Joe (singer)

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Joe

Joseph Lewis Thomas (born July 5, 1973), known mononymously as Joe, is an American

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", "Thank God I Found You" and "Still Not a Player
".

Since his departure from Jive, Joe has released most of his projects independently through ventures with

.

Early life

Joe was born July 5, 1973, in Columbus, Georgia,[1] and was the child of evangelist preachers.[4] He moved to Opelika, Alabama during his formative years and graduated from Opelika High School in 1991.[5]

Career

1990s

After his graduation from Opelika High School, Joe continued to sing and write music while working at occasional temporary jobs.

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. 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
.

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). 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. 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. Another hit single from the album "Don't Wanna Be a Player", was also featured on the Booty Call soundtrack. All That I Am eventually went platinum in the US.

A songwriter and producer, Joe became a frequent collaborator on other artist's projects in the mid-1990s. He remixed a duet by

Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Aside from its peak of number two in Canada, the song achieved moderate international charting, reaching the top ten in the United Kingdom and peaking within the top thirty in Australia, Belgium (Wallonia), France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.[8]

2000–2007: Rise to success

In April 2000, Joe released his third album,

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
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The following year, Better Days, Joe's fourth album, was released. Significantly less successful, it reached number 32 on the Billboard 200 but peaked at number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, reaching gold status in the US. The album spawned two singles, "Let's Stay Home Tonight", which reached number 18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and the Adult R&B Songs chart-topper "What If a Woman". A critical success, Better Days became his second album to receive a Grammy nomination in the Best R&B Album category, while "Let's Stay Home Tonight" was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. In 2002, Joe did another collaboration with Mariah Carey on the remix version of "Through the Rain", the first single from her album Charmbracelet (2002).[10]

Joe recruited a diverse roster of high-profile musicians to work with him on his fifth studio album, including

Ride Wit U", a collaboration with rap group G-Unit, elsewhere. A moderate success, the single entered Australia's top 40 in July 2004, and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming one if his biggest hits there.[11]
A steady seller, And Then... was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Joe's sixth album

Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, selling about 98,000 copies in its first week, while marking his highest-charting album since My Name Is Joe. While lead single "Where You At" charted in the United Kingdom only, follow-up "If I Was Your Man" reached number three on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs. Ain't Nothin' Like Me marked Joe's final album with Jive Records following a fallout with label surrounding rumors of his dissatisfaction with the promotion of his material.[12] Also in 2007, Joe performed a cover version of "Before He Cheats", a Carrie Underwood hit, as a Pepsi Smash exclusive on Yahoo! Music.[13]

2008–present: Independent releases

Following his departure from Jive Records, Joe released his seventh album

Stereotypes, and D'Mile among others.[14] Upon release, it debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200, selling 56,733 copies in its first week. Lead single "E.R. (Emergency Room)" became the only single to reach the top forty on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[15] Only ten months later, Signature, his second album with Kedar, was released.[16] An album composed of ballads written, produced, and arranged by Joe, it debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[17] The same year, Joe released the holidays EP Make Sure You're Home for Christmas, which was released exclusively through Target and features two original songs and four cover versions of Christmas standards and carols. A top twenty success on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the standalone EP was worked into a full-length album, entitled Home Is the Essence of Christmas, released the following year.[18]

In 2010, Joe collaborated with label mate

Fantasia.[22] Rapper Too Short also appears on the album.[23]

In March 2014, Joe signed a distribution deal with BMG Rights Management.[24] His eleventh album, Bridges, marked his first album under Plaid Takeover Entertainment, a venture of regular co-executive producer Gerald Isaac, after severing business ties with Massenburg.[25] After a decade of consecutive top ten entries on the Billboard 200, it debuted and peaked at number 17, with first-week sales of 15,126 copies in the United States.[26] The first single released from the album was "Love & Sex, Pt. 2", a duet with singer Kelly Rowland serving as sequel to his 2013 collaboration with Fantasia. It became a top five hit on the Adult R&B Songs chart.[27] In November of 2015, Joe recorded and released a cover to the critically acclaimed song Hello by artist Adele,[28] which received mostly positive reviews. Joe's twelfth album, My Name Is Joe Thomas, an homage to his third effort My Name Is Joe (2000), was released on November 11, 2016. The album debuted at number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with 17,000 copies sold the first week, and spawned the single "So I Can Have You Back", his fourth number-one hit on the Adult R&B Songs chart.[2] In support of the album, Joe co-headlined a European concert tour alongside Ashanti from February to March 2017.[29]

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Award Year Category Recipients and nominees Result[citation needed]
ASCAP Awards
2001 Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures "I Wanna Know" Won
BET Awards 2001
Best R&B Male Artist
Joe Nominated
Grammy Awards
2001 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals "Thank God I Found You" Nominated
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance "I Wanna Know" Nominated
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals "Coming Home" Nominated
Best R&B Album My Name Is Joe Nominated
2003 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance "Let's Stay Home Tonight" Nominated
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals "More Than a Woman" Nominated
Best R&B Album Better Days Nominated
NAACP Image Awards
2001 Outstanding Album My Name Is Joe Nominated
Soul Train Music Awards 1997 Best R&B/Soul Single – Male "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" Nominated
1998 Best R&B/Soul Album – Male All That I Am Nominated
Best R&B/Soul Single – Male "Don't Wanna Be a Player" Nominated
1999
Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video
"Still Not a Player" Nominated

References

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  3. ^ "The Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years". Billboard. November 18, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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  6. ^ Cobb, Mark Hughes. "Tuscaloosa News – 'American Idol' winner Fantasia coming to Tuscaloosa Amphitheater". Redmountainentertainment.com. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
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  12. ^ "R. Kelly Tried To Sabotage Joe's Career?". HipHopDx.com. August 7, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  13. ^ Yahoo! Music Videos Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Joe 's new cd "New Man" coming 23 Sept 8". Femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  15. ^ soul, Mark Edward Nero Mark Edward Nero is an expert on the; gospel; rhythm; Artists, Blues Music Genres Who Interviewed Dozens of; Documentaries, Appeared in. "Music Career of R&B Artist Joe". ThoughtCo. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  16. ^ "Music News: Joe Working on 2 New Albums". Randb.about.com. June 22, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
  17. ^ "Joe Thomas, New Man". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
  18. ^ Kellman, Andy (November 2, 2010). "Home Is the Essence of Christmas – Joe". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "iTunes – Music – The Good, The Bad, The Sexy by Joe". Itunes.apple.com. November 6, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  20. ^ "Interview: Joe Dishes on New Album, Inspiring Today's Generation, Starting New Chapter in his Life". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. May 2, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  21. ^ Tom (July 11, 2013). "Joe Lands #1 First Week on the Billboard R&B Charts with "Double Back: Evolution of R&B" – New R&B Music, R&B Videos, R&B Interviews, R&B Concert Coverage". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  22. Vibe
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  23. ^ "Joe Enlists Fantasia For New Album / Eyes July Release". ThatGrapeJuice.net. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  24. ^ Kellman, Andy (June 24, 2014). "Bridges — Joe". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  25. ^ Mitchell, Gail (March 25, 2014). "Seven-Time Grammy Nominee Joe Signs New Manager, New Deal With BMG Chrysalis". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  26. ^ Tardio, Andres (July 2, 2014). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 06/29/2014". Hiphopdx.com. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  27. ^ "Chart Highlights: One Direction, Katy Perry, U2 Score New No. 1s". Billboard.com. March 10, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  28. ^ Sangweni, Yolanda (November 6, 2015). "Joe Covers Adele's 'Hello': Did He Nail It?". www.essence.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  29. ^ "Joe & Ashanti Set for Joint 2017 European Tour". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. February 1, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

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