My Heart (Donell Jones album)

My Heart
My Heart
Studio album by Donell Jones
Released	June 4, 1996
Studio	Various Playground Studios; (New Jersey); Quad Recording Studios; Axis Studios; D&D Studios; Platinum Island Studios; (New York City, New York); The Hit Quarters; (White Plains, New York); ;
Length	66:13
Label	LaFace
Producer	Eddie F.; Donell Jones; Mookie; Marks Sparks; Kenny Tonge; Darin Whittington;
Donell Jones chronology
Singles from My Heart
	"In the Hood"; Released: 1996; "Knocks Me Off My Feet"; Released: 1996; "You Should Know"; Released: 1997;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

My Heart is the debut album by American R&B singer Donell Jones. It was released by LaFace Records on June 4, 1996, in the United States. After the dissolution of his group Porché, Jones turned to songwriting and production, writing songs for R&B group Jade from their 1994 second album Mind, Body & Song as well as co-writing for Usher's self-titled debut album in that same year. He signed a recording contract as a solo performer with LaFace under Untouchables Entertainment, a production company and record label founded by Heavy D. & The Boyz member Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell. Most of the album was produced by Jones himself with additional help from Ferrell's Untouchables Entertainment production team. The album featured three singles, including "In the Hood", "Knocks Me Off My Feet" and "You Should Know".

Track listing[edit]

*My Heart* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"In the Hood" (Playas Version)	Donell Jones Gregory Tobar Paul Richardson	Jones	4:22
2.	"Knocks Me Off My Feet"	Stevie Wonder	Darin Whittington	3:43
3.	"No Interruptions"	Jones	Jones	5:01
4.	"Waiting On You"	Jones Edward Ferrell Jonathan Morant	Eddie F. Mookie	4:02
5.	"I Want You to Know"	Jones	Jones	4:33
6.	"My Heart"	Jones	Jones	3:39
7.	"Yearnin'"	Jones Tobar	Jones	4:16
8.	"Wish You Were Here"	Tia Whittington Darin Whittington	Darin Whittington	4:24
9.	"All About You"	Jones Ferrell Mark Sparks	Eddie F. Sparks	4:44
10.	"You Should Know"	Jones Ferrell Morant	Eddie F. Mookie	4:14
11.	"Natural Thang"	Jones	Jones	5:10
12.	"Believe in Me"	Jones Felicia Adams Kenny Tonge	Tonge	4:42
13.	"In the Hood" (Remix)	Donell Jones Tobar Richardson	Jones	5:01
14.	"Don't Cry"	Jones Tonge	Donell Jones	4:25
15.	"The Only One You Need"	Jones Ferrell Morant	Eddie F. Mookie	4:23

Sample credits

"Waitin' on You" contains samples of "The Way We Were", as performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips and "Can It Be All So Simple", as performed by Wu-Tang Clan
"All About You" contains a sample of "Summer Madness", as performed by Kool & the Gang
"You Should Know" contains a sample of "Player's Anthem", as performed by Junior M.A.F.I.A.
"In the Hood (Remix)" contains a sample of "Computer Love", as performed by Zapp
"The Only One You Need" contains a sample of Shook Ones (Part II)", as performed by Mobb Deep

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Allmusic.^[2]

Keyboards: Donell Jones, Eddie F., Darin Whittington, Mookie, Mark Sparks, Kenny Tonge
Drum Programming: Donell Jones, Eddie F., Darin Whittington, Mookie, Mark Sparks, Kenny Tonge
Trumpet: Joseph Morant
Background vocals: Donell Jones, Shelene Thomas, Tia Whittington, Chico DeBarge, Patria, Erik Milteer
Recording engineer: Scott Hollingsworth, Darin Whittington, Joe Quinde, Jason DeCosta, Kenny Ifill, Kenny Tonge
Mixing: Scott Hollingsworth, Kenny Ortiz, Paul Logus, Rich Travali, Dave Daschinger, Chris Tergersun
Executive producer: Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell, Antonio M. Reid, Kenneth B. Edmonds
Mastering: Herb Powers at The Hit Factory
Photography: John F. Cooper
Art direction: D.L. Warfield
Design: Ron Jaramillo

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for *My Heart*
Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	99
US Billboard 200^[4]	180
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	30

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for *My Heart*
Chart (1996)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	99

References[edit]

^ Birchmeier, Jason Review: My Heart. Allmusic. Retrieved on October 22, 2010.
^ "Donell Jones- My Heart". album credits. allmusic.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
^ "Donell Jones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ "Donell Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ "Donell Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

External links[edit]

My Heart at Allmusic

[Birchmeier-1] Birchmeier, Jason Review: My Heart. Allmusic. Retrieved on October 22, 2010.

[2] "Donell Jones- My Heart". album credits. allmusic.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.

[ac_UK_Donell_Jones-3] "Donell Jones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[ac_Billboard200_Donell_Jones-4] "Donell Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Donell_Jones-5] "Donell Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

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v t e Donell Jones
Studio albums	My Heart (1996) Where I Wanna Be (1999) Life Goes On (2002) Journey of a Gemini (2006) Lyrics (2010) Forever (2013)
Compilation albums	The Best of Donell Jones (2007) The Lost Files (2009)
Singles	"Knocks Me Off My Feet" "U Know What's Up" "It's So Hard" "Where I Wanna Be" "You Know That I Love You" "Better Start Talking" "I'm Gonna Be" "Love Like This"