Tammy Reese: Yes! I must say, “Where I Wanna Be,” “This Luv,” and “You Know That I Love You” to name of few of your songs, are some of the most timeless, and powerful songs that have ever been presented to the music industry. I’m not trying to be any other artist or anything like that. Tammy Reese: How have you kept longevity in the music industry?ĭonell Jones: By putting out music and doing music that I love first of all, and then just staying true to who I am musically. Tammy Reese: Happy Belated Birthday! What did you do for your Birthday?ĭonell Jones: Thank You! My family showed up and showed out! A lot of people came down to celebrate with me, it was beautiful! His hit 'U Know What's Up' has 54 million plays on Spotify and presently Jones, now at 46 years old, still performs around the US and globally.Donell Jones – Where I Wanna Be (Official Video) He followed the album with 'The Lost Files' in 2009, 'Lyrics' in 2010 and 'Forever' in 2013. In that same year, Jones won the AMA's for Best New R&B Artist.Īfter about a 6 year hiatus, Donell Jones returned with his third album, 'Journey of a Gemini' which hit number 1 on the Billboard R&B/ Hip-Hop Album Chart. In 1999, he returned with his album 'Where I Wanna Be', with his number 1 hit, 'Where I Wanna Be', now at 32 million plays on Spotify, and 'U Know What's Up' featuring TLC's Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes stayed on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks. Jones continuously wrote songs for other artists such as Drea's 'Not Gonna Letcha' amongst other collaborations. It peaked on the 30th spot on the Billboard R&B/ Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Reid and Babyface pushed Jones to release a solo project, which he pursued and title his debut album 'My Heart' in 1996. While with LaFace, Jones wrote Usher's 1994 smash hit, 'Think of You'.
Eddie F and Donell formed a partnership with L.A. In the early 90's, Jones met 'Eddie F' Ferrell, who was the president of Untouchables Entertainment. Donell Jones is an American singer born in Chicago, Illinois.
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