The Jones Girls (album) explained

The Jones Girls
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Jones Girls
Cover:	Jonesgirlsalbum.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	1979
Studio:	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre:	Soul Philadelphia soul
Length:	35:10
Label:	Philadelphia International
Producer:	Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, Dexter Wansel, Charles B. Simmons, Joseph B. Jefferson, McKinley Jackson
Next Title:	At Peace with Woman
Next Year:	1980

The Jones Girls is the self-titled debut album by American R&B vocal trio The Jones Girls. Released in 1979, it includes the million-selling single, "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else", which charted at number five on the Soul Singles chart, number twelve on the Disco chart and number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, the latter being their only major chart entry there during their career.

Track listing

1. "This Feeling's Killing Me" (Charles B. Simmons, Joseph B. Jefferson, Richard Roebuck) 3:30
2. "You Made Me Love You" (Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs) 4:53
3. "Show Love Today" (McKinley Jackson, Shirley Jones, Valorie Jones, Brenda Jones Frazier) 3:52
4. "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 5:17
5. "Life Goes On" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 4:30
6. "Who Can I Run To" (Charles B. Simmons, Frank Alstin, Jr, Richard Roebuck) 3:25
7. "We're A Melody" (Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs) 5:25
8. "I'm At Your Mercy" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 4:48

Personnel

• Shirley Jones - Lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8), backing vocals
• Brenda Jones - Lead vocals (1, 2, 5, 7), backing vocals
• Valorie Jones - Lead vocals (2, 7), backing vocals
• Dexter Wansel - guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer
• Darnell Jordan, Dennis Harris, Herb Smith, Roland Chambers, Ronnie James - guitar
• Bruce Hawes, Joseph B. Jefferson, Leon Huff, William Bloom - keyboards
• James Williams, Steve Green - bass
• Cliff Rudd, Quinton Joseph - drums
• Bob Conga, David Cruse, Miguel Fuentes - percussion
• Don Renaldo - strings, horns

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[1]	50
Billboard Top Soul Albums	8

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[2]
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100	US Soul	US Dance
1979	"We're A Melody"	-	78	-
	"You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else"	38	5	12

External links

• The Jones Girls-The Jones Girls at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4628/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} The Jones Girls US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-08.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4628/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} The Jones Girls US singles chart history]. allmusic.com.