After working briefly for La Face Records as a songwriter (most notably
Usher's "Think of You," a Top Ten R&B hit in 1994),
L.A. Reid and
Babyface gave
Donell Jones the go-ahead to craft a solo debut. The resulting album,
My Heart, introduced
Jones to the masses with the help of "Knocks Me off My Feet," his lovely cover of a classic
Stevie Wonder ballad. Not only does
Jones write the songs and sing them on his debut album; he also produces the album and programs both the drums and keyboards. Thus, comparisons to
Wonder are somewhat inevitable, especially because
Jones sings with a similarly soothing tone of voice. His later albums show him growing as an artist, but here you see
Jones first blossoming. In addition to "Knocks Me off My Feet,"
My Heart also features "In the Hood,"
Jones' smooth ode to street culture that appears here in two versions. ~ Jason Birchmeier