Billy Joe "B.J." Thomas (born August 7, 1942, died May 29, 2021) was an Ame… Read Full Bio ↴Billy Joe "B.J." Thomas (born August 7, 1942, died May 29, 2021) was an American popular singer. He was particularly known for his hit songs of the 1960s and 1970s, which appeared on the pop, country, and Christian music charts. His best-known recording is the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".
Thomas was raised in and around Houston, Texas, graduating from Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg. Before his solo career, he sang in a church choir as a teenager, then joined the musical group The Triumphs. During his senior year he made friends with Roy Head of Roy Head and The Traits. The Traits and the Triumphs held several Battle of the Bands events in the early 1960s.
In 1966, B.J. Thomas and The Triumphs released the album I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Pacemaker Records). It featured a hit cover of the Hank Williams song "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". The single sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. The follow-up single, "Mama", peaked at No. 22. In the same year, Thomas released a solo album of the same name on the Scepter Records label.
Thomas came back to achieve mainstream success again in 1968, first with "The Eyes of a New York Woman", then five months later with the much bigger "Hooked on a Feeling", which featured the sound of Reggie Young's electric sitar and was first released on the album On My Way (Scepter Records). "Hooked on a Feeling" became Thomas's second million-selling record. A year later Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid featured Thomas performing the Bacharach/David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", which won the Academy Award for best original song that year and hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970. Sales of it also exceeded one million copies, with Thomas being awarded his third gold record. The song was also released on an album of the same name. Other hits of the 1970s were "Everybody's Out of Town", "I Just Can't Help Believing" (No. 9 in 1970, covered by Elvis Presley), "No Love at All", "Mighty Clouds of Joy", and "Rock and Roll Lullaby".
Thomas's earlier hits were with Scepter Records, his label for six years. He left Scepter Records in 1972 and spent a short period, in 1973 and 1974, with Paramount Records, during which time he released two albums, Songs (1973) and Longhorns & Londonbridges (1974).
In 1975, Thomas released the album Reunion on ABC Records, which had absorbed the Paramount label; it contained "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (the longest titled No. 1 hit ever on the Hot 100). It was Thomas's first big hit since 1972 and secured him his fourth gold record. It won the 1976 Grammy Award for Best Country Song, awarded to its songwriters, Larry Butler and Chips Moman.
In 1976, Thomas released Home Where I Belong, produced by Chris Christian on Myrrh Records, the first of several gospel albums. It was the first Christian album to go platinum, and Thomas became the biggest contemporary Christian artist of the period.
On MCA Records, Thomas and Chris Christian recorded what would be his last Top 40 hit single, "Don't Worry Baby", on his last pop album, which also included the Adult Contemporary hit "Still the Lovin' Is Fun".
During the 1980s, his success on the pop charts began to wane, but many of his singles reached the upper regions on the country singles chart, including two 1983 chart toppers, "Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" and "New Looks from an Old Lover" (see 1984 in music), as well as "Two Car Garage", which reached No. 3. In 1981, on his 39th birthday, Thomas became the 60th member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Thomas scored another hit, recording "As Long As We Got Each Other", the theme to Growing Pains, with Jennifer Warnes. A later version, used for the show's fourth season, was recorded with British singer Dusty Springfield. Thomas first released this track on his 1985 album Throwing Rocks at the Moon (Columbia Records).
Thomas has also authored two books including the autobiography Home Where I Belong, and starred in the movies Jory and "Jake's Corner". Several commercial jingles including Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Bell, have featured his singing voice and music. On December 31, 2011, Thomas was the featured halftime performer at the 2011 Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
On April 2, 2013, Thomas released The Living Room Sessions, an album with acoustic arrangements of well known hits. It features guest appearances with established and emerging vocalists accompanying Thomas on seven of twelve tracks.
On December 3, 2013, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced that his 1969 single "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" would be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Thomas was married to singer-songwriter Gloria Richardson since December 1968. They had three daughters: Paige (born 1970), Nora (adopted from Korea in 1978), and Erin (born in 1979). Shortly after Thomas's career began, he became dependent on drugs and alcohol which led to his marriage nearly ending and himself even coming close to death. Gloria became a Christian in 1975, and less than a month later, so did B.J.; most press sources indicate that Thomas had been sober since their separation was reconciled in 1976.
Thomas was raised in and around Houston, Texas, graduating from Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg. Before his solo career, he sang in a church choir as a teenager, then joined the musical group The Triumphs. During his senior year he made friends with Roy Head of Roy Head and The Traits. The Traits and the Triumphs held several Battle of the Bands events in the early 1960s.
In 1966, B.J. Thomas and The Triumphs released the album I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Pacemaker Records). It featured a hit cover of the Hank Williams song "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". The single sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. The follow-up single, "Mama", peaked at No. 22. In the same year, Thomas released a solo album of the same name on the Scepter Records label.
Thomas came back to achieve mainstream success again in 1968, first with "The Eyes of a New York Woman", then five months later with the much bigger "Hooked on a Feeling", which featured the sound of Reggie Young's electric sitar and was first released on the album On My Way (Scepter Records). "Hooked on a Feeling" became Thomas's second million-selling record. A year later Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid featured Thomas performing the Bacharach/David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", which won the Academy Award for best original song that year and hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970. Sales of it also exceeded one million copies, with Thomas being awarded his third gold record. The song was also released on an album of the same name. Other hits of the 1970s were "Everybody's Out of Town", "I Just Can't Help Believing" (No. 9 in 1970, covered by Elvis Presley), "No Love at All", "Mighty Clouds of Joy", and "Rock and Roll Lullaby".
Thomas's earlier hits were with Scepter Records, his label for six years. He left Scepter Records in 1972 and spent a short period, in 1973 and 1974, with Paramount Records, during which time he released two albums, Songs (1973) and Longhorns & Londonbridges (1974).
In 1975, Thomas released the album Reunion on ABC Records, which had absorbed the Paramount label; it contained "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (the longest titled No. 1 hit ever on the Hot 100). It was Thomas's first big hit since 1972 and secured him his fourth gold record. It won the 1976 Grammy Award for Best Country Song, awarded to its songwriters, Larry Butler and Chips Moman.
In 1976, Thomas released Home Where I Belong, produced by Chris Christian on Myrrh Records, the first of several gospel albums. It was the first Christian album to go platinum, and Thomas became the biggest contemporary Christian artist of the period.
On MCA Records, Thomas and Chris Christian recorded what would be his last Top 40 hit single, "Don't Worry Baby", on his last pop album, which also included the Adult Contemporary hit "Still the Lovin' Is Fun".
During the 1980s, his success on the pop charts began to wane, but many of his singles reached the upper regions on the country singles chart, including two 1983 chart toppers, "Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" and "New Looks from an Old Lover" (see 1984 in music), as well as "Two Car Garage", which reached No. 3. In 1981, on his 39th birthday, Thomas became the 60th member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Thomas scored another hit, recording "As Long As We Got Each Other", the theme to Growing Pains, with Jennifer Warnes. A later version, used for the show's fourth season, was recorded with British singer Dusty Springfield. Thomas first released this track on his 1985 album Throwing Rocks at the Moon (Columbia Records).
Thomas has also authored two books including the autobiography Home Where I Belong, and starred in the movies Jory and "Jake's Corner". Several commercial jingles including Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Bell, have featured his singing voice and music. On December 31, 2011, Thomas was the featured halftime performer at the 2011 Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
On April 2, 2013, Thomas released The Living Room Sessions, an album with acoustic arrangements of well known hits. It features guest appearances with established and emerging vocalists accompanying Thomas on seven of twelve tracks.
On December 3, 2013, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced that his 1969 single "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" would be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Thomas was married to singer-songwriter Gloria Richardson since December 1968. They had three daughters: Paige (born 1970), Nora (adopted from Korea in 1978), and Erin (born in 1979). Shortly after Thomas's career began, he became dependent on drugs and alcohol which led to his marriage nearly ending and himself even coming close to death. Gloria became a Christian in 1975, and less than a month later, so did B.J.; most press sources indicate that Thomas had been sober since their separation was reconciled in 1976.
When Christmas Comes This Year
B.J. Thomas Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by B.J. Thomas:
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song It's lonely out tonight And the feelin' just got right for…
A Fallen Star A star fell from Heaven Right into my arms A brighter star…
A Fine Way To Go He makes love to her every night And you know…
A Long Way To Go (A long, way, to go, d' y' know) I've burned…
A Miracle In You You see this guy This guys in love with you Yes…
A Song For You It's lonely out tonight And the feelin' just got right for…
Always on my Mind Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could…
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch…
Angel Spend all your time waiting For that second chance For a b…
Any Day Now 7 a.m. he walks in Brooklyn Comes up to me a…
As Long As We Got Each Other Show me that smile again (oh, show me that smile) Don't…
Away In A Manger Away in a manger, no crib for his bed, The little…
Back Against A Wall They held up as long as they could All those…
Back Against the Wall They held up as long as they could All those…
Back Home 퇴근하는 길인가요 오늘 하루 어땠나요 조금은 쳐진 목소리가 안쓰러워요 괜찮으면 이따 잠깐 집 앞으로…
Ballyhoo Days Sitting at the stage door of the Palace Looking down the…
Be Honest Everything feels like it's movin' so fast Can't keep up but…
Be It Unto Me God bless the day I found you I want to stay…
Beautiful Music Once my life Had no direction I was lost as could be I…
Beautiful Things For You You'd move a mountain, move to New York To a rundown…
Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me I've had my share Of life's ups and down But fate's been…
Billy This is a story about Billy and Sue They were in…
Blue An out of town gawkier In the lobby Of the old…
Bobbie Bobbie Bobbie I need you oh so bad I never knew I could…
Bridge Of Love There's a gap in the world Only love can fill…
Bridge Over Troubled Water When you're weary feeling small When tears are in your eyes …
Bring Back the Time Bring back the time When you were mine Children were laugh…
Broken Toys Such a pretty little face, With a heart that's been torn. Li…
Brown Eyed Woman You look at me and baby, all you see are…
Call It a Mountain I always heard about the great Atlantic How it humbles you…
Christmas Is Coming Home As a child I never stopped believing The joy that filled…
City Boys City boys singing country songs And they tell you what they…
Close To You Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just l…
Cold Cold Heart I tried so hard my dear to show that you're…
Created For A Man Is there for honest Poverty That hings his head, an'…
Crying I was all right For a while I could smile for…
Crying In The Chapel You saw me crying in the chapel The tears I shed…
Daddy Moi j'investis, j'veux pas finir dans l'fond J'suis impliqué…
Didn't It Rain Didn't it rain children Talk about rain oh my Lord Didn't it…
Do What You Gotta Do Man, I can understand how it might be Kind of hard…
Do You Hear What I Hear? Do you hear what I hear? Do you hear what I…
Doctor God Doctor God, Doctor God Won't you give me an appointment Been…
Don Don't worry 'bout me, it's all over now Though I may…
Don't Leave Love [Chorus] He don't love you like I love you If he did,…
Don't Worry Baby Well it's been building up inside of me For oh I…
Even a Fool Would Let Go It's funny how love goes 'Cause I know this will never…
Everybody Everybody's talkin' at me I don't hear a word their…
Everybody Is Out of Town Where have the people gone Seems like there's no one hangin'…
Everybody Is Talking Somewhere on the road I lost faith in us I left you…
Everybody Loves A Rain Song I heard about it raining on a Georgia night Never…
Everybody's Out of Town Where have the people gone Seems like there's no one hangin'…
Everybody's Talkin' Everybody's talkin' at me I don't hear a word their…
Everybody's Talking Everybody's talkin' at me I don't hear a word their…
Everybodys Out of Town Where have the people gone Seems like there's no one hangin'…
Eyes of a New York Woman I'll be in New York City When the lights shine bright…
Fairy Tale Of Time Once upon a time In a land not too far away There…
For Your Love For your love For your love I'd give you everything and more…
Four Walls Out where the bright lights are glowing You're drawn like…
From The Start The first time that I met you I was sure…
Garner State Park In the western part of Texas 90 miles from of…
Go Tell It On the Mountain Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go…
God Bless The Children I hope there's really a Santa Claus I hope he lives…
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remembe…
Gone Since you've gone The moon the sun The stars in the sky Know…
Gotas de lluvia sobre mi cabeza Raindrops are falling on my head And just like the guy…
greensleeves (what child is this What child is this, who, laid to rest On Mary's lap…
Grown-Up Christmas List Do you remember me I sat upon your knee I wrote to…
Grownup Christmas List Do you remember me I sat upon your knee I wrote to…
Half A Heart So it's fuck you and I'll probably say I hate…
Half As Much If you love me half as much as I love…
Happier Than the Morning Sun Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom Bom bom…
Happy Man Baby, last night was hands down One of the best nights That…
Hark the Heral Angels Sing Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King Peac…
Have A Heart Woman I hear what you say. Now and then you've…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be li…
He Ain The road is long With many a winding turn That lead us…
He's Got It All In Control He's got it all in control He's got it all in…
He's The Hand On My Shoulder He's the hand on my shoulder When I need to know…
Heartbreak Hotel Well since my baby left me Well I found a new…
Heaven's Gotta Help In the evening when the stars shine down All the bridge…
Hello Love My life was cold Then you came and warmed my…
Help Me Make It Met the girl that I want to get to know…
Here You Come Again Here you come again, just when I've begun to get myself…
Hey Girl Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Hey Won It's lonely out tonight And the feelin' just got right for…
Hey Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song It's lonely out tonight And the feelin' just got right for…
His Eye Is On The Sparrow Why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come? …
Home Where I Belong Trying to make it one more night Feels like my heart…
Hooked in a Feeling I can't stop this feeling Deep inside of me Girl,…
Hooked On a Feeling (DJ Van Jovi Mix) I can't stop this feelin', deep inside of me Girl, you…
How Many Tears Will It Take I know I was wrong for what I did to…
Hungry Oh, oh, oh On the road I been sliding Looking for some…
Hurting Each Other No one in the world Ever had a love as sweet…
Husbands and Wives Two broken hearts lonely looking like houses where nobody li…
I Did you hear the lonesome whippoorwill? He sounds too blue t…
I Believe I believe for every drop of rain that falls a…
I Believe in Music I could just sit around making music all day long As…
I CAN (him) Today I passed you on the street And my heart…
I Can't Help Believing I just can't help believing when she smiles up soft…
I Can't Help It Today I passed you on the street And my heart fell…
I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love With You (him) Today I passed you on the street And my heart…
I Don I don't have plans and schemes And I don't have hopes…
I Don't Have a Mind of My Own The rippling Is in my sight I close the doors At the end…
I Fall To Pieces 나를 아는 것 take one (take one) 꿈을 찾는 것 take…
I Forgot To Remember To Forget I forgot to remember to forget her, I can't seem to…
I Forgot to Remember to Forget You I forgot to remember to forget her, I can't seem to…
I Get Enthused I walked with you And talked with you And held your loving…
I Just Can I just can't help believin' When she smiles up soft and…
I Just Can't Help Believing I just can't help believing when she smiles up soft…
I Just Can’t Help Believing I just can't help believin' When she smiles up soft and…
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself I just don't know what to do with myself Don't know…
I Know It's Wrong Alright One last time We made it Yeah Ok Let's get on with i…
I Need You So I need you so To keep me happy And if I can't…
I Saw Pity in the Face of a Friend I saw pity in the face of a friend And that's…
I Wanna Be Ready Come with me I got a funny feeling in my heart,…
I Want To Be More Like Jesus What kind of man Would wash men's feet Get pushed around …
I Wonder I'm hypnotized in everything you do Wish I could forget abou…
I'll Be Home For Christmas I'm dreaming tonight Of a place that I love Even more than…
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me I'm gonna do all the things for you A girl wants…
I'm So Lonesome Did you hear the lonesome whippoorwill? He sounds too blue t…
I've Been Down This Road Before I've been down this road before I've felt like this somewhe…
i’m gonna make you love me I'm gonna do all the things for you A girl wants…
If It Take All Night It's getting so late we've come too far to let…
If You Ever Leave Me If you ever leave me Don't worry at all If you ever…
If You Must Leave My Life Standing in my eyes You'll always be The reason That I know …
In The Garden Did you bring the rose macarons I told you to…
In The Midnight Hour I'm gonna wait til the midnight hour That's when my love…
In The Misty Moonlight In the misty moonlight By the flickering firelight Any place…
It Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so…
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old Fr…
It's Four In The Morning Going up, going down You’ve got me running around Following …
It's My Party Met the girl that I want to get to know…
It's No Secret The chimes of time ring out the news Another day is…
It's Not Unusual It's not unusual to be loved by anyone It's not unusual…
It's Only Love I see the sunlight in her hair I feel the warm…
It's Sad to Belong Met you on a springtime day You were mindin' your life…
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me I'm gonna do all the things for you A girl wants…
Jesus Hearted People This is a song for those Jesus hearted people This ones…
Jesus on My Mind I see dark clouds coming my way I know they're gonna…
Joy to the World Joy to the world The Lord has come Let earth receive her…
Just a Closer Walk With Thee I am weak But Thou art strong Jesus keep me from all…
Just A Little Talk With Jesus I once was lost in sin But Jesus took me…
Just as I Am Just as I am, without one plea, But that Thy blood…
Let Me Be Your Shelter I can't believe I'm such a lucky fellow Since she gave…
Life You Can't look behind Or you'll never find Where you're goin…
Light My Fire You know that it would be untrue You know that I…
Little Green Apples And I wake up in the morning With my hair…
Long Ago Tomorrow Maybe I'll be the things I dream And not the things…
Love Is A Hurtin' Thing Sometimes I feel like I'm juggling Like I'm chasing two rabb…
Love Lifted Me I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful…
Love Me You gave me time when no one gave me time…
Love To Burn Never thought I'd see her go away She learned I…
Mama Who's the one who tied your shoe when you were…
Maria I know the real you don't act like I don't (Wassup?) Maria,…
Midnight Hour I'm gonna wait til the midnight hour That's when my love…
Midnight Minute Yo its your boy Double J and I'm back with…
Mighty Clouds Of Joy Them old bad dreams Been sleeping in your bed And them old…
and many more tracks by B.J. Thomas.
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