Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Review
Donell Jones doesn't get as much credit as he deserves. Sure, he's had hits, as a solo artist and as a songwriter and producer, but his records never seem to break out to a wider audience, which is too bad, since they're consistently satisfying. Life Goes On, his third platter, keeps that streak going. The quiet storm streak that characterized its predecessor, Where I Wanna Be, has been toned down somewhat, and he's relying more on contemporary R&B sounds and production, but the end result is the same -- a seduction record that is smooth, but also romantic. Perhaps it plays a little too much like low-lights mood music, with a few songs blending together, but that's hardly a fault, since the mood is sustained alluringly from start to finish (apart from "Freakin' U," a deliberate attempt to get an uptempo change of pace in place -- it works, but it interrupts the flow a little). Jones may not be as flashy as some of his modern soul peers -- he's not a neo-soul artist, he's thoroughly modern, yet he never falls into the trap of putting his singing in front of the music, letting the mood take center stage -- but that's what makes his records work, and what makes Life Goes On another fine addition to his catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Sheldon Goode (Producer), Teflon (Producer), Mark Pitts (A&R), Sheldon Goode (Engineer), Donell Jones (Vocals), Adam Gazzola (Engineer), Erick Ferrell (Assistant), Tim Roberts (Assistant), Larry Gold (String Arrangements), Sheldon Goode (Guitar), Donell Jones (Executive Producer), Joe-Mama Nitzberg (Creative Director), Donell Jones (Arranger), Balewa Muhammad (Vocals (Background)), G. Wise (Talk Box), Donell Jones (Drum Programming), Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell (Executive Producer), Richard Jon Smith (Producer), Anthony Harrison, Jr. (Art Direction), L.A. Reid (Executive Producer), Kyle West (Keyboards), Darren Lighty (Producer), Donell Jones (Producer), Brian Calicchia (Assistant), Chris Absolam (Producer), Christian Lantry (Photography), Serban Ghenea (Mixing), Theresa Wilson (Coordination), Bashiri Johnson (Percussion), Barry White (Groomer), Kyle West (Producer), Clifton Lighty (Vocals (Background)), "You Can Ask" Giz (Mixing), Sheldon Goode (Guitar (Acoustic)), Rich Keller (Engineer), Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell (Producer), Herb Powers (Mastering), Donell Jones (Vocals (Background)), "You Can Ask" Giz (Engineer), Kevin Perry (Assistant)
Life Goes On is the third album by AmericanR&B singer-songwriter-producer Donell Jones. Jones was picking up where he left off in 1999 with 'Where I Wanna Be'. A mix of hip hop inspired dance songs, soulful ballads, and uptempo club-friendly tracks. A fusion of R&B, soul and hip hop, with influences of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Babyface. The album featured two singles, "You Know That I Love You", which was a minor hit in both the US and the UK and "Put Me Down", a very popular non-album version featuring Styles P. "Put Me Down" never charted in US and was not released in the UK. The album managed to chart at #3 on the Billboard 200. To date, the album has gone gold.
