His hit ‘ U Know What’s Up’ has 54 million plays on Spotify and presently, Jones, now at 46 years old, still performs around the US and globally. ![]() He followed the album with ‘ The Lost Files’ in 2009, ‘ Lyrics’ in 2010 and ‘ Forever’ in 2013. After about a 6 year hiatus, Donell Jones returned with his third album, ‘ Journey of a Gemini’ which hit number 1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart. In that same year, Jones won the AMA’s for Best New R&B Artist. In 1999, he returned with his album, ‘ Where I Wanna Be’, with his number 1 hit, ‘ Where I Wanna Be’, now with 32 million plays on Spotify, and ‘ U Know What’s Up’ featuring TLC’s Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes stayed on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks. He continuously wrote songs for other artists such as Drea’s ‘ Not Gonna Letcha’ amongst other collaborations. It peaked on the 30th spot on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. ![]() Reid and Babyface pushed Jones to release a solo project, which he prusued and titled his debut album, ‘ My Heart’ in 1996. While with LaFace, Jones wrote Usher’s 1994 smash hit, ‘ Think of You’. Eddie F and Donell Jones formed a partnership with L.A. ![]() In the early 90’s, Jones met Eddie ‘Eddie F’ Ferrell, who was the president of Untouchables Entertainment. A fusion of R&B, soul and hip hop, with influences of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Babyface. A mix of hip hop inspired dance songs, soulful ballads, and uptempo club-friendly tracks. Jones was picking up where he left off in 1999 with Where I Wanna Be. Donell Jones (born on May 22, 1973) is an American singer born in Chicago, Illinois. Life Goes On is the third studio album by R&B singer Donell Jones.
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