Kenny Thomas [2022] - Contagious [Virtue Records]

It's a family affair today having posted a new three track EP "Keeping On" by Francisca Thomas which is out on Friday, and now husband Kenny Thomas with "Contagious" which is his first new material in ten years and is due out on 22 Sep 2022.

Kenny is no stranger to the UK pop charts having eight Top 40 singles and two Top 10 albums already to his name. He debuted in 1990 with a cover of The Gap Band's "Outstanding". It did nothing first time around and was reissued in 1991 and reached #12. His next hit was "Thinking About Your Love" which got to #4 and his next biggest hit reaching #11 was "Best Of You". His debut album the same year, "Voices", went to #3 on the albums chart. He has also received two BRIT-Award nominations for "Best Male Vocalist" and "Best Newcomer" in 1992.

The UK underground scene also picked up on one that didn't (for some reason) register on the charts "Crazy World", the title track of his third album in 2006. What makes it even more sought after is that it isn't available on streaming services! In fact I can't find any evidence of it being released as a single so is a CD only track. It was reissued by Richard Searling on his Go Ahead label in 2012 and was also released on 12" by Neil Rushton on SuSu which is dated on Discogs 2004 but must surely be incorrect as the album didn't come out until 2006, unless he got a mix of it before the album was released? I've included an official video for it from Kenny's YouTube channel for those that haven't already had the pleasure!

Anyway back to the matter in hand and his new single "Contagious". I think we can safely say he's back on form and this will undoubtedly be a UK Soul Chart success with Andy Tee already playing it on the UK Soul Chart Breakers show on Saturday. The promo comes in two sizes, the full length 5:45 version and a 3:21 radio edit.

Kenny has been hitting the road already this year with upcoming artist Acantha Lang guesting at some of the shows. He is headlining at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, on 10 Dec 2022. Tickets available from Ticketmaster.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Virtue Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	22/09/2022
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£1

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