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{{Infobox album|
{{unreferenced|date=July 2014}}
| name = Bonafide
{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Bonafide
| type = Studio
| Type = Studio
| artist = [[Jon B.]]
| Artist = [[Jon B.]]
| cover = Bonafide_US_album.jpg
| Cover = Bonafide_US_album.jpg
| alt =
| Released = May 23, 1995
| released = May 23, 1995
| recorded = May 1994–April 1995
| Recorded = 1994&ndash;1995<br>The TracKen Place<br>Cherokee Studios<br><small>[[Los Angeles, California]]</small><br>The Music Grinder<br><small>[[Hollywood, California]]</small>
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| venue =
| Length = 65:54
| studio = {{flatlist|
*The TracKen Place
| Label = Yab Yum, [[550 Music]], [[Epic Records|Epic]]
*Cherokee Studios ([[Los Angeles, California]])
| Producer = Jon B., Babyface
*The Music Grinder ([[Hollywood, California]])
| Last album =
}}
| This album = '''''Bonafide'''''<br>(1995)
| genre =
| Next album = ''[[Cool Relax]]''<br>(1997)
| Misc = {{Extra album cover
| length = 66:20
| label =
| Upper caption = Alternative cover
*Yab Yum
| Type = Studio album
*[[550 Music]]
| Cover = Bonafide_UK_album.jpg
*[[Epic Records|Epic]]
| Lower caption = UK-release cover
}}
| producer =
*Jon B.
|
*[[Kenneth Edmonds|Babyface]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Cool Relax]]
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = Studio album
| cover = Bonafide_UK_album.jpg
| border =
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| caption = UK-release cover
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'''''Bonafide''''' is the debut album by [[Jon B.]]. It was released on May 23, 1995 on the Epic Records subsidiary [[550 Music]]. The album was the first recording released on [[Tracey Edmonds]]' record label Yab Yum Records, which 550 Music distributed.


'''''Bonafide''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American singer [[Jon B.]] It was released on May 23, 1995, on the [[Epic Records]] subsidiary [[550 Music]]. The album was the first recording released on [[Tracey Edmonds]]' record label Yab Yum Records, which 550 Music distributed.<ref name="Billboard_July 15, 1995"/>
It includes the [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-nominated first single "[[Someone to Love (Jon B. song)|Someone to Love]]" featuring [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hunter|first1=Karen|title=JON B: 'THAT GRAMMY & ME'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/jon-b-grammy-article-1.725311|website=nydailynews.com|publisher=New York Daily News|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> The song was originally featured on the [[Bad Boys (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the 1995 [[Will Smith]] and [[Martin Lawrence]] action-comedy ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bad Boys (1995) - Soundtracks|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112442/soundtrack|website=imdb.com|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> Also included is the second single "[[Pretty Girl (Jon B. song)|Pretty Girl]]" and the final single "Isn't It Scary".


It includes the [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-nominated first single "[[Someone to Love (Jon B. song)|Someone to Love]]" featuring [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunter |first1=Karen |date=Feb 24, 1996 |title=Jon B: 'That Grammy & Me' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/jon-b-grammy-article-1.725311 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095203/https://www.nydailynews.com/jon-b-grammy-article-1.725311 |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |accessdate=2015-05-12 |work=New York Daily News}}</ref> The song was originally featured on the [[Bad Boys (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the 1995 [[Will Smith]] and [[Martin Lawrence]] action-comedy ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bad Boys (1995) – Soundtracks |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112442/soundtrack |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405123639/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112442/soundtrack |archive-date=April 5, 2015 |accessdate=2015-05-12 |website= |publisher=IMDb}}</ref> Also included is the second single "[[Pretty Girl (Jon B. song)|Pretty Girl]]" and the final single "Isn't It Scary".
''Bonafide'' was a favorite of rapper [[Tupac Shakur]]. The two met each other by way of a mutual friend on the set of Shakur's video "[[How Do U Want It]]", which prompted them to work together. The end result was the collaboration "Are U Still Down" which appeared on Jon's following album ''[[Cool Relax]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Rea|title=Throwback Tuesday: Jon B feat. Tupac – Are U Still Down|url=http://www.thisisrnb.com/2014/04/throwback-tuesday-jon-b-feat-tupac-are-u-still-down/|website=thisisrnb.com|publisher=This Is RNB|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
The album was certified platinum.
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000176476|pure_url=yes}}|title=(((Bonafide > Overview)))|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref>
}}
[[AllMusic]] described the songs on the album as "sweetly-sung paeans to the late-night nasties, pure acts of musical seduction [...] ''Bonafide'' is a mix of dance tunes, and ballads with slinky beats and shadowy moods that suggest late nights in a jazz or blues club. This is the red-light district of sweet-soul music [...] The sound of ''Bonafide'' is seductive enough, but Jon B.'s sexiest tool is his voice, which has the slurred quality of bedroom talk and still manages to swoop gracefully over melodic choruses."<ref name="AllMusic"/>

''Bonafide'' was a favorite of rapper [[Tupac Shakur]]. The two met each other by way of a mutual friend on the set of Shakur's video "[[How Do U Want It]]", which prompted them to work together. The end result was the collaboration "[[Are U Still Down]]", which appeared on Jon's following album ''[[Cool Relax]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Davis |first1=Rea |title=Throwback Tuesday: Jon B feat. Tupac – Are U Still Down |url=http://www.thisisrnb.com/2014/04/throwback-tuesday-jon-b-feat-tupac-are-u-still-down/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082005/https://thisisrnb.com/2014/04/throwback-tuesday-jon-b-feat-tupac-are-u-still-down/ |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |accessdate=2015-05-12 |website= |publisher=This Is RNB}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
''Bonafide'' peaked at number 79 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Billboard200"/> By July 1995, the album had sold 58,000 units.<ref name="Billboard_July 15, 1995">{{cite magazine |last1=Borzillo|first1=Carrie|title=Yab Yum/550's Jon B. Proves More Than 'Someone to Love'|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ygsEAAAAMBAJ|date=July 15, 1995 |accessdate=June 20, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> On August 1, 1996, it was certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for shipments figures in excess of 500,000 copies.<ref name="UScert"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
All songs written by Jonathan Buck, except as noted.<ref>Jon B. - Bonafide (CD liner notes). Yab Yum Records/550 Music. BK 66436</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jon B. - Bonafide (tracklisting)|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bonafide-mw0000176476|website=allmusic.com|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2015-05-10}}</ref>
| headline = ''Bonafide'' track listing<ref name="ReferenceA">Jon B. – Bonafide (CD liner notes). Yab Yum Records/550 Music. BK 66436</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jon B. – Bonafide (tracklisting) |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bonafide-mw0000176476 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501192812/https://www.allmusic.com/album/bonafide-mw0000176476 |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |accessdate=2015-05-10 |website= |publisher=AllMusic}}</ref>
#"Bonafide"
| extra_column = Producer(s)
#"Simple Melody" (featuring [[Bootsy Collins]]) (Jonathan Buck, William Collins)
| total_length = 66:20
#"Love Is Candi"
| title1 = Bonafide
#"Mystery 4 Two"
| writer1 = [[Jon B.|Jonathan Buck]]
#"[[Someone to Love (Jon B. song)|Someone to Love]]" (featuring [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]) (Kenneth Edmonds)
| extra1 = [[Jon B.]]
#"Time After Time"
| length1 = 4:26
#"Overflow"
| title2 = Simple Melody
#"[[Pretty Girl (Jon B. song)|Pretty Girl]]" (Kenneth Edmonds)
| note2 = featuring [[Bootsy Collins]]
#"Pants Off"
| writer2 = {{hlist|Buck|[[Bootsy Collins|William Collins]]}}
#"Isn't It Scary"
| extra2 = Jon B.
#"Burning 4 You"
| length2 = 3:58
#"Gone Before Light"
| title3 = Love Is Candi
#"Love Don't Do"
| writer3 = Buck
| extra3 = Jon B.
| length3 = 4:40
| title4 = Mystery 4 Two
| writer4 = Buck
| extra4 = Jon B.
| length4 = 4:58
| title5 = [[Someone to Love (Jon B. song)|Someone to Love]]
| note5 = featuring [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]
| writer5 = [[Babyface (musician)|Kenneth Edmonds]]
| extra5 = Babyface
| length5 = 4:35
| title6 = Time After Time
| writer6 = Buck
| extra6 = Jon B.
| length6 = 5:47
| title7 = Overflow
| writer7 = Buck
| extra7 = Jon B.
| length7 = 5:00
| title8 = [[Pretty Girl (Jon B. song)|Pretty Girl]]
| writer8 = Edmonds
| extra8 = Babyface
| length8 = 4:18
| title9 = Pants Off
| writer9 = Buck
| extra9 = Jon B.
| length9 = 4:38
| title10 = Isn't It Scary
| writer10 = Buck
| extra10 = Jon B.
| length10 = 5:08
| title11 = Burning 4 You
| writer11 = Buck
| extra11 = Jon B.
| length11 = 5:52
| title12 = Gone Before Light
| writer12 = Buck
| extra12 = Jon B.
| length12 = 6:15
| title13 = Love Don't Do
| writer13 = Buck
| extra13 = Jon B.
| length13 = 6:45
}}
'''Sample credits'''
*"Simple Melody" contains a sample from "[[(Not Just) Knee Deep]]" as performed by [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from liner notes<ref>Jon B. - Bonafide (CD liner notes). Yab Yum Records/550 Music. BK 66436</ref> and CD Universe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jon B. - Bonafide CD Album|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1241246&style=music&fulldesc=T|website=cduniverse.com|publisher=CD Universe|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref>
Credits adapted from liner notes and [[CD Universe]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jon B. – Bonafide CD Album |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1241246&style=music&fulldesc=T |accessdate=2015-05-12 |website= |publisher=CD Universe}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">Jon B. – Bonafide (CD liner notes). Yab Yum Records/550 Music. BK 66436</ref>


{{div col}}
* Jon B. - lead and backing vocals, drums, drum programming, [[piano]], keyboards, bass
* Babyface - backing vocals, drum programming, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], guitar
* Jon B. – lead and backing vocals, drums, drum programming, [[piano]], keyboards, bass
* Babyface – backing vocals, drum programming, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], guitar
* [[Deon Estus]]: bass
* [[Deon Estus]] – bass
* Reggie Hamilton - guitar
* Ricardo Silveria - guitar
* Reggie Hamilton – guitar
* Ricardo Silveria – guitar
* Musiic K. Galloway - backing vocals
* Musiic K. Galloway – backing vocals
* Deborah Buck, Donald Buck, Kevin Buck - strings
* Deborah Buck, Donald Buck, Kevin Buck – strings
* [[Lakeside (band)|Tyrone Griffin]] - trumpet
* [[Lakeside (band)|Tyrone Griffin]] – trumpet
* Randy Walker - MIDI programming
* Randy Walker – MIDI programming
* [[Tracey Edmonds]], Michael McQuarn - [[executive producer]]
* [[Tracey Edmonds]], Michael McQuarn – [[executive producer]]
* Brad Gilderman, Marty Ogden, Ricky Delena - [[recording engineer]]
* Brad Gilderman, Marty Ogden, Ricky Delena – [[recording engineer]]
* [[Dave Way]], Tom Russo, Jon Gass, Mick Guzauski - mixing
* [[Dave Way]], Tom Russo, Jon Gass, Mick Guzauski – mixing
* Herb Powers, Jr. - mastering
* Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
* George Holz - [[photography]]
* George Holz – [[photography]]
{{div col end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Chart performance for ''Bonafide''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Singapore Albums ([[Recording Industry Association Singapore|SPVA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19960106-1.2.86.1?ST=1&AT=article|title=Top 10 Albums of the Week|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=January 6, 1996|page=12|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center"| 7
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|79|artist=Jon B|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 3, 2020|refname="Billboard200"}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|24|artist=Jon B|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 3, 2020}}
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Bonafide''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Jon B.|title=Bonafide|award=Gold|relyear=1995|certyear=1996|accessdate=October 3, 2020|refname="UScert"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:41, 16 May 2024

Bonafide
Studio album by
Jon B.
ReleasedMay 23, 1995
RecordedMay 1994–April 1995
Studio
Length66:20
Label
Producer
Jon B. chronology
Bonafide
(1995) 		Cool Relax
(1997)
Alternative cover
UK-release cover

Bonafide is the debut studio album by American singer Jon B. It was released on May 23, 1995, on the Epic Records subsidiary 550 Music. The album was the first recording released on Tracey Edmonds' record label Yab Yum Records, which 550 Music distributed.[1]

It includes the Grammy-nominated first single "Someone to Love" featuring Babyface.[2] The song was originally featured on the soundtrack to the 1995 Will Smith and Martin Lawrence action-comedy Bad Boys.[3] Also included is the second single "Pretty Girl" and the final single "Isn't It Scary".

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

AllMusic described the songs on the album as "sweetly-sung paeans to the late-night nasties, pure acts of musical seduction [...] Bonafide is a mix of dance tunes, and ballads with slinky beats and shadowy moods that suggest late nights in a jazz or blues club. This is the red-light district of sweet-soul music [...] The sound of Bonafide is seductive enough, but Jon B.'s sexiest tool is his voice, which has the slurred quality of bedroom talk and still manages to swoop gracefully over melodic choruses."[4]

Bonafide was a favorite of rapper Tupac Shakur. The two met each other by way of a mutual friend on the set of Shakur's video "How Do U Want It", which prompted them to work together. The end result was the collaboration "Are U Still Down", which appeared on Jon's following album Cool Relax.[5]

Chart performance

[edit]

Bonafide peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard 200.[6] By July 1995, the album had sold 58,000 units.[1] On August 1, 1996, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments figures in excess of 500,000 copies.[7]

Track listing

[edit]
Bonafide track listing[8][9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bonafide"Jonathan BuckJon B.4:26
2."Simple Melody" (featuring Bootsy Collins)
Jon B.3:58
3."Love Is Candi"BuckJon B.4:40
4."Mystery 4 Two"BuckJon B.4:58
5."Someone to Love" (featuring Babyface)Kenneth EdmondsBabyface4:35
6."Time After Time"BuckJon B.5:47
7."Overflow"BuckJon B.5:00
8."Pretty Girl"EdmondsBabyface4:18
9."Pants Off"BuckJon B.4:38
10."Isn't It Scary"BuckJon B.5:08
11."Burning 4 You"BuckJon B.5:52
12."Gone Before Light"BuckJon B.6:15
13."Love Don't Do"BuckJon B.6:45
Total length:66:20

Sample credits

Personnel

[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes and CD Universe.[10][8]

  • Jon B. – lead and backing vocals, drums, drum programming, piano, keyboards, bass
  • Babyface – backing vocals, drum programming, keyboards, guitar
  • Deon Estus – bass
  • Reggie Hamilton – guitar
  • Ricardo Silveria – guitar
  • Musiic K. Galloway – backing vocals
  • Deborah Buck, Donald Buck, Kevin Buck – strings
  • Tyrone Griffin – trumpet
  • Randy Walker – MIDI programming
  • Tracey Edmonds, Michael McQuarn – executive producer
  • Brad Gilderman, Marty Ogden, Ricky Delena – recording engineer
  • Dave Way, Tom Russo, Jon Gass, Mick Guzauski – mixing
  • Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
  • George Holz – photography

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for Bonafide
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Singapore Albums (SPVA)[11] 7
US Billboard 200[6] 79
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 24

Certifications

[edit]
Certifications for Bonafide
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Borzillo, Carrie (July 15, 1995). "Yab Yum/550's Jon B. Proves More Than 'Someone to Love'". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Hunter, Karen (Feb 24, 1996). "Jon B: 'That Grammy & Me'". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  3. ^ "Bad Boys (1995) – Soundtracks". IMDb. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  4. ^ a b "(Bonafide > Overview)". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Davis, Rea. "Throwback Tuesday: Jon B feat. Tupac – Are U Still Down". This Is RNB. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-12. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ^ a b "Jon B Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "American album certifications – Jon B. – Bonafide". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Jon B. – Bonafide (CD liner notes). Yab Yum Records/550 Music. BK 66436
  9. ^ "Jon B. – Bonafide (tracklisting)". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  10. ^ "Jon B. – Bonafide CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  11. ^ "Top 10 Albums of the Week". The Straits Times. January 6, 1996. p. 12. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "Jon B Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.


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