Someone to Love (Jon B. song)

"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 that gained wide exposure on the Bad Boys soundtrack.

"Someone to Love"
Single by Jon B. featuring Babyface
from the album Bonafide
ReleasedApril 3, 1995
Recorded1995
Length4:33
Label
Songwriter(s)Babyface
Producer(s)Babyface
Jon B. singles chronology
"Someone to Love"
(1995)		 "Pretty Girl"
(1995)
Babyface singles chronology
"Dream Away"
(1994)		 "Someone to Love"
(1995)		 "Slow Jams"
(1996)

The song, with a style very much inspired by Babyface,[1] peaked at number 10 on the US Hot 100 chart and at number 7 on the US R&B chart and was also certified gold by the RIAA.

The song received a Grammy Award nomination for the category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1996.[2] The then 21-year-old Jon B. stated he felt the nomination was "an honor he could not have asked for."[3]

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bonafide.[4]

  • Jon B. – lead vocals, background vocals, keyboard
  • Babyface – lead vocals, background vocals, writer, producer, arranger, piano, drum programming
  • Reggie Hamilton – guitar
  • Randy Walker – MIDI programming
  • Brad Gilderman – recording engineer
  • Jon Gass – mix engineer

Charts

Weekly charts
Weekly Chart performance of "Someone to Love"
Chart (1995–1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 50
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 98
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 32
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 7
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[11] 12

Year-end charts
Year-end Chart performance of "Someone to Love"
Chart (1995) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 32
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 18

References
  1. "Vibe". Vibe Vixen. Vibe Media Group: 128. June 2003. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  2. "List of Grammy nominees". CNN.
  3. "Jon B: 'That Grammy & Me'". Daily News. New York. 1996-02-25.
  4. Jon B. – Bonafide (CD liner notes) Yab Yum Records/550 Music/Epic BK-66436
  5. "Jon B. feat. Babyface – Someone to Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. "Jon B. feat. Babyface – Someone to Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  8. "Jon B 2 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  9. "Jon B 2 Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  10. "Jon B 2 Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  11. "Jon B 2 Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  12. "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  13. "1995 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. December 23, 1995. p. YE-38. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.


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