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Bonafide (Jon B. album)

Bonafide is the debut studio album by American singer Jon B. It was released on May 23, 1995, on the Epic Records subsidiary 550 Music. The album was the first recording released on Tracey Edmonds' record label Yab Yum Records, which 550 Music distributed.

Critical reception
AllMusic described the songs on the album as "sweetly-sung paeans to the late-night nasties, pure acts of musical seduction [...] Bonafide is a mix of dance tunes, and ballads with slinky beats and shadowy moods that suggest late nights in a jazz or blues club. This is the red-light district of sweet-soul music [...] The sound of Bonafide is seductive enough, but Jon B.'s sexiest tool is his voice, which has the slurred quality of bedroom talk and still manages to swoop gracefully over melodic choruses." ==Chart performance==
Chart performance
Bonafide peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard 200. On August 1, 1996, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments figures in excess of 500,000 copies. ==Track listing==
Track listing
Sample credits • "Simple Melody" contains a sample from "(Not Just) Knee Deep" as performed by George Clinton ==Personnel==
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes and CD Universe. • Jon B. – lead and backing vocals, drums, drum programming, piano, keyboards, bass • Babyface – backing vocals, drum programming, keyboards, guitar • Deon Estus – bass • Reggie Hamilton – guitar • Ricardo Silveria – guitar • Musiic K. Galloway – backing vocals • Deborah Buck, Donald Buck, Kevin Buck – strings • Tyrone Griffin – trumpet • Randy Walker – MIDI programming • Tracey Edmonds, Michael McQuarn – executive producer • Brad Gilderman, Marty Ogden, Ricky Delena – recording engineerDave Way, Tom Russo, Jon Gass, Mick Guzauski – mixing • Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering • George Holz – photography ==Charts==
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