Glenn Jones
Encyclopedia
Glenn Jones, is an American
R&B
/soul
singer.
singer and has since, managed a successful move into the R&B field. He got his start in R&B in 1980 when Norman Connors
featured Jones on a track on his album
, Take It To The Limit. The song was "Melancholy Fire".
Jones toured with Connors and in 1983, signed a deal with RCA
. In the same year, he issued a five track mini-album Everybody Loves A Winner that had the top 30 R&B single, "I Am Somebody." His first full-length album, Finesse
, was released in 1984 and established Jones as a force in the industry. The single
"Show Me," reached #3 on the R&B charts. The second single, "Bring Back Your Love" reached #18 on the R&B charts.
His last album for RCA was Take It From Me which came out in 1986. The title track for the album was featured in the movie
, Youngblood
.
Moving to Jive
in 1987, Jones scored a big hit with "We've Only Just Begun" which reached #2 on the Billboard
R&B
chart
. The track was the lead single off his album, Glenn Jones, released in 1987.
In 1992, Jones moved to Atlantic Records
. During the same year, Jones released the album, Here I Go Again. It "Here I Go Again"
, which was his only single to reach #1 on the R&B charts. His album Here I Am was released in 1994 and had a minor hit with "Round and Round" which reached #24 on the R&B charts.
Since then, Jones released the album It's Time in 1998 and Feels Good (Peak Records) in 2002, neither of which were very successful on the charts. A radio friendly track from the latter "Feels Good", the romantic wedding song "From Now On", with jazz/soul song stylist Ms.Regina Belle, got some radio airplay.
In 2006, Jones released Forever: Timeless R&B Classics.
As Glenn Jones and the Modulations:
As Glenn Jones:
United States
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R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
/soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer.
Career
He started his career as a gospelGospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
singer and has since, managed a successful move into the R&B field. He got his start in R&B in 1980 when Norman Connors
Norman Connors
Norman Connors is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, producer, and headliner, who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads.-Biography:...
featured Jones on a track on his album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Take It To The Limit. The song was "Melancholy Fire".
Jones toured with Connors and in 1983, signed a deal with RCA
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. In the same year, he issued a five track mini-album Everybody Loves A Winner that had the top 30 R&B single, "I Am Somebody." His first full-length album, Finesse
Finesse (Glenn Jones album)
Finesse is the first full-length album released by R&B/soul singer Glenn Jones. Released in 1984, the album includes one of Jones' early hits, "Show Me," along with the semi-hit "Bring Back Your Love."-Track listing:...
, was released in 1984 and established Jones as a force in the industry. The single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Show Me," reached #3 on the R&B charts. The second single, "Bring Back Your Love" reached #18 on the R&B charts.
His last album for RCA was Take It From Me which came out in 1986. The title track for the album was featured in the movie
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, Youngblood
Youngblood (1986 film)
Youngblood is a 1986 American drama film, starring Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Gibb, Keanu Reeves and Ed Lauter.-Plots:A 17-year-old farmhand from rural New York state, Dean Youngblood has dreams of playing in the National Hockey League...
.
Moving to Jive
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
in 1987, Jones scored a big hit with "We've Only Just Begun" which reached #2 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
. The track was the lead single off his album, Glenn Jones, released in 1987.
In 1992, Jones moved to Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. During the same year, Jones released the album, Here I Go Again. It "Here I Go Again"
Here I Go Again (Glenn Jones song)
Here I Go Again is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Glenn Jones. The hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart and would be his most successful song on the chart. "Here I Go Again" did not chart on the Hot 100...
, which was his only single to reach #1 on the R&B charts. His album Here I Am was released in 1994 and had a minor hit with "Round and Round" which reached #24 on the R&B charts.
Since then, Jones released the album It's Time in 1998 and Feels Good (Peak Records) in 2002, neither of which were very successful on the charts. A radio friendly track from the latter "Feels Good", the romantic wedding song "From Now On", with jazz/soul song stylist Ms.Regina Belle, got some radio airplay.
In 2006, Jones released Forever: Timeless R&B Classics.
Albums
As part of the Modulations:- 1978: With a Made up Mind (Savoy)
As Glenn Jones and the Modulations:
- 1980: Feel the Fire (Savoy)
As Glenn Jones:
- 1983: Everybody Loves a Winner (EP) (RCARCA RecordsRCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
) - 1984: FinesseFinesse (Glenn Jones album)Finesse is the first full-length album released by R&B/soul singer Glenn Jones. Released in 1984, the album includes one of Jones' early hits, "Show Me," along with the semi-hit "Bring Back Your Love."-Track listing:...
(RCARCA RecordsRCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
) - US R&B #18 - 1986: Take It from Me (RCARCA RecordsRCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
) - US R&B #45 - 1987: Glenn Jones (JiveJive RecordsJive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
) - US #94, US R&B #16, UK #62 - 1990: All For You (Jive) - US R&B #27
- 1992: Here I Go Again (AtlanticAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
) - US R&B #22 - 1992: The Best of Glenn Jones (Jive)
- 1994: Here I Am (Atlantic) - US R&B #39
- 1998: Greatest Hits: Giving Myself to You (Razor & Tie)
- 1998: It's Time (SAR) - US R&B #51
- 2002: Feels Good (Peak) - US R&B #88
- 2006: Forever: Timeless R&B Classics (Shanachie) - US R&B #49
Singles
- 1983: "I Am Somebody" - US R&B #30
- 1983: "Keep on Doin'" - US R&B #51
- 1984: "Show Me" - US R&B #3
- 1985: "Bring Back Your Love" - US R&B #18
- 1985: "Everlasting Love" - US R&B #85
- 1986: "Giving Myself to You" - US R&B #19
- 1986: "Stay" (from the Take It from Me album) - US R&B #69
- 1987: "We've Only Just Begun (The Romance Is Not Over)" - US #66, US R&B #2, UK #85
- 1987: "Oh Girl" - US R&B #38
- 1988: "Living in the Limelight" - US R&B #34
- 1990: "Stay" (from the All for You album) - US R&B #6
- 1990: "Can We Try Again" - US R&B #47
- 1992: "Here I Go Again"Here I Go Again (Glenn Jones song)Here I Go Again is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Glenn Jones. The hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart and would be his most successful song on the chart. "Here I Go Again" did not chart on the Hot 100...
- US R&B #1 - 1992: "I've Been Searchin' (Nobody Like You)" - US R&B #8
- 1992: "Good Thang" - US R&B #60
- 1994: "Round and Round" - US R&B #24
- 1994: "Here I Am" - US R&B #68
- 1998: "Let It Rain" - US R&B #65
- 1999: "Baby Come Home" - US R&B #80
External links
- Glenn Jones Myspace Page
- Soul Tracks profile of Glenn Jones
- Billboard profile of Glenn Jones
- [ AMG profile of Glenn Jones]