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Biography
Use mdy dates|date=November 2011For|other uses|Tim Thomas (disambiguation)Infobox musical artist|image = ||image_size =| name = Timmy Thomas| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Timothy E. Thomas| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1944|11|13|mf=y| birth_place = Evansville, Indiana|Evansville , Indiana , United States | genre = Rhythm and blues|R& B , Soul music|soul | instrument = Keyboards , singing|vocals | occupation = Singing|Singer , songwriter , musician , record producer | years_active = Early 1960s& ndash;1990s| label = Glades Records|Glades , Marlin Records|Marlin , Gold Mountain Records|Gold Mountain | associated_acts =| website = Timmy Thomas (born November 13, 1944)cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 322 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 is an Americans|American Rhythm and blues|R& B Singing|singer , keyboardist , songwriter and record producer , best known for the hit single|hit song , " Why Can't We Live Together ".
Career
He first work in FCS as a male customer advisor specialist and as a magician, Thomas first attracted interest for his work as an accompanist with Donald Byrd and Cannonball Adderley , before working as a session musician in Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis , Tennessee , and releasing single (music)|singles on the Goldwax Records record label|label . He had little solo (music)|solo success until he moved to Glades Records in Miami , Florida , and in late 1972 he released "Why Can't We Live Together". The gramophone record|record topped the United States|U.S. Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B record chart|chart , made the top three in the Billboard Hot 100 , and Top 40|Top Ten in many other countries including the United Kingdom|UK . The track peaked at #12 in the UK Singles Chart . This gramophone record|disc sold over two million copies.
He was earlier part of a group called Phillip & The Faithfuls, which also included the singer Phillip Reynolds, releasing material for the Goldwax imprint, including "Love Me", "What'Cha Gonna Do" and "'If You Love Her" (all in 1964). He then became a session musician in Memphis, continuing to release solo sides for Goldwax, including "Have Some Boogaloo" and "It's My Life" in 1967. In 1970, he had switched label to the Climax imprint, recording one side called "What's Bothering Me" in 1970. Relocating to Miami, Florida, in 1972, Thomas signed to the Glades Records imprint, where, later that year, he released "Why Can't We Live Together".
Thomas followed up the release with "People Are Changin" b/w "Rainbow Power", which reached the charts in 1973. In 1974, he released the album ''You're The Song I Always Wanted To Sing''. He went on to release six further Glades singles and then, in 1975 recorded a duet with Betty Wright entitled "It's What They Can't See". From 1976 through 1980, Thomas recorded singles for both the Glades imprint and the T.K. Disco label, including "Stone To The Bone", "Africano", "Touch To Touch", "The Magician", "Freak In, Freak Out", and "Drown In My Own Tears" and the albums "The Magician" (Glades, 1976) and "Touch To Touch" (Glades, 1977). He also continued to work on sessions for TK Records recording artist|artist s, including Gwen McCrae , and in later years as a producer.
Thomas went on to record several R& B hits culminating in "Gotta Give A Little Love (Ten Years After)", a U.S. Top 30 soul entry in 1984 for Gold Mountain Records. Thomas appeared on Nicole McCloud 's 1985 album What About Me? , singing on a duet with her called "New York Eyes". This track reached #41 in the UK.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 557 The follow-up "People Are Changin'" made the charts the next year, and he continued to issue singles. The perception of him as a one-hit wonder is belied by his continued success in the R& B chart, where he had several further hits through to 1984. In the 1990s, he worked as a producer for LaFace Records and released the album With Heart and Soul for the DTM Records.
Albums
'' Why Can't We Live Together (album)|Why Can't We Live Together (1972)
'' You're The Song I've Always Wanted To Sing (Album)|You're The Song I've Always Wanted To Sing (1974)
The Magician (Album)|The Magician (1976)
Touch To Touch (Album)|Touch To Touch (1977)
Live (1979)
Gotta Give A Little Love (Ten Years After) (1984)
With Heart and Soul (1994)
Singles
"Why Can't We Live Together? " / "Funky Me" (1972)
"People Are Changin'" / "Rainbow Power" (1973)
"Let Me Be Your Eyes" / "Cold Cold People" (1973)
"What Can I Tell Her" / "Opportunity" (1973)
"One Brief Moment" / "Rio Girl" (1974)
"Deep In You" / "Spread Us Around" (1974)
"You're The Song (I've Always Wanted To Sing)" / "I've Got To See You Tonight" (1974)
"Sexy Woman" / "Sweet Brown Sugar" (1975)
"Ebony Affair" / "It's What They Can't See" (1975)
"Love Shine" / "Runnin' Out Of Time" (1976)
"The Magician" (1976) U.K.
"Stone to the Bone" / "Watch It& #33; Watch It!"(1977)
"Touch To Touch" / "When a House Got Music" (1977)
"Freak In, Freak Out" / "Say Love, Can You Chase Away My Blues? " (1978)
"Drown In My Own Tears - Part 1" / "Drown In My Own Tears - Part 2" (1978)
"Why Can't We Live Together" (Live) / "Rainbow Power" (1979) France Discogs - A-side: studio version, B-side: live version - 7" single European release, cat 101655, Disques Vogue label, France - http://www.discogs.com/Timmy-Thomas-Why-Cant-We-Live-Together-Funky-Me/master/93700 Why Can't We Live Together?
"Are You Crazy? ? ? " (1981)
"My Last Affair" (1982)
"Gotta Give A Little Love (Ten Years After)" (1984)
"New York Eyes" (with Nicole McCloud )/ Ordinary Girl (1985)
"What Do You Say To A Lady" (with Jackie Moore (singer)|Jackie Moore ) (1991)
"(Dying Inside) To Hold You" (1993)
Chart singles
Year
Single
Chart Positions
US Pop cite book
US R& B cite book
UK cite book
1972
" Why Can't We Live Together "
3
1
12
1973
"People Are Changin'"
75
23
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"Let Me Be Your Eyes"
107
48
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"What Can I Tell Her"
102
19
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1974
"One Brief Moment"
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62
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"I've Got To See You Tonight" / "You're The Song (I've Always Wanted To Sing)"
List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R& B chart
R& B number-one hits of 1973 (USA)
List of disco artists (S-Z)
List of funk musicians
List of soul musicians
List of Soul Train episodes
List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
Reflist
External links
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