| 16th | Top performers on Top of the Pops: 1995 |
| 28th | Top former Def Jam Recordings artists |
| Montell Jordan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Montell Du'Sean Barnett[1] |
| Born | December 3, 1968 South Central,California, United States |
| Genres | R&B, New Jack Swing, Hip hop |
| Occupations | singer-songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Def
Jam (1994–2002) Koch (2003–2004) Universal/Fontana (2008) |
| Website | montellmusic.com |
Montell Jordan (born December 3, 1968) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Jordan was the second R&B artist signed to the Def Jam label (following Oran "Juice" Jones) and became the main male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003.
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Jordan attended Pepperdine University in California, where he received a bachelor's degree in communication and became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Jordan's first single was the 1995 #1 hit "This Is How We Do It," which sampled Slick Rick's earlier Def Jam hit "Children's Story". Jordan followed up his success with "Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz", which peaked at #21. Later hits would include "Let's Ride" with Master P and "Talk Show" with Shae Jones in 1998 and "Get It on Tonite" in 1999.
Besides crafting his own material, Jordan has written and produced for other artists, including Christina Milian, 98 Degrees, Deborah Cox ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here," 1998), and Sisqó (the number-one hit "Incomplete," 2000). The singer has had cameo roles in the films The Fighting Temptations and The Nutty Professor, and he performed on the documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown. In 2003 Jordan left Def Soul and released the album Life After Def on Koch Records and also appeared on the album of popular Croatian singer Nina Badrić in duet "Ne dam te nikom" ("I'm Not Giving You to Anyone").
Jordan released his seventh LP - Let It Rain - on October 21, 2008. [2]
Jordan's song "This Is How We Do It" is used as the opening theme to Howie Mandel's hidden camera show, Howie Do It.
| Year | Album | Chart positions[3][4] | U.S. certifications[5] |
Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK | ||||
| 1995 | This Is How We Do It | 12 | 4 | 53 | Platinum | Def Jam |
| 1996 | More… | 47 | 14 | 66 | Gold | |
| 1998 | Let's Ride | 20 | 8 | — | Gold | |
| 1999 | Get It On…Tonite | 32 | 3 | — | Gold | |
| 2002 | Montell Jordan | — | — | — | — | Def Jam/Def Soul |
| 2003 | Life After Def | — | 54 | — | — | Koch |
| 2008 | Let It Rain | — | 67 | — | — | Universal/Fontana |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart, was not released, or was not certified | ||||||
| Year | Single | Chart positions[3][4] | U.S. certifications[5] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK | ||||
| 1995 | "This Is How We Do It" | 1 | 1 | 11 | Platinum | This Is How We Do It |
| "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" | 21 | 18 | 15 | Gold | ||
| "Daddy's Home" | — | 74 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "I Like" (feat. Slick Rick) | 28 | 11 | 24 | — | The
Nutty Professor OST & More… |
| "Falling" | 18 | 8 | — | Gold | More… | |
| 1997 | "What's on Tonight" | 21 | 7 | — | Gold | |
| "Showdown" (E-A-Ski feat. Montell Jordan) | — | 54 | — | — | Showdown | |
| 1998 | "Let's Ride" (feat. Master P & Silkk the Shocker) | 2 | 1 | 25 | Platinum | Let's Ride |
| "I Can Do That" | 14 | 4 | — | Gold | ||
| "When You Get Home | — | 74 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "Get It on Tonite" | 4 | 1 | 15 | — | Get It On…Tonite |
| 2000 | "Once Upon a Time" | — | 35 | — | — | |
| 2001 | "You Must Have Been" | — | 44 | — | — | Montell Jordan |
| 2003 | "Supa Star" | — | 71 | — | — | Life After Def |
| 2008 | "Me and U" | — | 71 | — | — | Let It Rain |
| Number 1 hits | 1 | 3 | — | |||
| Top 10 hits | 3 | 6 | — | |||
| Top 20 hits | 5 | 8 | 3 | |||
| Top 40 hits | 8 | 10 | 5 | |||
  | Official Site - Montell Jordan: Official Music Website |
| | "Montell Jordan releases 7th Project" - MONTELL JORDAN DROPS SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM |
| | Official site - Montell Jordan: Official Music Website |
| | "Montell Jordan Biography" - Montell Jordan: Official Music Website |
| | Montell Jordan interview with The NBA Breakdown - This Is How We Do It Episode 25 2/20/2009 - The NBA Breakdown on Blog Talk Radio |
| | Montell Jordan UK Chart History - Chart Stats - Montell Jordan |
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