And both have updated the romantic sounds of R&B with modern production techniques that suited it to a more technologically oriented musical environment.

Both are multitalented young musicians who early on impressed the music industry with their abilities as singers, songwriters, producers, and arrangers.

Both were raised in Chicago and are products of that city’s urban music scene, which in comparison with other large cities tends more toward R&B than toward hip-hop. Just to show that he hasn't turned into a total square, there are plenty of nasty bedroom come-ons.Donell Jones has sometimes been compared to R&B star R. Since the album's not as ballad-heavy, Jones is less prone to oversinging, and several excellent midtempo tracks - 'Better Start Talking,' 'I'm Gonna Be,' 'Spend the Night,' 'Feelin' You,' 'Lust or Love' - should function equally well in clubs and living rooms. Known to produce most of his own material, Jones takes a surprising direction by handing the duties over to the likes of Tim & Bob (who, unsurprisingly, shine the brightest), the Underdogs, Mike City, and Ryan Leslie for a significant chunk of the album. While Journey of a Gemini doesn't quite maintain the steady level of consistency that his first three albums carried, it's nonetheless a satisfying addition to his catalog. Following a protracted bout with label issues and some time spent cleaning up his lifestyle, Donell Jones finally released his fourth album - four full years after his most successful album, Life Goes On, which fell only two spots short of reaching the very top of the Billboard album chart.

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