Born in Chicago, Illinois, Jones' upbringing was rough. He struggled between wanting to be a musician and to be a member of a street gang. After a brush with death, Jones left the gang and focused on a music career forming the group Porscha. However, Jones was gaining notice as a writer penning songs for established R&B acts such as Usher, producing the singer's 1995 hit, "Think of You", 702's "Get It Together" and also wrote for groups such as Brownstone and Silk.
In 1996, he signed with LaFace Records and released his debut album, My Heart, which included his hit cover of Stevie Wonder's 1976 ballad "Knocks Me Off My Feet". It wasn't until 1999 however that Jones began to establish himself as a R&B hit maker with the album, Where I Wanna Be. The album yielded the number-one hits such as "U Know What's Up", which featured TLC member Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes and the title track. Other hits included "Shorty (Got Her Eyes on Me)" and "This Luv".
In 2002, Jones released the gold-selling Life Goes On album, which featured the hits, "You Know That I Love You" and "Put Me Down" featuring Styles P.. Four years later, he released his fourth album, Journey of a Gemini, which featured the Tim & Bob hit, "I'm Gonna Be", which became a big hit on Urban AC. Jones is currently writing songs for Usher, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey on their upcoming albums.
Spend The Night
Donell Jones Lyrics
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And ya making me feel
Like you wanna do something, oh girl
What's on your mind?
I can't take much more of this bumpi' and grindin'
Don't stop what 'cha doing to me
Baby, you gon' make me want you even more
We can take this party to my place or yours
[Chorus x 2]
All up on me, playin' it close
You can't stop it, won't stop rollin'
Shorty, what you feelin' like?
You can come and spend the night
Oh girl
It's on in here, that belvedere got you open up wide
And, oh, girl
Since we locked eyes
Said it's so surreal that we both cannot fight it, oh yeah
Don't stop (said, don't stop) what 'cha doing to me (said, to me)
Baby, you gon' make me want you even more (make me want you more and more)
Act just like you want me, back that ass up on me (yeah)
We can take this party to my place or yours
[Chorus x 2]
[Bridge:]
Oh girl, it's that time
Feels good to know you're leaving here with me tonight
'Cause you're in the mood, so am I
And the sky is not the limit; we gon' see how well I give it, oh yeah
Don't stop what 'cha doing to me
Baby, you gon' make me want you even more (you make me want you more and more)
Act just like you want me, back that ass up on me
We can take this party to my place or yours (to my place or yours, baby)
[Chorus x 2]
The lyrics to Donell Jones's song Spend The Night talks about a romantic encounter in which he expresses his desires towards his partner. They are in a party environment which seems to be turning him on, and he asks her what she has in mind. He is drawn to her physically and is unable to resist her moves as they dance closer together. The alcohol they have consumed is contributing to the sexual tension in the room. Donell sings that he wants her to continue moving the way she is, and he likes it when she grinds up against him. He offers to take the party to her place, or his, insinuating that he wants to take this to the next level. They leave the party together, and the bridge talks about how excited he is that she chose to be with him tonight.
Line by Line Meaning
Listen, girl, it's getting hot in here
The environment is becoming romantic, and it's making me feel like you want something more.
And ya making me feel
You are arousing me with your presence.
Like you wanna do something, oh girl
You seem to be in the mood for something intimate.
What's on your mind?
I am curious what you are thinking about at this moment.
I can't take much more of this bumpi' and grindin'
The dancing we are doing is making me want to take things to the next level.
Don't stop what 'cha doing to me
Please don't stop the actions you are performing as it feels pleasurable to me.
Baby, you gon' make me want you even more
Your actions are increasing my desire for you.
Act just like you want me, back that ass up on me
Move your body in a way that proves you want me physically.
We can take this party to my place or yours
If you're interested, we can continue the night at either your or my place.
All up on me, playin' it close
You are very close to me, and it seems like you want to be intimate.
You can't stop it, won't stop rollin'
We are already in a passionate moment, and it's not going to stop anytime soon.
Shorty, what you feelin' like?
I want to know what you are thinking and feeling at this moment.
You can come and spend the night
if you want to, you can spend the night with me.
Since we locked eyes
Ever since we looked at each other, we've been drawn to one another.
Said it's so surreal that we both cannot fight it, oh yeah
It feels so unreal that we are both attracted to each other, and we can't resist it.
Feels good to know you're leaving here with me tonight
I feel happy that you want to spend the night with me.
And the sky is not the limit; we gon' see how well I give it, oh yeah
We are going to push our physical boundaries and have a night full of passion and pleasure.
To my place or yours, baby
We can continue the night at either of our places.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DONELL JONES, MIKE CITY
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