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
Girl They Won't Believe It
Joss Stone Lyrics
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Oh, Shot me down time and time again
Stubborn little girl, she refuses to change
Catch a cloud, but you can't pin me down
Girl, they won't believe it
I finally found some sweet through the bitters of life
Oh, oh
In a world where the sun's even shining inside
Took a minute but I caught it
They won't believe it
Now I'm in love a deeper way
Tell me, who would have thought this could satisfy me?
All I need is a kiss from a melody
Oh, oh
Girl, they won't believe it
Girl, they won't believe it
That I've finally found some sweet through the bitters of life
Oh, oh
Girl, they won't believe it
Girl, they won't believe it
In a world where the sun's even shining inside
Oh
Girl, they won't believe it
I've finally found something sweet through the bitters of life
Oh, oh
Girl, you won't believe it
In a world where the sun's even shining inside
Oh, you won't believe it
Girl, they won't believe it
I finally found some sweet through the bitters of life
Oh, oh, say 'girl, they won't believe it'
Girls say it now
Say with me
Oh, ho
Girls say it now
Say with me
Oh, ho
Girls say it now
Say with me
Oh, ho
The lyrics to Joss Stone's "Girl They Won't Believe It" speak to the experience of someone who has been told to get their head of out the clouds, to stop dreaming and start facing reality. The singer has been shot down time and time again for being stubborn and refusing to change. Despite the criticisms, the singer catches a cloud, suggesting that they still hold onto their dreams and refuse to be pinned down.
Despite the negative feedback and disappointment, the singer has found something sweet through the bitters of life. They are in love in a deeper way and are satisfied by a kiss from a melody. This newfound sweetness is something that others won't believe because it exists in a world where the sun is even shining inside. The repetition of "oh" adds to the sense of euphoria and disbelief at this newfound happiness.
The girls saying "girl they won't believe it" towards the end of the song suggest that these lyrics are relatable to many young women who have been told to stop dreaming and face reality. It also suggests that being happy and content might be something that seems impossible or out of reach to some people, but it is possible to find sweetness in life despite its bitter moments.
Line by Line Meaning
Get your head out your dreams they would say
People told me to stop dreaming and be more realistic.
Oh, Shot me down time and time again
I faced repeated failures and disappointments.
Stubborn little girl, she refuses to change
Despite what others say, I refused to change who I am and what I believe in.
Catch a cloud, but you can't pin me down
I am elusive and cannot be defined or controlled.
Girl, they won't believe it
People won't believe what I have to say.
I finally found some sweet through the bitters of life
I found happiness and fulfillment despite life's hardships.
In a world where the sun's even shining inside
Even in a world that seems dark and cruel, there is still hope and beauty.
Took a minute but I caught it
It took me some time, but I finally understood something important.
Now I'm in love a deeper way
I am experiencing love in a more profound and meaningful way.
Tell me, who would have thought this could satisfy me?
I am surprised that this simple thing could bring me so much satisfaction and happiness.
All I need is a kiss from a melody
The music I love is enough to make me happy and fulfilled.
Oh, oh, say 'girl, they won't believe it'
I am urging other girls to say that people won't believe what they have to say.
Girls say it now
I want other girls to join me in expressing themselves despite what others may think.
Say with me
Let's say it together, and support each other.
Oh, ho
An expression of excitement and enthusiasm.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOSS STONE, RAPHAEL SAADIQ
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