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Someone to Love (Jon B. song)

"Someone to Love" is a song by American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer Jon B. from his debut album, Bonafide (1995). Released as the first single from the album in 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