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
Count the Days
Joss Stone Lyrics
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If you don't, believe that I'm leavin'
Just count the days that I'm gone
(1-2-3-4-5-6-7)
If you don't, believe that I'm leavin'
Just count the days I'm gone
(1-2-3-4-5-6-7)
You gave me hurt
I gave you my sugar
And all you did was give me dirt
You said that I wouldn't have the nerve, to leave yah
And if I did, I'd be the one to grieve yah
Well if you don't, believe I'm leavin'
Just count the days that I'm gone
(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Go ahead, get you pen and paper,
If you don't, believe that I'm leavin' you
Then count the days that I'm gone
No more tears, I got someone new
To do the things, that you refused to do
See a woman needs, care, love and protection
I could never find you, when I needed affection
If you don't, believe that I'm leavin'
Just count the days that I'm gone
I'll be gone for long boy
Oh you, you won't have the chance
Again, to treat me wrong
It's been a', a long, long time comin'
And I'll be a', a long, long time gone
And if you don't, believe I'm leavin'
Just count the days that I'm gone
(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) coz I'll be gone for a long one,
If you don't, believe That I'm leavin,
Count the days, the days that I'm gone,
If you don't, believe that I'm leavin' you
You better get a pen, you better get some paper and a calculator
If you don't, believe that I'm leavin' yah
Then you're miss sorely mistaken boy
(count the day's that I'm gone)
Don't wait up, on me
(count the days that I'm gone)
Ye-ah, Ye-ah, If you don't believe I'm leavin' you
you got, a shock coming
If you don't believe I'm almost through
You got a shock, a shock coming boy
Uh,
Oh-oh
Oh-oh Oh-oh,
If you don't believe I'm leaving
If you don't believe I'm not grieving
If you don't believe me boy
Then you're, what we call, in denial
The song "Count the Days" by Joss Stone talks about the feeling of betrayal and hurt that the singer felt from a past relationship. The song begins with the singer challenging her ex-partner by asking him to count the days that she's gone if he doesn't believe that she's leaving. She then talks about giving her heart and all she receives in return is pain and hurt, with her partner taking her for granted. The singer then goes on to speak about the need for care, love, and protection in a relationship and how she never received that from her partner. By the end of the song, the singer asks her partner to stop waiting for her and move on, as she's never coming back.
Overall, the song is about the singer's decision to leave a relationship that has been consistently abusive and hurtful, and her plea for her partner to accept that and move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Alright,
The song begins.
If you don't, believe that I'm leavin'
The singer addresses her partner who doesn't believe she is leaving.
Just count the days that I'm gone
The singer challenges her partner to count the days that she will be gone to realize the truth.
(1-2-3-4-5-6-7)
The artist gives a count-off from one to seven to emphasize the point.
I gave you my heart
The artist gave her heart to her partner.
You gave me hurt
The partner in turn gave her hurt.
I gave you my sugar
The singer expresses that she gave love and affection (sugar) to her partner.
And all you did was give me dirt
The artist's partner betrayed her trust and returned the affection with dirt or something worthless.
You said that I wouldn't have the nerve, to leave yah
The partner doubted if the artist had the courage to leave.
And if I did, I'd be the one to grieve yah
The partner underestimated the artist's decision, and the artist is warning that her partner will be the one who will regret it.
Go ahead, get you pen and paper,
The singer challenges her partner to get pen and paper to count the number of days she will be gone.
No more tears, I got someone new
The artist moved on from her past heartaches and found someone new.
To do the things, that you refused to do
The person that the singer is with now is fulfilling the needs and providing the love and care that the previous partner refused to give.
See a woman needs, care, love and protection
The singer believes that a woman needs care, love, and protection as basic necessities in life.
I could never find you, when I needed affection
The singer's partner fails to recognize the importance of giving affection as the singer needed it but didn't find it.
I'll be gone for long boy
The artist emphasizes that she will be gone for an extended period.
Oh you, you won't have the chance
The artist says that her partner will never get the opportunity to mistreat her again.
Again, to treat me wrong
The singer calls out her partner to stop treating her wrong.
It's been a', a long, long time comin'
The singer implies that it's been a long time since the break up was coming.
And I'll be a', a long, long time gone
The artist says that she will be gone for a long time period.
You better get a pen, you better get some paper and a calculator
The artist advises her partner to prepare pen, paper, and calculator to count the days that she will be gone.
Then you're miss sorely mistaken boy
The artist warns her partner that he is wrong if he doesn't believe that she is leaving.
Don't wait up, on me
The singer says that her partner shouldn't wait for her.
Ye-ah, Ye-ah, If you don't believe I'm leavin' you
The artist repeats that if her partner doesn't believe she is leaving him.
you got, a shock coming
The singer warns her partner that he is in for a big surprise.
If you don't believe I'm almost through
The singer warns her partner that he is in denial if he thinks they are okay.
You got a shock, a shock coming boy
The singer warns her partner again that he is in for a surprise.
Uh,
A cry of surprise, exclamation, or hesitation from the artist.
Oh-oh
The artist might be warning her partner or agreeing to something.
Oh-oh Oh-oh,
This could be a backup vocal or the singer agrees to something.
Then you're, what we call, in denial
The singer uses the term 'in denial' to describe her partner's refusal to accept the truth.
If you don't believe me boy
The artist repeats once again that her partner should believe her.
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