1998 studio album by Jesse Powell
' Bout It is the second studio album by American singer Jesse Powell . It was released by Silas Records on September 8, 1998 in the United States.[1] It was Powell's first album to chart on the US Billboard 200 , peaking at number 63.[5] For sales in excess of 500,000 copies, ' Bout It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 8, 1999.[6] Three singles were released from the album, including "I Wasn't with It ", "You " and "'Bout It, 'Bout It". "You" is Powell's only hit to date on the US Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at number 10 in 1999.[5]
Critical reception [ ]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1]
Allmusic editor Craig Lytle found that ' Bout It "isn't a gem but is generally decent. The singer doesn't incorporate an abundance of rapping (something many jeep soulsters were doing), but his producers do favor a very hip-hop-ish production style on "Up and Down," "I Wasn't with It," and other selections. Powell doesn't provide anything for the dancefloor – most of the time, he gets into a comfortable medium-tempo groove, whether he's being romantic or overtly sexual. Not a remarkable CD, but competent and usually likable."[1]
Track listing [ ]
1. "I Wasn't with It " Eric Jackson Joey Elias Jonathon Robinson 4:21 2. "I Can Tell" Darryl "88" Young John Sebastian Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay Mark Sebastian Sam Salter Steve Boone Thabiso Nkhereanye 4:42 3. "She Wasn't Last Night" R. Jerkins 5:02 4. "'Bout It, 'Bout It" Mark J. Feist Feist 3:51 5. "Are You Missin' My Love?" F. Jerkins Japhe Tejeda Jesse Powell Daniels F. Jerkins 4:55 6. "Up and Down" F. Jerkins Tejeda Jerry Butler Powell Kenneth Gamble Daniels Leon Huff F. Jerkins 4:46 7. "You Should Know" 4:22 8. "You're the One I Love" Ashley Ingram Powell Rachel "Jehrome" Shepard 4:17 9. "You " Roland Michael Stokes Powell[a] 5:18 10. "I Wasn't with It (Remix)" (featuring Sauce Money ) Eric Jackson Joey Elias Jonathon Robinson Jackson Elias Jon-John Pete Rock[a] 4:28
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Personnel [ ]
Gerald Albright – Saxophone
Carter Bradley – Make-Up
James "Chip" Bunton – Production Coordination
LaShawn Daniels – Engineer, Vocal Producer
Felipe Darrell – Associate Executive Producer
Kevin "KD" Davis – Mixing
Ken Deranteriasian – Engineer
Joey Elias – Vocals (background), Producer
Paul "PE" Elliot – Engineer
Paul Erickson – Engineer
Mark J. Feist – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Ben Garrison – Mixing
Jeff Gibbs – Engineer
Rawle Gittens – Engineer
Reno Greenfield – Drum Programming
Susan Herndon – Engineer
Ashley Ingram – Multi Instruments, Producer
Jhane Isaacs – Stylist
Eric Jackson – Guitar
Fred Jenkins III – Multi Instruments, Producer, Mixing
Rodney Jerkins – Producer, Mixing, Vocal Producer
Jon-John – Multi Instruments, Producer
Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay – Producer
L.D.J. – Multi Instruments, Producer
Tim "Flash" Mariner – Engineer
Manny Marroquin – Engineer, Mixing
Meire Murakami – Design
Kenji Nakai – Engineer, Mixing
Ashley Pigford – Design
Catrina Powell – Vocals (background)
Jacob Powell – Vocals (background)
Jesse Powell – Vocals, Vocals (background), Producer
Tamara Powell – Vocals (background)
Chris Puram – Mixing
Jon-John Robinson – Producer
Pete Rock – Producer, Remixing
Carl Roland – Programming, Multi Instruments, Producer
Sauce Money – Rap
Louis Silas Jr. – Executive Producer
Dwight Sills – Guitar (Acoustic), Producer
Dexter Simmons – Mixing
Michael Stokes – Engineer, Mixing, Production Supervisor
Joe Warlick – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Emerald Williams – Vocals (background)
Darryl Young – Producer
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Certifications [ ]
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c d "' Bout It - Jesse Powell - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 4, 2014 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Jesse Powell - 'Bout It (CD, Album) at Discogs" . Discogs . Retrieved August 4, 2014 .
^ "Amazon.com: I Wasn't With It (I Can Tell): Music" . Amazon.com . Retrieved August 4, 2014 .
^ "Amazon.com: You: Music" . Amazon.com . Retrieved August 4, 2014 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Jesse Powell - Awards - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 4, 2014 .
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 5, 2014" . RIAA . Retrieved August 4, 2014 .
^ "Jesse Powell Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ "Jesse Powell Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ "Jesse Powell Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999" . Billboard . Retrieved August 22, 2020 .
^ "American album certifications – Jesse Powell – Bout It" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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