Someone to Love (Jon B. song)
"Someone to Love" | ||||
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Single by Jon B. featuring Babyface | ||||
from the album Bonafide | ||||
Released | April 3, 1995 | |||
Format | cassette single | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:33 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Babyface | |||
Producer(s) | Babyface | |||
Jon B. singles chronology | ||||
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"Someone to Love" is the fifth track on Jon B.'s debut album, Bonafide. It was the first single from the album on April 3, 1995. This song is a duet with Babyface that gained wide exposure on the Bad Boys soundtrack.
The song, with a style very much inspired by Babyface,[1] peaked at #10 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart and at #7 on the U.S. R&B chart.
The song received a Grammy Award nomination for the category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1996.[2] The then 21-year-old Jon B. stated he felt the nomination was "an honor he could not have asked for."[3]
Personnel and credits
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bonafide.[4]
- Jon B. - lead vocals, background vocals, keyboard
- Babyface - lead vocals, background vocals, writer, producer, arranger, piano, drum programming
- Reggie Hamilton - guitar
- Randy Walker - midi programming
- Brad Gilderman - recording engineer
- Jon Gass - mix engineer
Charts
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 10 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 32 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 7 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) | 12 |
References
- ↑ Vibe. Vibe Media Group. p. 128. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ↑ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN.
- ↑ "Jon B: 'That Grammy & Me'". Daily News. New York. 1996-02-25.
- ↑ Jon B. – Bonafide (CD liner notes) Yab Yum Records/550 Music/Epic BK-66436
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
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