Oran "Juice" Jones

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Oran Texas, U.S.
Background information
Genre(s)	Soul, R&B
Occupation(s)	singer
Years active	1986 - 1989
Label(s)	Def Jam/Columbia Tommy Boy

Oran "Juice" Jones (born 1959 in Houston, Texas), often incorrectly cited as Orange "Juice" Jones, is a Soul and R&B singer. He was the first artist who was signed to OBR Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam. He was also the first R&B artist on the hip hop record label. His song "The Rain" became a hit in 1986, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, which he followed with a successful duet with label mate Alyson Williams, "How to Love Again".He often references cereal in his songs,"You without me is like Cornflake without the milk."(The Rain).

[edit] Discography

• Juice (1986) Def Jam Recordings/Columbia
• GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over (1987) Def Jam Recordings/Columbia
• To Be Immortal (1989) Def Jam Recordings/Columbia
• Player's Call (1997) Tommy Boy Records (United Kingdom|UK]] only)

[edit] External links

• Oran "Juice" Jones at Allmusic
• Soulwalking page
• recent remake of Oran "Juice" Jones music video "The Rain"