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In 2000, Bad Boy workhorse Carl Thomas finally got his opportunity to shine on his own and made the most of it with a soulful, diverse record, EMOTIONAL, featuring the platinum single "I Wish." Four years later, the youthful R&B singer/songwriter builds on his debut with the rich, sultry LET'S TALK ABOUT IT, an album perfectly built around his elastic, alluring voice, exploring soul from many angles and eras.
There's plenty of radio-ready, new-school soul, such as "She Is" (which opens on an imperial rap from old pro LL Cool J) and the lushly orchestral bedroom track "Make It Alright." Thomas shows he can turn a larger-than-life pop hook on the Luther Vandross-channeling "Dreamer," and proves he can hang with the neo-soul crowd on poetic tracks like "But Me." The eccentric, acoustic-guitar-driven "Rebound" bears a subtle Latin beat and unpredictable but undeniably sweet melody. Thomas is capable of just about anything, and despite possessing a powerful voice, he knows the value of restraint. Thomas comes into his own with his genuinely romantic, artful second album.
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Personnel: Dave Young Orchestra (vocals); Malik Yusef (spoken vocals); Jermaine Mobley, Andre Harris, Eric Walls (guitar); Jon B. (keyboards); David Mingyue Liang (programming); Jack Knight, Mary Brown, Mike City, Shannon Jones (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Manny Marroquin; Dave Pensado; Roger Che; Rob Paustian; Jean-Marie Horvat; Jon Smeltz; Diddy; Paul Logus; Rich Keller.
Recording information: Circle House Studios, Miami, FL; Clockwork Studios; Cutting Room Studios, NY; Daddy's House Recording Studio, NY; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY; Quad Studios, Nashville, TN; The Studio, Philadelphia, PA; WEstlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Editor: Eric K. Sorensen.
Photographer: Jonathan Mannion.
Arranger: Carl Thomas.
Personnel: Carl Thomas (vocals); LL Cool J (rap vocals); P. Diddy, Malik Yusef (spoken vocals); David Liang (various instruments, programming); Andre harris, Vidal Davis (various instruments); Jermaine Mobley (guitar); Jon B (keyboards); Mike City, Mary Brown, Shannon Jones, Dave Young (background vocals).
Producers include: Carl Thomas, Vato, Just Blaze, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Mike City.
Rolling Stone (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 - "LET'S TALK is a sterling collection of middle-aged R&B that shows Thomas as a hardscrabble soulman who very much stands on his own."
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Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)    List All 26 Reviews Carl thomas Vocal Genius
This album is immensely well put together. Carl's voice is smooth and rythmatic, its truly a gift to be able to sing like Carl.
My favorite song on the album is "My first Love" its so creative. I give this album 10.10 out of 10. Big up Carl!!
Submitted by Jawlex ("fl,mi usa")
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Carl Thomas iz Way Underrated!!
Not 2 Many R&B Artists can put so much soul and feeling in a album now and days, but carl did it to the best. I think anyone sleeping on this album is a pure fool or you just don't know what good r&b music is. I Agree with the comment at the top that this is surely the best R&b album so far and i'm sure that it will still be the best by the time the end of the year comes.
Submitted by gas (Laplace, La)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. THIS CD IS GREAT
This is one of the better R&B CD's out right now and it is ashame it took him so long to come out with another CD. He has one of the better voices in the music biz and he deserves more credit than he gets. This is by far the best R&B album of the year. This CD is just as good as the first one and maybe even better as whole. I recommend this CD to any casual music listener.
Submitted by tomas (Bowling Green, OH, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.  A MATURE EFFORT
nice and soulfull, has a mature sound to it rather than the obvious pop r'n'b of others or the blatent hip hop loops of his debut. well worth a listen.
Submitted by jk47fanclub (England, UK) 
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WOW
This album is truly great! I love the whole cd which is rare these days with so many fake artists out there. Carl makes you feel every emotion intended on each song. This is truly a lovers cd for the grown & sexy! One of my favorites is Rebound. I like the different arrangements of the "off key" harmonies of the chorus. I agree with the other reviewers saying that this will probably be way underrated, I hope not! Please go out and get it now if you don't have it!
Submitted by lin (Ann Arbor, MI)
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