![]() ![]() ![]() So, I’m glad I didn’t know, but I think that added to it a little bit. Had I known it was a Stevie Wonder song, I probably would have been so intimidated to do it, and it probably wouldn’t have even come out right. I didn’t even know it was a Stevie Wonder song. When I did that particular song, I didn’t even know it was a Stevie Wonder song.Ī lady had sung it to me, a producer’s wife sang the song to me, and I sang it back to the tape. ![]() Let me be completely honest with you, man…and I’m a Stevie Wonder fan. Jones: Wow! I don’t know about that (laughing). But I gotta tell you, your rendition of Stevie Wonder’s, ‘Knocks Me Off My Feet,’ I believe you outdid the legend on that one. Zenger: ‘Where I Wanna Be’ has to be one of the greatest songs ever made. It was something that I was supposed to do, and it hit me at that specific moment. And that’s exactly what happened with that particular song. When songs hit me like that when I’m sleeping, that means I’m supposed to do it. So, immediately I went downstairs and started making the music, and just wrote a whole new song from it, but I kept their thing, which was, “Payback.” She asked me, ‘Damn, what song is that?’ And I told her that it was The Stylistics joint. I woke up one day I was in bed with my wife, and I woke up singing the song. So, I always knew one day I was going to do something with that particular record. Me and my group used to sing that record. That record was an old record from, The Stylistics. Jones: Thank you! For me, it’s always been just following my heart. Is it just a matter of keeping your ear to the street? I’m always amazed how artists like you are able to not only create timeless music but relative music as well. Zenger : ‘Karma (Payback),’ love the new single. His latest album, Forever was released on Jand includes the singles “Forever” and “Beautiful”.Percy Crawford interviewed Donell Jones for Zenger News (Photo courtesy of Percy Crawford) He released the album, Lyrics the following year on Septemunder E1 Music. In 2009, he released The Lost Files which was a collection of unreleased songs. “Spend The Night” also received notable airplay. It had moderate success reaching #40 on Urban AC. It featured the hits, “You Know That I Love You” (#16 R&B), “Don’t Leave” featuring G-Wise and “Put Me Down” featuring Styles P.įour years later in 2006 Jones released his fourth album, Journey of a Gemini which included the Tim & Bob produced song “I’m Gonna Be”. Jones released his third album in 2002, the gold-selling Life Goes On album. ![]() In 2000, Jones recorded the song “I’ll Go” for the Love and Basketball soundtrack. The album went on to sell over one million copies and garnered Jones an American Music Award. Other hits included “Shorty Got Her Eyes on Me” and “This Luv”. The album yielded number-one hits such as the title track, “U Know What’s Up” produced by Eddie F and Darren Lighty, which featured TLC member Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes. It wasn’t until 1999, however, that Jones began to establish himself as a true R&B hit maker with his second album, Where I Wanna Be. In 1996, Donell Jones was signed with Untouchables/LaFace Records by DJ Eddie F of Heavy D and The Boyz and released his debut album, My Heart, which included the hit cover of Stevie Wonder’s 1976 ballad “Knocks Me Off My Feet”. In case you missed it, Watch Donnell Jone’s ‘Unsung’ episode + view photos from the viewing party below… He is most notable for 90’s hits like “U Know What’s Up”, “Where I Wanna Be”, and his cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Knocks Me Off My Feet.”ĭuring his ‘Unsung’ episode, Jones talks about how drugs & alcohol not only almost ruined his career, but almost took his life. R&B singer/songwriter Donnell Jones played host to a viewing party in Atlanta for the TVOne premiere of his episode of ‘Unsung’.Īfter writing hit songs for Usher Raymond, Jade & more, Jones was signed to LaFace Records during it’s hayday and was one of their top artists. ![]()
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