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Leon Thomas began a smooth transition from showbiz kid to all-around musical threat in the early 2010s. Among his first steps were a mixtape for Rostrum Records and a clutch of songs placed on Yours Truly, the chart-topping debut by fellow Victorious star Ariana Grande. Thomas would clock more studio time with Grande and subsequently had a hand in Toni Braxton and mentor Babyface's "I'd Rather Be Broke," Rick Ross and Drake's Grammy-nominated "Gold Roses," and Ella Mai's platinum "Not Another Love Song," followed by Top Ten pop hits with Drake's "In the Bible" and "Love All," and SZA's multi-platinum "Snooze." During the rise, Thomas signed a solo deal with Ty Dolla $ign's Motown-affiliated EZMNY label, where he makes his proper album debut with Electric Dusk. Whereas Thomas' previous solo recordings went in many directions, this highly distilled set rarely deviates from narcotized progressive R&B in soft focus. Most of these songs don't merely sound spaced. When Thomas remarks "Don't know how I got with you" in the chorus of the swirling opener "Slow Down," it seems likely that he's speaking to his lack of memory rather than his modesty. Then again, it's the woman he's singing about whose faculties seem most compromised with pills, mushrooms, and champagne, and the situations in bleary, stretched-out hip-hop soul tracks like "X-Rated" and "Socialite" are likewise observational with Thomas' subjects more indulgent than himself. Ty joins in with his raspy hook-master take on the same perspective in the woozy and alluring "Love Jones." Further evidence that Thomas has been hanging with Ty follows in the prancing home-wrecker slow jam "Sneak," by no small measure Thomas' raunchiest creation yet. The setting is in the afternoon but must be in a boudoir with blackout curtains. He can also dispense with the narratives and drop the Lothario persona to sing his heart out, as he does on "Breaking Point," a prime slice of bluesy soul that takes hold with "Slow dancin' in this burning house" and doesn't let up until fade-out. Thomas, no apparent relation to the vanguard jazz singer of the same name, emerges here as a complete artist -- somewhere between BJ the Chicago Kid and Frank Ocean, yet very much in his own lane.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Leon Thomas, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quincy, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - 2one2, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - Childish Major, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Alandrus Randle, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Gumer, ComposerLyricist - Treyvonce Moore, Additional Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Icart, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Barron, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R - Jabari Lameen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Leon Thomas, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Axel Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - Axl Folie, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Benny The Butcher, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerard A. Powell II, ComposerLyricist - Aliandro Prawl, ComposerLyricist - jeremie pennick, ComposerLyricist - Ali Roots, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Treyvonce Moore, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - tizhimself, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Barron, A&R - Essence Carson, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Lazaro Camejo, ComposerLyricist - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Leon Thomas, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - Treyvonce Moore, Additional Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Barron, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Lazaro Camejo, ComposerLyricist - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Leon Thomas, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darhyl Camper Jr., ComposerLyricist - Axel Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, Performer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, A&R - Tyrone Griffin, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Axl Folie, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Aliandro Prawl, ComposerLyricist - Ali Roots, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Treyvonce Moore, Additional Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Barron, A&R - Essence Carson, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Leon Thomas, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Coleman, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - Don Mills, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Milos Angelov, ComposerLyricist - Eric Dugar, ComposerLyricist - Treyvonce Moore, Additional Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Barron, A&R - NinetyFour, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Scotty Lavell Coleman, ComposerLyricist - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Leon Thomas, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Axel Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - Axl Folie, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Gerard A. Powell II, ComposerLyricist - Treyvonce Moore, Additional Engineer, Additional Mixer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - tizhimself, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Barron, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Leon Thomas, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Coleman, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - Don Mills, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Milos Angelov, ComposerLyricist - Treyvonce Moore, Additional Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Barron, A&R - Essence Carson, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Scotty Lavell Coleman, ComposerLyricist - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Leon Thomas, Mixer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - BNYX, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Saint Fort, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Barron, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - FaxxOnly, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Zrehigian, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lazaro Camejo, ComposerLyricist - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R - Robert Fairfax III, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Khalil Abdul-Rahman, ComposerLyricist - Leon Thomas, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - DJ Khalil, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Axel Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - Axl Folie, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Treyvonce Moore, Additional Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Barron, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Leon Thomas, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Axel Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - Axl Folie, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Treyvonce Moore, Additional Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Barron, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Leon Thomas, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - Peter Lee Johnson, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sapphire Adizes, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Treyvonce Moore, Additional Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Barron, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Leon Thomas, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cook, A&R Admin - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kuk Harrell, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Coleman, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Victoria Monet, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, A&R - Don Mills, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Milos Angelov, ComposerLyricist - Jelli Dorman, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Barron, A&R - Traci Fuller, A&R Admin - Scotty Lavell Coleman, ComposerLyricist - Georgia Bundschu, A&R Coordinator - Gordan Dillard, A&R - Jean-Marie Havertz, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
Album review
Leon Thomas began a smooth transition from showbiz kid to all-around musical threat in the early 2010s. Among his first steps were a mixtape for Rostrum Records and a clutch of songs placed on Yours Truly, the chart-topping debut by fellow Victorious star Ariana Grande. Thomas would clock more studio time with Grande and subsequently had a hand in Toni Braxton and mentor Babyface's "I'd Rather Be Broke," Rick Ross and Drake's Grammy-nominated "Gold Roses," and Ella Mai's platinum "Not Another Love Song," followed by Top Ten pop hits with Drake's "In the Bible" and "Love All," and SZA's multi-platinum "Snooze." During the rise, Thomas signed a solo deal with Ty Dolla $ign's Motown-affiliated EZMNY label, where he makes his proper album debut with Electric Dusk. Whereas Thomas' previous solo recordings went in many directions, this highly distilled set rarely deviates from narcotized progressive R&B in soft focus. Most of these songs don't merely sound spaced. When Thomas remarks "Don't know how I got with you" in the chorus of the swirling opener "Slow Down," it seems likely that he's speaking to his lack of memory rather than his modesty. Then again, it's the woman he's singing about whose faculties seem most compromised with pills, mushrooms, and champagne, and the situations in bleary, stretched-out hip-hop soul tracks like "X-Rated" and "Socialite" are likewise observational with Thomas' subjects more indulgent than himself. Ty joins in with his raspy hook-master take on the same perspective in the woozy and alluring "Love Jones." Further evidence that Thomas has been hanging with Ty follows in the prancing home-wrecker slow jam "Sneak," by no small measure Thomas' raunchiest creation yet. The setting is in the afternoon but must be in a boudoir with blackout curtains. He can also dispense with the narratives and drop the Lothario persona to sing his heart out, as he does on "Breaking Point," a prime slice of bluesy soul that takes hold with "Slow dancin' in this burning house" and doesn't let up until fade-out. Thomas, no apparent relation to the vanguard jazz singer of the same name, emerges here as a complete artist -- somewhere between BJ the Chicago Kid and Frank Ocean, yet very much in his own lane.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:40
- Main artists: Leon Thomas
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EZMNY Records - Motown Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC ℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. & EZMNY Records, LLC
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