Someone to Love (Jon B. song)

"Someone to Love" is a song by Jon B. from his debut album Bonafide. Released as the first single from the album on April 3, 1995, the song is a duet with Babyface that gained wide exposure on the Bad Boys soundtrack.

The song, with a style very much inspired by Babyface, peaked at number 10 on the US Hot 100 chart and at number 7 on the US R&B chart and was also certified gold by the RIAA.

The song received a Grammy Award nomination for the category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1996. The then 21-year-old Jon B. stated he felt the nomination was "an honor he could not have asked for."

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bonafide.

• Jon B. – lead vocals, background vocals, keyboard
• Babyface – lead vocals, background vocals, writer, producer, arranger, piano, drum programming
• Reggie Hamilton – guitar
• Randy Walker – MIDI programming
• Brad Gilderman – recording engineer
• Jon Gass – mix engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

1. Jon B.
2. Someone to Love
3. Someone to Call My Lover
4. Bonafide (Jon B. album)
5. Pretty Girl (Jon B. song)
6. Someone like You (Adele song)
7. Don't Say Love
8. Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)
9. Love Me Tender (song)
10. Romance (Camila Cabello album)
11. Jon Snow (character)
12. Bad Boys (soundtrack)
13. I Found Someone
14. Love in This Club
15. If I Needed Someone
16. Dan Wilson (musician)
17. Life After Death
18. Teddy Swims
19. Down Bad (Taylor Swift song)
20. Kay Flock