'Bout It Explained

'Bout It
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jesse Powell
Cover:	Jesse Powell - 'Bout It album cover.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	R&B
Label:	Silas MCA
Producer:	Louis Silas Jr. (exec.) 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
Prev Title:	Jesse Powell
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	JP
Next Year:	2001

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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[3]

Critical reception

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

Notes

• 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

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Bout It - Jesse Powell - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic. AllMusic. August 4, 2014.
2. Web site: Jesse Powell - 'Bout It (CD, Album) at Discogs. Discogs. August 4, 2014.
3. Web site: Jesse Powell - Awards - AllMusic. AllMusic. August 4, 2014.
4. Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 5, 2014. RIAA. August 4, 2014.
5. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. August 22, 2020.