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

Early life

Jones was born in Houston, Texas, and 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

Singles