"Someone to Love" is a song by
Jon B. from his debut album ''
Bonafide''. Released as the first single from the album on April 3, 1995, the song is a duet with
Babyface Babyface or Baby Face can refer to:
Nicknames
* Lester Joseph Gillis a.k.a. Baby Face Nelson, an infamous 1930s bank robber
* Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (1933–1971), an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician
* "Baby Face", Jimmy McLarnin ...
that gained wide exposure on the ''
Bad Boys'' soundtrack.
The song, with a style very much inspired by Babyface,
peaked at number 10 on the
US Hot 100 chart and at number 7 on the
US R&B
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chart and was also certified gold by the
RIAA.
The song received a
Grammy Award
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nomination for the category
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1996. The then 21-year-old Jon B. stated he felt the nomination was "an honor he could not have asked for."
Personnel and credits
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Bonafide''.
[Jon B. – Bonafide (CD liner notes) Yab Yum Records/550 Music/Epic BK-66436]
*Jon B. – lead vocals, background vocals, keyboard
*Babyface – lead vocals, background vocals, writer, producer, arranger, piano, drum programming
*Reggie Hamilton – guitar
*Randy Walker –
MIDI
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programming
*Brad Gilderman – recording engineer
*Jon Gass – mix engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
550 Music singles
1995 songs
1995 debut singles
1990s ballads
Jon B. songs
Babyface (musician) songs
Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician)
Songs written by Babyface (musician)
Pop ballads
Contemporary R&B ballads
Soul ballads
Male vocal duets
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