Lillo Thomas

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title: "Lillo Thomas" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["living-people", "1961-births", "american-soul-musicians", "american-male-singers", "american-men-sprinters", "musicians-from-brooklyn", "track-and-field-athletes-from-new-york-city", "20th-century-american-sportsmen"] description: "American soul musician (born 1961)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillo_Thomas" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American soul musician (born 1961) ::

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name	Lillo Thomas
image	Lillo Thomas 1984.jpg
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caption	Thomas in 1984
background	solo_singer
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birth_place	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
death_date
genre	Soul
occupation	Singer
instrument	Vocals
years_active	1977–present
label	Capitol
associated_acts	Evelyn "Champagne" King, Kashif, James Ingram, George Benson, Melba Moore, Eddie Murphy
website
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| name = Lillo Thomas | image = Lillo Thomas 1984.jpg | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = Thomas in 1984 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | origin = | death_date = | death_place = | genre = Soul | occupation = Singer | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 1977–present | label = Capitol | associated_acts = Evelyn "Champagne" King, Kashif, James Ingram, George Benson, Melba Moore, Eddie Murphy | website = Lillo Thomas (born 1961) is an American sprint runner and soul musician. He reached the peak of his success as a recording artist in the 1980s. His most famous songs 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.

Thomas then quickly established his musical career. His first album, released in 1983 on Capitol Records, charted at #23 on the R&B Albums record charts. 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 vocalist, he worked with Evelyn "Champagne" King, Kashif, James Ingram, and George Benson, but developed a special relationship with Melba Moore. He wrote the song "Mind Up Tonight" for her and joined her on tour in 1984 as her protégé. 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.

In 1985, Thomas toured with comedian 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." 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.

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.

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

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

Discography

Albums

::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Label | Peak chart positions | US R&B | US 200 | UK | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 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

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Label | Peak chart positions | US R&B | US Hot 100 | US Dance | UK | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 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

References

1. Wynn, Ron. "Biography of Lillo Thomas". [[AllMusic]].
2. "Lillo Thomas Page".
3. Lyte, Craig. "''Let Me Be Yours'' (1983): Album review".
4. Johnson Publishing Company. (December 3, 1984). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company.
5. "''All of You'' (1984)".
6. (2004). "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004". Record Research Incorporated.
7. "Here We Go Again by Stetsasonic". Bandcamp Ventures LLC.
8. (1999). "Top R&B Albums, 1965-1998". Record Research.
9. "Lillo Thomas - Awards". AllMusic.
10. "Lillo Thomas Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography".
11. "LILLO THOMAS - full Official Chart History". [[Official Charts Company]].

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