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Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß After spending the last three years of his ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ career traveling to towns big and small, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² meeting with and performing for people ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ of all sorts, Carl Thomas has taken ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² some profound social notes. "In the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß years since my last album, Emotional, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ there's been a lot of serious things ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² happening in the world and I don't think ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý people feel as safe as they once did," Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß the R&B singer postulates. "People have ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß lost a sense of security. So what I'm ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ trying to do is get back to the business ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² of feel good music." But by "feel ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ good," Carl means to strike people ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² much deeper than merely on the surface; ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß no, what the passionate crooner seeks to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ do this time with his new Bad Boy Records ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² CD, Lets Talk About It is massage souls. ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý He believes that music, like the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß variety of sultry and surprisingly ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß upbeat soul found on Lets Talk About It, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ will serve to free folk from the weight ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² of anxiety and tension they face. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Undoubtedly, many real Carl Thomas fans ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß may find themselves doing just that, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ once they embrace the understanding ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² passion of "Make It Alright" or the ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý gentle, acoustic guitar glide of "Let Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Me Know." Unlike the last go round, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Carl has been able to put his production ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ talent to work on Lets Talk About It, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the results are nothing short of ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ magnetic. And his honesty as a ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² songwriter who focuses on themes of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß love is transformative. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² We all have a higher and lower nature. ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý And so I'm trying with this music to Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß reflect my higher. I'm not going to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß pretend that I've only sat on one side of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the fence." This time there is such a ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² personal effect from Carl's songwriting ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ and production that a few listens draw ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² one in so close you feel as though you ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß can reach out and touch him. Along with ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ members of his newly founded production ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² team Thom Tunes, (Elijah Veto Harris & ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Milton Thornton), Carl produced and Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß co-wrote half of the CD including the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß sensual "Baby Maker" and "Dreamer," a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ pretty self-reflection filled with ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² poetry. I used to love to dream out ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ loud/stand in the middle of an open ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² crowd/ and everybody would see me/ but ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß I was just a little project child? Lets ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Talk About It also includes production by ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² The Hit Men (P. Diddy, Mario Yellow Man ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Winans & Deric D-Dot Angeletti) and Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Mike City. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Until this song, it was hard to imagine ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Carl as the Chicago-born man-child ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ destined to reshape R&B, but this kind ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² of writing proves his depth and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß colorful vision. "These songs were the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ones I just had to get off my chest," ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Carl acknowledges. "And it was really ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý very different to take complete Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß responsibility of them. It wasn't just ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß about going into a booth. I had to nurture ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ these." ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ In fact, nurturing is second nature to ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Carl who now has a 4-year-old son. And ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß it is this passionate relationship with ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ his child, that has propelled his music ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² to even greater heights. Carl has always ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý been a thoughtful musician, yet Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß fatherhood has sparked even deeper ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß feelings, thoughts that have forced him to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ challenge the urban music status quo. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² "What's wrong with talking about things ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ that affect the world and how it ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² connects to music? Nothing." Carl ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß affirms. "The way things are have little ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ or nothing to do with the way things ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² should be. As much as music can elevate, ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý it can pervert. And to an extent, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß music has perverted the minds of our ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß children. That's something we have to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ admit. So, I say to myself, why not ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² present another option? ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Carls music adds a beautiful element to ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the Bad Boy roster and his creative ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ marriage with producer and Bad Boy CEO ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Sean "Puffy" Combs is flourishing. In ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý fact, that union is better than ever Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Carl says, and has added unique touches ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß on the new CD that is sure to stir the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ senses of an even wider audience. Lets ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Talk About Its first single, the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ catchy, "She Is," is one of Puffy's ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² productions and it's a song one can't ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß help but move to. "I'm a lot more ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ concerned about people dancing to my ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² music than I was last time," the once ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý balladeer-only continues. It's the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß importance of the dance release, that's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß really good for the soul." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² It is this kind of introspection Carl ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ prides himself in. It's what he ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² believes sets him apart from the slew ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß of contemporary R&B singers on the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ scene. "My belief system is a little ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² different than a lot of men. I believe ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý there is a Divine Universal Order and Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß when you make decisions outside of this ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß divine order, your humanity comes into ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ question. I'm deeply concerned with fair ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² play and I try to approach song writing ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ in the same, balanced manner. How I ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² feel about my place in life affects ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß everything it directly affects my music. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Yeah, at times I am a sentimental ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² sap-sucker. I can't help that. But many ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý of the songs I write are not about me Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß at the present time. Many of the songs ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß are about the me I'm trying to be." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² And just who exactly is this new Carl ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Thomas trying to be? Carl is planted ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² firmly in the tradition of the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß soulfulness you've come to know from ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ him. The concept of Lets Talk About It, ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² is about becoming aware of how we react ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý to different situations we are Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß presented with in life, he affirms. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß "More than anything, this music is about ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ learning from ourselves, touching our ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² own souls, about being proactive and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ not being afraid to talk about it." 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