so much :-)

[@stephaniechambliss2120]

Good song and great voice.

[@malmnn]

I had this album and played it to death!

[@yarnsage4696]

Me too!!

[@dimpleface2163]

I did too...I still play my album....I was 17 at the time...almost 52....lol...wore that album out.

[@lynellemurray7491]

I love this song and the video I have watched it like million times

[@gregoryohara6114]

Man, this right here brings me back, that was the jam!!!

[@cornbreadthedog]

i agree. if gerry was Caucasian, he'd been huge. i don't think A&M records really promoted gerry like they said they would. A&M had a contract with STAR SEARCH to cut a record with the winner of the show for that season. an asian guy with a soulful voice was way ahead of it's time. plus, there's still a ton of bigotry and racism in the music industry to this day. but, i still agree with you, though...gerry woo should be on his 8th album by now and sipping Italian champagne by the pool.

[@Getrealpeeps]

AGREED!!!

[@stephaniejordan9066]

sorry baby I misspelled your name Gerry Woo much respect to you you're one of the first of the first.loved the dancing you got soul.

[@IzzoDaZombie]

Best Song ever! Gerry Woo is a LEGEND!!! Love his Moves

[@sukafreecity5955]

This guy is so talented!

[@milretdisvet]

In the late 80s, I had a club DJ that used to play this song...The Jam

[@ReeReeDaLovely]

I used to love this song when I was in third grade! I remember seeing him on Apollo.

[@fatizzle716]

This was the jam! Glad I found it here. Hope Gerry’s this using his gift.

[@Phan-Xu]

He’s the First Asian to sing on BET’s VIDEO SOUL.

[@MsM1975]

This man can SING! I'm not in the music business, there is NO Excuse for Gerry not to be winning Grammys- I don't understand - it's not to late - he should do American Idol

[@DALFAN0809]

I USED TO LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM EBVERY DAY AND SINCE I FOUND THE SONGS AGAIN JUST BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES GERRY WOO IS AWESOME

[@jenniflyygyrl8774]

I had the hugest crush/crunch on him. I sprained my ankle trying to dance to his video. And I'm a SISTA!🤣

[@burtlee4628]

Haven't Heard This Since Like 1987 Or 1988 Never New Who Sung It

[@bdub6512]

What a blast from the past! Great track!!!

[@1000pjcampbell]

come this kid had it going on .

[@giap.6361]

Used to watch this video over and over on an old show called night tracks they showed nothing but music videos it was awesome very talented young man.

[@bonniewicked]

this tune is pure class

[@scyrpt]

My twin Gerry

[@MzNyvaeh]

Gerry was one of the best during the 80s...and yes he still is...I bought his (back then) cassette and played it until it broke. Now I wish I could find it on CD...Listen to My Heart Beat/Hey There Long Girl was one of the best songs out then. Gerry if you read this...PLEASE re-release that one now along with your CD all over again...this time You Release it without the record execs...Love Your Music!!! A TRUE DIE-HARD FAN!!!

[@devotioncmt]

We always come back to those voices that captured. Wooooooo the power of vocals. Love It!

[@TheJVelez]

Oh LAWD! I used to get off the bus and KILL this jam on the VCR!. I'd get it in b4 the folks got home and it'd be homework time. Shit. By then I was TIED! Hahahahahaaa!!!!

[@melonierivera1160]

Love this song

[@SothearCHUMHAY]

❤

[@nanjacks913]

Detroit own.

[@cornbreadthedog]

if anybody has gerry woo's SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO performance, please post it! been looking for that footage for years. that night gerry woo got a huge standing ovation twice from the APOLLO audience while the major R&B headliner for the night, AL B. SURE!, didn't!

[@Getrealpeeps]

Oh YEAH?? I NEVER KNEW THAT.... DAAAAMN (What happened to Jerry Woo)??

[@cornbreadthedog]

+Getrealpeeps racism, bad marketing, and the lack of a really good media/print promotional campaign is what happened to gerry woo. it's so sad that someone in the A&M record label would rather just hate on and sink an artist than make millions off the artist. dumb-asses.

[@BBBYpsi]

+cornbreadthedog He won a show for fame going by the name of harlem lee a few years ago.

[@cornbreadthedog]

+BBBYpsi yes i know. and gerry woo a.k.a. harlemm lee also won the original star search t.v. show way back in 1987 as best male vocalist.

[@BBBYpsi]

+cornbreadthedog He was never on star search. He won the Detroit music machine as Gerry Woo back in 1986-1987

[@TheEman71]

Dopely produced shit here! Sounds great!

[@tisha812]

Does anyone remember when he went on (and won) the singing competition show called Fame in 2003 that only lasted a season or two? He was using a the name Harlemm Lee on that show. I seen him in the airport around that time and I totally fanned out on him. Lol

[@MoreThanAuthentic]

this is one of my favorite all-time albums.

[@cornbreadthedog]

+MoreThanAuthentic mine, too.

[@lepoetress]

No one seems to have found any info on him. I hope he is still singing. How these folks get executive jobs and NOT promote REAL talent is beyond me.

[@cyshadowx]

Why do we not hear from Mr Woo OMG triple threat artist good looking can dance and sing what happen were is now great performer

[@UltraPOPDJ]

Just learned that it was written by two British men, producer Steve Harvey (Total Contrast, Nia Peeples) and singer Steve Dante ,who sang with Jellybean on the 1987 dance hit called "The Real Thing".

[@SuperLyber]

i use to love this song when it came on video music box.

[@MrAntiSellOut]

SuperLyber Same here too

[@SuperLyber]

MrAntiSellOut I feel good revisiting good music such as this song.

[@MrAntiSellOut]

SuperLyber You know it

[@essibasmall3633]

memories lolol

[@lascenemediagroup]

He still performs, but under the name Harlem Lee.

[@cornbreadthedog]

welcome to racism & bigotry in hollywood! gerry woo won star search back in the day & got his record deal! he performed on the same bill as AL B., SURE!, got a standing ovation, & won over the SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO crowd! record execs "claim" they didn't know how to market gerry. they "sat" on gerry's second album leaving it "unreleased". calling himself harlem lee & won another televised talent show! again, small minded record/t.v.show execs stalled his career. gerry's still singing though.

[@jivetalk1045]

That's a shame. He can sing & dance.

[@cornbreadthedog]

I know. I saw that totally amazing Showtime At The Apollo performance by Gerry Woo and then I ran out and bought his album the next day! I still play it quite often. A great 80's R&B album. Someone posted the entire album on KZbin awhile back. Check it out.

[@jivetalk1045]

@@cornbreadthedog Thanks, will do!

[@drewsimonphotography9678]

Actually record companies don’t know how to advertise or market anything. They only know exploitation

[@cornbreadthedog]

Thank you for reminding me, Drew. True that.

[@PrimalXL]

@lepoetress he changed his name to harlem lee

[@Tigerfied67]

True

[@brown550]

#KingofRANDB✌

[@chelcie3]

Anybody know where there's a copy of his performance on Showtime at The Apollo? Dude KILLED it!

[@giap.6361]

If you pull up his name on KZbin the showtime at the Apollo performance automatically comes up cuz I've watched it here in 2022 he was amazing then as well.

[@marcusrob02]

I remember a few years ago during an acceptance speech by one of the Black Eyed Peas members, he made reference to Asian artists that came before him, and I believe he was referencing Gerry! I believe he mentioned him on Soul Train and The Apollo! Gerry indeed was awesome

[@patriciamcclain5224]

Still my shit

[@BBBYpsi]

yea he won the detroit music machine way back in the 80's then under the name harlem lee won the fame thing.

[@MackeyDeez]

I remember this guy he wasn't he just didn't sell too many records.

[@fennerguyreloaded]

1:16, He kinda remind me of a mix of Jackie Chan and SMG4

[@stephaniejordan9066]

I luv Asian men like Jerry Woo he was cool real ahead of the time people weren't ready for Jerry Woo..I remember him.... I'm a young African American beauty I dated 4 of them that's all I attract especially India men? The Indian was hot like their spices okay.He burned a strange scented incense then I was in heaven I don't know to this day what kind of hold that Indian had on me? The Thai that's a whole other story.. he dream visited me often fought me in the dream when I wanted to leave him...scary right.

[@Fatality84]

Jheri curl music!!

[@clabonwilliams84]

The Bruno Mars of the 80s

[@thenightbladefeeds]

At first I was like "Who the fuck is Gerry Woo"? But now I'm into it lol

[@thenightbladefeeds]

Ok now I'm obsessed

[@charliemaebrown]

@nestealemo Lol, yeah, I'm waiting for someone to post it too!

[@Getrealpeeps]

What happened to him??

[@ef5supercell]

he still sings (forgot the channel name), UMG f*cked him out of the industry basically due to him being asian.

[@jst_TV]

@@ef5supercell Was it Harlem Lee? I couldn't find a KZbin channel

[@stephaniejordan9066]

the guy who thought he shined on Gerry Woo about his height well I'm a African American beautiful brown young woman I bet Gerry Woo knows what a woman wants baby he's a Asian man you don't understand how they can. make a woman follow them to their homeland OK.great lovers they are.I know.

[@MzMeanE]

Obviously before iphones...

[@nighttrain7404]

Too ahead of his time. He needed to be promoted. Dang

[@capone70]

Too funny: 10 years later with cellphones the premise of this video would have totally been a non-issue. GREAT performer...but not convinced he'd be so worked up over any female...

[@MrAutry63]

yeah they call him Harlem Lee.. Now..

[@13palomaseraficast.61]

They say he's filipino? He reminds me of Gary Valenciano from the 80s.

[@larrylollis5875]

What ever happened to him

[@clabonwilliams633]

Before bruno Mars

[@brown550]

Facts

[@LazyScoutJace]

Why was this not in Vice City?

[@cornbreadthedog]

it should have been..but this song was not a huge hit ..although, it should have been. gerry woo's career has been hobbled by the fact that he's an extremely talented asian singer. sadly, there's a lot of racism in the music industry; still to this very day. if gerry was white, singing black music, he'd be on his 12th album by now.

[@LazyScoutJace]

cornbreadthedog Yeah I had never heard of him until he spoke at my school. Cool guy, but sad story.

[@Afanlynness]

wish he finally grew up taller a little bit.