After “Think Of You”, a song that Jones wrote, was taken and made a hit by some no-hoper called Usher, the higher-ups at LaFace gave Jones the all-clear to record his debut solo album.
Shortly afterwards he struck up a friendship with a DJ named Edward “Eddie F” Ferrell, and the two formed a creative partnership with LaFace Records.
Fortunately for both him and us, Jones made the right decision to immerse himself in music rather than the gangs he grew up alongside, and made his official debut as a singer-songwriter in 1993. Donell Jones’ upbringing typifies this since he was born the son of a gospel singer, but early in his adolescence was tempted by the seedy goings-on of the south side of his native Chicago. Those that constantly have a devil and an angel on their shoulder and can’t quite decide which one they want to go with. Jones is currently writing songs for Usher, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey on their upcoming albums.Sometimes the best music comes from those with the biggest divide in them. Four years later, he released his fourth album, Journey Of A Gemini, which featured the Tim & Bob hit, "I'm Gonna Be", which became a big hit on Urban AC.
In 2002, Jones released the gold-selling Life Goes On album, which featured the hits, "You Know That I Love You" and "Put Me Down" featuring Styles P. Other hits included "Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)" and "This Luv". The album yielded the number-one hits such as "U Know What's Up", which featured TLC member Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes and the title track. It wasn't until 1999 however that Jones began to establish himself as a R&B hit maker with the album, Where I Wanna Be. In 1996, he signed with LaFace Records and released his debut album, My Heart, which included his hit cover of Stevie Wonder's 1976 ballad "Knocks Me Off My Feet". However, Jones was gaining notice as a writer penning songs for established R&B acts such as Usher, producing the singer's 1995 hit, "Think Of You", 702's "Get it together" and also wrote for groups such as Brownstone and Silk. After a brush with death, Jones left the gang and focused on a music career forming the group Porscha. He struggled between wanting to be a musician and to be a member of a street gang. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Jones' upbringing was rough. Donell Jones (born May 22, 1973) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer, most notable for the hits "U Know What's Up", "Where I Wanna Be" and his cover of Stevie Wonder's "Knocks Me Off My Feet".
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