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
Karma
Joss Stone Lyrics
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If I was just a little bit stronger baby
Coulda make it last a little bit longer maybe
Coulda made it on my own
I should have just let you go
I should have been a little bit stronger baby
If I was just a little bit sweeter baby
Thank God I'm a little bit mean baby
I am what I am, you did what you did
I'm glad I'm not a sinner baby, 'cause here's the twist
You are what you are, I saw what I saw
Come as your máster, and you're the bitch
You could have tried a little bit harder baby
You could have been a little bit smarter baby
I tried not to see when you were on and off for me
You could have tried a little bit harder baby
I am what I am, you did what you did
I'm glad I'm not a sinner baby, 'cause here's the twist
You are what you are, I saw what I saw
Come as your máster, and you're the bitch
Yes, you are, yeah
Now I got a loaded gun now baby
Gonna love to watch you run like a lady
And cry like a baby just like I did when you had gone, oh
See I, I should have been a little bit stronger
I should have been a little bit harder
Should have been a little bit tougher
Should have been a little bit smarter
Should have been a little bit rougher
Should have been a little bit stronger
Should have ran a little bit faster?
Away from you baby, away from you, oh
I'm maybe on my own, now the feeling's gone
It's all gone
In Joss Stone's song "Karma," she reflects on what could have been if she had been stronger and smarter in a past relationship. She expresses regret for not letting go sooner, realizing that she could have made it on her own without the other person. Joss also acknowledges that she wishes she had been sweeter, but ultimately she is grateful for her toughness and strength, which has helped her move on. The chorus repeats the idea that she is who she is and did what she did, and the other person is who they are, with the twist that Joss sees herself as the master and the other person as the one who's been manipulated.
The second half of the song takes a darker turn, with Joss proclaiming that she now has the upper hand and a "loaded gun." She wants to watch the other person suffer and cry like she did when they left. She concludes by lamenting on how she should have been stronger, harder, smarter, and faster to get away from them.
Overall, "Karma" is a song about introspection and self-examination, as well as the power dynamics of relationships. Joss Stone shows both vulnerability and strength in her lyrics, ultimately finding peace in knowing that the other person's actions don't have to define her.
Line by Line Meaning
If I was just a little bit stronger baby
If I had the strength to let go, it could have lasted a bit longer, but I should have just let you go.
Coulda make it last a little bit longer
If I held onto the relationship, it would have lasted a bit longer.
Coulda made it on my own
I could have been better off without you.
I should have just let you go
I should have ended the relationship and let you go.
I should have been a little bit stronger baby
I should have had the strength to walk away from you.
If I was just a little bit sweeter baby
If I was a kinder person, I wouldn't be alone right now.
Thank God I'm a little bit mean baby
I'm portraying a tough attitude so that no one could hurt me anymore.
I am what I am, you did what you did
I am myself and cannot change. Your actions have made it clear that you are who you are.
I'm glad I'm not a sinner baby, 'cause here's the twist
I'm happy that I am not guilty, and the twist is that you are to blame for everything.
You are what you are, I saw what I saw
You can't change who you are, and I know the truth about what you have done.
Come as your máster, and you're the bitch
You pretend to be in control when, in fact, you are the one being controlled.
You could have tried a little bit harder baby
You could have put more effort into making our relationship work.
You could have been a little bit smarter baby
You could have made better decisions to not let me go.
I tried not to see when you were on and off for me
I ignored your inconsistency in the relationship.
Now I got a loaded gun now baby
Now I am strong enough and have the power to move on.
Gonna love to watch you run like a lady
I will enjoy seeing you fail as I did, and you'll have no choice but to accept it.
And cry like a baby just like I did when you had gone, oh
You will experience the same pain and sadness that I felt when you left.
See I, I should have been a little bit stronger
I know that I should have had the courage to let you go sooner.
Should have been a little bit harder
I should have been tougher and less emotional.
Should have been a little bit tougher
I should have been stronger and less flexible to your decisions.
Should have been a little bit smarter
I should have made better decisions and not get into this relationship.
Should have been a little bit rougher
I should have been more assertive and less forgiving.
Should have ran a little bit faster
I should have walked away from you much sooner than I did.
Away from you baby, away from you
I should have distanced myself from you, and I did in the end.
I'm maybe on my own, now the feeling's gone, It's all gone
I'm single now, and my feeling for you has disappeared completely.
Lyrics © HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARTINA MCBRIDE, DAVE STEWART, JOSS STONE, BRAD WARREN, BRETT WARREN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
jeromegraves23
LP1 is a must! This album proves unequivocally that Joss is todays greatest singer of this genre. Magnificant, Joss. The arrangements are over the top. If we don't see Grammys filling this great aritsts shelves, there is no justice.
Marlon Antonio Chaves Martins
JOSS STONE CANTA demais. E simples e simpática com todos. ESTRELA 5 QUINTA GRANDEZA
Rodney Sanders
Thank you Joss Stone for your voice and the contribution of your sound.
Marla Thornton Barnett
Incredible voice, talent, beautiful woman. She is awesome. I'll never tire of listening to her.
Sweet Lily
Joss Stone is incredible ! And live ?? You don't make it alive, she's pure talent !
Marcos Moraes
Esplêndido,talento e beleza pra essa moça é pouco,que voz,que timbre ☺
leniliddy
god. joss is THE WOMAN. i am 18 now. and ive been in love with her music since i was 13 i think. she has always been my shining idol through all those messes of crappy pop-princesses. her voice and her music are just so special. one day i want to be like her <3
ageiiGIRL
This is a big reason why we need a repeat button. Fucking brilliant.
MrCherryJuice
Check out the live clips of her with Jeff Beck at the Royal Albert Hall. I'm not a huge fan, but I must admit (and I'm happy to do so) that she can rise to the occasion. If she were from Detroit instead of Dorset she'd be hailed and the new queen of something soul-ish. But in this video she's doing her funky thing in (what appears to be) Nashville with (who appears to be) Eurythmics mainman Dave Stewart... a real mess o' diverse factors and players, yet she still shines through. Good for her.
Αμαλία Γ.
wow...what a voice?!!!!! respect,Joss