Timmy Thomas
Timmy Thomas first attracted interest in his work as an accompanist with Donald Byrd and Cannonball Adderley, in Memphis, Tennessee, and releasing singles on the Goldwax Records label. He moved to Glades Records in Miami, Florida, and in late 1972 he released "Why Can't We Live Together". The record topped the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, made the top three in the Billboard Hot 100, and Top Ten in many other countries including the UK. The track peaked at #12 in the UK Singles Chart. This song sold over ten million copies. 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 artists, 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. The follow-up, "People Are Changin'", made the charts the next year, and he continued to issue singles. In the 1990s, he worked as a producer for LaFace Records and released the album With Heart and Soul for the DTM Records. Several of his songs went platinum on this album that was not released in the United States. In 2003, Timmy co-produced Joss Stone's multi-platinum album, "The Soul Sessions". Timmy has always stood up for peace. He peacefully marched with Dr. Martin Luther King. His hit, "Why Can't We Live Together", was initially banned in South Africa, but became their national anthem and helped to bring down Apartheid. In 1993, Timmy’s album, "Heart and Soul", was released and several songs on this album hit #1 on the international charts. "Why Can't We Live Together" has been covered by more than 100 international artist such as Santana, Steve Winwood, Sade, and Joan Osborne to name a few. The world is in such turmoil that Timmy and others have decided that enough is enough; we must get the message through music out to the world that, "We Can Live Together". The epic remake of his original hit, the World Peace album, and the World Peace Tour can make that happen! Stand Up with us so that we can make a difference!
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