Jesse Powell

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Jesse Powell
Born	February 24, 1971 (1971-02-24) (age 38) Gary, Indiana
Genre(s)	Contemporary R&B, Soul, blues, ballad
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1993—present
Label(s)	MCA (1996–2003) Riviera/Liquid 8 (2003-present)

Jesse Powell (September 12, 1971) is a Grammy-nominated American R&B/soul songwriter-singer. Discovered by Louil Silas, Jr, he is best known for his hit "You," which peaked at #2 R&B and #10 Pop. Powell has released 4 studio albums to date (Jesse Powell, Bout It, JP, Jesse). His sisters, Trina & Tamara Powell are also singers as well, and have released one album to date. Jesse is credited with a four octave vocal range[1].

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album Information
Jesse Powell Released: March 12, 1996 Label: MCA Chart Peak: R&B #35, Heatseekers #32 RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: "All I Need", "Gloria"
'Bout It Released: September 8, 1998 Label: MCA Chart Peak: US Pop #63, R&B #15, Heatseekers #1 RIAA Certification: Gold Singles: "I Wasn't With It", "You", "'Bout It, 'Bout It"
JP Released: March 27, 2001 Label: MCA Chart Peak: US Pop #71, R&B #18 RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: "If I", "Something In The Past"
Jesse Released: October 14, 2003 Label: Riviera Chart Peak: R&B #85 RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: "By The Way"

[edit] Singles

• All I Need - R&B #32
• Gloria - R&B #51
• I Wasn't With It - Pop #85, R&B #25
• You - Pop #10, R&B #2
• 'Bout It, 'Bout It
• If I - R&B #58
• Something In The Past - R&B #67
• By The Way - R&B #99