Artist:Jon B.
Song:They Don't Know
Album:Greatest Hits
The 1997 single They Don't Know was one of two top ten pop hits for R&B singer songwriter Jonathan "Jon B." Buck. He was born Nov. 11, 1974 in Providence, RI but he grew up in Altadena, CA. His father was a music professor and his mother was a concert pianist. His siblings are all classical musicians. His grandparents owned a record store. And that's where Buck got into R&B. While writing songs and doing remixes, he sent out demos. And one of those demos got the attention of Yab Yum Records owner Tracey Edmonds. Of course she is married to Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The label was distributed by Epic. The 1995 Buck and Babyface duet Someone to Love reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it was nominated for a Grammy. The album was certified Platinum. Babyface wrote and produced that song. But Buck wrote and produced most of the album. The success gave Buck more freedom for the 1997 album Cool Relax. Buck wrote and produced most of the album. Babyface did not work on this album though Buck did use outside producers. They Don't Know reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Buck wrote and produced with the production duo Tim & Bob (Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson). He also had success with the single Are U Still Down featuring 2Pac. The album was certified 2XPlatinum. Things went south for Buck after Tracey Edmonds closed Yab Yum and started Edmonds Record Group still with Epic distribution. Buck wrote and produced most of the 2001 album Pleasures U Like. But there were no hit singles and Buck was unhappy with Epic's promotion of the album. Epic released this comp after he left. Since getting out of his contract, Buck has recorded a couple of albums for a smaller label. His latest album was released on his own label in 2012. He released a couple of singles in 2019. Buck still performs live but I think he's a nostalgia act at this point. Here's the video for They Don't Know by Jon B. This video is not on YouTube.
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