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
Bad Habit
Joss Stone Lyrics
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You're my bad habit
I'm trying not to love you like I do
(But it's no use; you know there's no use, you know there's no use)
You're my bad habit; no, somehow I don't wanna be rid of you
(But it's no use; you know there's no use)
It's obvious to me; your kiss is lethal
All the names under the sunrise more than one reason
You could be everyone, but I still want you bad (want you bad)
Some say it's sad (say it's sad)
Always got someone out lookin' for you
And sometimes I just wanna knock you out
You'd say I'd lost half of my brain
Clinically I'm insane
'Cause I fiend for you bad (for you bad)
You're the best I ever had (ever had)
You do me so wrong
But you love me so right
There's more than one reason
Why you shouldn't be in me life
To tell you I don't want you no more would be a lie
I gotta step back and accept the fact that
You're my, you're my bad habit
[Chorus: x2]
I need to have you, baby (baby)
I'm lost without your taste, and (oh, I'm lost without)
You're my drug, my lifetime craving (you're the drug; you're the vice that I love)
You're my bad habit, baby; you're my bad habit, baby
Oh, you're my cigarette
Even better: you're my chocolate
A straight shot to the head
Oh, I don't wanna be,
I don't wanna be rid of you, baby
All I need a fix or two
And it's gotta be you
You're my, you're my, you're my
You're my bad habit, baby
The song Bad Habit by Joss Stone is about being addicted to a person, who has become like a drug. The chorus repeats the phrase "You're my bad habit" which is a metaphor for this person who is not good for her, but she can't seem to resist. She tries to deny her feelings and avoid loving this person, but it's no use. His kiss is lethal and she can't come down from the high of being with him. Even though she knows he's not good for her and there are many reasons why she shouldn't be with him, she still wants him badly. This can be seen in the lines "All the names under the sunrise more than one reason, You could be everyone, but I still want you bad." She acknowledges that it's sad, but she can't help it.
The verses further explore this addiction, with Stone singing about feeling insane and fiending for him badly. She knows he's no good and does her wrong, but she can't help but be drawn back to him because he also loves her so right. She compares him to a cigarette or chocolate, something that she knows is bad for her but she craves anyway. She ends the song with the lines "You're my bad habit, baby; you're my bad habit, baby, All I need a fix or two, And it's gotta be you, You're my, you're my, you're my, You're my bad habit, baby" which sums up the song's theme of being addicted to someone even though they're not good for you.
Line by Line Meaning
You're my bad habit
You are something I am addicted to
I'm trying not to love you like I do
I am attempting to resist my feelings for you
(But it's no use; you know there's no use, you know there's no use)
Despite my efforts, I cannot help but love you
No, somehow I don't wanna be rid of you
Even though I know I should, I do not want to let go of you
It's obvious to me; your kiss is lethal
I know that your kiss is dangerous
Your drug of choice is love, and I can't come down
You are addicted to love and I cannot break away
All the names under the sunrise more than one reason
There are countless reasons why I am attracted to you
You could be everyone, but I still want you bad (want you bad)
Even if you were someone else, I would still desire you greatly
Some say it's sad (say it's sad)
Some people might think it's unfortunate
Always got someone out lookin' for you
You are always being pursued by someone
And sometimes I just wanna knock you out
At times, I feel like hitting you
You'd say I'd lost half of my brain
You would claim that I am not thinking clearly
Clinically I'm insane
I am bordering on being mentally unstable
'Cause I fiend for you bad (for you bad)
Because I crave you so much
You're the best I ever had (ever had)
You are the best lover I have ever had
You do me so wrong
You treat me poorly
But you love me so right
However, you love me in a way that feels good
There's more than one reason
There are multiple explanations
Why you shouldn't be in me life
Why you should not be a part of my life
To tell you I don't want you no more would be a lie
I cannot honestly say I do not want you anymore
I gotta step back and accept the fact that
I need to take a step back and acknowledge the truth that
You're my, you're my bad habit
You are my addiction that is difficult to break
I need to have you, baby (baby)
I cannot live without you
I'm lost without your taste, and (oh, I'm lost without)
I am incomplete without the experience of you
You're my drug, my lifetime craving (you're the drug; you're the vice that I love)
You are my addiction, the craving that I will live with permanently
Oh, you're my cigarette
You are like my cigarette that I cannot quit
Even better: you're my chocolate
You are like my favorite chocolate, a guilty pleasure
A straight shot to the head
Your effect is immediate and powerful
Oh, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be rid of you, baby
I do not want to let you go, my addiction
All I need a fix or two
I just need one or two more experiences with you
And it's gotta be you
Only you can satisfy my addiction
You're my, you're my, you're my
You are my unrelenting, persistent addiction
You're my bad habit, baby
You are my difficult-to-quit addiction, my vice
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOSS STONE, JONATHAN NICHOLAS SHORTEN, DANIEL PIERRE
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