Bonafide (Jon B. album)

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==

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==

Sample credits • "Simple Melody" contains a sample from "(Not Just) Knee Deep" as performed by George Clinton ==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 engineer • Dave Way, Tom Russo, Jon Gass, Mick Guzauski – mixing • Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering • George Holz – photography ==Charts==