Don't Talk (Jon B. song)

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"Don't Talk"
Jon B - Dont Talk single cover.jpg
Single by Jon B.
from the album Pleasures U Like
ReleasedMarch 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) [1]
Length
  • 4:44(album version)
  • 4:12(single edit) [2]
Label
  • Edmonds Record Group
  • Epic
Songwriter(s) Jon B. [3]
Producer(s) Jon B. [4]
Jon B. singles chronology
"Cool Relax"
(1998)
"Don't Talk"
(2001)
"Everytime"
(2005)
Music video
"Don't Talk" on YouTube

"Don't Talk" is a song written, [3] produced [4] and performed by American contemporary R&B singer Jon B. It was issued as the first and only official single from his third studio album Pleasures U Like (2001). The song peaked at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2001. [5]

Contents

Background

"Don't Talk" was written and produced by Jon B. Conceived in his new recording studio following a fire in his previous facilities, the song was produced late into the production of the Pleasures U Like album. [6] Jon B. called the song a "last minute banger." [6]

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor from Billboard compared the song to Lucy Pearl's "Dance Tonight" (2000) and described "Don't Talk" as "one of those feel-good grooves. From the first few notes, the smoothed-out track and cool lyric put you in the mood to get up and dance, no matter where you are — in the office or car or at a club or your neighbourhood hangout [...] It's all fun — and we could all use some sunny summertime sounds to lighten up the gray winter music blahs." [7] NME wrote: "Bass-heavy from the start, "Don't Talk" quickly builds up into a tidy club jam, with pretty-as-a-daisy instrumental touches. Ever the ladykiller, Jon keeps his vocals on a softly-softly keel, which diverts attention to the groove and the gorgeous melodies elicited from his backing singers [...] It's a redeeming slice of soulful R&B (you know what I mean) for the guy with a ballad compulsion." [8]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Marcus Raboy. [9] American model Lanisha Cole appears as an extra in the video. [9]

Track listings

All tracks written by Jon B.

Maxi single [10]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Don't Talk" (radio version)Jon B.4:12
2."Don't Talk" (Shelter Late Night Vocal)
9:16
3."Don't Talk" (Lawless remix) (featuring Lawless)
  • Jon B.
  • Lawless [a]
4:40
4."Don't Talk" (Lawless hip hop Remix) (featuring Lawless)
  • Jon B.
  • Lawless [a]
4:28

Notes

Credits and personnel

Charts

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