'Where I Wanna Be' peaked at number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. In the latter country, 'U Know What's Up' entered and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for two consecutive weeks behind ' The Masses Against the Classes' by Manic Street Preachers and ' Born to Make You Happy' by Britney Spears. 'U Know What's Up' was a global hit, peaking within the top ten of the charts in Belgium (Flanders), the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

Boosted by its hit single ' U Know What's Up', which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1999, Jones enjoyed major success with the release of his second album, Where I Wanna Be.

Its first two singles, 'In the Hood' and a cover of Stevie Wonder's 1976 ballad ' Knocks Me Off My Feet', became top thirty hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as well as the New Zealand Singles Chart. A moderate commercial success, it peaked at number 30 on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, but failed to reach the upper half of the US Billboard 200.

While most of the album was produced by Jones himself, it also featured help from Eddie Ferrell's Untouchables Entertainment production team, involving Mookie, Marks Sparks, Kenny Tonge, and Darin Whittington. In June 1996, Jones released his debut album, My Heart, on LaFace Records. He later met DJ Eddie F of Heavy D & the Boyz and signed with Untouchables and LaFace Records, writing hits for Usher and 702.ġ996–2007: Breakthrough with LaFace

Jones is the son of Renee Byrd and gospel singer Roy Jones. Jones' first studio album My Heart, was released in 1996, but he is best known for his late 1990s release of his second album Where I Wanna Be. He is most notable for the hits ' U Know What's Up', ' Where I Wanna Be', and his cover of Stevie Wonder's ' Knocks Me Off My Feet'. Donell Jones (born May 22, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.

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