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American R&B singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oran "Juice" Jones (born March 28, 1957)[1][2] is an American retired R&B singer.
Jones was born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Harlem, New York City, New York.[3][2]
He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1981.[citation needed]
Jones served as a sniper officer in the Marine Corps before becoming a musician.[4]
Jones was the first musician signed to OBR Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam (which is now part of Universal Music Group).[5][3]
His song "The Rain" became a hit in 1986, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] It ranks him on VH1's top 100 One Hit Wonders of the '80s.[7] He followed it with "How to Love Again," a duet with labelmate Alyson Williams.[3] Jones received a Grammy nomination for "The Rain", with Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.[8]
Jones released two more albums, but these did not achieve significant success. He collaborated twice with pornographic actress and singer Midori. In 1997 they record a duet of "Let's Stay Together" for his album Player's Call[9] and Jones appeared on Midori's single "5,10,15,20" on the Porn to Rock compilation album released in 1999.[10]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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US 200 [11] |
US R&B [11] | ||||||
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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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US Hot 100 [12] |
US R&B [12] |
US Dance [12] |
AUS [13] |
UK [14] | ||||
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" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
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