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
Governmentalist
Joss Stone Lyrics
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Interrupt the white house ball,
Were living scared
It's in foreign fields the soldiers fall
Ooh la la la
Snatch em in the prime, go ahead that's fine, that's fine
Just go drill for grease
There mamas will be alright
Just give em time,
Go get you money right
You wont loose no sleep tonight
Nominate your kids I think they'd prove your theory right
Would you watch them die
Like tryna get a hold of smoke and water,
Coming up with nothing every time
How come we ain't getting any closer
Tryna find the truth behind the lies
Look up look up,
See a dead man walking,
See his baby face
Hey lets duplicate a few,
Ooh la la la la
That don't mean much to you
If you need some help,
Send some hippies in to help you think more than you do
Hows about another line or two,
To pick u up, pick u up
While your people drown
I hope your happy and you sleep so great at night
While the lovers cry
Like tryna get a hold of smoke and water,
Coming up with nothing every time
How come we ain't getting any closer
Tryna find the truth behind the lies
Hm hm hm hm
Hm hm hm hm
How many lives will you sacrifice,
Will you ever be satisfied
If in god you trust,
Can't you hear him still
I ain't no preacher but
Thou shalt not kill
Govermental, confusion
Govermentalist, delusion
Govermental confusion
A bunch of govermentalist, it's delusion
Like tryna get a hold of smoke and water,
Coming up with nothing every time
How come we ain't getting any closer
Tryna find the truth behind the lies
Hm hm hm hm
Hm hm hm hm
Govermental, confusion
Govermentalist, delusion
Govermental confusion
A bunch of govermentalist, it's delusion
And all that were left with is a hand full of nothing,
Hand full of nothing
That's all that I got
Hand full of nothing
Hm hm hm hm
Hm hm hm hm
The lyrics of "Governmentalist" address the topic of war and its impact on individuals and society. The song opens with a defiance against those in power; the singer demands that nobody disrupt the White House ball, emphasizing the underlying tension and unease in society. The singer goes on to assert that it is in foreign fields that soldiers die, suggesting that wars fought abroad often have little to do with defending the homeland. The lyrics criticize greed and the pursuit of oil in foreign countries, likening it to stealing diamonds. The lyric "There mamas will be alright" is sung sarcastically, showing the consequences of war in a cold and detached manner.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't you dare
Do not even think about it.
Interrupt the white house ball,
Do not ruin the grand event happening at the White House.
Were living scared
We are afraid and uncertain.
It's in foreign fields the soldiers fall
Our soldiers are dying in foreign soil.
Ooh la la la
An exclamation of frustration.
Snatch em in the prime, go ahead that's fine, that's fine
Take advantage of the situation, that's okay.
Just go drill for grease
Let us drill for oil.
Like a diamond thief
Just like a thief who steals diamonds, let us take what we want.
There mamas will be alright
Mothers of the soldiers who die will still be fine.
Just give em time,
Just wait it out.
Go get you money right
Make money from the situation.
You wont loose no sleep tonight
You will not be bothered by any guilt or worry.
Nominate your kids I think they'd prove your theory right
Send your children to war for your own benefit.
Would you watch them die
Would you be willing to watch your own children die?
Like tryna get a hold of smoke and water,
It is impossible to grasp or capture something intangible.
Coming up with nothing every time
We are making no progress.
How come we ain't getting any closer
Why are we not making any progress towards finding the truth?
Tryna find the truth behind the lies
Trying to uncover the hidden truth behind the falsehoods.
Look up look up,
Take a moment to observe.
See a dead man walking,
See someone who is barely surviving.
See his baby face
Despite his youth, he has already been through so much.
Hey lets duplicate a few,
Let us create more people who will suffer like him.
Ooh la la la la
An exclamation of sadness or frustration.
That don't mean much to you
That situation may not affect you or seem important to you.
If you need some help,
If you need assistance or guidance,
Send some hippies in to help you think more than you do
Get some people who think outside of the box and have a different perspective to help you.
Hows about another line or two,
Here are a few more lines to consider.
To pick u up, pick u up
To uplift your spirit.
While your people drown
While those around you suffer and struggle.
I hope your happy and you sleep so great at night
I hope you are content and at peace with your choices, even if they cause harm to others.
While the lovers cry
While those who care about what is happening in the world feel sorrow and pain.
How many lives will you sacrifice,
How many people will you allow to die?
Will you ever be satisfied
Will you ever have enough?
If in god you trust,
If you believe in God,
Can't you hear him still
Can't you hear his commandments?
I ain't no preacher but
Although I am not a minister,
Thou shalt not kill
God's commandment is 'Do not kill'.
Govermental, confusion
The confusion caused by the government.
Govermentalist, delusion
The delusion of blindly following the government.
Govermental confusion
The confusion brought about by the government.
A bunch of govermentalist, it's delusion
The delusion of those who blindly follow the government.
And all that were left with is a hand full of nothing,
All we are left with is emptiness and a lack of progress.
That's all that I got
That is literally all that we have.
Hm hm hm hm
An expression of uncertain thought.
Hm hm hm hm
An expression of uncertain thought.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CONNOR REEVES, HAYLEY CARLINE, JONATHAN NICHOLAS SHORTEN, JOSS STONE, NASIR JONES, NEVILLE MALCOLM
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Jasmine Adair
One of my all time favorites
ravenmaniac04
+Kym Sincere mine to just goes show u have great taste
Richard Price Elliott
This tune becomes more relevant every day.
Conscienta
it always was.
Alicia R Williams
She was soo underated.. such a talented and soulfull artist. I'd trade today's shitty tunes called "Music" for this anyday :-)
Think About Yourself
Best com of the 21 first century 🙏🙏🙏🙏✨✨✨
harleiux12
This Collabo is sick...🔥🔥🎤🔥🎤 they complimented each other so well...... give us more
Linda Brown
I am far away from this culture but I think music is definitely Universal :) I love it and her voice, is much more powrful than adele's...
bigboy5655
Joss Stone is the real deal. I wish she got as much play in the US as talent deficient hacks like Lady Ga-bage. BTW, the difference between NAS and Common (who was on her track 'Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now') is about equal to the difference between herself and Lindsay Lohan. Hopefully all of her future collabos will be with guys worthy of her talent.
DREW KABOOM
Thank you so much for this collab to this day