In support of the single, he went on a promo tour during spring 2017. In 2016, Jones premiered the single Never Let Her Go, a collaboration with rapper David Banner. Its title track which peaked at number 14 on Billboard s Adult RB Songs. Jones fourth album, Journey of a Gemini was released in 2006 and marked his first album to include a diverse roster of collaborators including production credits from Tim Bob, Sean Garrett, Ryan Leslie, Tank, Mike City, and The Underdogs. Its three singles were less successful however, though lead single You Know That I Love You became a top twenty hit on the RB charts. Released in June 2002, it debuted number 3 on the Billboard 200 and at number three on the Top RBHip-Hop Albums chart, becoming his highest-charting effort yet.Ī steady seller it earned gold status from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The same year, he was also awarded an American Music Award in the Favorite SoulRB New Artist category. In 2000, Jones recorded the song Ill Go for the soundtrack of the romantic drama film Love and Basketball, which earned him a Black Reel Award nomination for Best Original or Adapted Song. The album produced three further singles, including Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me) and Where I Wanna Be, the latter of which reached number two on Billboard s Hot RBHip-Hop Songs chart, and was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of 1.0 million copies. Its first two singles, In the Hood and a cover of Stevie Wonder s 1976 ballad Knocks Me Off My Feet, became top thirty hits on the Hot RBHip-Hop Songs as well as the New Zealand Singles Chart.īoosted by its hit single U Know Whats Up, a number two hit on the UK Singles Chart and top ten entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number six on the Top RBHip-Hop Albums in the United States. I am now in a relationship with a beautiful woman named Jasmine and we have a daughter that is 2.A moderate commercial success, it peaked at number 30 on Billboard s Top RBHip-Hop Albums, but failed to reach the upper half of the US Billboard 200. I have been out of that relationship for a while. It’s untitled as of now.īOSSIP: How many kids do you have Donell?ĭonell: I was with my previous old lady for over a decade. But the new project is all about love, life, and real everyday things. Some of the songs people have heard and others are never heard. What was the focus behind that one and the future one?ĭONELL: The focus behind Lost Files was me being gone for a minute and wanting to give my fans a brief history of where I have been. Its all new flavor…but its still Donell.īOSSIP: You released in November an album called The Lost Files. I got all new stuff that has been waiting. I could have put out an album, but didn’t want to do it with Jive.īOSSIP: So you got some fire now that you have just been waiting to drop?ĭONELL: Yeah man. Like Maxwell who took his time on his album.īOSSIP: Is that sort of what happened in your case?ĭONELL: Well, it was about my label. They don’t play the real music, and don’t even realize that our following is waiting. They are playing music for the teenie boppers. So the music game gets over-saturated and washed up. See, the internet has made almost everyone a star. Teddy Pendergrass, El DeBarge, Tina Mari, Rick James and so on.
I came up when there was a lot of great R&B artist. They are young and just like hip-hop, they have changed and sort of lost the essence of it all… making a woman cry and making her feel good is what R&B is all about.īOSSIP: What do you think is fueling that lack of compassion and caring in todays music?ĭONELL: I think, there is not a lot of guidance and lack of respect enough to study what made R&B special.
They don’t sing to the women with sensitivity. Not enough substance.īOSSIP: What about the new generation of R&B?ĭONELL: To be honest with you is they are talented, but they want to be rappers.
To many of the R&B artist right NOW are concentrating on bling and how many girls they ran through. So, when this happened to Haiti I felt the song was really needed. When LaFace shut down all the artist went haywire.īOSSIP: What was the approach you took on this latest song, “Free”?ĭONELL: I wrote it around the time of 9/11. They have too many R Kellys, Justin Timberlakes, Ushers, Anthony Hamiltons… I couldn’t get the push i needed. Then he got with this woman (his current wife) and had a little girl.ĭONELL: I was in a horrible situation with Jive.
So he got 4 kids my a woman he was with for over 10 years.
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