Music career

In 1996, Donell Jones was signed with Untouchables/LaFace Records by DJ Eddie F of Heavy D and The Boyz and released his debut album, My Heart, which included the hit cover of Stevie Wonder's 1976 ballad "Knocks Me Off My Feet". It wasn't until 1999, however, that Jones began to establish himself as a true R&B hit maker with his second album, Where I Wanna Be. The album yielded number-one hits such as the title track, "U Know What's Up" produced by Eddie F and Darren Lighty, which featured TLC member Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes. Other hits included "Shorty Got Her Eyes on Me" and "This Luv". The album went on to sell over one million copies and garnered Jones an American Music Award. In 2000, Jones recorded the song "I'll Go" for the Love and Basketball soundtrack. Jones released his third album in 2002, the gold-selling Life Goes On album. It featured the hits, "You Know That I Love You" (#16 R&B), "Don't Leave" featuring G-Wise and "Put Me Down" featuring Styles P..

Four years later in 2006 Jones released his fourth album, Journey of a Gemini which included the Tim & Bob produced song "I'm Gonna Be". It had moderate success reaching #40 on Urban AC. "Spend The Night" also received notable airplay. In 2009, he released The Lost Files which was a collection of unreleased songs. He released the album, Lyrics the following year on September 28, 2010 under E1 Music. His latest album, Forever was released on July 9, 2013 and includes the singles "Forever" and "Beautiful".

Discography

Studio Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions		RIAA Certifications
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
1996	My Heart Released: June 4, 1996	180	15	Platinum
1999	Where I Wanna Be Released: May 29, 1999	1	1	Platinum
2002	Life Goes On Released: June 4, 2002	3	2	Gold
2006	Journey of a Gemini Release: June 20, 2006	15	1	Platinum
2009	The Lost Files Release: November 24, 2009	—	—
2010	Lyrics Release: September 28, 2010	22	9
2013	Forever Release: July 9, 2013	20	8

Compilation albums

• 2007: The Best of Donell Jones

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions		Album
1996	"In the Hood"	79	21	My Heart
	"Knocks Me Off My Feet"	49	14
1997	"You Should Know"	—	—
1999	"U Know What's Up"	7	1	Where I Wanna Be
	"Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)"	—	80
2000	"This Luv"	—	48
	"Where I Wanna Be"	29	2
	"Do What I Gotta Do"	—	102	Shaft Soundtrack
2002	"You Know That I Love You"	54	16	Life Goes On
	"Put Me Down"	98	49
	"Freakin' U"	—	—
2003	"Do U Wanna"	—	—
2006	"Better Start Talking"	—	72	Journey of a Gemini
	"I'm Gonna Be"	—	41
	"Special Girl"	—	—
2007	"Ooh Na Na"	—	63
	"Spend the Night"	—	74
2010	"Love Like This"	—	25	Lyrics
2011	"All About the Sex"	—	58
2013	"Forever"	—	—	Forever
	"Closer I Get To You"	—	—

[ Source: Wikipedia ]