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Joe (born Joseph Lewis Thomas, July 5, 1973) is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1990s. After signing with PolyGram in 1992 and releasing his debut album Everything the following year, he achieved commercial breakthrough with Jive Records, releasing platinum-selling albums like All That I Am (1997) and My Name Is Joe (2000). These projects spawned major hits, including the number-one singles "Stutter" and "Thank God I Found You" (a collaboration with Mariah Carey). Growing up in Opelika, Alabama, he met producer Vincent Herbert while working at a gospel record store, which launched his career. Later releasing music independently, Joe continued to break records well into the 2010s—his 2016 album My Name Is Joe Thomas hit the top five on Billboard's R&B chart, while the single "So I Can Have You Back" became his fourth number-one hit on the Adult R&B Songs chart. Over his three-decade career, he has earned seven Grammy nominations, won an ASCAP Award, and in 2010, Billboard ranked him 48th among its Top 50 R&B and Hip-Hop Artists of the past 25 years.