Cool Relax is the second studio album by
Jon B. It was released by
Tracey Edmonds' label Yab Yum Records and distributed by
Epic Records subsidiary
550 Music on September 16, 1997. The album was the follow-up to his 1995 debut
Bonafide. Jon assumed the role of having more creative control on his second album. On his debut, he was given leeway to write and produce, but Edmonds and her then-husband Babyface were heavily involved in the making of
Bonafide. Jon was confident in the material for his new album, but fought with Edmonds and Babyface over certain songs to keep on the project.