Carl Thomas' aptly named debut album, Emotional, delivers smooth, romantic R&B ballads like the title track, "My Valentine," "Come to Me," "Special Lady," and "Summer Rain." Although somewhat lacking in distinction, the set features competent singing, songwriting, and production (care of Puff Daddy), and Thomas' voice is impressive. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Terri Haskins (Wardrobe Design), Tony Maserati (Mixing), Lynn Montrose (Assistant Engineer), Heavy D & the Boyz (Producer), Kelly Price (Vocals (Background)), Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander (Engineer), Mike City (Producer), Gordon Chambers (Producer), Ken Huffnagle (Assistant Engineer), Paul Logus (Mixing), Sean "Puffy" Combs (Executive Producer), Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander (Mixing), Ed Raso (Engineer), Chucky Thompson (Programming), Malik Yusef (Spoken Word), Harve Pierre (Producer), Tom Cassel (Recording), Sean "Puffy" Combs (Producer), Mario Winans (Vocals), Carl Thomas (Producer), Joe "Smilin' Joe" Perrera (Engineer), David Kutch (Mastering), Dave Dar (Assistant Engineer), Mark Batson (Producer), Harve Pierre (Associate Executive Producer), Rob Paustain (Mixing), Rasheed Goodlowe (Assistant Engineer), Harve Pierre (A&R), Ben Allen (Engineer), Stephen Dent (Engineer), John Eaton (Engineer), Jeff Lane (Engineer), Harve Pierre (Vocal Producer), Nigel Parry (Photography), Mario Winans (Producer), Roger Che (Recorder), Kim Lumpkin (Project Manager), J. Willbanks (Assistant Engineer), Dominick Mancuso (Assistant Engineer)