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My Heart (Donell Jones album)

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nameMy Heart
typeStudio
artistDonell Jones
coverDonell_Jones_-_My_Heart.jpg
releasedJune 4, 1996
studio{{Collapsible listtitle=Various{{Plainlist
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label
producer
next_titleWhere I Wanna Be
next_year1999
misc{{Singles
nameMy Heart
typestudio
single1In the Hood
single1date1996
single2Knocks Me Off My Feet
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single3You Should Know
single3date1997
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  • The Hit Quarters (White Plains, New York) My Heart is the debut album by American R&B singer Donell Jones. It was released by LaFace Records and Arista Records on June 4, 1996, in the United States. After the dissolution of his group Porché, Jones turned to songwriting and production, writing songs for R&B group Jade from their 1994 second album Mind, Body & Song as well as co-writing for Usher's self-titled debut album in that same year. He signed a recording contract as a solo performer with LaFace under Untouchables Entertainment, a production company and record label founded by Heavy D. & The Boyz member Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell. Most of the album was produced by Jones with additional help from Ferrell's Untouchables Entertainment production team. The album featured three singles, including "In the Hood", "Knocks Me Off My Feet" and "You Should Know".

Critical reception

In a retrospective review, AllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier wrote: "Not only does Jones write the songs and sing them on his debut album; he also produces the album and programs both the drums and keyboards. Thus, comparisons to Wonder are somewhat inevitable, especially because Jones sings with a similarly soothing tone of voice. His later albums show him growing as an artist, but here you see Jones first blossoming." BBC Music critic Daryl Easlea called My Heart a "good if occasionally naïve collection of originals and covers that often sounds like juvenilia in comparison to this, his largely self-penned masterpiece".

Track listing

Sample credits

  • "Waitin' on You" contains samples of "The Way We Were", as performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips and "Can It Be All So Simple", as performed by Wu-Tang Clan
  • "All About You" contains a sample of "Summer Madness", as performed by Kool & the Gang
  • "You Should Know" contains a sample of "Player's Anthem", as performed by Junior M.A.F.I.A.
  • "In the Hood (Remix)" contains a sample of "Computer Love", as performed by Zapp
  • "The Only One You Need" contains a sample of Shook Ones (Part II)", as performed by Mobb Deep

Personnel

  • Keyboards: Donell Jones, Eddie F., Darin Whittington, Mookie, Mark Sparks, Kenny Tonge
  • Drum Programming: Donell Jones, Eddie F., Darin Whittington, Mookie, Mark Sparks, Kenny Tonge
  • Trumpet: Joseph Morant
  • Background vocals: Donell Jones, Shelene Thomas, Tia Whittington, Chico DeBarge, Patria, Erik Milteer
  • Recording engineer: Scott Hollingsworth, Darin Whittington, Joe Quinde, Jason DeCosta, Kenny Ifill, Kenny Tonge
  • Mixing: Scott Hollingsworth, Kenny Ortiz, Paul Logus, Rich Travali, Dave Daschinger, Chris Tergersun
  • Executive producer: Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell, Antonio M. Reid, Kenneth B. Edmonds
  • Mastering: Herb Powers at The Hit Factory
  • Photography: John F. Cooper
  • Art direction: D.L. Warfield
  • Design: Ron Jaramillo

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)PositionUS Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
99

References

References

  1. Birchmeier, Jason [{{AllMusic
  2. Easlea, Daryl. "Donell Jones: Where I Wanna Be (Review)".
  3. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard.
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