Joe: 2023 Artist Discussion

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1. Lean Into It
2. Don't Knock Me Out
3. Wear the Night
4. So I Can Have You Back
5. No Chance
6. Happy Hour feat. Gucci Mane
7. Hollow
8. Hurricane
9. Can't Run From Love
10. Tough Guy
11. Lay You Down
12. I Swear
13. Love Centric
14. Celebrate You
15. Our Anthem
16. Hello

Joe's 13th studio album, #MyNameIsJoeThomas, will be released on November 11th via his indie label Plaid Takeover/BMG.


(#6 Adult R&B)

[Zinc.]

R&B singer Joe debuts at No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (dated Dec. 3) with his 12th studio album, #MYNAMEISJOETHOMAS, selling 17,000 copies in the week ending Nov. 17, according to Nielsen Music. It marks his 16th career entry and 11th top five-placing set on the 51-year-old list.

Joe arrived on the Billboard charts in 1993 when his first album, Everything, reached No. 16 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It’s his only studio effort to miss the top five of the chart. He earned his first Billboard Hot 100 hit that year with “I’m In Love,” from the debut set, peaking at No. 64.

His subsequent 11 studio albums have all debuted in the top five on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, beginning with his sophomore set, All That I Am (No. 4 debut and peak on the Aug. 16, 1997-dated chart). Since that first week in the top five, he has earned the most top-five debuts of any R&B act in that span of time (R. Kelly follows with nine top-five debuts since Aug. 16, 1997).

Joe’s Top Five Debuts on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums:
Title, Debut Position, Peak Date
All That I Am, No. 4, Aug. 15, 1997
My Name Is Joe, No. 1 (one week), May 6, 2000
Better Days, No. 3, Dec. 29, 2001
And Then…, No. 4, Jan. 3, 2004
Ain’t Nothing Like Me, No. 1 (one week), May 12, 2007
Joe Thomas, New Man, No. 3, Oct. 11, 2008
Signature, No. 2, Aug. 1, 2009
The Good, The Bad, The Sexy, No. 2, Nov. 5, 2011
Doubleback: Evolution of R&B, No. 4, July 20, 2013
Bridges, No. 3, July 12, 2014
#MYNAMEISJOETHOMAS, No. 2, Dec. 3, 2016

All of the above albums peaked at their debut position.

The new album also launches at No. 1 on the R&B Albums chart. It’s his third straight No. 1 debut on the list, which launched in 2013 (many years after Joe’s chart career began back in 1993).

[George]

Good for JOE on maintaining that fanbase throughout the years. While R&B isn't selling much these days, it's nice to know he's still putting out music. Haven't really listened to his music since "Ain't Nothing Like Me" though.

[George]

Finally listened to "So I Can Have You Back" after hearing clips of it at Target on their music section TV screen, and seeing that it's been holding steady at #2 on the Billboard Adult R&B chart (behind MJB's "Thick of It").

I really like the song, and it's been awhile since I paid attention to a Joe single. Was looking at related videos on YouTube and came across an interview and performance on a morning news show. Shocked about the bad performance, but the comments say he had a sore throat that day and still wanted to honor his commitments/gigs.

[Rican@]

Am I the only one who think "So I Can Have You Back" is a clone of Adele "Hello"? I mean I love it but it is obvious with his inspiration (and due to his own cover of "Hello"), too bad he does not fit the "critique" to get a hit out of it as it is quite a catchy tune. The flow of the song follows the same as "Hello" from verses to chorus. A great one. I need to check out his album. I definitely enjoyed his last one.

[George]

He's doing a European tour with Ashanti beginning next month:

[George]

The Story of How Joe’s Hit Song “I Wanna Know” Was Created

When you think of Joe’s music, undoubtedly one of the first songs that should come to mind is his biggest hit to date, “I Wanna Know”. But did you know the song almost didn’t get released?

We know that the song was originally on “The Wood” soundtrack, but as we learned in an interview we did with producer Edwin “Tony” Nicholas, the song was almost scrapped.

Here is the story of how the song was written and produced.

Edwin “Tony” Nicholas: Well that’s funny, it was actually his sophomore album called “All That I Am.” Working with Joe was really, really cool because the kid is crazy talented, but the funny part is, I actually started working with him as a favor to a girl I was dating at the time. She was managing Joe, and I guess Joe had got an advance from Jive and hadn’t turned in any music. So she asked me to help him finish one song, just because she was going to these creative meetings, and they kept asking “Where is Joe, do you have anything, do you have anything?” And she never had anything to turn in, no updates or whatever, so just to kinda keep him from looking bad, she just asked me to help him get one song done, and it actually ended up being the title song “All That I Am.” The president of Jive at the time Clive Calder heard the song and asked me to help Joe finish the album, and that’s how I wound up finishing the record and out of the six songs, one of them is actually one I did with Gerald called “How Soon.” Joe was a talented guy, but what’s funny is “I Wanna Know” was actually supposed to be on that album. I was asked to play live bass on that record, but I think Joe resented the fact that [others] were involved on the music side of things and he felt that it should be his call, and they couldn’t agree, so he took the song off the album. It wound up being used four years later when he needed a song for a soundtrack and didn’t have anything to send and that was lying around and he sent it, and it did well.

[George]

He’s releasing an EP with Tyrese:

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[George]

He has a new song out with Kimberly Brewer and Stevie Wonder:

[George]

Currently on a multi city tour with Fantasia:

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[George]

New tour next year with Tamia:

[George]

Tour dates have been announced:

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Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest R&B Songs of The 21st Century

#66 Joe, ‘I Wanna Know’
1999

This plush ballad by the Georgia singer Joe is a stretched-out plea to a lover who’s nursing their wounds from a recent breakup. “Baby, I’m the kind of man who shows concern, yes I do/Any way that I can please you, let me learn,” Joe croons over twinkling synths and a cupid’s-arrow acoustic guitar before the sumptuous chorus, which has a singsong melody that makes his pitch for being a safe haven even sweeter. —M. Johnston

[George]

Tamia & Joe Cleveland Concert Recap
Written by Matty Willz
Published on February 12, 2024



Singers Tamia and Joe came to Cleveland over the weekend and didn’t disappoint!

On a chilly Saturday night, the two powerhouses put on an epic performance! Tamia and Joe went hit-for-hit in front of a packed house at KeyBank Theater in Playhouse Square.

Kicking off just after 8 p.m., Joe opened the show with classic records. I Wanna Know, Beautiful, and even Don’t Wanna Be A Player all made the list. About halfway through his set, Joe shed the black leather jacket and shades, invoking a warm reaction from some of his biggest fans.



After a brief intermission, the one and only Tamia hit the stage! Accompanied by two backup singers, Tamia went through her biggest hits, including Careless Whisper, Officially Missing You and You Put A Move On My Heart.

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