My Heart (Donell Jones album)
My Heart is the debut album by American R&B singer Donell Jones. It was released by LaFace Records on June 4, 1996 in the United States. After the dissolution of his group Porché, Donell turned to songwriting and production, writing songs for R&B group Jade from their 1994 second album Mind, Body & Song as well as co-writing for Usher's self-titled debut album in that same year. He signed a recording contract as a solo performer with LaFace under Untouchables Entertainment, a production company and record label founded by Heavy D. & The Boyz member Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell. Most of the album was produced by Donell himself with additional help from Ferrell's Untouchables Entertainment production team. The album featured three singles, including "In the Hood", "Knocks Me Off My Feet" and "You Should Know".
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| Released | June 4, 1996 | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 66:13 | |||
| Label | LaFace | |||
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| Singles from My Heart | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Hood" (Playas Version) |
| Jones | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Knocks Me Off My Feet" | Stevie Wonder | Darin Whittington | 3:43 |
| 3. | "No Interruptions" | Jones | Jones | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Waiting On You" |
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| 4:02 |
| 5. | "I Want You to Know" | Jones | Jones | 4:33 |
| 6. | "My Heart" | Jones | Jones | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Yearnin'" |
| Jones | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Wish You Were Here" |
| Darin Whittington | 4:24 |
| 9. | "All About You" |
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| 4:44 |
| 10. | "You Should Know" |
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| 4:14 |
| 11. | "Natural Thang" | Jones | Jones | 5:10 |
| 12. | "Believe in Me" |
| Tonge | 4:42 |
| 13. | "In the Hood" (Remix) |
| Jones | 5:01 |
| 14. | "Don't Cry" |
| Donell Jones | 4:25 |
| 15. | "The Only One You Need" |
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| 4:23 |
- Samples
- "Waitin' on You" contains samples of "The Way We Were", as performed by Gladys Knight & The Pips and "Can It Be All So Simple", as performed by Wu-Tang Clan
- "All About You" contains a sample of "Summer Madness", as performed by Kool & the Gang
- "You Should Know" contains a sample of "Player's Anthem", as performed by Junior M.A.F.I.A.
- "In the Hood (Remix)" contains a sample of "Computer Love", as performed by Zapp
- "The Only One You Need" contains a sample of Shook Ones (Part II)", as performed by Mobb Deep
Personnel
Credits adapted from Allmusic.[2]
- Keyboards: Donell Jones, Eddie F., Darin Whittington, Mookie, Mark Sparks, Kenny Tonge
- Drum Programming: Donell Jones, Eddie F., Darin Whittington, Mookie, Mark Sparks, Kenny Tonge
- Trumpet: Joseph Morant
- Background vocals: Donell Jones, Shelene Thomas, Tia Whittington, Chico DeBarge, Patria, Erik Milteer
- Recording engineer: Scott Hollingsworth, Darin Whittington, Joe Quinde, Jason DeCosta, Kenny Ifill, Kenny Tonge
- Mixing: Scott Hollingsworth, Kenny Ortiz, Paul Logus, Rich Travali, Dave Daschinger, Chris Tergersun
- Executive producer: Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell, Antonio M. Reid, Kenneth B. Edmonds
- Mastering: Herb Powers at The Hit Factory
- Photography: John F. Cooper
- Art direction: D.L. Warfield
- Design: Ron Jaramillo
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- Birchmeier, Jason Review: My Heart. Allmusic. Retrieved on October 22, 2010.
- "Donell Jones- My Heart". album credits. allmusic.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- "Donell Jones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- "Donell Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- "Donell Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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