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
Come on
Joss Stone Lyrics
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Under the waves
Before love rescued me
I was a fighter, I could turn on a thread
Now I stand accused of the things I've said
When love comes to town I'm gonna jump that train
When love comes to town I'm gonna catch that flame
But I did what I did before love came to town
Used to find love under a red sunset
I was making promises I was soon to forget
I was as pale as the lace on my wedding gown
But I left him standing before love came to town
I ran into a juke joint when I heard the guitar scream
The notes were turning blue, I was dazing in a dream
As the music played I saw my life turn around
That was the day before love came to town
When love comes to town I'm gonna jump that train
When love comes to town I'm gonna catch that flame
Well maybe I was wrong to ever let you down
But I did what I did before love came to town
I was there when they crucified my Lord
I held the scabbard when the soldier drew his sword
I threw the dice when they pierced his side
But I've seen love conquer the great divide
When love comes to town (baby) I'm gonna catch that train
When love comes to town (baby) I'm gonna catch that flame
Maybe I was wrong to ever let you down
But what I did before love came to town
Before love came to town
When love comes to town, when love comes to town,
When love comes to town, when love comes to town
Gonna, gonna catch that flame, when love comes to town,
When love comes to town, yeah when love comes to town,
When love, when love, when love, when love comes to town
Yeah when love comes to town
When love comes to town
Joss Stone's song "Come On" tells a story of a person who was once lost at sea but was rescued by love. In the beginning, the songwriter describes themselves as a sailor who was lost and subsequently rescued by love. The person was once a fighter who could swiftly change their mind but is now being accused of the things they've said. The writer then says that they will jump on a train and catch that flame when love comes to town.
The rest of the song tells stories of the writer's life before love found them, when they found love under a red sunset, made promises they didn't keep while wearing a pale wedding gown, and ran into a juke joint when they heard a guitar scream. The writer tells their regrets of ever letting someone down before love came to town but acknowledges that it is all they did before finding love. The song ends with the writer seeing love conquer what seemed to be an insurmountable divide when love came to town. The song is very upbeat and inspiring, with a beautiful vocal execution that accentuates the emotions in the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
I was a sailor, I was lost at sea
Under the waves
Before love rescued me
I was lost and directionless until I found love that gave me a sense of purpose and direction in life.
I was a fighter, I could turn on a thread
Now I stand accused of the things I've said
I used to be quick-witted and sharp, but now I'm in trouble for the things I've said hastily without thinking through the consequences.
Used to find love under a red sunset
I was making promises I was soon to forget
I was as pale as the lace on my wedding gown
But I left him standing before love came to town
I used to seek love in romantic settings but couldn't keep my promises or commitments. I even left someone hanging before I discovered true love that changed me.
I ran into a juke joint when I heard the guitar scream
The notes were turning blue, I was dazing in a dream
As the music played I saw my life turn around
That was the day before love came to town
I stumbled upon a place where the music spoke to my soul, and it transformed me for the better. But, that was only a precursor to the real transformation that love brought into my life.
I was there when they crucified my Lord
I held the scabbard when the soldier drew his sword
I threw the dice when they pierced his side
But I've seen love conquer the great divide
I've witnessed the brutality of life and felt the sting of betrayal firsthand, but I've also seen how love can conquer the worst in people, and that gives me hope.
Before love came to town
When love comes to town, when love comes to town,
When love comes to town, when love comes to town
Gonna, gonna catch that flame, when love comes to town,
When love comes to town, yeah when love comes to town,
When love, when love, when love, when love comes to town
Yeah when love comes to town
When love comes to town
Before love, my life lacked direction or meaning, but now, every time love comes knocking, I am ready to embrace it, ride it out, and enjoy the ride it takes me on.
When love comes to town I'm gonna jump that train
When love comes to town I'm gonna catch that flame
Maybe I was wrong to ever let you down
But I did what I did before love came to town
Every time I feel love coming my way, I'm eager to jump on board and experience the passion and excitement it brings. I may have made mistakes in the past, but that was before love transformed me.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, LARRY MULLEN, PAUL HEWSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
jsn1970
Joss Stone is the tigress on any stage with her incredible wide range of singing, from sweet sultry jazz to raw hardrock, it doesn't matter because she just slides efforlessly from one end to the other.
Rockin Rollin
Joss is such an alpha-female, I love it and I love her sassy, sultry voice!
Room Sessions
meu deus essa mulher tem um overdrive na garganta e na alma❤❤❤
Lori Miho
It’s like the 100 time I keep coming back to this and still each time is breathtaking!!!
Bjørn Åsmund Vaa
🎶👍🎶
DaveSquarey08
Love to see Joss Stone do more of this stuff!! She really does have a beast of a voice!!
samgt500
awesome version of this song ! Joss is an amazing singer and her retro soulful style of singing is really appreciable !
Denis Castellanos
Great version, Joss Stone is a superstar.
myearsloveit
Yes
Bally Singh
One of her best vocal performances. They should have recorded a version.