It’s a pleasure to present to you here on YouKnowIGotSoul a top 10 list from personal favorite artist of mine Jon B. Although he’s never seemed to get the attention he deserved over the years, you can’t deny the fact he’s consistently put out good music for the past 15 years. For that reason, I was very interested to see what he would have on his list, and of course it comes with its share of surprises. How does his personal list compare to yours?
Here’s a brief introduction to the list from Jon:
The list is pretty spur of the moment joints. Its hard when you have 7 albums to mentally sort through(Good Problem!) Realistically they’re all important to me for individual reasons..
One joint though that comes to mind that should be on that list is “What do you Want”(bonus B side Pleasures U Like). That song was very much influenced by hearing Static’s style with the group Playa. They were a great RnB group.
Jon B.’s Top 10:
10. Burning for You (Bonafide)
9. Keep it Real feat. Jay-Z and Coko from SWV (Hav Plenty soundtrack)
8. Through the Fire feat. Scarface (Stronger everyday)
7. Someone to Love feat. Babyface (Bonafide)
6. Az You (Stronger Everyday)
5. Finer Things feat. Nas (Pleasures U Like)
4. Cool Relax Remix feat. Guru (Greatest Hits)
3. Lonely Girl (Pleasures U Like)
2. R U Still Down feat. 2Pac (Cool Relax)
1. They Don’t Know (Cool Relax)
My main reason for being a huge fan of Jon B. is his ability to write lyrics that U can feel. With this said, here is my top 10:
10) R U Still Down – “…can you recall how close we used to be then, can you still remember those feelings again, seems like every time I see you there’s a tear in your eye, time to make some decisions or go dying inside…”
9) Anything For Your Love – “…high as can be, knowing that its me you chose to be with, girl I get excited, when I think about it…”
8) Gone Before Light – “..no I can never imagine a love affair like this, so secretive, when we’re kissing, when I’m with you baby……”
7) I Do (Whatcha Say Boo) – “…nobody wanted us to be this way, just jealous in the lies they say, could never touch us, because the truth is I’m still with you…”
6) Keep It Real ft Coco and Jay-Z – ” Me and you’ve been kickin it for some time, shorty you ain’t let me know what’s on your mind, cheating on my girl was once my steez, but the luvs so good you got me on my knees, askin please can we make love tonight…”
5) Lifting Me Up (Lifted?) – “…so glad u came around, placed me on solid ground, I never knew that I could feel this way about love..”
4) Do It All Again – “…now when we kiss I feel your soul, I’m putting back the pieces others stole, and now nobody can hurt my baby, cause we make it work…”
3) Shine – “…love, why do u got an empty glass in your hand, you got your girls but do u have a man, I feel your vibe, you look so good, I can’t stand to look your way baby…”
2) What Do You Want – “…storms are outside, why today did it have to rain, the saddest thing about today is it’s a sunny day…”
1) Pleasures U Like – “…after hours we can rendezvous, make a brother ditch his crew, just to be with you, lights out we can get into Pleasures U Like….”
Great list! Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together and sharing with us, I’m diggin it. I’ve never actually put my top 10 together, but now you make me want to. I think about half of mine are the same as yours.
No Love Hurts from either of you? :(, that’s my jam.