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As fate would have it they moved just a stones throw away from Eddie Grant’s studio, The Coach House, where Eddie had recorded hits including the 1979 track “The Front Line.” ” I remember one very cold winters evening a friend and I plucked up enough courage to go and knock on the studio door. It was around this time the family moved further east, towards Hackney. “One friend bought a bass guitar and a Moog synthesizer, I bought an acoustic and an electric guitar, we just jammed all the time trying to emulate the soul and Jazz funk records we loved” reminisces Kenny. Like any serious music junky Kenny and his mates were constantly buying and exchanging records, then eventually purchased musical instruments in an attempt to create their own sound. He sang in the choir at the local church to the delight of his mother and had a busy career as an amateur boxer to the delight of his father!Īt 15, Kenny’s vinyl collection was boasting such milestone albums as “Songs in the key of life” and “Hotter Than July” by Stevie Wonder (his favourite singer), “Off The Wall” & “Thriller” by Michael Jackson and the legendry “Joy & Pain” by Maze.

In the early eighties the heart of the neighbourhood was beating with the sounds of Soul, Reggae, Lovers Rock and Jazz Funk. Kenny was born in Islington, North London. The one person missing from this musical cadre is Fransisca Thomas (yes, the missus) who wrote the poignant “The Show Is Over” and duets with Kenny on “Get Out”, this truly is a family affair. The closing track, “Addicted”, is produced courtesy of Nicolas Bulostin. …And when you think you’ve heard it all, enter the beautifully crafted productions from Drizabone & the Soul Family on “Baby It’s You”, Richard Earnshaw giving props on “On The Outside,” Scott Whitman “How Do I Let You Go” and Music Eye on “It’s Better” and “Get Out”. Toast of the UK R'n’B and Gospel scene, 5am, offer up slices of seductive modern soul on the eponymous “Breathe”, “It Aint Perfect” and beautiful re-working of “Thinking About Your Love.” Sir Piers & Toni Economides put their Midas touch to “Coming Down From Love,” “Just Stay” and “Troubled Man.” His new studio album, Breathe, is a British affair blistering with 14 songs showcasing the finest UK songsmiths and producers from the soul, R’n’B and contemporary arenas.įrom the opening track, “The Show Is Over”, produced by Mark Jaimes and Danny Saxon, who’ve worked with world-class vocalists from Luciano Pavaroti to Mick Hucknall, you know you’re in for a treat. By the time he was 23 he had been nominated for 2 Brit Awards, shared the stage with such luminaries as Edwin Starr, Freddie Jackson, Kool & The Gang, Incognito and Lonnie Liston Smith and was a regular on TOTP! Then, on the eve of the release of his third studio album he decided, in his own words “to walk into the wilderness, take stock and get back in touch with my beloved soul roots…”Īnd that’s exactly what he did…. He’s a multi-platinum selling artist who dominated the commercial, soul and album charts in the 90’s. Well it seems Kenny Thomas has a new album out, here's some details and some audio: