Her debut album, The Soul Sessions, consists of classic soul tracks by Betty Wright, Aretha Franklin, Laura Lee and Bettye Swann and was released in late 2003. It reached the top 5 in the UK albums chart, and also made the top forty of the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart.
Joss Stone was nominated for "British Breakthrough Act", and won "British Female Solo Artist" and "British Urban Act", entering the Guinness World Records for being the youngest BRIT Award solo winner at age seventeen.
After achieving critical acclaim for The Soul Sessions, Stone recorded an album full of original songs in 2004 titled Mind, Body & Soul.
It proved to be an even bigger success than her first album, as it debuted at #1 in the UK (breaking the record for the youngest female ever to top the albums charts there, a record previously held by Avril Lavigne).
Stone began working on her third studio album, Introducing Joss Stone, at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, in May 2006.
It was released on 12 March 2007 in the UK on Virgin Records, involving production by Raphael Saadiq and collaborations with Lauryn Hill, Common and Joi.
Stone describes it as "truly me. That's why I'm calling it Introducing Joss Stone. These are my words, and this is who I am as an artist".
The album debuted and peaked at number twelve on the UK Albums Chart. It also debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 118,000 copies in its first week, becoming the highest debut for a British solo female artist on the U.S. chart, surpassing the record previously held by Amy Winehouse with Back to Black. It has sold 60,000 copies in the UK since its release.
Joss Stone was nominated for the MOBO Award for "Best UK Female" in September 2007, but lost out to Amy Winehouse.
Tell Me 'Bout It, the album's lead single, debuted and peaked at number twenty-eight on the UK Singles Chart—where it stayed for three weeks only, and peaked at number eighty-three on the U.S Billboard Hot 100.
The second single, Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now, a collaboration with rapper Common, made the top sixty-five of the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Joss Stone turned its music video to a Product Red — this means that the video is available online over iTunes Store and that the gains from these sales revert to Product Red, an organisation which helps women and children in Africa affected by HIV and/or AIDS.
Joss Stone is the first artist to do this, entering the Guinness World Records once again.
On 4 October 2007, Stone's official website confirmed Baby Baby Baby as the album's third single.
Stone's fifth album, LP1 was released on 26 July 2011. The Somehow Songfacts says that the long player was the first release through Stone's own Stone'd Records and was recorded in just a week at Blackbird Studios in Nashville. Stone fought a legal battle with her record company EMI to release her from her contract and The LP1 album title signifies the fresh start the singer felt she was making.
Trivia:
Worryingly for fans of Stone, she recently confessed that singing is not a career she plans to stick to: she told a journalist recently that she would like to give it up in a few years to become a normal housewife with a husband and children.
Singles:
* 2004 - Fell In Love With A Boy
* 2004 - Super Duper Love
* 2004 - You Had Me
* 2004 - Right To Be Wrong
* 2005 - Spoiled
* 2005 - The Right Time (Cover of Extra for the GAP-Ad)
* 2005 - Don't Cha Wanna Ride?
* 2007 - Tell Me 'Bout It
* 2007 - Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now
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Joss Stone Lyrics
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Didn't you know it baby, didn't you know
Why couldn't you be content with the love I gave?
I gave you my heart
But you wanted my mind
Your love scares me to death, boy
It's the chokin' kind
That's all it is
So you can kill a girl with a bottle of poison or a knife
I know you can
But it'll hurt her more to take her pride and ruin her life
It's a shame, it's a shame, boy
Whatever it is boy I surely hope you find
I tell you that hat don't fit my head
It's the chokin' kind
It makes me wanna....
When you fall in love take a tip from me
If you don't like the peach, then walk on by the tree
That's what you better do honey, honey
Find what you want boy
Keep it, treat it sweet and kind
Let it breathe
Don't go making it the chokin' kind
Don't break my heart baby, baby
I know you love me truly, truly
Really I do honey
That your love scares me to death boy, yes it does
It's the chokin' kind
That's all it is, that's all it is
In Joss Stone's song "The Chokin' Kind," the lyrics express a love that is suffocating and overwhelming. The singer says that they only meant to love their partner, but their partner wanted control over their mind as well as their heart. The love is so intense that it scares the singer to death, hence it is called the "chokin' kind." The lyrics suggest that this kind of love is dangerous, and it can hurt more than physical violence like poison or a knife. It can ruin a person's pride and their life. The singer advises others to be careful when they fall in love and to find someone who won't suffocate them.
Overall, the song is about the toxicity of love, the kind that is controlling and overwhelming. The singer is warning others not to fall for this kind of love and to be careful when they do. The metaphor of the choking kind adds to the intensity of the lyrics and makes them more impactful.
Line by Line Meaning
I only meant to love you
I had great intentions of loving you
Didn't you know it baby, didn't you know
You should have known that I loved you
Why couldn't you be content with the love I gave?
Why weren't you satisfied with the love I offered?
I gave you my heart
I gave you my love and affection
But you wanted my mind
You demanded more than just my love
Your love scares me to death, boy
Your love terrifies me
It's the chokin' kind
Your love is suffocating and overwhelming
That's all it is
You think it's love, but it's just control and domination
So you can kill a girl with a bottle of poison or a knife
It's possible to murder someone through physical means
I know you can
I'm aware that you're capable of doing so
But it'll hurt her more to take her pride and ruin her life
However, it's worse to damage someone's self-respect and destroy their future
It's a shame, it's a shame, boy
It's unfortunate that you're behaving this way
Whatever it is boy I surely hope you find
I hope you discover whatever it is you're searching for
I tell you that hat don't fit my head
I'm telling you that your behavior doesn't suit me
It's the chokin' kind
Your love is smothering and overpowering
It makes me wanna....
It makes me want to escape your control
When you fall in love take a tip from me
If you're going to fall in love, listen to my advice
If you don't like the peach, then walk on by the tree
If you don't like what you see, move on and find something else
That's what you better do honey, honey
That's what you should do, my dear
Find what you want boy
Find what you truly desire
Keep it, treat it sweet and kind
Once you find it, cherish it and treat it well
Let it breathe
Allow it to grow and develop naturally
Don't go making it the chokin' kind
Don't turn it into something that's overbearing and stifling
Don't break my heart baby, baby
Don't hurt my feelings, my dear
I know you love me truly, truly
I know you have feelings for me
Really I do honey
I truly believe it
That your love scares me to death boy, yes it does
Your love frightens me greatly
It's the chokin' kind
Your love is oppressive and stifling
That's all it is
It's not true love, just unhealthy control
Contributed by Carter G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.