Emotional is the debut album by R&B singer Carl Thomas, released on April 18, 2000 from Bad Boy/LaFace/Arista Records.

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

 (1/4/01, p.117) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000".

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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 (6/22/00, p.134) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...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."

Vibe (6/00, p.220) - "...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..."

The Source

The Source (magazine)

The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's second longest running rap periodical, behind United Kingdom-based publication Hip Hop Connection. The Source was founded as a newsletter in 1988...

 (6/00, p.228) - "...Carl Thomas will take you there....With a strong consideration for classic soul singing...Thomas brilliantly interprets each track....[His] dynamic delivery betrays every corner of his heart....The perfect soundtrack for an intensely romantic evening..."

Track listing

1. "Intro"
2. "Emotional"
3. "I Wish
   I Wish (Carl Thomas song)
   I Wish is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Carl Thomas. The hit song spent six weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and also peaked at number twenty on the pop charts.-Remixes:...
   
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4. "Anything" (Interlude)
5. "My Valentine"
6. "Giving You All My Love"(Feat. Kelly Price)
7. "Cadillac Rap" (Interlude)
8. "Woke Up in the Morning"
9. "Come to Me"
10. "Cold, Cold World"
11. "Trouble Won't Last" (Interlude)
12. "You Ain't Right"
13. "Lady Lay Your Body"
14. "Supastar"
15. "Summer Rain"
16. "Hey Now"
17. "Special Lady" (Produced by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie)

Samples and interpolations

• "Giving You All My Love" contains a sample of "Whatever You Are" by Isaac Hayes
  Isaac Hayes
  Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
  
  
• "Emotional" contains a sample of "Shape Of My Heart" by Sting
• "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 Stay Together" By Roberta Flack
  Roberta Flack
  Roberta Flack is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is notable for jazz, soul, R&B, and folk music...
  
  
• "Summer Rain" contains a vocal interpolation of "Summer Soft" by Stevie Wonder
  Stevie Wonder
  Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
  
  
• "You Ain't Right" contains a sample from "Summer Breeze" by The Isley Brothers
  The Isley Brothers
  The Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...
  
  

Credits

Ben H. Allen, Engineer

Mark Batson, Producer

Tom Cassel, Recording

Gordon Chambers, Producer

Roger Che ,Recorder

Mike City

Mike City

Mike City is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Flowers is also the founder and CEO of Unsung Entertainment, Inc. He's currently working on his personal album titledMike City a.k.a...

, Producer

Sean "Puffy" Combs, Executive Producer, Producer

Dave Dar ,Assistant Engineer

Stephen Dent ,Engineer

John Eaton ,Engineer

Rasheed Goodlowe ,Assistant Engineer

Terri Haskins ,Wardrobe Design

Heavy D & the Boyz

Heavy D & the Boyz

Dwight Arrington Myers , better known as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American actor, rapper, record producer, singer and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a hip hop group which included G-Whiz , "Trouble" T. Roy , and Eddie F...

 ,Producer

Ken Huffnagle ,Assistant Engineer

David Kutch ,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

Harve Pierre

Harve Pierre, also known by the stage-name Joe Hooker, is a writer, singer and producer. Pierre is also the President of Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy record company. As a singer, he uses almost "out-of-tune", loud, rap-style singing vocals...

 ,A&R, Associate Executive Producer, Producer, Vocal Producer

Kelly Price

Kelly Price

Kelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola...

, Vocals (Background)

Ed Raso, Engineer

Carl Thomas ,Producer

Chucky Thompson

Chucky Thompson

Carl E. "Chucky" Thompson is a hip hop/R&B record producer. Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. He was responsible for album...

, Programming

J. Willbanks, Assistant Engineer

Mario Winans

Mario Winans

Mario Winans is an American R&B singer, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born Mario Brown, he is the son of gospel recording artist Vickie Winans and her first husband, Bishop Ronald Brown. He is also the stepson of his mother's second husband, gospel singer, Pastor Marvin...

- Producer, Vocals

Malik Yusef, Spoken Word

Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander- Engineer, Mixing

Datu Faison, Associate Executive Producer

Rick Brown, Associate Executive Producer

Recording information:

CRC Studios, Chicago, IL;

D.A.R.P. Studios, Atlanta, GA;

Daddy's House Recording Studio, New York, NY;

Enterprise STudios, Los Angeles, CA;

Purple Dragon Studios, Atlanta, GA;

Sony Studios, New York, NY;

Sound On Sound Studios New York City, NY;

The Hit Factory

The Hit Factory

The Hit Factory was a recording studio in New York City famous for its clientele. It was officially closed for business April 1, 2005 whereas other Hit Factory studio locations remained open, such as in Miami, Florida.-History:...

, New York, NY.