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Carlton Neron Thomas[1] (born June 15, 1972) is an American R&B singer.

Carl Thomas
Thomas performing in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Carlton Neron Thomas
Born	(1972-06-15) June 15, 1972 (age 50) Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	R&B soul
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Bad Boy (1997–2005) Bungalo (2006–10) Verve Forecast (2011–14)
Website	carlthomaslive.com

Biography

Thomas was born in Aurora, Illinois[2] and attended East Aurora High School.[3] He sang around Chicago and became a member of The Fourmula. He branched out, however, and traveled to New York City, where he sang at clubs during open-mic nights. One such performance caught the eye of Sean "Puffy" Combs, who signed Thomas to Bad Boy Entertainment in 1997.[2]

Career

With the single "I Wish" released in late 1999, topping the R&B charts for six consecutive weeks, creating strong interest. Emotional, his debut album was released on April 18, 2000. On the strength of this single, and the album's other singles, "Summer Rain" at No. 18, which also appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film version of Shaft, and the title track "Emotional" at No. 8 on the R&B charts, the album was certified platinum with over 1 million in sales. Later rapper Jay-Z's "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" interpolated Thomas' "I Wish" on his 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. He sung in the track "Everyday" on The Understanding.

His second album, Let's Talk About It, was released on March 23, 2004. Although two singles – "She Is" and "Let's Talk About It" – were released, they charted poorly. Lack of promotion caused by the death of Thomas's brother Duranthony Evans, who was killed in a drive-by on Halloween night on Aurora's east side was a contributing factor.[4] This devastated Thomas, causing him to take a sabbatical from his music and the promotion of the album. The album was highly anticipated due to the length of time that had passed since Emotional but was not well received by fans. In 2005, Thomas was featured on R&B singer Amerie's second album Touch, on the ninth track, entitled "Can We Go".

On the 2006 2Pac album Pac's Life, he was featured beside Hussein Fatal and Papoose on the track "Dumpin'".

On December 7, 2006, Thomas earned a Grammy Award nomination, along with Chaka Khan, Yolanda Adams, and the late Gerald Levert, for "Everyday (Family Reunion)", a song from the soundtrack of Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion. The song received a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocals.

His third album, So Much Better, was released May 30, 2007, and reached number 25 on the US Billboard 200.[5]

His last contract was with Verve Music Group. Thomas' last album entitled Conquer was released on December 6, 2011. The first single was "Don't Kiss Me", which featured Snoop Dogg and was written and produced by Rico Love.

Personal life

In 2004, Thomas' brother was killed in a drive-by shooting shortly before Let's Talk About It came out.[6] His brother was a corrections officer at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles before his death.[7] The singer cancelled his tour to deal with his brother's death[2] and his record label established the Duranthony Evans Foundation in his memory.[7] In 2019, Thomas underwent a surgical procedure to remove a noncancerous tumor in his salivary glands.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions		Certifications
		US [9]	US R&B [9]
Emotional	Released: April 18, 2000 Label: Bad Boy Formats: CD, digital download	9	2	RIAA: Platinum
Let's Talk About It	Released: March 23, 2004 Label: Bad Boy Formats: CD, digital download	4	2	RIAA: Gold
So Much Better	Released: May 30, 2007 Label: Bungalo Formats: CD, digital download	25	2
Conquer	Released: December 6, 2011 Label: Verve Forecast Formats: CD, digital download	165	21

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[10]		Album
		US	US R&B
2000	"Summer Rain"	80	18	Emotional
	"I Wish"	20	1
	"Emotional"	47	8
2001	"Can't Believe" (with Faith Evans)	56	14	The Saga Continues.../Faithfully
2004	"She Is" (featuring LL Cool J)	—	56	Let's Talk About It
	"Make It Alright"	—	33
2007	"2 Pieces"	—	63	So Much Better
2011	"Don't Kiss Me"	—	54	Conquer

References

External links

• carlthomaslive.com
• Facebook
• Carl Thomas bio
• Carl Thomas profile VIBE

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[es] Carl Thomas

Carl Thomas (*15 de junio de 1971, Aurora, Illinois) es un cantante de R&B y neo soul estadounidense. En Chicago fue al Aurora East High School. Aunque Thomas formó parte de The Formula (Epic Records), él es conocido por ser un artista del sello discográfico de P. Diddy llamado Bad Boy Records. Entre sus singles de más éxitos están "I Wish" y "Emotional", ambos de su álbum debut Emotional de 1999. Su último trabajo ha sido Let's Talk About It (2004), en el que se incluyen temas como "She Is" con LL Cool J, "Make It Alright" producido por Mike City, y "Rebound" producido y compuesto por Eric Roberson. Colaboró con Faith Evans en el tema "Can't believe". Apareció en el álbum Touch de Amerie (2005). Colaborará con el rapero Rhymefest en su álbum debut Blue Collar, en la canción "LSD (Lake Shore Drive)".

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