Oran "Juice" Jones

Oran "Juice" Jones
Oran "Juice" Jones
Birth name	Oran Jones
Born	March 28, 1957; Houston, Texas, United States
Genres	R&B, soul, electro
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1986–1997
Labels	Def Jam/Columbia; Tommy Boy

Oran "Juice" Jones (born March 28, 1957) is a retired American R&B singer.

Early life

Jones was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Harlem, New York.

Music career

Jones was the first musician signed to OBR Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam, and thus the very first R&B artist ever to sign to, much more record, for a record label oriented towards rap and/or hip hop at a time when rap and R&B were two so completely separate entities that it was then considered practically an insult to associate any rap artists with any genre remotely resembling R&B, whose "soothing" sounds clashed with hip hop's rebellious edge. Jones's signing with Def Jam's OBR subsidiary signaled a partnership between the two genres that continued as of early December 2016.

His song "The Rain" became a hit in 1986, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. He followed it with "How to Love Again," a duet with labelmate Alyson Williams.

Jones earned two Grammy nominations for "The Rain" and released two more albums, but failed to have significant follow-up success. Two of his children, his son Oran II, who has also gone by Mookie, and his daughter Perri, followed their father into the music business.

Discography

Released: 1986 (1986)
Label: Def Jam/Columbia

Released: 1987 (1987)
Label: Def Jam/Columbia

Released: 1989 (1989)
Label: Def Jam/Columbia

Released: 1997 (1997)
Label: Tommy Boy

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Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions				Album
Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Dance	U.K. Singles	Album
1986	"Curiosity"	—	45	—	—	Juice
	"1.2.1."	—	—	—	—
	"The Rain"	9	1	7	4
	"You Can't Hide from Love"	—	75	—	—
1987	"Here I Go Again"	—	45	—	—
	"Cold Spending My Money"	—	41	—	—	GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over
	"I Just Can't Say Goodbye"	—	—	—	—
	"Not on the Outside"	—	—	—	—
1989	"Pipe Dreams"	—	47	—	—	To Be Immortal
1990	"Shaniqua"	—	—	—	—	To Be Immortal
1997	"Poppin' That Fly"	—	—	—	—	Player's Call
1997	"Player's Call"	—	—	—	—	Player's Call

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