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
I Believe It To My Soul
Joss Stone Lyrics
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Ooh yeah yeah
Alright now
Yeah
One of these days
And it won't be long
You're gonna look for me
I believe, yeah
Say I believe yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh baby, you're trying to make a fool outta me
And since you've been going round lately
With your head so high
I think I'm gonna have to
Use my right
'Cause I believe, yes I do now
I believe, yeah, yeah, yeah
I believe it, baby
I believe you've been trying to make a fool outta me
Yeah alright now!
Yeah
The night when you were sleeping
I heard you say
'Oh Lily!'
But baby you know my name
You know my name
My name is Jossie baby
And don't you forget it, love, baby!
Ooh
See I believe
I believe you've been trying to make a...
Trying to make a fool, outta me ooh
And since you been
You've been
Going round baby
With your head so hard
I think I'm gonna have to
To use my right
Cause I believe it baby,
I just gotta know
How you really feel
Tell me right now, right here
You don't care for me no more
Why not baby?
You just starting to forget about me yeah
And I can't, I can't take it, take it, take it no more
Somebody tell me I had to, and I'm gonna
I'm gonna use my right on you boy
If you don't, you don't ship and shape it up
And fall in love
(I believe)
That you've been sleeping around on me
I saw the lipstick on your shirt
Smell the perfume in your hair
I believe!
I believe it right here, right now
That you're making a fool
You making a big, old, ugly, silly, ridiculous fool outta me!
The song "I Believe It To My Soul" by Joss Stone starts with a striking statement about a relationship that has come to an end. The singer sings about how her partner will soon realize that she is gone. The repetition of the phrase "I believe" is used throughout the song to emphasize the singer's conviction regarding the situation. The second verse shows the singer's anger, as she feels that her partner is trying to make a fool out of her. She is aware of the things that he is doing behind her back and believes that he is not faithful to her.
Towards the end of the song, the mood shifts from anger to sadness as the singer realizes that her relationship is over. She asks her partner to tell her how he truly feels because she cannot bear the heartache any longer. The chorus of the song reinforces the idea that the singer believes that her partner is trying to make a fool out of her.
Overall, the song explores themes of heartbreak, betrayal, and the importance of listening to your intuition. The singer is confident in her beliefs, and even though she is hurt and angry, she is not afraid to stand up for herself.
Line by Line Meaning
One of these days
At some point in the near future
And it won't be long
It will happen soon
You're gonna look for me
You will search for me
But I'll be gone
I will have left
I believe, yeah
I am certain
Say I believe yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I am emphatically stating my certainty
Oh baby, you're trying to make a fool outta me
You are attempting to deceive me and make me look foolish
And since you've been going round lately
Over the recent past, you have been doing something
With your head so high
Arrogantly and with great pride
I think I'm gonna have to
I believe I will need to
Use my right
Assert myself and take action
'Cause I believe, yes I do now
I am certain
I believe, yeah, yeah, yeah
I am emphatically stating my certainty
I believe it, baby
I am certain, my belief is strong
The night when you were sleeping
In the evening when you were resting
I heard you say
You vocalized
'Oh Lily!'
You called out a name that is not mine
But baby you know my name
You know who I am
My name is Jossie baby
I am Jossie
And don't you forget it, love, baby!
Remember who I am!
See I believe
I am certain
Trying to make a fool, outta me ooh
Deceiving me and making me look foolish
And since you been
Since you have been doing something
You've been
You have been
Going round baby
Traveling around
With your head so hard
Being stubborn
I think I'm gonna have to
I believe I will need to
To use my right
Assert myself and take action
Cause I believe it baby,
I am certain
I just gotta know
I need to know
How you really feel
Your true emotions and opinions
Tell me right now, right here
Communicate with me immediately
You don't care for me no more
You no longer have feelings for me
Why not baby?
Please explain why
You just starting to forget about me yeah
You have begun to forget me
And I can't, I can't take it, take it, take it no more
I am unable to endure this any longer
Somebody tell me I had to, and I'm gonna
Someone advised me and I plan to act
I'm gonna use my right on you boy
I will assert myself with action against you, man
If you don't, you don't ship and shape it up
If you do not improve your behavior
And fall in love
And develop romantic feelings for me
(I believe)
I am certain
That you've been sleeping around on me
You have been cheating on me
I saw the lipstick on your shirt
I visually confirmed evidence of your infidelity
Smell the perfume in your hair
I noticed the scent of fragrance belonging to the person you cheated with
I believe!
I am certain
I believe it right here, right now
I am absolutely certain
That you're making a fool
You are causing me embarrassment
You making a big, old, ugly, silly, ridiculous fool outta me!
You are causing me great embarrassment and humiliation
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Lou Curelop
I truly love EVERYTHING she does!!! :)
ravenmaniac04
Great Sound David Sanborn really rocks it out,
tootz1950
This was never very popular and I think that's a shame. It's great.
Frankie Z
David is the man
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best of her new album...
Concierge Gustave
I got love for my homies who be rollin wit me.!!