Donell Jones : '100% Free' Era

[SHOOTER]

1. Fresh
2. Karma (Payback)
3. Deep N2U
4. Serious
5. I Do
6. 100% Free
7. Meditate

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1. New Beginning
2. Forever
3. Closer I Get to You feat. Alja Kamillion
4. Beautiful
5. Don't Blame Me
6. You Know
7. I Miss the King
8. Sorry I Hurt You
9. Ride This
10. Step the Fuck Off
11. I'm So Gone
12. A Mother's Love


(#14 Adult R&B)


(#20 Adult R&B)

[michael7627]

Very excited for this!!! I hope this continues to do well on Urban AC!

[George]

I wonder how he'll do this week.

[areyoureadytojump]

Out last Tuesday!

Best Buy $9.99

[SHOOTER]

With 54% of sales reported, he's #21 with 11.2k. I'm actually impressed.

[George]

Good for him. Hopefully he'll move up one spot and be able to use the Top20 debut as promo.

[George]

1. New Beginning
2. Forever
3. Closer I Get To You (feat. Alja Kamillion)
4. Beautiful
5. Don't Blame Me
6. You Know
7. I Miss The King
8. Sorry I Hurt You
9. Ride This
10. Step the F*** Off
11. I'm So Gone
12. A Mother's Love

1st Single:


2nd Single:

[George]

JUNE 28TH, 2013 - 10:22 AM | POSTED BY JASMINE WASHINGTON
Then & Now: Donell Jones!!!



DONELL JONES has been pumping out R&B hit-after-hit for almost 20-years. With a slew of legendary singles under his belt, JONES has become a fan favorite and doesn’t plan on going anywhere.

In an attempt to seek refuge from the many dangers of his south side Chicago neighborhood, DONELL JONES began pursuing music at an early age. Equipped with a passion for singing and songwriting, JONES joined a local R&B group and landed a record deal with LA REID‘s LaFace records in 1993.

Shortly after signing a recording contract, JONES’ group disbanded but he remained in good graces with LaFace records. JONES began to hone his skills as a songwriter and producer and scored a huge hit with, “Think Of You,” the debut single for an up-and-coming singer named USHER.

After striking gold with singles written for 702, SILK, BROWNSTONE and MADONNA, in 1996 DONELL JONES released his debut album, My Heart.

While JONES quickly gained a loyal following with his debut album, it wasn’t until the release of his followup album, Where I Wanna Be, that JONES received groundbreaking success.

In 1999, JONES spawned two hits with singles, “Where I Wanna Be,” and “U Know What’s Up,” featuring LISA LEFT EYE LOPES. With both singles debuting at number two, Where I Wanna Be became JONES’ first platinum selling album.

In 2000, JONES went on to release the single, “I’ll Go,” on the Love & Basketball soundtrack and “Do What I Gotta Do,” on the Shaft soundtrack. JONES’ success continued to flourish as his follow up album Life Goes On, debuted at number 2 on the R&B charts and soon went gold upon its 2002 release.

Despite his large following and wide success in the music industry, JONES decided to take a four year musical hiatus. However when he did come back to release Journey Of A Gemini debuted at number one on the R&B charts, like he had never left.

After a 14-year relationship, JONES parted ways with LaFace in 2007 and launched CandyMan Music label in 2010. The singer/songer writer debuted his first album on the new label, Lyrics in 2010 and came in at number 9 on the R&B charts.

JONES, who has found a way to become a chart topping recording artist while maintaining an extraordinarily high level of privacy, is gearing up to release his sixth studio album, Forever on July 9th.

[George]

Week Ending July 14, 2013. Albums: Jay-Z Back On The Throne
By Paul Grein | Chart Watch – 13 hours ago

...Donell Jones’ seventh studio album, Forever, debuts at #18. Jones, 40, first charted in 1996 with My Heart. He climbed to #3 with 2002’s Life Goes On.

[Caviar]

I used to be obsessed over him in middle school with his pics all over my locker. Plus I used to JAM to the "U Know Whats Up Remix" video with Left Eye every morning before school while watching MTV. Where I Wanna Be remains his most flawless album.

[SHOOTER]

This album sucks. Lyrics was a masterpiece compared to it.

[George]

3rd single is "Closer I Get To You":

[SHOOTER]

He's left eOne so I doubt there will be any promo for it.

[George]

New album coming in November:

http://instagram.com/p/CDMHzlzptch

[George]

Album now dropping in December:

New single “Karma (Payback)” available to download for free off his site.

Audio:

[George]

‘I Was Gone for So Long’: R&B Singer Donell Jones Talks New Album ‘100% Free’ After Seven-Year Break
Posted by Sierra Porter
December 1, 2020

Singer Donell Jones carved out a spot for himself in the genre of rhythm and blues that makes him unforgettable. From the 1990s to the early 2000s, Jones delivered hit after hit from “U Know What’s Up,” “Where I Wanna Be,” “Knocks Me Off My Feet,” and many more jams that have proven to stand the test of time.

In an exclusive interview with Atlanta Black Star, Jones, 47, discussed his comeback on the music scene after a seven-year hiatus to debut his “100% Free” project set for a December release on his CandyMan Music label.

Before releasing “100% Free,” Jones dropped his album “Forever” in 2013 and “Lyrics” in 2010, a period in his life during which he battled with depression, self-sabotage and a flood of life trials that seemed never-ending.

“I wanted to start becoming a better person. I wanted to start getting healthy; so, I stopped smoking cigarettes, stopped drinking, a lot of things were happening to me at that particular time in my life,” said the Chicago native, adding that in total he smoked for 30 years.

“The reason why I was gone for so long was that it took me a whole seven years to drop all of the things that were bothering me,” Jones admitted.

“I wasn’t having a good relationship with my wife as I should, my relationships in general with people, and I just really needed to focus on and find me. So that’s what it took, those seven years to find me. I’m happy with who I am today because of it.”

A believer in numerology, a divine relationship between a number and one or more events, Jones drew from his life experiences to build inspiration for the album.

“That’s why I named it ‘100% Free’ because I feel like we as a people and as a humanity, we have so many addictions towards so many different things that we need to become a little freer of those,” he said. “We over-consume things. It’s more of an addiction than it is a pleasure.”

During the coronavirus pandemic, Jones managed to create his album by letting his creativity take control. “I’ll sit down at the piano, and I can’t create anything, and that’s because I’m not supposed to,” Jones said. “Then sometimes I get on that joint, and I’m 30 songs in because I’m just flowing,” he added.

To coincide with the seven years it took for the father of six to sober up, and the spiritual meaning behind the number 7, Jones plans for seven tracks on “100% Free.”

On what fans can expect, Jones mentioned “love” and some “banging” music. “I’ve always tried to make records where you can just put the joint on and just let it play,” he said.

“This will be no different than that. I do have a couple of inspirational joints on there. It’s not gospel, but it’s inspirational. It’s uplifting. I got some bedroom joints in there,” Jones continued. “I got a little club joint there. I’m doing this to make people feel good. I feel like music touches the soul, and that’s been my goal since I started this thing.”

He’s not stopping there either; Jones plans to release his next album,” Elevate,” sometime in 2021.

“It’s like the new beginning for me. That’s the other numerology number, eight, which represents a new beginning,” Jones said. “It will be a new beginning because I’m 100% free to elevate now.”

The songwriter has maintained his label CandyMan Music since the beginning of his career. His new work, “100% Free,” will be the third project released on his independent label following “Forever” and “Lyrics.” Distribution will be provided by eOne Music.

Jones worked exclusively, he said, on “100% Free,” without assistance from other producers and writers. “It was put on my heart to do it, and I just wanted to do it for free,” he concluded.

Looks like he’s dropping another single:

http://instagram.com/p/CIS-x2alZkD

[SHOOTER]

Out on Valentine's Day.

[Caviar]

Can’t wait

[George]

The album is available on all streaming services now.

It's also available to download FOR FREE on his website for a limited time:
www.donelljonesmusic.com

[George]

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[George]

DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic (90s Edition):

[George]

New interview last month:

He announced he's already working on a new album called Elevate which will be more R&B, as his 100% Free album had a lot of different genres to reach as many people.

Also, he, Carl Thomas and Dave Hollister have formed a group called THE CHI and are recording an album.

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http://instagram.com/p/CRJ9ziQllri

Supergroup with Carl Thomas and Dave Hollister

[Rican@]

Is it me? However, 10 years too late. They should have tried this while TGT was trying to make noise. We will see.

[Troublemaker]

Hopefully this supergroup has more longevity and consistency than TGT…

[Rican@]

Jul 11, 2021 9:25:35 GMT -5 Troublemaker said:

Hopefully this supergroup has more longevity and consistency than TGT…

Right. I really liked TGT debut album. I played it often during its release period.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

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[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Oh boy...

[George]

I’m glad he’s safe.