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Full Name
Joseph Lewis Thomas (Born on July 5, 1973 in Columbus, GA)

Albums
JOE - Everything
JOE - All That I Am
JOE - My Name Is JOE
JOE - Better Days
JOE - And Then...
JOE - Ain't Nothin' Like Me
Joe Thomas - Joe Thomas, New Man

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Big Pun - Endangered Species
Booty Call
Mariah Carey - Rainbow
Caught Up
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Chico DeBarge - The Game
Chico DeBarge - Player Hater (Single)
G-Unit - Beg For Mercy
Cuban Link - Broken Chains
Jason's Lyric
R. Kelly - Gotham City Clubbin' Part 2
KRS-ONE - Keep Right
Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album
Brian McKnight - U Turn
Merry Fucking Christmas 3: The True Meaning Of Christmas (Thug Radio Mixtape)
Panther
Papoose - The Boyz In The Hood
Pure Soul
Romeo Must Die
Rush Hour
Save The Last Dance 2
The Source Presents Hip Hop Hits Volume 2
Thug Radio Mixtape 16: Bang On 'Em
Tony Thompson - Sexsational
The Wood

Bio From AllMusic.Com
An accomplished vocalist of smooth and sultry R&B productions with occcasional hip-hop beats, Joe's extensive background in gospel music has allowed him to produce his albums as well as sing on them. A native of Georgia, Joe later moved to Opelika, Alabama; since he was the son of two preachers, he spent much time in church singing, playing guitar and even directing the choir. Influenced early on by gospel stars like the Winans, Commissioned and Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Joe grew to love soul legends Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye plus contemporary stars Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat.

Joe graduated from high school and continued to sing and write music while working at occasional temporary jobs. Finally, he traveled to New Jersey hoping to make connections in the music industry. 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. He signed to Polygram and in 1993 released his album debut, Everything. Joe also appeared on the soundtrack to Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, and moved to Jive/RCA for his second album, 1997's All That I Am. The single "Don't Wanna Be a Player" hit the Top 40, thanks to its exposure on the soundtrack of Booty Call. While All That I Am went platinum, Joe remixed a duet by Tina Turner and Barry White, "Never in Your Dreams"; he also produced and wrote for debut albums by Ideal and Deja Groove. In 1999, Joe appeared on Mariah Carey's "Thank God I Found You" single (from Rainbow), and caught yet another break from a soundtrack appearance, this time with "I Wanna Know" from The Wood. Released as a single in the fall, "I Wanna Know" languished in the lower reaches of the charts until suddenly catching fire in early 2000; the single reached the R&B Top Five in March, setting the stage for Joe's next album, My Name Is JOE. Despite never achieving that level of sales again, 2001's Better Days, 2003's And Then..., and 2007's Ain't Nothin' Like Me were solid full-lengths. — John Bush

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