Emotional (Carl Thomas album)

Emotional is the debut album by American R&B singer Carl Thomas. It was released by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records on April 18, 2000, in the United States. Thomas worked with Bad Boy's in-house producers Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, Harve Pierre, Mario Winans, Chucky Thompson, Deric Angelettie, and Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence. Additional musicians include Mike City, K-Gee, Gordon Chambers, Anthony Dent, Damien DeSandies, and Heavy D, among others.

The album earned largely positive reviews from music critics. It debuted and peaked at number nine on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, moving more than 115,000 units in its first week. It eventually reached Platinum status in the United States and sold 1.3 million copies domestically. Emotional produced three singles, including the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one hit "I Wish," and won Thomas the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist.