Studio album 2000
Carl Thomas Emotional
- Billboard peak
- No.9
- RIAA certified
- Platinum
- Released April 18
- 2000
- Runtime
- 60:00
- Tracks
- 17
- Label
- Bad Boy Records
Carl Thomas' Bad Boy debut: quiet-storm R&B led by I Wish, a Platinum singer's album in a rap-heavy catalog.
Emotional gave Bad Boy a male R&B star between the flashier Puff and Biggie eras. I Wish became the defining single—wounded, melodic, radio-dominant—while Summer Rain and Emotional sketched a full quiet-storm persona.
Producers including Mike City and Bad Boy regulars kept the drums polite and the vocals forward. The album went Platinum and remains the reference point whenever the label’s singer-first side gets discussed.
Track list
Production Mario Winans 5 Carl Thomas 4 Harve Pierre 3 Heavy D 2 Mike City 2 Anthony Dent 1 Brian Keirulf 1 Chucky Thompson 1 Damien DeSandies 1 Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie 1 Garrette "Blake" Smith 1 Gordon Chambers 1 Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker 1 Joshua M. Schwartz 1 K-Gee 1 Mark Batson 1 Rashad Smith 1 Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence 1 Sean Combs 1
The Hitmen produced 11 of 17 credited tracks
- Intro 0:49
Prod. Mario Winans
- Emotional 4:31
Prod. Mario Winans
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Prod. Mike City, Carl Thomas
- Anything (Interlude) 1:37
Prod. Mario Winans
- My Valentine 4:11
Prod. Gordon Chambers, K-Gee
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Prod. Mario Winans
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Prod. Carl Thomas
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Prod. Harve Pierre, Sean Combs, Mario Winans
- Come to Me 4:24
- Cold, Cold World 4:20
Prod. Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Mark Batson
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Prod. Chucky Thompson
- You Ain't Right 3:16
Prod. Mike City, Carl Thomas
- Lady Lay Your Body 5:09
Prod. Damien DeSandies, Harve Pierre, Carl Thomas
- Supastar 3:51
Prod. Brian Keirulf, Joshua M. Schwartz, Rashad Smith
- Summer Rain 3:53
Prod. Heavy D
- Hey Now 5:22
Prod. Heavy D
- Special Lady 4:33
Prod. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Garrette "Blake" Smith
Singles
Artists on this release
Lead and guest artists, from the credits
