Someone_to_Love_(Jon_B._song)

Someone to Love (Jon B. song)

Someone to Love (Jon B. song)

1995 single by Babyface and Jon B.

"Someone to Love" is a song by Jon B. from his debut album Bonafide. Released as the first single from the album on April 3, 1995, the song is a duet with Babyface that gained wide exposure on the Bad Boys soundtrack.

Quick Facts from the album Bonafide, Released ...

The song, with a style very much inspired by Babyface,[1] peaked at number 10 on the US Hot 100 chart and at number 7 on the US R&B chart and was also certified gold by the RIAA.

The song received a Grammy Award nomination for the category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1996.[2] The then 21-year-old Jon B. stated he felt the nomination was "an honor he could not have asked for."[3]

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bonafide.[4]

  • Jon B. – lead vocals, background vocals, keyboard
  • Babyface – lead vocals, background vocals, writer, producer, arranger, piano, drum programming
  • Reggie Hamilton – guitar
  • Randy Walker – MIDI programming
  • Brad Gilderman – recording engineer
  • Jon Gass – mix engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Certifications

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References

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    Jon B. – Bonafide (CD liner notes) Yab Yum Records/550 Music/Epic BK-66436
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    "Jon B. feat. Babyface – Someone to Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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    "Jon B 2 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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    "Jon B 2 Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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    "Jon B 2 Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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    "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
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    "1995 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. December 23, 1995. p. YE-38. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
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    "American single certifications – Jon B. – Someone to Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2022.


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