Oran "Juice" Jones

Oran "Juice" Jones (born March 28, 1957)

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 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 200 US R&B US R&B UK 1986"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.