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Joe (singer)
Joseph Lewis Thomas (born July 5, 1973), known mononymously as Joe, is an American R&B singer. He signed to Polygram Records in 1992, and rose to prominence after releasing his debut album '' Everything'' the following year. 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...'' (2003). 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" and " Thank God I Found You", the latter of which he performed alongside Mariah Carey, also a number-one hit, and " Still Not a Player". Since his departure from Jive, Joe has released most of his projects independently through vent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All That I Am (Joe Album)
''All That I Am'' is the second album by American R&B singer Joe. It was released by Jive Records on July 29, 1997, in the United States, marking his debut with the label. Widely considered his breakthrough album, ''All That I Am'' reached number thirteen on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was eventually certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Promotion The album features "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", originally featured on the soundtrack of ''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'', which reached number two on the US R&B chart and number eleven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; it sold 700,000 copies domestically and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album also features "Don't Wanna Be a Player", which originally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film ''Booty Call'' and reached number five on the US R&B chart and number twenty-five on the Hot 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So I Can Have You Back
"So I Can Have You Back" is a song by American singer Joe. It was written by Gerald Isaac, Derek "D.O.A." Allen, and Phillip "Taj" Jackson for his twelfth studio album '' My Name Is Joe Thomas'' (2016), while production was helmed by Isaac and Allen. Released as the album's lead single, it peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Adult R&B Songs chart, becoming his fourth single to do so. Music video A music video A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ... for "So I Can Have You Back" was directed by Plaid Wayne. Charts Release history References {{Joe 2016 singles 2016 songs Joe (singer) songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965, in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music. It then went through several name changes, being known as Soul LPs in the 1970s and Top Black Albums in the 1980s, before returning to the R&B identification in 1990 and affixing a hip hop designation in 1999 to reflect the latter's growing sales and relationship to R&B during the decade. From 1965 through 2009, the chart was compiled based on reported sales at a core panel of stores with a "higher-than-average volume" of R&B and/or hip-hop album sales to monitor buying trends of the African-American community. This panel included more independent and smaller chain stores compared to the high percentage of mass merchants that account for overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Name Is Joe Thomas
''My Name Is Joe Thomas'' (stylized as ''#MYNAMEISJOETHOMAS'') is the thirteenth studio album by American recording artist Joe. It was released on November 11, 2016 by Plaid Takeover and BMG Rights Management. Joe reteamed with longtime contributors, producer Derrick "D.O.A." Allen and Plaid Takeover head Gerald Isaac, to work on the majority of the album. A tribute to his third studio album ''My Name Is Joe'' (2000), Joe considered the project to become his final album by the time of its release. ''My Name Is Joe Thomas'' received generally positive reviews from critics, some of which considered it to rank among Joe's best albums. The album debuted and peaked at number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and reached the top three on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the Independent Albums chart. In support of the album, several singles were issued, including "So I Can Have You Back," his fourth number-one his on ''Billboard''s Adult R&B Songs chart, as well as the top 20 hit "Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still Not A Player
A still is an apparatus used to distillation, distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively Boiling, boil and then cooling to Condensation, condense the vapor. A still uses the same concepts as a basic Distillation#Laboratory_procedures, distillation apparatus, but on a much larger scale. Stills have been used to produce perfume and medicine, water for injection (WFI) for pharmaceutical use, generally to separate and purify different chemicals, and to produce distilled beverages containing ethanol. Application Since ethanol boiling point, boils at a much lower temperature than water, simple distillation can separate ethanol from water by applying heat to the mixture. Historically, a copper vessel was used for this purpose, since copper removes undesirable sulfur-based compounds from the alcohol. However, many modern stills are made of stainless steel pipes with copper linings to prevent erosion of the entire vessel and lower copper levels in the waste product (which in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thank God I Found You
"Thank God I Found You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, featuring guest vocals from Contemporary R&B, R&B singer Joe (singer), Joe and American boy band 98 Degrees. It was released on November 15, 1999, through Columbia Records, as the second single from her seventh studio album, ''Rainbow (Mariah Carey album), Rainbow'' (1999). Written and produced by Carey alongside Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the song is a soulful pop power ballad with lyrics depicting a powerful love relationship in which the protagonist tells her lover "thank God I found you", that was inspired by a relationship Carey was going through at the time. "Thank God I Found You" received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics; some felt it was a great album closer while others deemed it "un-listenable" and "forgettable". Nevertheless, the song became Carey's fifteenth number-one single on the United States Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and remained her last chart-topping singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Wanna Know (Joe Song)
"I Wanna Know" is a song by American R&B singer Joe. It was written by Joe, Joylon Skinner and Michele Williams for his third studio album ''My Name Is Joe'', which was released on April 18, 2000, while production was helmed by Joe and Tony Nicholas, featuring additional credit from Timmy Allen. It also appeared on the soundtrack to the film ''The Wood'' (1999). Released as a single in 1999, it reached number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The song was ranked fourth on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100's 2000 year-end chart. Background According to the song's co-producer Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, "I Wanna Know" was originally intended for Joe's previous 1997 album '' All That I Am''. He removed the song from the final track listing due to taking issue with the Jive Records label heads wanting to be involved in the creative process. A few years later, he was asked to contribute a song to the soundtrack of the 1999 film ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Wanna Be A Player
"Don't Wanna Be a Player" is a song by the American R&B singer Joe. It was written by Joe, Japhe Tejeda, Jolyon Skinner, Michele Williams and Rodney Jerkins, and produced by the latter for Joe's second studio album '' All That I Am'' (1997). Released as a single from the ''Booty Call'' (1997) soundtrack as well as ''All That I Am''s second single, it reached number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became Joe's second top ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, reaching number five. In the United Kingdom, "Don't Wanna Be a Player" peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, ranking among his highest-charting singles there. Track listings Credits and personnel * Tom Brick – mastering * Rodney Jerkins – mixing, producer, writer * Dexter Simmons – mixing, recording * Jolyon Skinner – writer * Japhe Tejeda – guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Things (Your Man Won't Do)
"All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" is a song by American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer Joe (singer), Joe. It was written by Joe, Joshua Thompson, and Michele Williams and produced by Joe and Thompson. The song originally appeared on the Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack), soundtrack to the film ''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'' and was later included as the opening track on his second studio album ''All That I Am (Joe album), All That I Am'' (1997). It was his first hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 11 in 1996. The single (music), single was RIAA certification, certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 10, 1996. Music video The official music video for the song was directed by Paul Hunter (director), Paul Hunter. Track listings Credits and personnel * Special Tee – audio mixing, mixing * Joshua Thompson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stutter (Joe Song)
"Stutter" is a song by American R&B singer Joe, from his third studio album ''My Name Is Joe'' (2000). The original version of the song was produced by Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Teddy Riley and written by Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Ernest E. Dixon. A remix by Allen "Allstar" Gordon Jr. (marketed as the ''Double Take'' Remix due to its appearance in the 2001 film '' Double Take'') features rapper Mystikal and was a number-one hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for four weeks in 2001. It was one of three singles to have sold over 500,000 copies in the US in 2001. Composition The original version of "Stutter" is slower, more mellow and has no samples; however, the '' Double Take'' remix featuring Mystikal (with its faster tempo) samples both " Summer in the City" by Quincy Jones and " Passin' Me By" by The Pharcyde. Music video The song and video for "Stutter" refer to Joe's girlfriend, who comes home early in the morning while he wakes up and they discuss where she had been. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
