"Joy" is a 1988 song by American singer

Teddy Pendergrass Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musi ...

. It written by Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway and Joel Davis. The single was Teddy Pendergrass' first number one on the Black Singles chart in ten years, where it stayed for two weeks. The single was also his first solo entry on the

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in seven years. "Joy" also peaked at number forty-two on the dance chart.

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1988 singles 1988 songs Teddy Pendergrass songs New jack swing songs Songs written by Reggie Calloway {{1980s-R&B-song-stub

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