Oran "Juice" Jones
Oran "Juice" Jones | |
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Birth name | Oran Jones |
Born | 1959 (age 61–62)[1] Houston, Texas, United States |
Genres | R&B, soul, electro |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1986–1997 |
Labels | Def Jam/Columbia Tommy Boy |
Oran "Juice" Jones (born 1959)[1] is a retired American R&B singer.
Early life and family[]
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Jones was born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Harlem, New York City, New York.[1]
Career[]
Jones was the first musician signed to OBR Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam (which is now part of Universal Music Group).[1]
His song "The Rain" became a hit in 1986, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It ranks him on VH1's top 100 One Hit Wonders of the '80s.[3] He followed it with "How to Love Again," a duet with labelmate Alyson Williams. Jones received a Grammy nomination for "The Rain", with Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.[4]
Jones released two more albums, but these failed to have significant follow-up success. He collaborated twice with pornography actress and singer, Midori. In 1997 they record a duet of "Let's Stay Together" for his album Player's Call[5] and Jones appeared on Midori's single "5,10,15,20" on the Porn to Rock compilation album released in 1999.[6]
Personal life[]
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Two of his children—his son Oran II, who has also performed as Mookie, and daughter Perri—followed their father into the music business.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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U.S. 200 | U.S. R&B | ||
Juice | 44 | 4 | |
GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over |
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— | 36 |
To Be Immortal |
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— | — |
Player's Call |
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— | — |
Singles[]
Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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U.S. Hot 100[7] |
U.S. R&B[7] |
U.S. Dance[7] |
AUS[8] | U.K. Singles[9] | |||
1986 | "Curiosity" | — | 45 | — | — | — | Juice |
"1.2.1." | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Rain" | 9 | 1 | 7 | 85 | 4 | ||
"You Can't Hide from Love" | — | 75 | — | — | — | ||
1987 | "Here I Go Again" | — | 45 | — | — | — | |
"Cold Spending My Money" | — | 41 | — | — | — | GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over | |
"I Just Can't Say Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Not on the Outside" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989 | "Pipe Dreams" | — | 47 | — | — | — | To Be Immortal |
1990 | "Shaniqua" | — | — | — | — | — | |
1997 | "Poppin' That Fly" | — | — | — | — | — | Player's Call |
"Player's Call" | — | — | — | — | — |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "oran juice jones". soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2020.[better source needed]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 307.
- ^ Greenblatt, Leah (7 April 2009). "VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the '80s: Do You Agree?". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Oran Juice Jones". GrammyAwards.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Lewis, Miles Marshall (22 July 2016). "[INTERVIEW] Jody Watley: Pop's Fashionista Godmother". Ebony. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Lindemulder, Janine. "Weekendowa Bezsensja: Muzyka 18+, czyli muzyka a branża porno (3)". Esensja.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Oran Juice Jones Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 161. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "ORAN 'JUICE' JONES - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
External links[]
- 1959 births
- Living people
- American male singers
- American soul singers
- African-American singers
- Musicians from Houston
- United States Marines
- United States Naval Academy alumni