![]() ![]() 1 mission according to “Love Centric,” while the urgent “So I Can Have You Back” catalogs the mistakes Joe made with an ex as he hopes for a do-over if his replacement falls short. His jump-sharp fashion sense and come-hither good looks aside, Joe keeps the ladies coming back with unabashed vulnerability: The happiness of his woman is Joe’s No. The swagalicious "No Chance," is a declaration to a neglected woman that her current man will become an afterthought once she switches teams: "You was wastin' so much of your time tryin' to make him see, but he's just not me/He started the war, now he's a casualty, I'm the result of what used to be." We know Joe is proficient with the boudoir skills (“Lay You Down”) and putting the ladies on a pedestal (“Celebrate You”), as well as pleading his case for happily-ever-after ("Lean Into It"). What the sixteen tracks will demonstrate, beyond Joe's trademark finesse and sincerity, is his understated intensity and ease with a variety of styles and subject matter Damo Farmer, Derrick "D.O.A." Allen and Gerald Issac anchor his explorations into both the familiar and unfamiliar. Perhaps he feels that his thirteenth studio release, with good reason, is finally his career's personal best. He's a rarity in R&B-sensual without sleaze and gangsta without the gimmicks (i.e., his vocals gracing the theme song of 50 Cent's cable drama, Power), so his longevity might make the title of his latest CD, # MyNameisJoeThomas, a puzzling choice. Men keep his catalog on deck for getting the mood right and their ladies continue to swoon over his tender vocals and live stage shows. After dozens of hits, multiple albums and decades in the music game, Joe Thomas is practically a one-man institution. ![]()
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