Someone to Love (Jon B. song)
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| "Someone to Love" | ||||
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| Single by Jon B. featuring Babyface | ||||
| from the album Bonafide | ||||
| Released | April 3, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | May 1994 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:33 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Babyface | |||
| Producer(s) | Babyface | |||
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"Someone to Love" is a song by Jon B. from his debut album Bonafide. Released as the first single from the album on April 3, 1995, the 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 number 10 on the US Hot 100 chart and at number 7 on the US R&B chart and was also certified gold by the RIAA.
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[edit]
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[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (1995–1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 50 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] | 47 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 17 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 98 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 10 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] | 32 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] | 7 |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[12] | 12 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 32 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] | 18 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 500,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Vibe". Vibe Vixen. Vibe Media Group: 128. June 2003. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN.
- ^ "Jon B: 'That Grammy & Me'". Daily News. New York. 1996-02-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jon B. – Bonafide (CD liner notes) Yab Yum Records/550 Music/Epic BK-66436
- ^ "Jon B. feat. Babyface – Someone to Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9013." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jon B. feat. Babyface – Someone to Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Jon B 2 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Jon B 2 Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Jon B 2 Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Jon B 2 Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "1995 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. December 23, 1995. p. YE-38. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "American single certifications – Jon B. – Someone to Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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