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Jon B., who wrote, produced, played and programmed a good chunk of the music for his debut album, is a nouveau soul singer in the Babyface school. But if Babyface wants to romnace you by candlelight, Jon B. just wants to sex you up. The thirteen songs on BONAFIDE are sweetly-sung paeans to the late-night nasties, pure acts of musical seduction. Babyface himself wrote and produced two of them, including the melodic curveball, "Pretty Girl," and they both show up in the string of mellow ballads at the record's core.
The remainder of BONAFIDE is a mix of dance tunes, and ballads with slinky beats and shadowy moods that suggest late nights in a jazz or blues club. This is the red-light district of sweet-soul music. Jon B. works in a reference to something called "jizzable jazz" in the title track, and that's as good a description as any for what it sounds like (there's even some scatting in there). The sound of BONAFIDE is seductive enough, but Jon B.'s sexiest tool is his voice, which has the slurred quality of bedroom talk and still manages to swoop gracefully over melodic choruses.
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Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon, Performer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drum Programmer - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Vocal - Marty Ogden, Engineer - Ton Russo, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bootsy Collins, Composer - Bootsy Collins, Lyricist - Bootsy Collins, Rap Performed By - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Craig Holbrook, Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Dirk Scirrotta, Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drum Programmer - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Performer - Jon B., Piano - Jon B., Vocal - Marty Ogden, Engineer - Michael McQuarn, Rap Performed By - Tom Russo, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Dave May, Mixing Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon, Performer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drum Programmer - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Vocal - Marty Ogden, Engineer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon, Performer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drum Programmer - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Vocal - Marty Ogden, Engineer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Babyface, Arranger - Babyface, Background Vocal - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Drum Programmer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Piano - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Vocal - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Vocal - Jon B. featuring Babyface, Performer - Jon Gass, Mixing Engineer - Reggie Hamilton, Guitar
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Brad Gilderman, Mixing Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drum Programmer - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Performer - Jon B., Piano - Jon B., Vocal - Rich Novak, Engineer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Deon Estus, Acoustic Bass - Eric Janko, Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon, Performer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drum Programmer - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Piano - Jon Gass, Mixing Engineer - Marty Ogden, Engineer - Reggie Hamilton, Guitar
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Babyface, Arranger - Babyface, Background Vocal - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Drum Programmer - Babyface, Keyboards - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Performer - Jon B., Vocal - Marty Ogden, Engineer - Mick Gazauski, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Babyface, Co-Producer - Babyface, Guitar - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drum Programmer - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Performer - Jon B., Piano - Jon B., Vocal - Jon Gass, Mixing Engineer - Marty Ogden, Engineer - Tyronne Griffen, Trumpet
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Babyface, Co-Producer - Babyface, Guitar - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Chris Liscomb, Coordinator - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon, Performer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drum Programmer - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Vocal - Jon Glass, Mixing Engineer - Rich Novak, Engineer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Brad Gilderman, Mixing Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon, Performer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Acoustic Cello - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Bass - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drums - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Piano - Jon B., Vocal
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Deon Estus, Acoustic Bass - Eric Janko, Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - John Gass, Mixing Engineer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drums - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Performer - Jon B., Piano - Jon B., Vocal - Jon Nunez, Arranger - Ricardo Rodrigues Parente Silveira, Guitar - Tom Russo, Engineer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brad Gilderman, A&R Coordinator - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Jon, Performer - Jon, Producer - Jon B., Arranger - Jon B., Background Vocal - Jon B., Composer - Jon B., Drum Programmer - Jon B., Keyboards - Jon B., Lyricist - Jon B., Piano - Jon B., Vocal - Rich Novak, Engineer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Jon B., who wrote, produced, played and programmed a good chunk of the music for his debut album, is a nouveau soul singer in the Babyface school. But if Babyface wants to romnace you by candlelight, Jon B. just wants to sex you up. The thirteen songs on BONAFIDE are sweetly-sung paeans to the late-night nasties, pure acts of musical seduction. Babyface himself wrote and produced two of them, including the melodic curveball, "Pretty Girl," and they both show up in the string of mellow ballads at the record's core.
The remainder of BONAFIDE is a mix of dance tunes, and ballads with slinky beats and shadowy moods that suggest late nights in a jazz or blues club. This is the red-light district of sweet-soul music. Jon B. works in a reference to something called "jizzable jazz" in the title track, and that's as good a description as any for what it sounds like (there's even some scatting in there). The sound of BONAFIDE is seductive enough, but Jon B.'s sexiest tool is his voice, which has the slurred quality of bedroom talk and still manages to swoop gracefully over melodic choruses.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:11
- Main artists: Jon B.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Yab Yum Records - 550 Music - Epic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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