'Bout It

1998 studio album by Jesse Powell

'Bout It

Studio album by

Jesse Powell

Released

September 8, 1998 (1998-09-08)^[1]

Genre

R&B

Length

46:02

Label

Silas
MCA

Producer

Louis Silas Jr. (exec.)^[2]
Felipe Darrell (exec.)^[2]
Joey Elias
Mark J. Feist
Ashley Ingram
Eric Jackson
Fred Jerkins III
Rodney Jerkins
Jon-John
L.D.J.
Carl Roland
Dwight Sills
Smoove
Michael Stokes
Darryl "88" Young

Jesse Powell chronology

Jesse Powell
(1996)

'Bout It
(1998)

JP
(2001)

Singles from 'Bout It

"I Wasn't with It"
Released: July 28, 1998^[3]
"You"
Released: February 2, 1999^[4]
"'Bout It, 'Bout It"
Released: 1999

'Bout It is the second studio album by American singer Jesse Powell. It was released by Silas Records on September 8, 1998 in the United States.^[1] It was Powell's first album to chart on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 63.^[5] For sales in excess of 500,000 copies, 'Bout It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 8, 1999.^[6] Three singles were released from the album, including "I Wasn't with It", "You" and "'Bout It, 'Bout It". "You" is Powell's only hit to date on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 10 in 1999.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Allmusic editor Craig Lytle found that 'Bout It "isn't a gem but is generally decent. The singer doesn't incorporate an abundance of rapping (something many jeep soulsters were doing), but his producers do favor a very hip-hop-ish production style on "Up and Down," "I Wasn't with It," and other selections. Powell doesn't provide anything for the dancefloor – most of the time, he gets into a comfortable medium-tempo groove, whether he's being romantic or overtly sexual. Not a remarkable CD, but competent and usually likable."^[1]

Track listing

Standard editionNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1."I Wasn't with It"

Eric Jackson
Joey Elias
Jonathon Robinson

Jackson
Elias
Jon-John

4:212."I Can Tell"

Darryl "88" Young
John Sebastian
Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay
Mark Sebastian
Sam Salter
Steve Boone
Thabiso Nkhereanye

Kornegay
Young^[a]

4:423."She Wasn't Last Night"

R. Jerkins5:024."'Bout It, 'Bout It"Mark J. FeistFeist3:515."Are You Missin' My Love?"

F. Jerkins
Japhe Tejeda
Jesse Powell
Daniels

F. Jerkins4:556."Up and Down"

F. Jerkins
Tejeda
Jerry Butler
Powell
Kenneth Gamble
Daniels
Leon Huff

F. Jerkins4:467."You Should Know"

Dwight Sills
London Jones

Sills
L.D.J.

4:228."You're the One I Love"

Ashley Ingram
Powell
Rachel "Jehrome" Shepard

Ingram
Powell^[a]

4:179."You"

Carl Roland
Powell

Roland
Michael Stokes
Powell^[a]

5:1810."I Wasn't with It (Remix)" (featuring Sauce Money)

Eric Jackson
Joey Elias
Jonathon Robinson

Jackson
Elias
Jon-John
Pete Rock^[a]

4:28

Notes

^{^a} denotes co-producer

Personnel

Gerald Albright – saxophone
Carter Bradley – make-up
James "Chip" Bunton – production coordination
LaShawn Daniels – engineer, vocal producer
Felipe Darrell – associate executive producer
Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
Ken Deranteriasian – engineer
Joey Elias – backing vocals, producer
Paul "PE" Elliot – engineer
Paul Erickson – engineer
Mark J. Feist – producer, engineer, mixing
Ben Garrison – mixing
Jeff Gibbs – engineer
Rawle Gittens – engineer
Reno Greenfield – drum programming
Susan Herndon – engineer
Ashley Ingram – multi-instruments, producer
Jhane Isaacs – stylist
Eric Jackson – guitar
Fred Jenkins III – multi-instruments, producer, mixing
Rodney Jerkins – producer, mixing, vocal producer
Jon-John – multi-instruments, producer
Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay – producer

L.D.J. – multi instruments, producer
Tim "Flash" Mariner – engineer
Manny Marroquin – engineer, mixing
Meire Murakami – design
Kenji Nakai – engineer, mixing
Ashley Pigford – design
Catrina Powell – backing vocals
Jacob Powell – backing vocals
Jesse Powell – vocals, backing vocals, producer
Tamara Powell – backing vocals
Chris Puram – mixing
Jon-John Robinson – producer
Pete Rock – producer, remixing
Carl Roland – programming, multi-instruments, producer
Sauce Money – rap
Louis Silas Jr. – executive producer
Dwight Sills – acoustic guitar, producer
Dexter Simmons – mixing
Michael Stokes – engineer, mixing, production supervisor
Joe Warlick – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
Emerald Williams – backing vocals
Darryl Young – producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	63
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[8]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	53

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "'Bout It - Jesse Powell - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Jesse Powell - 'Bout It (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ "Amazon.com: I Wasn't With It (I Can Tell): Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ "Amazon.com: You: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Jesse Powell - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 5, 2014". RIAA. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ "Jesse Powell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ "Jesse Powell Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ "Jesse Powell Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Jesse Powell – Bout It". Recording Industry Association of America.