AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Joe

Artist:Joe f/Mystikal

Song:Stutter

Album:Greatest Hits

The 2001 single Stutter was the only number one hit for R&B crooner Joe. The 2000 single I Wanna Know was his other big hit. But he had a good run on the R&B charts from 1997-2003. He was born Joseph Lewis Thomas July 5, 1973 in Columbus, GA and he grew up in Opelika, AL. He's a Preacher's Kid. In fact both parents were preachers. So obviously he grew up singing in church. After graduating from high school, Joe was working at a gospel record store when he met producer Vincent Herbert. He's probably best known for being married to Tamar Braxton. They did the reality show Tamar & Vincent. He produced a demo and that got Joe a record deal with Mercury Records. The 1993 album Everything was mostly produced by Keith Miller. Joe wrote most of the songs. The single I'm in Luv was a top ten hit. It looked like that was going to be his only album. But then Joe's song All the Things (Your Man Won't Do) appeared in the 1996 film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinkin' Your Juice in the Hood. When it reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, Jive Records signed Joe and released the 1997 album All That I Am. It was also the first time Joe worked with producer Joshua T. Thompson who worked on several of his albums. The album was certified Platinum. Joe was also writing and producing for others. Mariah Carey asked Joe to appear on the 1999 single Thank God I Found You which topped the charts. The 2000 album My Name Is Joe had Joe's two biggest hits. I Wanna Know reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Then Stutter topped the charts. What drove Stutter to the top was a remix of Stutter featuring rapper Mystikal that appeared in the 2001 film Double Take. It topped the charts for four weeks. The girl in the video is actress Natashia Williams of Vampire Diaries. Stutter was written by Ernest E. Dixon and Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Hamilton produced with Teddy Riley. Hamilton is the grandson of 50s singer Roy Hamilton, hence the nickname. Dixon and Hamilton wrote the 2000 #1 R&B hit Liar by Profyle. Joe faded after this and left Jive in 2007. You can get all his hits on this budget comp. While still with Jive, Joe met Kedar Massenburg. So when he left Jive, he signed with Kedar Records with Universal distribution. He recorded four unsuccessful albums for Kedar. He last released an album in 2016 on his own label with BMG distribution. He's still around. He's touring with Tamia this fall. But Joe's days at the top of the charts are over. Here's the video for Stutter by Joe featuring Mystikal.