Oran "Juice" Jones (born March 28, 1957) is an American retired R&B singer.

Early life Jones was born in Houston, Texas, but raised in Harlem, New York City, New York.

Career Military career

He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1981.

Jones served as a sniper officer in the Marine Corps before becoming a musician.

Music career Jones was the first musician signed to OBR Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam (which is now part of Universal Music Group).

His song "The Rain" became a hit in 1986, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. It ranks him on VH1's top 100 One Hit Wonders of the '80s. He followed it with "How to Love Again," a duet with labelmate Alyson Williams. Jones received a Grammy nomination for "The Rain", with Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.

Jones released two more albums, but these did not achieve significant success. He collaborated twice with pornographic actress and singer Midori. In 1997 they record a duet of "Let's Stay Together" for his album Player's Call and Jones appeared on Midori's single "5,10,15,20" on the Porn to Rock compilation album released in 1999.

Discography Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUS 200US R&BJuice Released: Label: Def Jam/Columbia444GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over Released: 1987 Label: Def Jam/Columbia—36To Be Immortal Released: 1989 Label: Def Jam/Columbia——Player's Call Released: 1997 Label: Tommy Boy—— "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles YearSongPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUS Hot 100US R&BUS DanceAUSUK1986"Curiosity"—45———Juice"1.2.1."—————"The Rain"917854 BPI: Silver"You Can't Hide from Love"—75———1987"Here I Go Again"—45———"Cold Spending My Money"—41———GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over"I Just Can't Say Goodbye"—————"Not on the Outside"————— 1989"Pipe Dreams"—47———To Be Immortal 1990"Shaniqua"—————1997"Poppin' That Fly"—————Player's Call"Player's Call"————— "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

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External links

SoulInStereo.com's update page, "Whatever Happened To...," on Oran "Juice" Jones, contributed by Edward Bowser on November 19, 2013