Donell Jones

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
My heart
  US 180 October 19, 1996 (4 weeks)
  UK 99 07/06/1996 (1 week)
Where I Wanna Be
  US 35 
platinum
platinum
10/30/1999 (51 weeks)
  UK 47 
gold
gold
01/22/2000 (5 weeks)
Life Goes On
  US 3 
gold
gold
06/22/2002 (19 weeks)
  UK 62 
silver
silver
06/22/2002 (2 weeks)
Journey of a Gemini
  US 15th 07/08/2006 (11 weeks)
The Best of Donell Jones
  US 123 10/13/2007 (1 week)
Lyrics
  US 28 10/16/2010 (5 weeks)
Forever
  US 20th 07/27/2013 (3 weeks)
Singles
In the hood
  US 79 07/06/1996 (8 weeks)
Knocks Me Off My Feet
  US 49 11/02/1996 (20 weeks)
  UK 58 02/15/1997 (2 weeks)
U know what's up
  US 7th 
gold
gold
09/25/1999 (24 weeks)
  UK 2 
gold
gold
01/22/2000 (15 weeks)
Where I Wanna Be
  US 29 04/22/2000 (20 weeks)
It's So Hard (Big Punisher feat.Donell Jones)
  US 75 05/06/2000 (15 weeks)
Shorty (Get Her Eyes On Me)
  UK 19th 05/20/2000 (4 weeks)
You Know That I Love You
  US 54 04/27/2002 (20 weeks)
  UK 41 08/24/2002 (2 weeks)
Put me down
  US 98 09/14/2002 (3 weeks)

Donell Jones (born May 22, 1973 in Chicago ) is an American rhythm'n'blues singer, songwriter and producer. His best known hits are "U Know What's Up", "Where I Wanna Be" and "Knocks Me Off My Feet".

biography

Donell is the son of a pastor and grew up in Chicago. In 1996 he signed a contract with LaFace Records and released his debut album My Heart . In 1999 he established himself as an R&B star with his second album Where I Wanna Be , with hits like U Know What's Up and Shorty Got Her Eyes on Me . U Know What's Up (feat. Left Eye ) is Jones' most successful single to date. The song made it to No. 1 on the Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs of Billboard forex charts in the Billboard Hot 100 , the song peaked at # 7 in 2002 brought him his third excellent with gold album Life Goes On in the market , this included songs like You Know That I Love You and Put Me Down . Four years later, in 2006, he produced his fourth album Journey of a Gemini , which, however, had only moderate success.

Jones is not married and has four children with his former partner.

Discography

  • My Heart (1996)
  • Where I Wanna Be (1999)
  • Life Goes On (2002)
  • Journey of a Gemini (2006)
  • The Lost Files (2009)
  • Lyrics (2010)
  • Forever (2013)

swell

  1. ↑ Charts UK Charts US
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK US

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Jones, Donell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois , USA