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singer Kenny Thomas, released in 1991. It features the hit singles " Thinking About Your Love", "

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", all of which reached the

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. The album reached No. 3 on the

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Background

Thomas was signed to

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in 1990, releasing a cover of

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and eventually peaked at No. 12 when re-released in early 1991. A few months later, the singer scored his biggest hit with " Thinking About Your Love" which reached No. 4 and remained on the charts for three months. Unlike the rest of the songs on the album, this was produced by ex- Dead or Alive members Tim Lever and Mike Percy. A third single, " Best of You" (another top 20 hit) heralded the release of ''Voices'' in October 1991. The album peaked at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum a month later for sales of over 300,000. A fourth and final single, "

" was released in the run up to Christmas, peaking at No. 26. The album also reached the charts in New Zealand, where Thomas had scored a top 10 hit with "Outstanding", peaking at No. 45. In February 1992, Thomas scored two BRIT nominations for Best British Male Singer and Best Newcomer. Thomas followed-up ''Voices'' two years later with ''Wait for Me'', which although went top 10, fell short of the high sales set by his debut.

Track listing

# "

" (Raymond Calhoun) – 4:33 # " Best of You" ( Booker T Jones) – 3:44 # "

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) – 4:06 # "Were We Ever in Love" (Ian Green, Kenny Thomas) – 3:55 # "Something Special" (Stevens, Brown, Shavari) – 4:45 # "If You Believe" ( David Frank,

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, Tracey Amos) – 4:30 # "Will I Ever See Your Face" (Ian Green, Kenny Thomas) – 5:02 # " Thinking About Your Love" (Jim Williams, Michael Ward, Shaun Ward) – 4:54 # "Voices" (Ian Green, Kenny Nicholas, Kenny Thomas, Trevor Jacobs) – 4:19 # "Girlfriend" (Bert Price, Horace Scott) – 4:41 # "Will I Ever See Your Face" (reprise) (Ian Green, Kenny Thomas) – 0:53 CD bonus track :12. "Best of You" (Touchdown Mix) (Booker T Jones) – 6:02

Personnel

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– background vocals * Steve Davies – engineer * Simon Dunmore – additional production, remixing * Richie Fermie – drum programming, keyboard programming *

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– background vocals *

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– photography * Vinney Gee – drums * Chyna Gordon – background vocals * Ian Green – guitar, keyboard programming, MIDI bass, background vocals * Glen Gunner – producer * Janice Hoyte – background vocals * Trevor Jacobs – background vocals *

Carol Leeming Staxx of Joy were a British house music studio project assembled by producers Simon Thorne and Tom Jones. In the mid-1990s, they had four top 10 hits on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, two of which reached number 1: "Joy" and "You". ...

– background vocals * Tim Lever – drum programming, keyboard programming, producer * John Lyons – engineer * Deborah Miller – background vocals * Kenny Nicholas – background vocals * Mike Percy – drum programming, keyboard programming, producer * Kevin Reynolds – saxophone * Sonya Roche – background vocals * Shovel – percussion * Kenny Thomas – keyboards, primary artist, vocals, background vocals

References

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