'Bout It

Studio album by Jesse Powell

Released

September 8, 1998^[1]

Genre

R&B

Length

46:02

Label

Silas

Producer

Louis Silas, Jr.
Felipe Darrell (exec.)^[2]

Jesse Powell chronology

Jesse Powell(1996)

'Bout It
(1998)

JP
(2001)

Singles from 'Bout It

"I Wasn't with It"
Released: July 28, 1998 (1998-07-28)^[3]
"You"
Released: February 2, 1999 (1999-02-02)^[4]
"'Bout It, 'Bout It"
Released: 1999 (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

'Bout It is the second studio album from contemporary R&B singer Jesse Powell, released September 8, 1998 via Silas Records.^[1] It was his first album to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at #63.^[5]

Three singles were released from the album: "I Wasn't with It", "You" (which also appeared on his debut album) and "'Bout It, 'Bout It". "You" is Powell's only hit to date on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #10 in 1999.^[5]

The album was certified gold by the RIAA on June 8, 1999.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wasn't with It"	4:21
2.	"I Can Tell"	4:42
3.	"She Wasn't Last Night"	5:02
4.	"'Bout It, 'Bout It"	3:51
5.	"Are You Missin' My Love?"	4:55
6.	"Up And Down"	4:46
7.	"You Should Know"	4:22
8.	"You're The One I Love"	4:17
9.	"You"	5:18
10.	"I Wasn't with It" (remix, CD only (featuring Pete Rock))	4:28

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 – Vocals (background), 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 – Vocals (background)
Jacob Powell – Vocals (background)
Jesse Powell – Vocals, Vocals (background), Producer
Tamara Powell – Vocals (background)
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 – Guitar (Acoustic), Producer
Dexter Simmons – Mixing
Michael Stokes – Engineer, Mixing, Production Supervisor
Joe Warlick – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Emerald Williams – Vocals (background)
Darryl Young – Producer

Chart positions

Chart (1999)^[5]	Peak position
US Billboard 200	63
US Heatseekers (Billboard)	1
US R&B Albums (Billboard)	15

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "'Bout It - Jesse Powell - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
↑ "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.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Jesse Powell - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 5, 2014". RIAA. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

External links

'Bout It at AllMusic

Jesse Powell

Studio albums	Jesse Powell 'Bout It JP Jesse

Singles	"All I Need" "Gloria" "I Like It" "I Wasn't with It" "You" "'Bout It, 'Bout It" "If I" "Something in the Past" "I'm Leaving" "By the Way" "Touching It Tonight"