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Jawonn Smith, known as J-Wonn (and alternately as Jwonn), is a Southern Soul artist from Jackson, Mississippi native grew up in the church and sang in choirs. "I Got This Record," a single released in 2013 became an undeniable hit and the album of the same name dropped in 2014. His sophomore album, "The Legacy Begins" was released in 2016 Album Discography
1 Intro ****1/2 Talk about making a name for yourself. The unknown Jawonn Smith aka "J Wonn" catapulted to the upper echelon of Southern Soul thanks to the title track of this album. Produced by the red hot Big Yayo this song was everywhere in late 2013 and all of 2014. Not surprisingly it was even voted "Best Southern Soul/R&B Song" in the 2014 Blues Critic Awards For Southern Soul. Quite an achievement for your first time out there. So he's got a record but what is it about? "You Know, I never thought this could happen to me/The day I found out, that my woman was cheating on me/I got this record that I wanna play about this woman that cheated on me/She cheated with Jody, she cheated with Tom, She cheated with Paul Oh. But she left me for John". Don't worry big guy after this song hit the ladies will be all over you. There's some revenge right there. I've spent all the space I allocated for this album but suffice it to say the whole album is great with "True Love" and "One For The Road" being among the good 'uns.
1 Daddy's Girl
***1/2 J-Wonn enjoyed as a
good a reception for his debut than anyone could reasonably hope
for. His first widely released track "I Got This Record" won "Best
Southern Soul/R&B Song" in the
2014 Blues Critic Awards. The album of the same name ranked
number one on our "Best Of 2013" albums
list. He avoids the infamous sophomore slump with "The Legacy
Begins". No, there's nothing as outstanding as "I Got This
Record" but there's enough memorable tracks to keep the fire
burning. "I Need A Grown Woman" and "Daddy's Girl" were singles.
"Daddy's Girl" is an interesting topic for a song. A daughter who is/was
close to her father will allegedly know how to treat a man better.
I'm not a psychologist but there's something to be said about a
woman who had/has a good relationship with her father. Extra point for a fresh
lyrical idea. It's something Carl Marshall would write.
1. Beyond This Door
1 You
Got It
1. Mr. Right Now |
J Wonn
"I Got This Record" (I Got This Record
2014)
"The Legacy Begins'" (I Got
This Record
2016)
"Making Love To Your Mind" (I Got This Record 2018)
"My Turn" (Music Access 2019) 
"Mr Right Now" (Music Access 2022)