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Product Description
JOE Thomas, New Man, is one of the most
anticipated R&B releases of 2008. Collaborating with
music industries top and newest hot
producers and songwriters D Mile (Janet Jackson,
Feedback), Bryan Michael Cox, Stereotypes and Rodney
Jerkins to name a few, this album truly lives up to it s
title, JOE Thomas, New Man.. The album includes 11 incredible
cuts from JOE and 5 song snippets from the
next album, Signature scheduled to release on February
10, 2009 just in time for Valentine s Day (a brand new
album of all new & original ballads written, produced,
arranged and performed by JOE)

Album Description
An accomplished singer of smooth and sultry R&B productions with occasional Hip-Hop beats, Joe's extensive background in gospel music has allowed him to produce his albums as well as sing on them. A native of Georgia, Joe later moved to Opelika, AL; since he was the son of two preachers, he spent much time in church singing, playing guitar, and even directing the choir. Influenced early on by gospel stars like the Winans, Commissioned, and Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Joe grew to love soul legends Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye plus contemporary stars Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat. The album Joe Thomas, New Man has contributions from Nas, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Mario, Trey Songz, Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy. Production by Bryan-Michael Cox and Stereotypes amongst others.

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1 out of 5 stars

Not your average Joe September 23, 2008
8 out of 12 found this review helpful

When Joe calls himself a "New Man" with this CD, he's right about that. He goes away from that style, melody and smoothness that we've all come to know, trading it in for songs that sound more like Chris Brown- and Ne-Yo-style R&B.
The songs here are lackluster and disappointing because Joe becomes yet another older act who tries to imitate the popular styles that the young people are doing. (Ahem, Mariah Carey, just to name one)
I like Joe, but even at a sale price, this CD seems like it's one to skip. Even worse, it feels like some half-hearted attempt just to cash in until his "real" album comes out in February.
I don't know if it's his new label or him that decided to sell out on this outing, but it takes some shine off his star.
I don't mind some concessions to the mainstream, but Joe has almost completely thrown out who he was for some middling, pandering songs. Joe once made moving music, now he's just aiming to be a ringtone for the young listeners.
Joe Thomas, New Man? Yes. But not the kind of New that most Joe fans will want.

3 out of 5 stars

Joe Thomas - Same Ol' Man September 24, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Joe's new album "Joe Thomas New Man" came completely unexpected for me. I hadn't even heard of it until a few days before it's release and the first two singles from the album must've been released in obscurity since I hadn't heard about them either. This is strange cause Joe's last album "Ain't Nothin' Like Me" from last year (his first in 4 years) was one of the best R&B albums of 2007 and was an updated version of Joe's repertoire combining Joe's amazing tender R&B with slick modern production from the likes of Stargate, Sean Garrett and Tim & Bob. It even welcomed guest performences from rapper like Papoose, Nas and Fabolous and eventually peaked at #2 on the album charts. The only album being more successful then that was his 2000 release "My Name Is Joe". So why, "New Man" got so little promotion and attention is a mystery. Is the album really that bad is is it because the record company didn't do their best to promote it?.

One of the reasons is probably that Joe recently signed for the new started record company Kedar Entertainment (under Atlantic) and they're also scheduling another album coming up in mid 2009. "New Man" defenitely feel rushed, like an obligatory album released in-between. But it doesn't mean it's a bad album. However, there is no duets or guest rappers here and all of the top producers that made his last album great are gone, apart from Bryan Michael Cox who seem to appear on every R&B album anyway. The best songs here are the one's that are more upbeat like the title track produced by the Stereotypes. He sings that "she makes me feel like a convict, fresh out of jail" and the first single "E.R (Emergency Room)" where Joe is portraited as a patient that need TLC from a female doctor, a little simular to Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing", full of methaphors and playfulness like "You don't need no notice from the doctor, your fingers my thermometer" or "I need mouth to mouth, you feel me/You got a lot to check out, get busy", This midtempo is undoubtly one of the best songs of this year. "By Any Means" with a good beat and the classic slow jam "Why Just Be Friends" in Robin Thicke territory are also decent aswell as "We Need To Roll" (which comes off as a little clumsy), "I won't Let Him Hurt You" and the Polow Da Don produced "Man in Your Life" that uses the same beat as Nas's "Hero". Halfway there are some quite sappy ballads that goes into one ear and out of the other and towards then end comes a few snippets of songs that will appear on his next album. Why they decided to release sneak peaks of future material is beyond me though.

Overall, A quite misleading title of the album since nothing is really new when Joe sings his smooth standard R&B with his typical good guy peronality, infact it would've been a better title for his last album. However, there is alot of good material here especially "New Man" and "E.R" but there is also alot of filler which leaves me with an ambivalent feeling at the end. The 5 snippets of songs that will appear on his 2009 are fine but instead of releasing 2 albums in such a short time he could've combined the best cuts from the two to make one more memorable album instead. If you're a Joe fan and like his usual stuff, check it out but don't expect him to sound like a new born man. 3 stars.

3 out of 5 stars

It's Ok September 23, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

First I want to say I am true Joe fan dating back to his first CD. Many of the songs on here are a little on the corny side. This is one of those CDs that has to grow on you. Normally right out of the case you are jamming to Joe's CD.

Some of the songs are not your typical Joe sound. But I guess in order to reach other crowds and increase sales they have to do that. Shame though. Joe has a niche that not many artist has tapped into and it is getting lost in the sauce trying to compete with these young cats like NeYo or Chris Brown. "Joe, your music is better than there's don't worry about competing."

I am not sure who is writing some of these songs but it is obvious it's that cross over, modern type garbage. The snippets of his upcoming album "Signature" are MUCH better than a lot of the songs on here.

A little disappointing.

3 out of 5 stars

Not That Bad September 24, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I've noticed a lot of people don't seem to like this CD, and while it's nowhere near as good as Joe's previous release there are some highlights.

3 out of 5 stars

Snippets Are Off The Hook!!!!!! September 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I can totally relate to the comments as far as the songs being alittle on the corny side. Joe is an outstanding singer dating back the the "All I Am" cd.... I strongly believe that the label is trying to get Joe to cross over to a wider audieb=nce in order to generate record sales. And once again I can state that the snippets are definately worth the wait. I am so looking forward to the new CD that comes out in February of 2009. All In All I give "New Man" 3 stars out of five, this is the first of many projects for Joe to show that world that he is and will be the man with one of the best R and B sounds around today. Best song is "Heart Behind My Eyes"

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