1998 studio album by Jesse Powell
' Bout It is the second studio album by American singer Jesse Powell . It was released by Silas Records on September 8, 1998 in the United States.[1] It was Powell's first album to chart on the US Billboard 200 , peaking at number 63.[5] For sales in excess of 500,000 copies, ' Bout It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 8, 1999.[6] Three singles were released from the album, including "I Wasn't with It ", "You " and " 'Bout It, 'Bout It". "You" is Powell's only hit to date on the US Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at number 10 in 1999.[5]
Critical reception [ edit ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1]
Allmusic editor Craig Lytle found that ' Bout It "isn't a gem but is generally decent. The singer doesn't incorporate an abundance of rapping (something many jeep soulsters were doing), but his producers do favor a very hip-hop-ish production style on "Up and Down," "I Wasn't with It," and other selections. Powell doesn't provide anything for the dancefloor – most of the time, he gets into a comfortable medium-tempo groove, whether he's being romantic or overtly sexual. Not a remarkable CD, but competent and usually likable."[1]
Track listing [ edit ] ' Bout It — Standard edition Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "I Wasn't with It " Eric Jackson Joey Elias Jonathon Robinson 4:21 2. "I Can Tell" Darryl "88" Young John Sebastian Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay Mark Sebastian Sam Salter Steve Boone Thabiso Nkhereanye 4:42 3. "She Wasn't Last Night" R. Jerkins 5:02 4. "' Bout It, 'Bout It" Mark J. Feist Feist 3:51 5. "Are You Missin' My Love?" F. Jerkins 4:55 6. "Up and Down" F. Jerkins 4:46 7. "You Should Know" 4:22 8. "You're the One I Love" Ashley Ingram Powell Rachel "Jehrome" Shepard 4:17 9. "You " Roland Michael Stokes Powell[a] 5:18 10. "I Wasn't with It (Remix)" (featuring Sauce Money ) Eric Jackson Joey Elias Jonathon Robinson Jackson Elias Jon-John Pete Rock[a] 4:28
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Personnel [ edit ] Gerald Albright – saxophone Carter Bradley – make-up James "Chip" Bunton – production coordination LaShawn Daniels – engineer, vocal producer Felipe Darrell – associate executive producer Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing Ken Deranteriasian – engineer Joey Elias – backing vocals, producer Paul "PE" Elliot – engineer Paul Erickson – engineer Mark J. Feist – producer, engineer, mixing Ben Garrison – mixing Jeff Gibbs – engineer Rawle Gittens – engineer Reno Greenfield – drum programming Susan Herndon – engineer Ashley Ingram – multi-instruments, producer Jhane Isaacs – stylist Eric Jackson – guitar Fred Jenkins III – multi-instruments, producer, mixing Rodney Jerkins – producer, mixing, vocal producer Jon-John – multi-instruments, producer Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay – producer L.D.J. – multi instruments, producer Tim "Flash" Mariner – engineer Manny Marroquin – engineer, mixing Meire Murakami – design Kenji Nakai – engineer, mixing Ashley Pigford – design Catrina Powell – backing vocals Jacob Powell – backing vocals Jesse Powell – vocals, backing vocals, producer Tamara Powell – backing vocals Chris Puram – mixing Jon-John Robinson – producer Pete Rock – producer, remixing Carl Roland – programming, multi-instruments, producer Sauce Money – rap Louis Silas Jr. – executive producer Dwight Sills – acoustic guitar, producer Dexter Simmons – mixing Michael Stokes – engineer, mixing, production supervisor Joe Warlick – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Emerald Williams – backing vocals Darryl Young – producer
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Certifications [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b c d " 'Bout It - Jesse Powell - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 4, 2014 . ^ a b "Jesse Powell - 'Bout It (CD, Album) at Discogs" . Discogs . Retrieved August 4, 2014 . ^ "Amazon.com: I Wasn't With It (I Can Tell): Music" . Amazon.com . Retrieved August 4, 2014 . ^ "Amazon.com: You: Music" . Amazon.com . Retrieved August 4, 2014 . ^ a b "Jesse Powell - Awards - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 4, 2014 . ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 5, 2014" . RIAA . Retrieved August 4, 2014 . ^ "Jesse Powell Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 22, 2020. ^ "Jesse Powell Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 22, 2020. ^ "Jesse Powell Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 22, 2020. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999" . Billboard . Retrieved August 22, 2020 . ^ "American album certifications – Jesse Powell – Bout It" . Recording Industry Association of America . External links [ edit ]