In 2002, Jones released the gold-selling Life Goes On album, which featured the hits, “You Know That I Love You” and “Put Me Down” featuring Styles P. Other hits included “Shorty (Got Her Eyes on Me)” and “This Luv”.
The album yielded the number-one hits such as “U Know What’s Up”, which featured TLC member Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes and the title track.
It wasn’t until 1999 however that Jones began to establish himself as a R&B hit maker with the album, Where I Wanna Be.
In 1996, he signed with LaFace Records and released his debut album, My Heart, which included his hit cover of Stevie Wonder’s 1976 ballad “Knocks Me Off My Feet”. However, Jones was gaining notice as a writer penning songs for established R&B acts such as Usher, producing the singer’s 1995 hit, “Think of You”, 702’s “Get It Together” and also wrote for groups such as Brownstone and Silk. After a brush with death, Jones left the gang and focused on a music career forming the group Porscha. He struggled between wanting to be a musician and to be a member of a street gang. It’s been seven years since Donell‘s last album 2013’s ‘ Forever.‘ Now 25 years and six studio albums later, he’s back after taking some necessary time to himself with a hot new single titled, ‘ Karma ( Payback)’ that samples the Stylistics 1973 song, “ Payback is a Dog.Donell Jones (born May 22, 1973) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer, most notable for the hits “U Know What’s Up”, “Where I Wanna Be” and his cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Knocks Me Off My Feet”.īorn in Chicago, Illinois, Jones’ upbringing was rough. And now, I’m free of it all - self-sabotage, self-doubt and all negativity. Donell penned Usher‘s “ Think of You,” Drea‘s “ Not Gonna Letcha” and 702’s hit “ Get It Together.” Additionally, he contributed songs to movie soundtracks for ‘ Shaft‘ and 90’s cult classic, ‘ Love and Basketball‘ starring Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps. The Southside Chicago native not only wrote and performed music for himself, but he also wrote for other artists. TLC’s Left Eye and “ Knocks Me Off My Feet. Jones released his first album, ‘ My Heart‘ in 1996 and would later go on to release several chart-topping hits, including unforgettable classic ballads that are fan favorites like, “ Where I Wanna Be, ” “ You Know What’s Up” ft. D ONELL JONES is an American Music Award winner, a masterful songwriter, music producer and an R&B legend! The gifted singer started his career over 20 years ago when he signed with the then coveted LaFace Records headed up by Antonio “L.A.” Reid and one of the best songwriters of all time, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds.
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