  Joe was born Joe Lewis Thomas in
Georgia and raised in Alabama, the son of 2
preachers and influenced early by R&B and
gospel music. After moving to New Jersey,
Joe's music success began with recording a
demo and contributing a track to the
soundtrack for Don't
Be A Menace in 1996 - "All The Things (Your
Man Won't Do)." Joe ended the 20th
century rising to stardom and becoming a new
force in R&B.
After Joe signed a deal with
Jive Records, he helped out with writing and
producing many other major music artists such
as Toni
Braxton and TLC.
 Joe released his debut LP, Everything. The LP caused little
stir.
 # 98
Singles Artist of the Year
Joe hit the Top
40 with "All The Things (Your
Man Won't Do)" from the Don't
Be A Menace soundtrack.
Joe topped the Billboard Hot
R&B Singles Airplay chart for 7 weeks
with "All The Things (Your
Man Won't Do)."
The single "All The Things (Your
Man Won't Do)" was certified gold.
 # 148
Singles Artist of the Year
The single "Don't Wanna Be A Player" was certified
gold and hits the Top 40.
 Joe released All
That I Am.
All
That I Am was certified gold.
 # 200
Singles Artist of the Year
All
That I Am was certified platinum.
Joe hit the Top 40 helping out Big
Punisher with "Still Not A Player" from Big
Punisher's LP Capital
Punishment.
 # 150
Singles Artist of the Year
 Joe hit the Top 40 by
helping out Mariah
Carey and 98
Degrees on "Thank God I Found You" from Mariah's LP
Rainbow.
 # 23
Singles Artist of the Year
Joe hit the Top 10 with "Thank God I Found You."
"Thank
God I Found You" topped the Billboard Hot
100 for 1 week and the Billboard R&B/Hip
Hop chart for 1 week.
 Joe released My
Name Is Joe.
Joe hit the Top 40 with "I Wanna Know."
My
Name Is Joe was certified platinum and
topped the Billboard R&B Album chart for
a week.
 Joe hit the Top 10 with "I Wanna Know."
My
Name Is Joe was certified 2x platinum.
Joe topped the Billboard
Year-End Chart for Top Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Song ("I Wanna Know").
 # 65
Singles Artist of the Year
 Joe hit the Top
40 with "Stutter" (featuring Mystikal)
and the single was certified gold.
Joe was
nominated for 4 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration with
Vocals
("Thank God I Found You" with Mariah
Carey and 98
Degrees), Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("I Wanna Know"), Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("Coming Back
Home" with BeBe Winans
and Brian McKnight), and Best R&B Album (My
Name Is Joe).
"Stutter" topped the
Billboard Hot 100 chart for 4 weeks, the Hot
100 Singles Sales chart for 5 weeks, the
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart
for 5 weeks, and the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
Sales chart for 4 weeks.
Joe won a Blockbuster
Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Artist
- R&B.
Joe hit the Top 10 with "Stutter."
My
Name Is Joe was certified 3x platinum.
 Joe released Better
Days.
Better
Days was certified gold.
 Joe was heard on the Drumline soundtrack with
"I Want A Girl Like You."
Joe had hits on the R&B
charts with "What If A Woman" and
"More Than A Woman" (with Angie
Stone).
 # 168
Singles Artist of the Year
Joe was
nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("Let's Stay Home Tonight"), Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("More Than A
Woman" with Angie Stone),
and Best R&B Album (Better
Days).
 Joe could be heard on the
tribute compilation - Conceptions:
Musical Tribute To Stevie Wonder - with "That
Girl."
Joe could be heard helping out G-Unit
on the track "Beg For Mercy" from
their LP Beg
For Mercy.
Joe released &
Then.
 # 128
Singles Artist of the Year
&
Then was certified gold.
 # 268 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
Joe released Ain't
Nothing Like Me.
Joe topped the Billboard Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with Ain't
Nothing Like Me.
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Everything
Released: August, 1993
Tracks: "The One For
Me" - "I'm In Luv" -
"All Or Nothing" - "It's
Alright" - "If Loving You Is
Wrong" - "What's On Your
Mind" - "Finally Back" -
"Get A Little Closer" - "I
Can Do It Right" -
"Everything" - "Baby Don't
Stop" |
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All That I Am
Released: August, 1997
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 13
Tracks: "All The Things
(Your Man Won't Do)" - "Love
Scene" - "Don't Wanna Be A
Player" - "Good
Girls" - "How Soon" -
"Sanctified Girl (Can't Fight This
Feeling)" - "All That I
Am" - "No One Else Comes
Close" - "Come Around" -
"U Shoulda Told Me (U Had A
Man)" - "Love Don't Make No
Sense" - "No One Else Comes
Close" (unplugged version) |
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My Name Is Joe
Released: April, 2000
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Tracks: "My Name Is
Joe" (Intro) - "Somebody Gotta
Be On Top" - "Stutter" -
"Table For Two" - "I Wanna Know" -
"Treat Her Like A Lady" -
"Get Crunk Tonight" - "5 6
3 (Joe)" - "Peep Show" -
"One Life Stand" - "Black
Hawk" - "I Believe In You"
(with 'N Sync) - "So Beautiful"
- "Thank God I Found You" (Make
It Last Remix Edit) (with Mariah Carey
& Nas) |
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Better Days
Released: December, 2001
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 32
Tracks: "Let's Stay
Home Tonight" - "Better
Days" - "What If A Woman"
- "Alone" - "Isn't This
The World" - "Ghetto
Child" - "I Like Sexy
Girls" - "Here She Comes"
- "Lover's Prayer" -
"Changed Man" - "I
Understand" - "She Used 2 Luv
Me" - "World Of Girls" -
"Let's Stay Home Tonight"
(Remix) |
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& Then
Released: December, 2003
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 26
Tracks: "More &
More" - "Priceless" -
"And Then..." -
"Testify" - "Ride Wit
U" (with G-Unit) - "Another
Used To Be" - "Bedroom" -
"Make You My Baby" -
"Street Dreams" - "It
Ain't Like That" - "Jeep"
- "Never Whatever Forever" -
"I Remember" |
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Ain't Nothing Like Me
Released: April, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Tracks: "Get To Know
Me" (with Nas) - "If I Was Your
Man" - "If I Want Her" -
"Where You At" - "My
Love" - "Go Hard" -
"Ain't Nothin' Like Me" -
"It's Me" - "Let's Just Do
It" - "Feel For You" -
"Just Relax" - "Love Is
Just A Game" - "You Should Know
Me" - "Life Of The Party" |
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