After working briefly for La Face Records as a songwriter (most notably Usher's "Think of You," a Top Ten R&B hit in 1994), L.A.
Reid and Babyface gave Donell Jones the go-ahead to craft a solo debut.
The resulting album, My Heart, introduced Jones to the masses with the help of "Knocks Me off My Feet," his lovely cover of a classic Stevie Wonder ballad.
Not only does Jones write the songs and sing them on his debut album; he also produces the album and programs both the drums and keyboards.
Thus, comparisons to Wonder are somewhat inevitable, especially because Jones sings with a similarly soothing tone of voice.
His later albums show him growing as an artist, but here you see Jones first blossoming.
In addition to "Knocks Me off My Feet," My Heart also features "In the Hood," Jones' smooth ode to street culture that appears here in two versions.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knocks Me off My FeetStevie Wonder | Donell Jones | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | No InterruptionsDonell Jones | Donell Jones | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | Waiting on YouEdward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Donell Jones, Mookie | Donell Jones | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | I Want You to KnowDaniel Jones, Donell Jones, Juliet Roberts | Donell Jones | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | My HeartDonell Jones | Donell Jones | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Yearnin'Donell Jones, Gregory Tobar | Donell Jones | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Wish You Were HereDarin Whittington, Tia Whittington | Donell Jones | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | All About YouEdward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Donell Jones, Mark Sparks | Donell Jones | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | You Should KnowEdward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Donell Jones, Mookie | Donell Jones | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Believe in MeFelicia Adams, Donell Jones, Kenny Tongue | Donell Jones | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 11 | Don't CryDonell Jones, Kenny Tongue | Donell Jones | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | The Only One You NeedEdward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Donell Jones, Mookie | Donell Jones | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | In The Hood (Playas Version) | Donell Jones | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 14 | 11 Natural Thang | Donell Jones | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 15 | In The Hood (Remix) | Donell Jones | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 66 mins | 151 MB | |||||
| 66 mins | 463 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felicia Adams | Composer |
| 2 | Babyface | Executive Producer |
| 3 | John F. Cooper | Photography |
| 4 | Dave Daschinger | Mixing |
| 5 | Chico DeBarge | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Jason DeCosta | Engineer |
| 7 | Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell | Composer, Drum Programming, Executive Producer, Keyboard Programming, Producer |
| 8 | Kenny Hill | Engineer |
| 9 | Scott Hollingsworth | Engineer, Mixing |
| 10 | Ken "Duro" Ifill | Engineer |
| 11 | Ron Jaramillo | Design |
| 12 | Daniel Jones | Composer |
| 13 | Donell Jones | Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Paul Logus | Mixing |
| 15 | Eric Milteer | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Mookie | Composer |
| 17 | Mookie | Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming, Producer |
| 18 | Joseph Morant | Trumpet |
| 19 | Kenny Ortíz | Mixing |
| 20 | Patria | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Herb Powers | Mastering |
| 22 | Joe Quinde | Engineer |
| 23 | L.A. Reid | Executive Producer |
| 24 | Paul Richardson | Composer |
| 25 | Juliet Roberts | Composer |
| 26 | Mark Sparks | Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming, Producer |
| 27 | Shelene Thomas | Vocals (Background) |
| 28 | Gregory Tobar | Composer |
| 29 | Kenneth "Kenny Love" Tonge | Drum Programming, Engineer, Keyboard Programming, Producer |
| 30 | Kenny Tongue | Composer |
| 31 | Richard Travali | Mixing |
| 32 | D.L. Warfield | Art Direction |
| 33 | Darin Whittington | Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Keyboard Programming, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Tia Whittington | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 35 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| 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). |