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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A hole through anybody's soul
And you were only human after all
So don't hold back the tears my dear
Release them so your eyes can clear
I know that you will rise again
But you gotta let them fall
I wish that I could snap my fingers
You cannot rewind reality
Once the tape's unrolled
Chorus:
If your spirit's broken and you can't bear the pain
I will help you put the pieces back
A little more each day
And if your heart is locked and you can't find the key
Lay your head upon my shoulder
I'll set you free
I'll be your security
A moment of despair
That forces you to say that life's unfair
It makes you scared of what tomorrow may bring
But don't go giving into fear
Stop hiding all alone in there
The show keeps going on and on
But you'll miss the whole damn thing
I wish I had a crystal ball to see what the future holds
But we don't know how the story ends till it's all been told
Chorus
On any clock upon the wall
The time is always now
So baby kiss the past goodbye
Don't let the future blow your mind
Just sit back and chill
Take things as they come
You can't be afraid
To live for today
I will be with you each step of the way
Chorus (2x)
The lyrics of Joss Stone's song "Security" talks about the ups and downs of life and how it can affect a person's spirit and heart. The opening lines of "A loss that would have thrown, a hole through anybody's soul" depicts the experience of a person facing a devastating loss that is capable of tearing one apart. The lines "And you were only human after all, so don't hold back the tears my dear, Release them so your eyes can clear" shows empathy towards the person experiencing the loss, encouraging them to share their emotions and allow the tears to flow freely.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the support and comfort that one can offer another during trying times. The lines "If your spirit's broken and you can't bear the pain, I will help you put the pieces back, a little more each day, And if your heart is locked and you can't find the key, lay your head upon my shoulder, I'll set you free, I'll be your security" expresses the artist's willingness to be there for the person and help them through the pain and darkness of their situation. The lyrics encourage the person to trust in the process of healing, with the assurance that they will be there each step of the way.
Line by Line Meaning
A loss that would have thrown
An upsetting event that could have overwhelmed
A hole through anybody's soul
A deep emotional wound that affects anyone
And you were only human after all
You're not perfect and it's normal to feel pain
So don't hold back the tears my dear
It's okay to cry and let the emotions out
Release them so your eyes can clear
Crying can help you see things more clearly
I know that you will rise again
You will overcome this difficulty
But you gotta let them fall
But you have to allow yourself to cry
I wish that I could snap my fingers
I wish I could magically fix everything
Erase the past but no
Undoing the past is impossible
You cannot rewind reality
You cannot change what has already happened
Once the tape's unrolled
Once events have happened, they can't be undone
If your spirit's broken and you can't bear the pain
If you're feeling defeated and can't cope with the pain
I will help you put the pieces back
I will assist you in rebuilding yourself
A little more each day
Gradually, step by step
And if your heart is locked and you can't find the key
If you're feeling emotionally blocked and unable to move on
Lay your head upon my shoulder
Lean on me for support
I'll set you free
I'll help you break free from your emotional pain
I'll be your security
I'll be your safe haven
A moment of despair
A moment of hopelessness and sadness
That forces you to say that life's unfair
Causes you to feel that life is unjust
It makes you scared of what tomorrow may bring
Creates fear about the unknown future
But don't go giving into fear
Don't let fear control your actions
Stop hiding all alone in there
Stop isolating yourself and facing things alone
The show keeps going on and on
Life goes on, regardless of our hardships
But you'll miss the whole damn thing
But if you don't participate, you'll miss everything
I wish I had a crystal ball to see what the future holds
I wish I could predict the future
But we don't know how the story ends till it's all been told
But the future is unknown until it happens
On any clock upon the wall
No matter where you look
The time is always now
The present moment is the only time that exists
So baby kiss the past goodbye
Let go of the past and move forward
Don't let the future blow your mind
Don't worry too much about the unknown future
Just sit back and chill
Just relax
Take things as they come
Live in the moment and deal with things as they arise
You can't be afraid
Don't be afraid
To live for today
To enjoy the present moment
I will be with you each step of the way
I'll be there for you throughout all your struggles
Contributed by Savannah F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.