In addition, Joe sang on the remix of Big Punisher's "Still Not a Player", produced by Knobody, which interpolated his own song "Don't Wanna Be a Player" and appeared as a backing vocalist on Brandy's track " Angel in Disguise" from her second album, Never Say Never (1998). He remixed a duet by Barry White and Tina Turner called " In Your Wildest Dreams" as well as a remix of Turner's single " Something Beautiful Remains" from Turner's album Wildest Dreams (1996) and wrote and produced on albums by R&B groups Ideal, Xscape and Hi-Five. All That I Am eventually went platinum in the US.Ī songwriter and producer, Joe became a frequent collaborator on other artist's projects in the mid-1990s. Another hit single from the album " Don't Wanna Be a Player", was also featured on the Booty Call soundtrack. Marking his commercial breakthrough, the album reached number 13 on the US Billboard 200 and number 4 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Released as a single, it reached number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was later included as the opening track on his second studio album All That I Am (1997) after signing with Jive Records. In 1996, Joe contributed the song " All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" to the soundtrack to the crime comedy parody film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996). Everything spawned three singles, including I'm in Luv" and " The One for Me" the former of which became a top ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.
Dibbs, and Dave "Jam" Hall, it peaked at number 105 on the US Billboard 200 and number 16 on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Produced by Joe along with Keith Mille, J. In 1992, he signed to PolyGram Records and released his debut album Everything the next year. In New Jersey, while working at a gospel record store and continuing his music education through a local church, he met producer Vincent Herbert and recorded a three-song demo tape. Career 1990s Īfter his graduation from Opelika High School, Joe continued to sing and write music while working at occasional temporary jobs. He moved to Opelika, Alabama during his formative years and graduated from Opelika High School in 1990. Joe was born Jin Columbus, Georgia and was the child of evangelist preachers. An ASCAP Award recipient for his song "I Wanna Know", Joe is a seven-time Grammy Award nominee and has been nominated for numerous other awards and accolades, including a BET Award, a NAACP Image Award, and four Soul Train Music Awards. In 2010, Billboard listed Joe at 48th on its list of the Top 50 R&B and Hip Hop Artists of the past 25 years. In 2016, his twelfth album My Name Is Joe Thomas became his eleventh album to score a top five-placing on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while lead single " So I Can Have You Back" became his fourth number-one hit on the Adult R&B Songs chart over the span of three consecutive decades (1990s, 2000s, and 2010s). Since his departure from Jive, Joe has released most of his projects independently through ventures with Kedar Massenburg and Plaid Takeover Entertainment. Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop and R&B record charts, including the number-one hit " Stutter", the top ten entries " All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", " Don't Wanna Be a Player", and " I Wanna Know" as well as his collaborations "Faded Pictures", " Thank God I Found You" and " Still Not a Player".
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He followed it with a series of successful albums under Jive Records, including All That I Am (1997), the international bestseller My Name Is Joe (2000) as well as the multi-certified albums Better Days (2001) and And Then. He rose to prominence after releasing his debut album Everything the following year. Raised in Columbus, Georgia, he later relocated to New Jersey and he signed a record deal with Polygram Records in 1992. Joseph Lewis Thomas (born July 5, 1973), known mononymously as Joe, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.
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