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
6. Put Your Hands On Me
Joss Stone Lyrics
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I guess I'm picky with love
Oh, baby, I give up: it's you I choose
And don't keep me waiting
This girl got things she needs to do
If I was blind, you'll help me see
If I lost my mind, you'll find it for me
Because sometimes I need you to love me, baby
[Chorus:]
(Put your hands on me, baby)
Put your hands on me, baby
You got me flipping
(Put your hands on me, baby)
Put your hands on me, baby
Can't stop my mind from thinking of ya
How am I supposed to function?
Got me feigning for your lips on my kiss all night
I never want no other lover
Baby, I'm hungry; I want, and I need
Bring me your sugar and pour it all over me, baby
[Chorus]
One taste, I'm tripping
Up till now my eyes could see
Touch me once and it's all hazy
I don't know why, and I don't know how
But somehow, someway you get me
I can't explain, can't comprehend
The world can reach this very end
And all our focus is on him
The way he moves - he found his groove
There's nothing left to do but
Tell the world the truth
'Cause there's now way out
I love him
I feel him
Uh, I'm loving those hands
Put your hands on me, baby
[Chorus]
Just kiss me, baby
Tell me you're mine
Put your hands on me, baby
Put your hands on me, baby
You got me flipping
One more time
Put your hands on me, baby
Put your hands on me, baby
One taste, I'm trippin'
Just kiss me, baby, tell me you're mine
Put your hands on me, baby
"Put Your Hands on Me" by Joss Stone is a love song that expresses desire and attraction towards the person she loves. The opening lines "I guess I'm picky with love, oh baby I give up, it's you I choose," indicate that the singer has been particular about the person she loves, but now she knows that her heart belongs to her chosen one. She wants her lover to put his hands on her and tells him not to keep her waiting because there are things she needs to do. The song's chorus repeats the phrase "put your hands on me, baby," highlighting the singer's longing for physical contact and the electricity that comes with it.
The second verse continues the theme of the singer's attraction to the person she loves by stating that she can't stop thinking about him and that he has her in a trance that makes her want to kiss him all night. The lyrics "bring me your sugar and pour it all over me, baby" imply that the singer wants her lover to give her everything he has to offer, and she, in turn, will do the same. In the third verse, she admits that she can't explain her love and that there is no way out because she loves him. The song ends with the singer imploring her lover to kiss her, put his hands on her, and tell her that she is his.
Line by Line Meaning
One, two, three
The song is starting
I guess I'm picky with love
I am selective about who I choose to love
Oh, baby, I give up: it's you I choose
After looking around, I have decided that you are the one I want to love
And don't keep me waiting
I do not want to wait any longer for you to show me love
This girl got things she needs to do
I have important things to take care of
If I was blind, you'll help me see
You are the one who can guide me through difficult times
If I lost my mind, you'll find it for me
If I ever feel lost, you are the one who can bring me back to reality
Speak on it, babe, tell me, what do you need?
Let me know what you require from me
Because sometimes I need you to love me, baby
I require your love every now and then
(Put your hands on me, baby)
Placing your hands on me is a sign of love
Put your hands on me, baby
I want you to touch me lovingly
You got me flipping
Your touch makes me extremely happy
Can't stop my mind from thinking of ya
I cannot help but think about you constantly
How am I supposed to function?
I feel like I cannot do anything without you
Got me feigning for your lips on my kiss all night
I am craving your kiss all night long
I never want no other lover
I only want to be with you and no one else
Baby, I'm hungry; I want, and I need
I crave your love and affection
Bring me your sugar and pour it all over me, baby
Shower me with your love
One taste, I'm tripping
Your touch can have a powerful effect on me
Up till now my eyes could see
I thought I saw everything until I met you
Touch me once and it's all hazy
Your touch can make everything else around me seem unclear
I don't know why, and I don't know how
I cannot explain how you affect me this way
But somehow, someway you get me
Somehow you understand me when no one else does
I can't explain, can't comprehend
I cannot put into words how I feel about you
The world can reach this very end
Even if the world ends, my love for you will remain
And all our focus is on him
All of my attention is on you
The way he moves - he found his groove
You move in a way that shows you have found your strength
There's nothing left to do but
I have nothing else to do but
Tell the world the truth
Share with the world how I feel about you
'Cause there's no way out
I cannot escape these feelings for you
I love him
I am in love with you
I feel him
I can feel your love for me too
Uh, I'm loving those hands
I am enjoying the way you are touching me
Just kiss me, baby
I want you to kiss me tenderly
Tell me you're mine
Let me know that I am the only one for you
One more time
Let's repeat what we are doing
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOSS STONE, RAPHAEL SAADIQ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
TammySchmit
One of the most underrated artists out there.
Robert Ault
Soul to the very bone....her voice is amazing
Cristhian Camilo Olarte Carvajal
LA MEJOR CANTANTE!!! 1:10 LA MEJOR VOZ :D
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Love Joss :*
atonoforme
=) la mejor x)
Nacer Ayoubi
beauty
AkelasanAK
Joss have sad that she likes some hip-hop with good beat ... btw ...