Emotional is the debut album by American R&B singer Carl Thomas. It was released by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records on April 18, 2000, in the United States. Emotional earned Thomas a nomination in the Best R&B/Soul Album at the 2001 Soul Train Music Awards, also garnering him a Male & Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist nod. "I Wish" was also nominated for Best R&B/Soul Single.
Michael Paoletta from Billboard found that on Emotional the singer "shifts into romantic over-drive on his debut album – and that's a good thing [...] Thomas deservedly takes a giant step to the forefront on this 17-track debut," crafting "his own brand of new-millenium soul while paying homage to the original groove of the '70s and '80s."[3]Rolling Stone rated the album three and a half stars out of five and called the album "an unabashedly romantic work, spun on the twin poles of longing and loss [...] laying bare a notable ambition within the ballad genre [...] Thomas proves himself a more than viable heir to the tradition of race-music crooners." It was included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2000 listing.
Michael A. Gonzalez, writer for Vibe called Emotional an "exquisite, lush soundtrack that the lovelorn of the world can call their own [...] Thomas endears us with his vulnerability, standing emotionally naked and unpretentious at a time when R&B has lost nearly all of its romance and subtlety."[5]Allmusic editor Heather Phares rated the album two out of five stars. She felt that "though the set features competent singing, songwriting, and production, outside of the singles, it's not a particularly distinctive collection. Thomas' voice is impressive, but he needs better and more varied material to truly shine."[2]
Singles
"Summer Rain" was the album's lead single. The song was a sleeper hit and did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 until "I Wish" charted. "Summer Rain" ended up peaking at number 80 on the week of October 14, 2000. "I Wish”, was released as the album's second single. It is the album's highest-charting single. "I Wish" peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of May 13, 2000. The album's final single, the title track "Emotional" performed moderately. The single peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of December 30, 2000. “Woke Up in the Morning” was released as a promotional single in 2000. Its remix features the Notorious B.I.G.
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Emotional is the debut album by American R amp B singer Carl Thomas It was released by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records on April 18 2000 in the United States Emotional earned Thomas a nomination in the Best R amp B Soul Album at the 2001 Soul Train Music Awards also garnering him a Male amp Best R amp B Soul or Rap New Artist nod I Wish was also nominated for Best R amp B Soul Single EmotionalStudio album by Carl ThomasReleasedApril 18 2000GenreR amp BLength60 00LabelBad BoyAristaProducerSean Puffy Combs Exec Mike City Gordon Chambers Sean Combs D Dot Anthony Dent Damien DeSandies J Dub K Gee Brian Keirulf Heavy D Ron Lawrence Harve Pierre Joshua M Schwartz Garrette Blake Smith Rashad Smith Carl Thomas Chucky Thompson Mario WinansCarl Thomas chronologyEmotional 2000 Let s Talk About It 2004 Singles from Emotional Summer Rain Released January 11 2000 I Wish Released February 15 2000 Emotional Released September 15 2000 1 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Singles 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesCritical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 Billboard favorable 3 Rolling Stone 4 Michael Paoletta from Billboard found that on Emotional the singer shifts into romantic over drive on his debut album and that s a good thing Thomas deservedly takes a giant step to the forefront on this 17 track debut crafting his own brand of new millenium soul while paying homage to the original groove of the 70s and 80s 3 Rolling Stone rated the album three and a half stars out of five and called the album an unabashedly romantic work spun on the twin poles of longing and loss laying bare a notable ambition within the ballad genre Thomas proves himself a more than viable heir to the tradition of race music crooners It was included in Rolling Stone s Top 50 Albums of 2000 listing Michael A Gonzalez writer for Vibe called Emotional an exquisite lush soundtrack that the lovelorn of the world can call their own Thomas endears us with his vulnerability standing emotionally naked and unpretentious at a time when R amp B has lost nearly all of its romance and subtlety 5 Allmusic editor Heather Phares rated the album two out of five stars She felt that though the set features competent singing songwriting and production outside of the singles it s not a particularly distinctive collection Thomas voice is impressive but he needs better and more varied material to truly shine 2 Singles Edit Summer Rain was the album s lead single The song was a sleeper hit and did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 until I Wish charted Summer Rain ended up peaking at number 80 on the week of October 14 2000 I Wish was released as the album s second single It is the album s highest charting single I Wish peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of May 13 2000 The album s final single the title track Emotional performed moderately The single peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of December 30 2000 Woke Up in the Morning was released as a promotional single in 2000 Its remix features the Notorious B I G Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Intro Mario WinansWinans0 492 Emotional Carl ThomasKenneth HicksonWinansStingWinans4 313 I Wish Michael FlowersThomasMike CityThomas A 3 484 Anything Interlude WinansWinans1 375 My Valentine Gordon ChambersKarl GordonChambersK Gee4 116 Giving You All My Love ThomasIsaac HayesKelly PriceWinansWinans3 327 Cadillac Rap Interlude Michael HendersonThomas0 548 Woke Up In the Morning ThomasHarve PierreSean CombsWinansChristopher WallaceNashiem MyrickCarlos BroadyDarryl McDanielsPierreP DiddyWinans A 4 129 Come to Me ThomasAnthony DentJeffery WalkerAl GreenAl Jackson Jr Wille MitchellDentJ DubPierre A 4 2410 Cold Cold World ThomasRon Amen Ra LawrenceMark BatsonLawrenceBatson A 4 2011 Trouble Won t Last Interlude Chucky ThompsonMalik YusefThompson2 0412 You Ain t Right FlowersThomasCityThomas A 3 1613 Lady Lay Your Body ThomasDamien DeSandiesDeSandiesPierreThomas A 5 0914 Supastar Brian KeirulfThomasJoshua M SchwartzRashad SmithKeirulfSchwartzSmith3 5115 Summer Rain DJ RogersDwight MyersStevie WonderHeavy D3 5316 Hey Now ThomasMyersHeavy D5 2217 Special Lady ThomasDeric AngelettieGarrette Blake SmithD DotSmith4 33 Notes A denotes co producerSample credits Emotional contains samples and interpolations of Shape of My Heart by Sting Giving You All My Love contains a sample of Wherever You Are by Isaac Hayes Cadillac Rap Interlude contains a sample of Be My Girl by the Dramatics Woke Up in the Morning contains a sample from My Downfall by the Notorious B I G Come to Me contains a sample from Let s Stay Together By Roberta Flack Summer Rain contains an interpolation of Summer Soft by Stevie Wonder Personnel EditCredits adapted from the album s liner notes Charles Prince Charles Alexander engineer mixing Ben H Allen engineer Mark Batson engineer Rick Brown associate executive producer Tom Cassel recorder Gordon Chambers producer Roger Che recorder Mike City producer Sean Puffy Combs executive producer Dave Dar assistant engineer Stephen Dent engineer John Eaton engineer Datu Faison associate executive producer Rasheed Goodlowe assistant engineer Terri Haskins wardrobe design Heavy D producer Ron Lawrence producer Ken Huffnagle assistant engineer Herb Powers mastering Jeff Lane engineer Paul Logus mixing Kim Lumpkin project manager Dominick Mancuso assistant engineer Tony Maserati mixing Lynn Montrose assistant engineer Nigel Parry photography Rob Paustain mixing Joe Smilin Joe Perrera engineer Harve Pierre A amp R associate executive producer producer Kelly Price background vocalist Nivea background vocalist Marlon Robinson background vocalist Ed Raso engineer Garrett Blake Melodeus Smith producer Carl Thomas producer Chucky Thompson producer J Willbanks assistant engineer Mario Winans producer vocals Malik Yusef wordsCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2000 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 6 9US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 7 2 Year end charts Edit Chart 2000 PositionUS Billboard 200 8 97US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 9 21Chart 2001 PositionUS Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 10 77Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 11 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit Carl Thomas Shoots Emotional Plans Fourth Single MTV a b Phares Heather Emotional AllMusic Retrieved July 7 2020 a b Paoletta Michael April 29 2000 Reviews amp Spotlights Billboard Retrieved July 7 2020 Reviews amp Spotlights Rolling Stone Retrieved July 7 2020 dead link Gonzalez Michael A July 1 2000 Revoltuions Vibe Retrieved July 7 2020 Carl Thomas Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved July 7 2020 Carl Thomas Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved July 7 2020 Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2000 Billboard Retrieved July 7 2020 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