Song:You
Album:Let's Get It On
In 1999, You topped the R & B charts and was the only top ten pop hit for R & B crooner Jesse Powell. An unfortunate set of circumstances led to his career stalling and I don't know if he'll ever surface. But You is a very memorable song. He was born Feb. 24, 1971 in Gary, IN and grew up singing in church with his sisters. They would record as Trina & Tamara. He met producer Carl Roland in Kansas City and they started writing together and subsequently moved to Los Angeles. In 1994, Powell was spotted by New Edition producer Louis Silas Jr. who was just starting a new label at MCA Records. Powell's debut CD did OK and had a minor hit with All I Need. Strangely enough , You was on that album but was never released as a single. But they decided to record a new mix of You for Powell's 1999 CD 'Bout It. It reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the CD went Gold. Follow up singles didn't do that well and his 2001 CD JP didn't chart either. Then Louis Silas Jr. died in July 2001 and with the constant management shuffles at Universal, Jesse Powell was out in the cold. In 2003, he released JP on the independent Liquid8 label and that has been his latest release. You can get You on this various artists comp of sloe jams from the 70s to the 90s from Hip-O. Here's the video for You by Jesse Powell.
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