'Bout It

'Bout It is the second studio album by American singer Jesse Powell. It was released by Silas Records on September 8, 1998 in the United States.^[1] It was Powell's first album to chart on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 63.^[5] For sales in excess of 700,000 copies, 'Bout It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 8, 1999.^[6] Three singles were released from the album, including "I Wasn't with It", "You" and "'Bout It, 'Bout It". "You" is Powell's only hit to date on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 10 in 1999.^[5]

'Bout It
Studio album by Jesse Powell
Released	September 8, 1998 (1998-09-08)[1]
Genre	R&B
Length	46:02
Label	Silas MCA
Producer	Louis Silas Jr. (exec.)[2] Felipe Darrell (exec.)[2] Joey Elias Mark J. Feist Ashley Ingram Eric Jackson Fred Jerkins III Rodney Jerkins Jon-John L.D.J. Carl Roland Dwight Sills Smoove Michael Stokes Darryl "88" Young
Jesse Powell chronology
Jesse Powell (1996) 'Bout It (1998) JP (2001)
Singles from 'Bout It
"I Wasn't with It" Released: July 28, 1998[3] "You" Released: February 2, 1999[4] "'Bout It, 'Bout It" Released: 1999

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Allmusic editor Craig Lytle found that 'Bout It "isn't a gem but is generally decent. The singer doesn't incorporate an abundance of rapping (something many jeep soulsters were doing), but his producers do favor a very hip-hop-ish production style on "Up and Down," "I Wasn't with It," and other selections. Powell doesn't provide anything for the dancefloor – most of the time, he gets into a comfortable medium-tempo groove, whether he's being romantic or overtly sexual. Not a remarkable CD, but competent and usually likable."^[1]

Track listing

'Bout It — Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wasn't with It"	Eric Jackson Joey Elias Jonathon Robinson	Jackson Elias Jon-John	4:21
2.	"I Can Tell"	Darryl "88" Young John Sebastian Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay Mark Sebastian Sam Salter Steve Boone Thabiso Nkhereanye	Kornegay Young[a]	4:42
3.	"She Wasn't Last Night"	Fred Jerkins III Isaac Phillips LaShawn Daniels Rodney Jerkins Tye-V Turman	R. Jerkins	5:02
4.	"'Bout It, 'Bout It"	Mark J. Feist	Feist	3:51
5.	"Are You Missin' My Love?"	F. Jerkins Japhe Tejeda Jesse Powell Daniels	F. Jerkins	4:55
6.	"Up and Down"	F. Jerkins Tejeda Jerry Butler Powell Kenneth Gamble Daniels Leon Huff	F. Jerkins	4:46
7.	"You Should Know"	Dwight Sills London Jones	Sills L.D.J.	4:22
8.	"You're the One I Love"	Ashley Ingram Powell Rachel "Jehrome" Shepard	Ingram Powell[a]	4:17
9.	"You"	Carl Roland Powell	Roland Michael Stokes Powell[a]	5:18
10.	"I Wasn't with It (Remix)" (featuring Sauce Money)	Eric Jackson Joey Elias Jonathon Robinson	Jackson Elias Jon-John Pete Rock[a]	4:28

Notes

• ^{^a} denotes co-producer

Personnel

Gerald Albright – saxophone Carter Bradley – make-up James "Chip" Bunton – production coordination LaShawn Daniels – engineer, vocal producer Felipe Darrell – associate executive producer Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing Ken Deranteriasian – engineer Joey Elias – backing vocals, producer Paul "PE" Elliot – engineer Paul Erickson – engineer Mark J. Feist – producer, engineer, mixing Ben Garrison – mixing Jeff Gibbs – engineer Rawle Gittens – engineer Reno Greenfield – drum programming Susan Herndon – engineer Ashley Ingram – multi-instruments, producer Jhane Isaacs – stylist Eric Jackson – guitar Fred Jenkins III – multi-instruments, producer, mixing Rodney Jerkins – producer, mixing, vocal producer Jon-John – multi-instruments, producer Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay – producer

L.D.J. – multi instruments, producer Tim "Flash" Mariner – engineer Manny Marroquin – engineer, mixing Meire Murakami – design Kenji Nakai – engineer, mixing Ashley Pigford – design Catrina Powell – backing vocals Jacob Powell – backing vocals Jesse Powell – vocals, backing vocals, producer Tamara Powell – backing vocals Chris Puram – mixing Jon-John Robinson – producer Pete Rock – producer, remixing Carl Roland – programming, multi-instruments, producer Sauce Money – rap Louis Silas Jr. – executive producer Dwight Sills – acoustic guitar, producer Dexter Simmons – mixing Michael Stokes – engineer, mixing, production supervisor Joe Warlick – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Emerald Williams – backing vocals Darryl Young – producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position US Billboard 200[7] 63 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 53

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.