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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Dopeisjay on June 11, 2007, 07:56:08 PM
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The consummate vocalist, former Bad Boy artist Carl Thomas, linked up with producer Mike City (who helmed Thomas' biggest hit, 2000's "I Wish") and originally was going to do a mixtape, but eventually their work turned into a full indie album, So Much Better, which is in stores now.
"It was the perfect chance for me to get those records off that Puff never let me get off," Thomas said of the project, which features contributions from E-40, Brandy, Lalah Hathaway, DJ Quik and Thomas' idols, hitmakers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. "This is like more of what you're used to: It's less experimental than my last album, Let's Talk About It."
Thomas is coming back at the right time: The Chicago native digs what's going in his genre.
"I love Amy Winehouse's album," he enthused. "I picked up Ne-Yo's album. I think it's really dope. I'm waiting on this Jill Scott project that's coming out soon, this next Usher album, I'm anticipating R. Kelly's record. There's a wonderful independent record by Anthony Hamilton that's out [Southern Comfort, a collection of unreleased tracks recorded several years ago]. Chris Brown, might I add, is a dope performer. He's really on it.
"I like what's going on in R&B and that R&B is really making money again," he added. "A few years ago you couldn't say that. Everything was predominantly hip-hop and the singers weren't getting as much money as these rappers. Now these R&B cats are getting just as much gwap, or being able to go out and secure marketing deals just like the rappers. I was just talking to Ne-Yo about this a little while ago."
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The album is out now, but I don't know which track Quik produced, and I haven't listened to it yet.
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Carl Thomas was dope. I wish was my joint back in the day.
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looks like i have to check that out
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Amy Winehouse is talented, great singer!
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The album is out now, but I don't know which track Quik produced, and I haven't listened to it yet.
can u post the track Late Night Rendez vous with e-ro this track is smooth as fuck!! Mike City on da Beat!!
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I WISH I WISH I NEVER MET HER. EVEN THOUGH I LOVE HER SO.... 8)
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what track did Quik produced??
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what track did Quik produced??
same question.
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what track did Quik produced??
same question.
Well Im not sure, I went over to Amazon, heard 30 seconds of each track..
it's hard to say, but i'd go for "Somthin Bout You"..
i mite be wrong..
But Track 10 sounds so cool, Sounds like a Bob Marley track..
blu!
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first at all, what is the name of the album?
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Carl Thomas - So Much Better
If someone wants album please PM me
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Carl Thomas was dope. I wish was my joint back in the day.
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Glad to see Carl working with Quik.
I Wish was THE BOMB, fucked so many times to that joint back in the day.....
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I dont know if Quik made the album but most of the songs were produced by Mike City (producer of "I wish" and Brandy's "Full Moon")
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So nobody knows what is the track prod by Quik ?
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to be real. i dont think that quik produced a track :'( :'(.
here are the credits from cdunivers:
1. If I Could (Intro)
2. Another You - (Steppers mix)
3. 2 Pieces
4. Thought You Should Know - (with Lalah Hathaway)
5. Somthin' Bout You - (with Brandy)
6. If That Ain't Love
7. Late Night Rendezvous
8. Get You Back (Interlude)
9. So Much Better
10. Oh No You Can't Be Serious
11. Can't Get Over - (with Dave Hollister)
12. How Can We
13. If You Ever
14. Say I Do
15. I Miss You (Interlude)
16. Home
17. Late Night Rendezvous - (with E-40)
18. Oh No You Cant Be Serious - (with Baby Cham)
Notes
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Personnel: Claude Kelly, Mikey Dan, Tanielle Johnson, Di Reed, Gordon Chambers, Troy Taylor (vocals); Erik Walls, Donald 'Pup Dawg' (guitar); 'Big Jim' Wright, Bobby Ross Avila (keyboard). Additional personnel: Dave Hollister, E-40, Lalah Hathaway, Baby Cham, Brandy.
=> There is no DJ Quik or David Blake :'(
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it seems that quiks beat never reach the album