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
Gimme Shelter
Joss Stone Lyrics
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My very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Oh yeah, I'm gonna fade away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, it's just a shot away
Ooh, see the fire is sweepin'
Our very street today
Burns like a red coal carpet
Mad bull lost its way
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder!
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder!
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder!
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
The floods is threat'ning
My very life today
Gimme, gimme, gimme shelter
Or I'm gonna fade away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away (shot away)
It's just a shot away
I tell you love, sister, it's just a kiss away (come on now)
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
(Let?s call my sisters, let?s love my brother)
It's just a kiss away
(I love sisters, I love my brothers,
I love my mother, I love my father)
It's just a kiss away
We need a kiss today
Just a kiss away
It?s just a kiss away, hey!
Joss Stone’s Gimme Shelter is a cover of the original song by The Rolling Stones, and the lyrics talk about the need for shelter in the midst of a storm. The storm can be interpreted to be a metaphor for the chaos and turmoil of life, and the singer pleads for shelter to survive. In the face of danger, war and violence, the singer asks for protection from whatever may come. The repetition of “War, children, it's just a shot away” emphasizes the sense of danger that is constantly present and the need for safety.
The song also alludes to the rape and murder that is happening in society, further highlighting the sense of instability that exists. The floods that are also mentioned in the song can be viewed as a symbol of the chaos and destruction that nature can bring, adding to the sense of impending doom. However, the final section of the lyrics brings a sense of hope as the singer believes that love is the answer. The repetition of “It’s just a kiss away” serves as a reminder that even in the midst of danger, love can bring comfort and safety.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, a storm is threat'ning
There's a storm coming that is putting my life in danger
My very life today
I'm in immediate danger
If I don't get some shelter
If I don't find refuge soon
Oh yeah, I'm gonna fade away
I will not survive without help
War, children, it's just a shot away
War and its destruction is always just one step away
It's just a shot away
Disaster is imminent
Ooh, see the fire is sweepin'
There's a massive fire raging
Our very street today
It's happening right here, right now
Burns like a red coal carpet
The fire is intense and moving quickly
Mad bull lost its way
The situation is dangerous and unpredictable
Rape, murder!
Violence is also a possibility
The floods is threat'ning
A flood is also a potential threat
Gimme, gimme, gimme shelter
I urgently need a place of refuge
Or I'm gonna fade away
I will not survive without help
I tell you love, sister, it's just a kiss away (come on now)
Love is the answer to all of this destruction
Let?s call my sisters, let?s love my brother
We need to come together and love each other
I love sisters, I love my brothers,
I love my mother, I love my father
We need to love and support our families and friends
We need a kiss today
We need love and support right now
Just a kiss away
Love is always nearby
It?s just a kiss away, hey!
Love is the solution to all of our problems
Lyrics © Abkco Music, Inc.
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
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cds9781
This song and video are amazing. Angelique Kidjo is a really talented artist, perhaps my favorite current singer. I can't get enough of it!
Tokini
Damn... I love the beat. Joss and Angelique have very unique voices. 5 stars!
AndyLiss Chapis
EXCELENTE CANTANTE!!, de verdad, si así escuchando por este medio y viendo sus videos transimite mucha energía, IMAGINENSELA EN VIVO!!!.. gracias a Dios tube la gran oportunidad de presenciarla en un concierto que ofreció para Monterrey, y de verdad no miento al decirles que nos hizo vibrar con sus presencia!... todos bailando, cantando, saltando, ovaciónandola! WOW INCREIBLE!
Amelia Heldt
Wow! Their voices capture the spirit and message of the song great. Beautiful...
opn20
this is the best version ever!!! Angelique and Joss Stone, you rock!!!!!
João Antônio Moraes
this song is amazing!! i saw angelique live for free here in brazil, she's completely great! it's a shame so many people wasting their time listening only to crap.
IceCool
I love this version two beautiful singers ! love it
BNL07604
Two perfect voices together in a SUPER cover! SUPER! The whole damn song is SUPER!
Rinne8998
Angelique Kidjo is known around the world, regardless of what a few of us think of her music. I viewed her performance LIVE in Hartford, CT, a few years back, and not a backside remained in their chair. She then brought folks to their feet and still does today. Joss Stone has this youthful flare and sexy, sassy appeal. 80's were great, 90's were terrific too. Bands remake songs all the time. Psstt... it's 2008, adjust.
breninarian
This video is Amazing. I've been a Joss fan for a good while, but now I need to add Angelique Kidjo to my list! Five stars ^_^