Pleasures U Like

Jon B | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00005APZL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,476 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Although a new generation of blue-eyed soulsters has joined the ranks, Jon B remains somewhat of an anomaly within the bubblegum R&B crowd. He may be Caucasian but he practices chocolate love. Ignoring the jackhammer rhythms and pure-pop refrains favored by teen dreams like the Backstreet Boys, the more serious Jon B chooses to keep his music nice and smooth. His latest release harkens back to the slow-jam era of 1996, a time when Kenny Lattimore and Babyface ruled the airwaves. Here's a comforting fact: If you pop this CD in your player you won't have to think any deep thoughts for the 74 minutes it takes to run the album through.

As expected, guest stars are of the high-profile variety. Nas reprises his "If I Ruled the World" rhyme, and Cuban Link pushes "All I Want Is You" to a beat that's eerily reminiscent of his man Big Pun's "Ain't a Player" remix. But the album's pièce de résistance has got to be "Layaway," which features the long-overdue return of AZ. --Rebecca Levine

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "DON'T TALK" JUST LISTEN TO ME!, March 20, 2001

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NICOLE FIELDS (WILMINGTON, DE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pleasures U Like (Audio CD)

I REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY MOST ARTIST DON'T PUT AN ALBUM OUT EVERY 2 YEARS, CAUSE IT TAKES TIME TO BRING IT TO THE PUBLIC IN A WAY THAT LEAVES 'EM SPEECHLESS. I'M REVIEWIN THIS CD AS I'M WRITING, AND THIS IS SOOOO LIVE. HE COLLABORATED WITH SO MANY PEOPLE AND IT CAME OF LIKE "WOAH" FEEL ME? IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR "COOL RELAX" 2, WELL YOU WON'T FIND IT HERE, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING, CAUSE HE'S IN A DIFFERENT FRAME OF CREATION WITH THIS AND IT'S HITTIN LIKE THAT. I'M SO HAPPY WITH THIS CD. HE'S GOT THE SMOOTH SONGS LIKE "ALL I WANT"-"DON'T TALK"-"FINER THINGS"- AND "PLEASURES YOU LIKE" WHICH GOES DOWN LIKE STRAWBERRIES AND CHAMPAIGNE. THEN HE FLIPS THE SCRIPT WITH SOME REAL INTIMATE SONGS LIKE; "BOY IS NOT A MAN"- AND "LONELY GIRL". THIS DOESN'T SCRATCH ALL THE SONGS THAT FLOW SO EASILY. I LIKE IT AND SO WILL YOU. HE DIDN'T DISSAPPOINT. HIS VOICE IS A REAL SONG IN A SONG AND I ONLY WISH HE WOULD SEE THIS REVIEW, CAUSE I WANT TO TELL HIM AND HIS MANAGEMENT THAT WHATEVER THEY'RE DOIN TO NOT CHANGE, CAUSE IT'S WORKIN. I KNOW I'LL SEE HIM IN THE NEAR FUTURE TALKIN ABOUT HOW THIS ALBUM WENT DOUBLE PLATNIUM(EXCUSE THE SPELLING IF IT'S WRONG). THANK YOU JON FOR NOT FORGETTING ABOUT YOUR FANS AND BRINGIN IT LIKE YOU KNOW WE WANT IT. PEACE-N-LOVE

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Piece of Art, March 28, 2001

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nubian princess (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pleasures U Like (Audio CD)

What can i really say about this album. I could say its tight, I could say its bomb, i could say its off the hook, but those words don't due this CD its justice. This piece of art, is beautiful... by far his best. He's got slow jams, relaxing ballads, upbeat cuts, and tracks to just listen to while chillin' with you homies. Some of my favorite tracks are Finer Things w/ Nas, Sof'n Sweet, Overjoyed w/ Faith Evans, Boy is not a man, Cocoa Brown, All I want is You w/ Cuban Link, Layaway w/ AZ ( I love the latin sound it has), Now That I 'm with you.... I could go on forever. What I appreciate about the album the most is that its such high quality... the vocals, lyrics, beats, collaborations, etc... Its been a long time, but it was worth the wait, so everyone go buy this album "Pleasures U Like" cuz everyone should have something this beautiful to listen to.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dude snapped for REAL!, April 13, 2001

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MC (Chicago, Il United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pleasures U Like (Audio CD)

First off, if you love TRUE music, BUY THIS ALBUM (buy one for the ride, one for the house!) I give Jon B. all the love. Don't sleep, dude has caught and will continue to catch hell for doing OUR music. He is an absolute brilliant writer, arranger, composer, producer, and musician. He FEELS SOUL MUSIC and it shows in his music. I have been a fan since BONAFIDE, and personally, this album is the coldest one (which is saying a LOT because Bonafide and Cool Relax were banging!) WE tend to diss "Blue-Eyed Soul" men and women for attempting to perform OUR music. At least he respects OUR music and does it justice. So, HATERS, if you doubt him, listen to "Pleasures U Like", especially the title track, Boy Is Not A Man, Now That I Am With You, and the most banging cut, "Finer Things" w/Nas (at his best, a reflection of the "Illmatic" days).

Jon, if you are reading this, you get love for making 74 minutes of real soulful music. Most of these so-called "soul" cats out nowadays (Black or White) aren't even as cold as you are. It's disgusting that the world, per usual, judges US, and judges YOU for being down with us. Not in the "wannabe" sense, just REALLY FEELING AND BEING DOWN WITH US. Your music reflects this and if Guru, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Nas, BABYFACE, TIM & BOB(the two other coldest producers out...so, so underrated) are cool with you, so am I. Peace to you and Musiic. Best of Happiness, bruh.

Make the next one even better, if possible...Peace!