So Much Better

Released

May 30, 2007

June 5, 2007

Recorded

2006-2007
Unsung Studios
Los Angeles, California
Thom Tunes Studios
Chicago, Illinois
Flyte Tyme Studios
Santa Monica, California

Genre

R&B; Soul

Length

68:22

Label

Bungalo Records

Producer

Mike City, A. Jermaine Mobley, Hakim Young, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Bryan-Michael Cox, James "Big Jim" Wright

Carl Thomas chronology

Let's Talk About It
(2004)

So Much Better
(2007)

Conquer
(2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]

So Much Better is the third album by Carl Thomas and debut release on a new record label, Bungalo Records. It was released in the United States on June 5, 2007. The label has major distribution by Universal.

The album debuted at number 25 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 28,000 copies in its first week.^[2] As of July 11, 2007, it has sold 58,037 copies in the US. The album cover was photographed by former rapper D-Nice while the A&R overseeing the project were Hakim Green and Vincent "Tuffy" Morgan, members of the mid-90's hip hop group Channel Live.

Track listing

So Much Better – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"If I Could" (Intro)	Thomas Michael Flowers D.J. Rogers	Mike City
2.	"Another You"	Flowers	City
3.	"2 Pieces"	Flowers	City
4.	"Thought You Should Know" (featuring Lalah Hathaway)	Thomas A. Jermaine Mobley Hakim Young Gordon Chambers Troy Taylor Claude Kelly	Mobley Young
5.	"Somethin' Bout You"	Flowers	City
6.	"If That Ain't Love"	Flowers	City
7.	"Late Night Rendezvous"	Flowers	City
8.	"Get You Back" (Interlude)	Thomas Flowers	City
9.	"So Much Better"	Flowers	City
10.	"Oh No (You Can't Be Serious)"	Thomas Taylor Mobley Young	Mobley Young
11.	"Can't Get Over" (featuring Dave Hollister)	Flowers	City
12.	"How Can We"	Flowers	City
13.	"If You Ever"	Thomas Bryan Michael Cox	Cox
14.	"Say I Do"	Thomas Taylor Mobley Young	Mobley Young
15.	"I Miss You" (Interlude)	Flowers	City
16.	"Home"	Thomas James Harris III Terry Lewis James Wright	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Big Jim^[A]
17.	"Outro" (Remix) (featuring E-40)	Flowers	City
18.	"Oh No (You Can't Be Serious)" (Remix) (featuring Baby Cham)	Thomas Taylor Mobley Young Dave Kelly Damian Beckett	City

Circuit City bonus tracks
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
19.	"No Trouble"
20.	"All My Life"

Notes and sample credits

^{^[A]} denotes co-producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	25
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	2

Personnel

Drum Programming and Keyboards: Mike City, A. Jermaine Mobley, Jimmy Jam, James "Big Jim" Wright
Drums: Isaiah "IZ" Avila
Guitar: Natural, Erik Walls, Donald "Pup Dawg"
Background vocals: Mike City, Lalah Hathaway, Brandy, Claude Kelly, Gordon Chambers, Di Reed
Recording and mixing engineers: Francis "Franchise" Graham, Matt Marrin, Titanic Tracks, Troy Taylor, Jeff Jones, Sam Waters, Vincent "Tuffy" Morgan

Executive producer: Carl Thomas, Mike City, Jheryl Busby
Mastering: Gene Grimaldi
A&R direction: Hakim Green, Vincent "Tuffy" Morgan
Photography: Derrick "D-Nice" Jones, Parrish Lewis
Art direction & design: Rab Butler

References

↑ About.com review
↑ Katie Hasty, "T-Pain Soars To No. 1 Ahead Of Rihanna, McCartney", Billboard.com, June 13, 2007.
↑ "Carl Thomas – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Carl Thomas. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
↑ "Carl Thomas – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Carl Thomas. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

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