The Jones Girls (album)
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Reception
Released in 1979, includes the million-selling single "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" which charted number five on the Soul SinglesHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart and number twelve on the Disco
Hot Dance Club Play
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chart.
Track listing
- "This Feeling's Killing Me" (Charles B. Simmons, Joseph B. Jefferson, Richard Roebuck) 3:30
- "You Made Me Love You" (Dexter WanselDexter WanselDexter Gilman Wansel is an American keyboardist, raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He contributed to the development of the Philly Sound and worked with producers Gamble and Huff at Philadelphia International Records. Wansel led the musical group, Yellow Sunshine...
, Cynthia Biggs) 4:53 - "Show Love Today" (McKinley Jackson, Shirley Jones, Valorie Jones, Bernice Frazier) 3:52
- "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 5:17
- "Life Goes On" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 4:30
- "Who Can I Run ToWho Can I Run To"Who Can I Run To" is a song originally recorded by The Jones Girls in 1979. A 1995 cover version by R&B group, Xscape, spent one week at number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart and reached number eight on the pop chart...
" (Charles B. Simmons, Frank Alstin, Jr, Richard Roebuck) 3:25 - "We're A Melody" (Dexter WanselDexter WanselDexter Gilman Wansel is an American keyboardist, raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He contributed to the development of the Philly Sound and worked with producers Gamble and Huff at Philadelphia International Records. Wansel led the musical group, Yellow Sunshine...
, Cynthia Biggs) 5:25 - "I'm At Your Mercy" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 4:48
Personnel
- The Jones GirlsThe Jones GirlsThe Jones Girls were an R&B trio of sisters from Detroit, Michigan. They first recorded for GM Records in 1968, then recorded for Philadelphia International Records with Gamble & Huff.-History:...
- Lead and Backing Vocals - Dexter WanselDexter WanselDexter Gilman Wansel is an American keyboardist, raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He contributed to the development of the Philly Sound and worked with producers Gamble and Huff at Philadelphia International Records. Wansel led the musical group, Yellow Sunshine...
- Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer - Darnell Jordan, Dennis Harris, Herb Smith, Roland Chambers, Ronnie James - Guitar
- Bruce Hawes, Joseph B. Jefferson, Leon Huff, William Bloom - Keyboards
- James Williams, Steve Green - Bass
- Cliff Rudd, Quinton Joseph - Drums
- Bob Conga, David Cruse, Miguel Fuentes - Percussion
- Don Renaldo - Strings, Horns
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
50 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
8 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Soul 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,... |
US Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
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| 1979 | "We're A Melody" | - | 78 | - |
| "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" | 38 | 5 | 12 | |
Samples & Covers
- XscapeXscape (band)Xscape, was a female American R&B group that originally started out as a quintet and then became a quartet. The group had a string of hit songs during the 1990s...
covered "Who Can I Run ToWho Can I Run To"Who Can I Run To" is a song originally recorded by The Jones Girls in 1979. A 1995 cover version by R&B group, Xscape, spent one week at number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart and reached number eight on the pop chart...
" on their song album Off the HookOff the Hook (Xscape album)Off The Hook is the second studio album by American R&B singing group Xscape, released by So So Def Recording on July 18, 1995 in North America. The album was production by Jermaine Dupri features a guest appearance by MC Lyte...
in 1995.