Jon B.
Songwriter, producer, vocalist, and instrumentalist Jon B. brought a distinctive focus on smooth melodies to contemporary R&B. Born in Providence, Rhode Island and raised in Pasadena, California, Jon B. (short for Jonathan Buck) was the son of a professor of music and a concert pianist. Influenced by music found in his grandparents' record store, he began combining the spirit of '70s soul with hip-hop-inspired productions on his 1995 debut album, Bonafide. It peaked on Billboard's R&B Albums chart at number 24, led by the Top Ten R&B single "Someone to Love," a duet with prime influence Babyface, and went gold. His second album, 1997's Cool Relax, continued the emphasis on hip-hop soul and featured two of his biggest singles in "They Don't Know" and the 2Pac-assisted "Are U Still Down." As a result, the set sold over a million copies, thus earning it platinum certification. During the following decade, Jon B. released three more albums -- Pleasures U Like (2001), Stronger Everyday (2004), and Helpless Romantic (2008) -- that, at worst, narrowly missed the R&B Top Ten. In 2011, the singer returned with Comfortable Swagg; an appearance from DJ Quik was payback for several contributions to Quik's The Book of David, released earlier in the year. Also an accomplished songwriter for other artists, he penned material for the likes of Maxi Priest, For Real, After 7, Spice Girls, Az Yet, and Toni Braxton.
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Discografia
14 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Jon B - Greatest Hits...Are U Still Down?
Pop/Rock - Lançado por Epic - Edmonds Records Group em 1 de jan. de 2001
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Bonafide
R&B - Lançado por Yab Yum Records - 550 Music - Epic em 1 de jan. de 1995
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Pleasures U Like
Pop/Rock - Lançado por Epic - Edmonds Records Group em 13 de mar. de 2001
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Stronger Everyday
Soul - Lançado por Castle Communications em 5 de out. de 2004
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Pleasures U Like
Pop/Rock - Lançado por 550 Music - Epic em 13 de mar. de 2001
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Jon B - Greatest Hits...Are U Still Down?
Pop - Lançado por Epic em 1 de jan. de 2001
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Cool Relax
Pop - Lançado por Yab Yum Records - 550 Music em 16 de set. de 1997
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They Don't Know
Pop - Lançado por Yab Yum Records - 550 Music - Epic em 15 de jul. de 1998
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Bonafide
Pop/Rock - Lançado por Epic - 550 Music em 1 de jan. de 1995
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Waiting On You
Soul - Lançado por Jon B. em 10 de nov. de 2023
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No Es Amor
Latin America - Lançado por Outcome Productions em 6 de jul. de 2018
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Quien
Latin America - Lançado por Outcome Productions em 6 de jul. de 2018
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Torn
Rock - Lançado por Public Eye Music em 30 de jan. de 2024
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