Stronger Everyday

Jon B | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B0002XL1NA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,294 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Soul/R&B
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 5-OCT-2004

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jon B gets "Stronger Everyday", but where is his marketing, November 30, 2004

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J. Highsmith (Mitchellville, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stronger Everyday (Audio CD)

Jon B has been on the scene for awhile. Although I liked "Someone To Love" w/Babyface, I didn't buy any of his music until I heard "Don't Say" and "They Don't Know". Once I purchased "Cool Relax", I went back and purchased "Bonafide" and eventually "Pleasures U Like" once that CD was released. Jon B has been releasing quality music everytime that his CDs are released but for some reason he doesn't get the same quality with his marketing and A&R team.

First of all, anyone that has followed Jon B's CDs knows that this man knows how to make a slow jam. You can go from "Someone To Love" to Cool Relax's "They Don't Know", "Don't Say" and "I Do" to Pleasure U Like's "Overjoyed" w/Faith Evans, "Boy Is Not A Man", "Lonely Girl" and "Now That I'm With You". So if you know this is an artist's skill then he shouldn't be releasing uptempo tracks everytime he comes out with a CD. Although, Jon B has improved in that department.

With "Stronger Everyday", Jon B proves why he has been in the r&b game as long as he has. The CD starts off with a Just Blaze scorcher with "Everytime". Just Blaze shows why he has been on the Rocafella payroll for awhile. Jon B comes with the vocals and the late Dirt McGirt adds a nice verse to the track as well. "Lately" has Jon B on another uptempo track with notcieable background vocals from Tank. "Lately" has Jon B reminiscing on what used to happen in the Benz and in other places with a particular young lady. Mike City writes and produces "Hands On U" as Jon B shows that he has improved his uptempo skills. His strong points have always been on slow jams and on midtempo songs. "Part 2" is a sequel to Cool Relax's "Are U Still Down" with 2 Pac. Johnny "J" works the same magic on "Part 2" that he did with the original song. If 2 Pac was still alive then I am sure that him and Jon B may have actually done another sequel that would have been as hot as this track. The title track has Tank joining Jon B on an old school beat as the two talk about things that sound like may have happened in past relationships or even current ones. Scarface joins Jon B on "Thru The Fire" as Jon B tells a tale about the street life to go with Scarface's rap. Anyone who is familiar with Scarface knows that he is always bringing the heat on tracks. Jon B starts to finally slow the tempo down on "What In The World". With this track Jon B displays why he works with slow jams so well. He just has a knack of mixing the right tracks with the words that he writes most of the time. On this track, Jon B is trying to figure out what is really going on in this relationship. Women will definitely enjoy "Multiple". If you have problems understanding what Jon B is talking about on this track then you may have to just go back to elementary school. "What I Like About You" has Jon B paired with Babyface once again. Jon B sings all the lead vocals and Babyface is featured with Jon B on the background vocals. Although, it's hard to capture the success of "Someone To Love", if this song ever saw the light of the day, it would come close.

The only negative thing that I can say about "Stronger Everyday" honestly is to tell Jon B to stay off of the microphone when it comes to rapping. On "Patience" Jon B tries to rap on a verse and he just needs to stick to singing.

I know that Jon B is going through things because he is now on Sanctuary Urban, but when you have the talent that Jon B has why sign an artist that you're not going to market and try to promote. If you like past Jon B CDs then you will definitely like "Stronger Everyday". You can play the entire Cd without having to skip past a track. This CD is right up there with his last 2 CDs, "Cool Relax" and "Pleasures U Like".

James' Top 5

1) Are You Still Down Part 2 w/2 Pac
2) Everytime w/Dirt McGirt
3) Multiple
4) Thru The Fire w/Scarface
5) What In The World

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WTF????, September 7, 2005

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Reeseereece "The Reluctant Diva" (live from mars) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stronger Everyday (Audio CD)

Does Jon B. have to get a weave and become a member of (now defunct) Destiny's Child to get Matthew Knowles to promote this joint???? I'm very unhappy with Urban Contemporary Radio these days, when there are projects like this that go unnoticed while the same old tiredness is in heavy rotation...What's really goin' on in the industry when songs like "Lately" or "What In The World" get no love??? I could go on because nearly every track is worthy of airplay, but alas, the industry lets me down yet again...
12/17/05...Over a year later and I still play this like I just bought it...And wonder of wonders, while never a fan of ODB (rest in peace), I find myself no longer skipping "Everytime", the first track of the album on which he is featured...Still don't understand the business, just hope folks read reviews like this and decide to take chances on the reccomendations of true fans rather than rely on "heavy rotation" lists programmed by the unadventurous and truly unimaginative...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars silky smooth grooves are back, October 29, 2004

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Iatiseni (Vailima) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stronger Everyday (Audio CD)

Whoa! It's been a while but it certainly was worth the wait for me. I gotta say, the whole album is well produced and I certainly echo what others have said about the publicity team backing this album i.e. whats up with the poor publicity? Stronger Everyday is head and shoulders above today's so-called RnB offerings.

This year, Stronger Everyday has given Usher's Confessions good company in terms of contemporary beats with the exception that Jon's at the same time gives us the reminiscent grooves of the nineties, both vocals and beats. It's hard to pick any favourite track right now but while each song has contemporary equivalents they rise above a bit more because of the intimacy of the lyrics and the as usual amazing backing vocal harmony arrangements that only Babyface can do slightly better (and the work they do together on 'What I like About You' is just golden).

The production is excellent and the added juice provided by Just Blaze, Ol' Dirty Bastard (Dirt McGirt), Tupac, Scarface, Tank, Beenie Man and Farena, and the mandatory Babyface joint combined with Jon's smoky, silky vocals lace up all the tracks up tight and just right. The tracks are mostly up-tempo beats for your ride and the clubs, with a few slow seductive tracks of vintage Jon B that won't be out of place on his Pleasures U Like album.

If you've been a fan of Jon B's since 1995 with Bonafide then prepare for the new Jon and his stories in 2004. If theres one minor gripe, its that he didn't have a duet with a female star this time around like he did with Faith Evans the last time. If you've never seriously listened to Jon then this album is a great start but go back to the previous albums if you can to witness the evolution of this true-blue RnB groovemeister. Not only does Jon B belong to the elite list of today's RnB masters that include D'Angelo, Maxwell, Raphael Saadiq, R. Kelly, his talents in writing and producing means he leads with them too. This is one album you can't sleep on. Get this album and give Jon your props.