Are U Still Down: Greatest Hits

Jon B

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 2002)
• Original Release Date: March 26, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000063CNP
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #69,998 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Someone to Love - Jon B., Babyface

2. Pretty Girl

3. They Don't Know

4. Are You Still Down?

5. Don't Talk

6. Cool Relax

7. Finer Things - Jon B., Nas

8. Don't Say

9. Can We Get Down

10. Time After Time

11. Pride and Joy

12. Now I'm With You

13. All I Can Do [*]

14. True Love [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars He just can't win, March 24, 2004

By	Anthony Rupert "shut up, Shut Up, SHUT UP!!!" (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

For those who didn't already suspect it, Jon B. released this compilation to get out of his contract with Epic. I didn't see the interview where he was talking about this, but my brother did and he said Jon was complaining about Epic's neglect to promote his last album, Pleasures U Like (which is even better than Cool Relax, by the way). That's probably easy to tell, considering that a lot of the songs on here weren't even released.

But there are still some good songs on here, ranging from his first single "Someone to Love" to his last single "Don't Talk". The latter was actually the only video shot for a Pleasures U Like song, and another song on here, "Now That I'm With You", was supposed to be the following single, but that never ended up happening.

Anyway, there are other highlights, like "Are U Still Down", "Finer Things", and "Don't Say". And you wouldn't be able to call this a hits collection if "They Don't Know" wasn't on here. "Time After Time" is an okay song, but I didn't like a lot of the songs from his first album anyway. But since they weren't just using singles, they could have replaced that song with another track from the underpromoted Pleasures U Like album, like "Boy Is Not A Man", "Lonely Girl" or "Tell Me". Or how about "I Ain't Going Out" from Cool Relax? That song still sounds great (and FUNNY) today.

The real treat of this album is at the end, with "All I Can Do" and "True Love", two bonus tracks that you can't find anywhere. Those, and the rest of the songs, should prove that Jon B. is a very talented artist (albeit underrated). Sadly, I don't know if we'll be hearing any new stuff from him any time soon because after leaving Epic he jumped to DreamWorks, and rumor has it that they're closing their doors. But if you still want to support Jon, then pick up this album. Of course, if you're like me and already have all his albums, then just download the bonus tracks. And pick up an extra copy of Pleasures U Like for your friend.

Anthony Rupert

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, but I Wish More Could Have Been Included, January 23, 2003

By	M. Waters "musiclover13" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

I was so excited when I heard that Jon B. was releasing a greatest hits album. I finally got the opportunity to buy and listen to it, and it's just as I expected: it's really good! However, the one bad thing about it is that I wish songs like "I Do (Whatcha Say Boo)" could have been on the cd as well. I know that not all of everyone's favorites could have been on the album, but the ones that were chosen work. Jon's music is always on point and there's nothing bad I can say about that. I really look forward to his next album coming out!

Any fan of Jon B.'s music and R&B music should buy this album. It's music at it's finest!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic @}->---, March 1, 2008

By	Little Miss Cutey (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

I've been listening to Jon B for years. I really love his voice and music and pulled this out of my collection for the first time in a while yesterday and now can't stop listening to it again. It really does have some of his best work on it. Of course there is Someone To Love (which is still one of my total favourites) and the other two best songs are Don't Talk and Now That I'm With U.
His music is great and he's unfortunately very underated. His voice is superb and this cd is on point. I love it and it will always remain a favourite of mine.