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
Could Have Been You
Joss Stone Lyrics
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We used to be so tight
Tell me what's you're game?
Since you left me outside
I'm gonna change my track
Go anywhere but back, oh oh
When I think about it,
I'm better off without it
No gain, only pain
My heart can't take the strain
I can't sit on the shelf
I'll give my love to someone else
If you see me walking by
Hand in hand with another guy
Know that it's true (ooh ooh)
It could have been you
If you'd only treated me right
Out of sight, baby, out of mind
That's what you do (ooh ooh)
Could have been you (ooh ooh)
Huh huh huh huh
Huh huh huh (ooh ooh oh)
Huh huh huh huh
Huh huh
Ain't gonna wait, for what you promised me
Like a train, delayed
Forever so it seems
I'm gonna change my track
Go anywhere but back, oh oh
When I think about it
I'm better off without it
No gain, only pain
My heart can't take the strain
I can't sit on the shelf
I'll give my love to someone else
If you see me walking by
Hand in hand with another guy
Know that it's true (ooh ooh)
It could have been you
If you'd only treated me right
Out of sight, baby, out of mind
That's what you do (ooh ooh)
Could have been you (ooh ooh)
You could of been me my first, my last, forever
You had it in your hands, my heart, my treasure
The proof is in the memories
So sad to know this song was meant for you and me
What could have been
Ooh
(Well, it's a shame)
If you see me walking by
Hand in hand with another guy
Know that it's true (ooh ooh)
It could have been you
(See, it could have been you)
If you'd only treated me right
Out of sight, baby, out of mind
That's what you do (ooh ooh)
Could have been you (ooh ooh)
If you see me walking by
Hand in hand with another guy
Know that it's true (ooh ooh)
It could have been you
If you'd only treated me right
Out of sight, baby, out of mind
That's what you do (ooh ooh)
Could have been you (ooh ooh)
If you see me walking by
Hand in hand with another guy
Know that it's true (ooh ooh)
It could have been you
If you'd only treated me right
Out of sight, baby, out of mind
That's what you do (ooh ooh)
Could have been you (ooh ooh)
"Could Have Been You" is a Joss Stone classic, one that speaks volumes to the broken hearted who wish that things were different. At the beginning of the song, Joss laments that she and her partner used to be so tight, but it's now a shame that he's treating her badly. She wonders what his game is and decides to change her track and go anywhere but back because she ascertains she is better off without him. Joss also points out that there is no gain but pain, and she can't put her heart on the shelf, so she plans to give her love to someone else.
The chorus highlights the fact that if Joss sees her walking alongside another man, it would have been her ex-boyfriend. However, she says that it could have been him if he had treated her better. She reminds her partner that he cannot keep her out of his mind now that she has someone else.
Finally, she acknowledges that the person she's presently with could have been her ex-boyfriend had he played his cards right since she had always seen him as her first and last. The singer is also mindful of the opportunities they missed, evident in the memories they shared, and now they are done for good.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh it's a shame
It is regretful
We used to be so tight
We used to be close
Tell me what's your game?
What is your motive?
Since you left me outside
Since you abandoned me
I'm gonna change my track
I will alter my course
Go anywhere but back, oh oh
Go anywhere else except for returning
When I think about it,
Upon reflecting
I'm better off without it
I am better off without this situation
No gain, only pain
No benefit, only suffering
My heart can't take the strain
My heart cannot bear the pressure
I can't sit on the shelf
I cannot remain inactive
I'll give my love to someone else
I will offer my affection to another person
If you see me walking by
In case you see me passing by
Hand in hand with another guy
Holding hands with another man
Know that it's true (ooh ooh)
Understand that it's factual
It could have been you
You could have been the one
If you'd only treated me right
If you had only behaved properly towards me
Out of sight, baby, out of mind
When you are not around, I am not thinking of you
That's what you do (ooh ooh)
This is your habitual behavior
Could have been you (ooh ooh)
You could have been the one
Ain't gonna wait, for what you promised me
I will not wait anymore for your unfulfilled promises
Like a train, delayed
Like a delayed train
Forever so it seems
Seems like it will last forever
You could have been me my first, my last, forever
You could have been my beginning, end, and eternal love
You had it in your hands, my heart, my treasure
You had my heart, something I valued greatly
The proof is in the memories
Evidence is contained in our shared memories
So sad to know this song was meant for you and me
Unfortunate to realize that this song was created for our situation
What could have been
What we could have had
If you see me walking by
In case you see me passing by
Hand in hand with another guy
Holding hands with another man
See, it could have been you
It could have been you who I am holding hands with
Out of sight, baby, out of mind
When you are not around, I am not thinking of you
Could have been you (ooh ooh)
You could have been the one
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CONNOR REEVES, JONATHAN NICHOLAS SHORTEN, JOSS STONE
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