# Lillo Thomas

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American soul musician (born 1961)

Lillo Thomas Thomas in 1984 Background information Born 1961 (age 64–65) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1] Genres Soul Occupation Singer Instrument Vocals Years active 1977–present Label Capitol

Musical artist

**Lillo Thomas** (born 1961)[2] is an American sprint runner and [soul](/source/Soul_music) [musician](/source/Musician). He reached the peak of his success as a recording artist in the 1980s. His most famous [songs](/source/Song) include "Sexy Girl" and "I'm in Love."

## Career

Early in his life, Thomas was a competitive sprint runner. He retired from athletics in 1984 after a car accident in [Brazil](/source/Brazil).[1][2]

Thomas then quickly established his musical career.[1] His first album, released in 1983 on [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records), charted at #23 on the R&B Albums [record charts](/source/Record_chart).[3] *Let Me Be Yours* also launched his first solo hit, "(You're A) Good Girl", which peaked at #22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Also a successful [session](/source/Session_musician) [vocalist](/source/Backing_vocalist), he worked with [Evelyn "Champagne" King](/source/Evelyn_King_(singer)), [Kashif](/source/Kashif_(musician)), [James Ingram](/source/James_Ingram), and [George Benson](/source/George_Benson), but developed a special relationship with [Melba Moore](/source/Melba_Moore).[1][4] He wrote the song "Mind Up Tonight" for her and joined her on tour in 1984 as her [protégé](/source/Mentorship). That same year, he released his second solo album, "All of You", which climbed to #9 on the R&B Albums chart and also reached #186 on the Billboard 200.[5]

In 1985, Thomas toured with [comedian](/source/Comedian) [Eddie Murphy](/source/Eddie_Murphy), but 1987 was the pinnacle of success for his music career when his album *Lillo* released to become #10 on the R&B Albums chart and launched his most successful single, "I'm in Love."[1] The song reached #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Two other singles charted, with "Downtown" reaching #11 and "Sexy Girl" at #9 on the same chart.[6]

Thomas returned to recording with a brand new single in 1993. "Out There Doing Wrong", was written, arranged and produced by Thomas and released on THG Music.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2010, he released his fourth album, *Come and Get It*.[1] In 2012, Thomas released his "Greatest Hits" album on the Fitingo Music Label. In 2024, Thomas provided vocals on the title track of [Stetsasonic](/source/Stetsasonic)'s album *Here We Go Again*.[7]

Thomas lives in Westchester with his wife Kim, a VP in the Beauty industry. He is also an accomplished painter.[2]

## Discography

### Albums

Year Album Label Peak chart positions US R&B [8] US 200 [9] UK [10] 1983 Let Me Be Yours Capitol Records 23 — — 1984 All of You 9 186 — 1987 Lillo 10 — 43 2001 The Very Best of Lillo Thomas The Finest Records — — — 2010 Come and Get It Fitingo Music — — — 2012 Greatest Hits — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

### Singles

Year Single Label Peak chart positions US R&B [11] US Hot 100 [11] US Dance [11] UK [10] 1983 "You're A (Good Girl)" Capitol Records 22 — — — "Who Do You Think You Are?" 68 — — — "I Love It" — — — — "Hot Love" — — — — "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" 79 — — — 1984 "Your Love's Got a Hold on Me" 11 102 — — "(Can't Take Half) All of You" (with Melba Moore) 28 — — — "My Girl" — — — — "Settle Down" 60 — 47 66 1987 "Sexy Girl" 9 — — 23 "I'm in Love" 2 — — 54 "Downtown" 11 — 43 77 "Wanna Make Love (All Night Long)" 7 — — — 1993 "Out There Doing Wrong" THG Music — — — — 2010 "Rubbing Your Body" Fitingo Music — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AMG_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AMG_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AMG_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-AMG_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-AMG_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-AMG_1-5) Wynn, Ron. ["Biography of Lillo Thomas"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lillo-thomas-mn0000832093/biography). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved February 8, 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-soul_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-soul_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-soul_2-2) ["Lillo Thomas Page"](http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Lillo%20Thomas.html). *Soulwalking.co.uk*. Retrieved April 1, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lyte, Craig. [*Let Me Be Yours* (1983): Album review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000983285) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved February 2, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Johnson Publishing Company (December 3, 1984). [*Jet*](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_h64DAAAAMBAJ). Johnson Publishing Company. p. [64](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_h64DAAAAMBAJ/page/n63). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0021-5996](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0021-5996).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*All of You* (1984)](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000859546) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved February 2, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Whitburn, Joel (2004). *Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004*. University of California: Record Research Incorporated. p. 576. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780898201604](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780898201604).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Here We Go Again by Stetsasonic"](https://stetsasonic.bandcamp.com/album/here-we-go-again). *bandcamp.com*. Bandcamp Ventures LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Whitburn, Joel (1999). *Top R&B Albums, 1965-1998* (Illustrated ed.). Record Research. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780898201345](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780898201345).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Awards_9-0)** ["Lillo Thomas - Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120606054155/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lillo-thomas-mn0000832093/awards). AllMusic. Archived from [the original](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lillo-thomas-mn0000832093/awards) on June 6, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UK_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UK_10-1) ["LILLO THOMAS - full Official Chart History"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22475/lillo-thomas/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved March 20, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VF_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VF_11-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-VF_11-2) ["Lillo Thomas Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography"](https://www.musicvf.com/Lillo+Thomas.art). *Music VF*. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

## External links

- [Discography](https://www.discogs.com/artist/61822-Lillo-Thomas) at [Discogs](/source/Discogs).

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