Oran “Juice” Jones (born Oran Jones on March 28, 1957 in Houston, Texas) is a former R&B singer from the ’80s.

He was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Harlem, New York. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1981 and became the second African-American Brigade Commander in Naval Academy history.

Afterwards, Oran served as a sniper officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. In 1986, he signed a record deal with OBR Records (a subsidiary of the Def Jam Recordings label), becoming the first R&B artist to sign to the label.
In February of that same year, he released his debut album “Juice” which peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 7, 1991.
The lead single from the album, “You Can’t Hide From Love” peaked at #75 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks.
The follow-up single, “The Rain” became a hit, topping Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart for two weeks in September of 1986, staying on the chart for 21 weeks.

The song also peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the UK Singles chart, #5 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #7 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Disco Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for “Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.”
The third single, “Curiosity” peaked at #45 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks.
The fourth single from the album, “Here I Go Again” peaked at #45 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks. The last single, “1.2.1.” failed to chart at all.
In October of 1987, Oran released his sophomore album, “GTO: Gangsters Takin’ Over” which peaked at #36 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The lead single, “Cold Spendin’ My $ Money” peaked at #41 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.
The follow-up singles from the album: “I Just Can’t Say Goodbye” and “Not on the Outside” didn’t make the charts at all.
In November of 1989, Oran released his third studio album, “To Be Immortal” which failed to make the charts at all.
The first single, “Pipe Dreams” peaked at #47 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks.
The follow-up single from the album, “Shaniqua” failed to chart at all. After that, Oran left the music business to take care of his mother, who was diagnosed with a terminal illness and to raise his family.
In 1997 (eight years after the release of his previous album), he released his fourth and last studio album to date, “Player’s Call” which was released by Tommy Boy Records in the United Kingdom.

It was supposed to be a comeback album for Oran, but after the singles, “Poppin That Fly” and the title song failed to chart at all along with the album, Tommy Boy Records shelved it. In March of 2007, the album was released in the United States.

These days (according to research), Oran “Juice” Jones produces and scores music for commercials and independent films along with contributing to various hip-hop music blogs. His son, Oran Juice Jones II and his daughter, Perri each have music careers of their own.

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To see a video for “Cold Spendin’ My $ Money,” go to:

To see a video for “I Just Can’t Say Goodbye,” go to:

To see a video for “Not On the Outside,” go to:

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To see a video for “Poppin’ That Fly,” go to:

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