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
Don't Cha Wanna Ride
Joss Stone Lyrics
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But I got your number baby
I got your number baby
I was trying to protect you from yourself
'Cause I respect you
And I feel like you just might
Be some one who I could get into
And it's been buggin' me why I even try
Still you're someone I'd like to get to know
Is there room for me in your one-man show
[Chorus:]
A car this fine don't pass your way everyday
Don't cha want to ride baby
Don't cha want to ride baby
A car this fine don't pass your way everyday
Don't cha want to ride baby
Don't cha want to ride baby
Time is slipping by, by, by
Slipping by
I was trying to connect with you
But you acted scared when I'm checkin you
And all my girls say you're hard to please
But I think that I got just what you need
Get your face out of the mirror
Then maybe you could consider
This girl who's knockin' right at your door
Make room for me in your one-man show
[Chorus]
I know you got the hummer for the summer baby
But I got your number baby
I got your number baby
I know where you live
I know all 'bout your crib
But do you know that they can't give you what I give
[Chorus]
In Joss Stone's "Don't Cha Wanna Ride," the singer expresses her admiration for a man she is interested in, who she refers to as "baby." She acknowledges that he has a flashy car, but she wants him to know that she has his number figuratively and literally. She shares that she has been trying to get his attention, but he's been resistant.
Joss Stone's lyrics reveal her belief that this man is worth pursuing, but she feels that he is hard to get. She tries to engage with him but finds him unresponsive. She believes that her friends are right when they say he is "hard to please," but she is convinced that she can give him what he needs.
The chorus conveys Stone's desire for this man to take a chance on her, as a car like hers doesn't pass by every day. She pleads with him to take a ride with her, and not let time pass by without giving their potential relationship a chance.
Line by Line Meaning
I know you got the hummer for the summer baby
I know that you have a fancy car for the summer, but it doesn't impress me much.
But I got your number baby
I have your phone number and I'm not afraid to contact you.
I was trying to protect you from yourself
I was just trying to look out for you because I care about you.
'Cause I respect you
I have admiration and high esteem for you.
And I feel like you just might
I have a suspicion that you could be the right person for me.
Be some one who I could get into
I think we could have a romantic connection.
But I never seem to catch your eye
You never seem to notice me, which is frustrating.
And it's been buggin' me why I even try
I'm starting to lose hope and wonder if it's even worth trying.
Still you're someone I'd like to get to know
I'm still interested in getting to know you better.
Is there room for me in your one-man show
Are you willing to let me into your life, which seems to be focused on only you?
A car this fine don't pass your way everyday
I have a great car that you don't see every day, which makes it worth riding in.
Don't cha want to ride baby
Don't you want to take a ride in my car?
Time is slipping by, by, by
I'm running out of time and don't want to miss my chance with you.
I was trying to connect with you
I was attempting to form a deeper bond with you.
But you acted scared when I'm checkin you
You seemed scared or uncomfortable when I was showing interest in you.
And all my girls say you're hard to please
My friends tell me that you're not easy to impress or satisfy.
But I think that I got just what you need
I believe that I have what it takes to make you happy.
Get your face out of the mirror
Stop being so self-absorbed and pay attention to the people around you.
Then maybe you could consider
If you stopped being so self-focused, you might be able to consider my offer.
This girl who's knockin' right at your door
I'm here and ready to pursue a relationship with you, if you'll let me.
I know where you live
I know your home address and am willing to come to you.
I know all 'bout your crib
I am knowledgeable about your living situation and am not intimidated by it.
But do you know that they can't give you what I give
I can offer you something they can't, which is a deep connection and real love.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: EUGENE RECORD, WILLIAM NELSON SANDERS, DESMOND CHILD, BESSIE REGINE NORRIS, JOSS STONE, STEVEN BARRY GREENBERG, MICHAEL MANGINI
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