Jon B., who wrote, produced, played and programmed a good chunk of the music for his debut album, is a nouveau soul singer in the Babyface school.
But if Babyface wants to romnace you by candlelight, Jon B.
just wants to sex you up.
The thirteen songs on BONAFIDE are sweetly-sung paeans to the late-night nasties, pure acts of musical seduction.
Babyface himself wrote and produced two of them, including the melodic curveball, "Pretty Girl," and they both show up in the string of mellow ballads at the record's core.
The remainder of 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.
Jon B.
works in a reference to something called "jizzable jazz" in the title track, and that's as good a description as any for what it sounds like (there's even some scatting in there).
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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BonafideJon B. | Jon B. | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Love Is CandiJon B. | Jon B. | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Mystery 4 TwoJon B. | Jon B. | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 4 | Time After TimeJon B. | Jon B. | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 5 | OverflowJon B. | Jon B. | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Pretty GirlBabyface | Jon B. | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Pants OffJon B. | Jon B. | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Isn't It ScaryJon B. | Jon B. | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Burning 4 YouJon B. | Jon B. | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 10 | Gone Before LightJon B. | Jon B. | Play | 06:15 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 11 | Love Don't DoJon B. | Jon B. | Play | 06:44 | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| 12 | . Simple Melody (feat. Bootsy Collins) | Jon B. | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | Someone To Love (feat. Babyface) | Jon B. | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 66 mins | 151 MB | |||||
| 66 mins | 443 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babyface | Composer, Guest Artist, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 2 | David Buck | Strings |
| 3 | Bootsy Collins | Composer, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist, Rap |
| 4 | Cherié Combs | Clothing/Wardrobe |
| 5 | Ricky Delena | Engineer |
| 6 | David E. | Photography |
| 7 | Tracey E. Edmonds | Executive Producer |
| 8 | Deon Estus | Guest Artist, Guitar (Bass) |
| 9 | Don Estus | Guitar (Bass) |
| 10 | Music K. Galloway | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Brad Gilderman | Engineer |
| 12 | Tyrone Griffen | Trumpet |
| 13 | Mick Guzauski | Mixing |
| 14 | Reggie Hamilton | Guitar |
| 15 | George Holz | Photography |
| 16 | Eric Janko | Engineer |
| 17 | Jon B. | Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Drums, Keyboards, MIDI Programming, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, String Arrangements, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Michael McQuarn | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 19 | Rich Novak | Engineer |
| 20 | Marty Ogden | Engineer |
| 21 | Thom Russo | Engineer, Mixing |
| 22 | Ricardo Silveira | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 23 | Randy Walker | MIDI Programming |
| 24 | Dave Way | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |