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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Biography
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 Badric 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.
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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.
Discography
Studio albums
Year
| Album
| Chart positions [2] [3]
| U.S. certifications [4]
| 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
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Chart positions [2] [3]
| U.S. certifications [4]
| 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
|
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
| —
| —
|
2000
| "Get It on Tonite"
| 4
| 1
| 15
| —
| Get It On...Tonite
|
"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
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"—" denotes the single failed to chart, was not released, or was not certified
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As featured performer
Year
| Single
| Chart positions [8]
| Album
|
US
| US R&B
| US Rap
|
1997
| "Showdown" (E-A-Ski feat. Montell Jordan)
| —
| 54
| 8
| Showdown
|
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released
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Awards and nominations
1995
- 1995 MTV Video Music Award nominations for Best Dance Video ("This Is How We Do It") and Best Rhythm & Blues Video ("This Is How We Do It")
- 1995 Grammy Award nomination for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male ("This Is How We Do It")
References
- "Montell Jordan releases 7th Project"
- Montell Jordan US chart history
- Montell Jordan UK chart history
- Montell Jordan US certification history
- Montell Jordan US chart history
- Montell Jordan UK chart history
- Montell Jordan US certification history
- E-A-Ski US chart history