R&B/Soul
United States
Donell Jones
Tentang Donell Jones
Donell Jones is a singer, songwriter, and producer who has charted many R&B hits over his 30 year career.
∙ Originally working behind the scenes as a songwriter, Jones cowrote Usher’s first hit single, 1994’s “Think of You.”
∙ His debut album, My Heart, arrived in 1996 and produced Jones’ first hit — a cover of Stevie Wonder’s 1976 love song “Knocks Me Off My Feet.”
∙ “U Know What’s Up,” from the 1999 Platinum-certified album Where I Wanna Be, was a Top 10 hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot R&B chart for eight consecutive weeks.
∙ In 2000, he recorded “Do What I Gotta Do” for the soundtrack of the action movie Shaft and “I’ll Go” for the romantic sports drama Love & Basketball.
∙ He won Favorite New R&B Artist at the American Music Awards in 2001.
∙ Jones has collaborated with many rappers throughout his career, including Big Pun, Fat Joe, as well as Clipse on his 2006 hit “I’m Gonna Be.”
Donell Jones juga telah merilis musik sebagai anggota The Untouchables.
Dipengaruhi oleh Donell JonesDonell Jones telah memengaruhi musik Z-Wells, Sav-B, Reylovesu dan lebih banyak lagi.
