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Donell Jones
Birth name	Donell Jones
Born	May 22, 1972 (1972-05-22) (age 37)
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	R&B, pop
Occupations	singer-songwriter, producer
Years active	1995 – present
Labels	LaFace/Jive/BMG

Donell Jones (born May 22, 1972, Chicago, Illinois) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer.

He is 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".

Contents 1 Biography 2 Music Career 3 Voice 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 4.2 Singles 5 External links 6 References

Biography

Jones' upbringing was rough. He struggled between wanting to be a musician and a member of the Gangster Disciples, a street gang^{citation needed}. After a brush with death, Jones left the gang and focused on a music career forming the group Porscha^{citation needed}. However, Jones was gaining notice as a writer penning songs for established R&B acts such as Usher (he produced the singer's 1995 hit "Think of You") and 702 (band)'s "Get It Together". Jones also wrote for groups such as Brownstone and Silk.

He has five daughters.

Music Career

In 1996, Donell Jones signed with LaFace Records and released his debut album, My Heart, which included the hit cover of Stevie Wonder's 1976 ballad "Knocks Me Off My Feet".

It wasn't until 1999, however, that Jones began to establish himself as a true R&B hit maker with his second album, Where I Wanna Be. The album yielded number-one hits such as "U Know What's Up", which featured TLC member Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes on the title track. Other hits included "Shorty Got Her Eyes on Me" and "This Luv". The album went on to sell over one million copies.

In 2000, Jones recorded the song "I'll Go" for the Love and Basketball soundtrack.

Jones released his third album in 2002, the gold-selling Life Goes On album. It featured the hits, "You Know That I Love You" (#16 R&b) and "Put Me Down" featuring Styles P..

Four years later in 2006 Jones released his fourth album, Journey of a Gemini which included the Tim & Bob produced song "I'm Gonna Be". It had moderate success reaching #40 on Urban AC. "Spend The Night" also received notable airplay.

A new Donell Jones album is expected for a release sometime in 2010¹.

Voice

Voice

• Spinto Tenor

Highest note

• E#5 in "Special Girl"

Highest Full Voice Note

• C5 in "Wish You Were Here"

Lowest note

• B2 in "Comeback"^{citation needed}

Discography

Albums

• 1996: My Heart #180 US
• 1999: Where I Wanna Be #35 US
• 2002: Life Goes On #3 US
• 2006: Journey of a Gemini #15 US, #112 UK
• 2007: The Best Of Donell Jones
• 2009: The Lost Files
• 2010: Untitled TBA

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions		Album
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
1996	"In The Hood"	79	21	My Heart
	"Knocks Me Off My Feet"	49	14
	"You Should Know"	-	-
1999	"U Know What's Up" (featuring Lisa Lopes)	7	1	Where I Wanna Be
	"Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)"	-	80
2000	"This Luv"	-	48
	"Where I Wanna Be"	29	2
	"Do What I Gotta Do"	-	102	Shaft Soundtrack
2002	"You Know That I Love You"	54	16	Life Goes On
	"Put Me Down" (featuring Styles P)	98	49
	"Where You Are (Is Where I Wanna Be) Part 2"	-	-
2003	"Do U Wanna"	-	-
2006	"Better Start Talking" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	-	72	Journey of a Gemini
	"I'm Gonna Be" (featuring Clipse)	-	41
	"Special Girl"	-	-
2007	"Ooh Na Na"	-	63
	"Spend The Night"	-	74

External links

• Donell Jones audio interview
• Donell Jones Music Videos
• Donell Jones Interview 11/19/09

References