Jon-John Robinson | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Hillman Robinson |
| Born | April 22, 1970 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, pop, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | YabYum Entertainment, Sony/ATV, Arkadia Music Group |
Jon-John Robinson (born April 22, 1970) [1] is an American record producer and songwriter [2] who specializes in R&B, pop and hip-hop music.
Jon-John Robinson is a two-time Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum producer and a voting member of the Recording Academy. [3] [4] [5] [6] He signed his first publishing/production deal with former wife of Babyface, Tracey Edmonds. [7] He has worked with many artists from TLC [3] to Diana Ross. [8]
Robinson formed an independent record label company, which mainly focuses on developing producers, artists and releasing digital media. He signed hip-hop artist K. Jackson, who was a former member of teen R&B group 3rd Storee, and actor from the television series Everybody Hates Chris. [9] He released K. Jackson's first mix tape Beach House, [10] and released Jackson's first single "Candy Man" on iTunes. [11]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| US | R&B | UK | ||||
| 1994 | "Can't Get Enough" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (El DeBarge) | 137 | 24 | — | Heart Mind & Soul | |
| "Let's Do It Again" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (TLC) | 2 | 3 | — | 23× Platinum Worldwide [13] (Grammy Award Winning Album) | CrazySexyCool | |
| 1995 | "Soon As I Get Over" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Boyz of Paradise) | — | — | — | Boys of Paradise | |
| "I Wanna A Love Like That" "Dance With Me" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Tony Thompson) | 99 | 17 | — | Sexsational | ||
| "Keep It Right There" "Gone" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Diana Ross) | 138 | 14 | — | Take Me Higher | ||
| 1996 | "Inseparable Lovers" "Time To End The Story" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (AZ Yet) | 60 | 18 | — | AZ Yet | |
| "How Could You" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (K-Ci & JoJo) | 85 | 37 | — | BulletProof (Original Soundtrack) | ||
| 1997 | "How Could You" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (K-Ci & JoJo) | 6 | 2 | — | 3× Platinum | Love Always |
| "Don't Say" [14] "Love Hurts" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Jon B) | 33 | 5 | — | Platinum | Cool Relax | |
| "Can't Let Go" "Infatuation" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Luarnea) | 80 | — | — | Betta Listen | ||
| "No More Fighting" "Anything For Your Love" "Nothing Compares" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Tevin Campbell) (Jon B) (Az Yet) | 185 | 26 | — | Steel (Original Soundtrack) | ||
| 1998 | "I Wasn't with It" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Jesse Powell) | 63 | 15 | — | Gold | Bout It |
| "Eastside Girl" "You're My Everything" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Myron) | 156 | 38 | — | Destiny | ||
| "What I've Been Missin" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Changing Faces) | 39 | 6 | — | Hav Plenty (Original Soundtrack) | ||
| "So Young" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] Tamia (Japan Release) | 185 | 26 | — | Gold | Tamia | |
| 1999 | "Guess I Was A Fool" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Another Level) | — | — | 13 | Platinum | Love Always |
| "Get Down With Me" "Break Your Plans" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Ideal) | 83 | 19 | — | Gold | Ideal | |
| "Just Can't Get You Off My Mind" "I Aint The One" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Profyle) | — | 67 | — | Whispers In The Dark | ||
| "Dry Your Eyes" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (3rd Storee) | — | — | — | The 3rd Storee | ||
| 2000 | "BlackHawk" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Joe) | 4 | 1 | — | 3× Platinum | My Name Is Joe |
| "Love Hurts" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Gladys Knight) | 98 | 30 | — | Gold (Grammy Award Winning Album) | At Last | |
| "Get Down" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Amil) | 45 | — | — | All Money Is Legal | ||
| "U Don't Got What I Want" "Let's Chill" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Toni Estes) | — | — | — | Two Eleven | ||
| 2002 | "Funny" "One More Time" "Do What You Came To Do" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (3LW) | 15 | 12 | — | A Girl Can Mack | |
| 2007 | "Intro" "I'm Hot" "1 Nite Stand" "So Sexy" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (India) | — | — | — | Role Play | |
| 2008 | "Gone" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Diana Ross) | — | — | — | Best of the Best: Love Songs | |
| "Let's Do it Again" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (TLC) | — | — | — | CrazySexyCool/3D | ||
| 2009 | "Disconnect" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Kristinia DeBarge) | — | — | — | Exposed | |
| "Love Will Find A Way" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Mishon) | — | — | — | Around The World In 50 Years (Original Soundtrack) | ||
| 2010 | "How Could You" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Jodeci) | — | — | — | Icon 2 | |
| 2012 | "Allow Me To Introduce Myself" "Pinnochio" "Beautiful 2 Me" "Scumbag" "She Takes My Money" "Give It 2 You" "Off The Chain" "Shorty 3D" "Infinity Love" "Drive" "Where Did U Go" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (K. Jackson) | — | — | — | Allow Me To Introduce Myself | |
| 2013 | "Feet Off the Floor" "If I Was Your Girl" "Dose of Your Own Medicine" "It's Over" "Love Bites (feat. K. Jackson") keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (KylaRae) | — | — | — | Feet Off the Floor - EP | |
| "Love Will Find a Way" "My Love" "That's My Baby" "Uh Oh" "Sideline" "Up Up & Away" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Tristan Blaine) | — | — | — | Up Up & Away | ||
| "How Could You" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (K-Ci & JoJo) | — | — | — | Ballads | ||
| 2017 | "This Is Our Prayer" "Devotion" "The Power of A Prayer" "Perfect Rest (Nate's Song)" "In The Secret of The Stable" "Perfecter of Our Faith" "Stand. Still." "Shepherd King" "Father of All Days" "Oil of Blessing" keyboards synths programming drums bass [Jon-John Robinson] (Sharon Tedford) | — | — | — | STAND. STILL. | |
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