1 9 6 8 , ▁Is ling ton , ▁London ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁soul ▁singer ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁solo ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁with ▁eight ▁UK ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁singles ▁and ▁two ▁UK ▁Top ▁Ten ▁albums . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Thomas ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁Hill side ▁Est ate , ▁St am ford ▁Hill ▁and ▁attended ▁Card inal ▁P ole ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁School ▁in ▁H ack ney . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁box er ▁and ▁a ▁B T ▁techn ician ▁before ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁singer . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Break through ▁and ▁debut ▁album ▁Thomas ' s ▁break through ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁with ▁his ▁debut ▁hit ▁" Out standing ", ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁a ▁G ap ▁Band ▁song , ▁which ▁went ▁to ▁number ▁ 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁ ▁He ▁succeeded ▁in ▁having ▁three ▁singles ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁chart ▁that ▁year ▁including ▁his ▁biggest ▁hit ▁in ▁July ▁" Th inking ▁About ▁Your ▁Love ", ▁which ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁four ▁and ▁stayed ▁on ▁the ▁chart ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁weeks , ▁and ▁" Best ▁of ▁You ", ▁which ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁chart ▁for ▁ 7 ▁weeks . ▁The ▁former ▁hit ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Tim ▁Le ver ▁and ▁Mike ▁Per cy ▁formerly ▁of ▁the ▁band , ▁Dead ▁or ▁A live . ▁Thomas ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁Vo ices ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁reached ▁number