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
Lady
Joss Stone Lyrics
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My, oh my, how you're lookin' so fine
And my lips can't say it
In my mind these lips are all over you
Sugar sweet and I'm feeling the heat
Like melting chocolate.
There's some things that a lady just cannot do
Get closer to my skin
And I just can't accept what
You're offering, you're tryin'
Leave me here, when I wanna, shouldn't or oughta
When I'm torn between two sides
And I know that it ain't right!
My body's saying
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
But I'm tryin' to keep my lady, ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah oh nuh-uh ohh uh!
But I'm trying to keep my lady eh!
Why, oh why, am I feeling like I'm
On the edge of something
When I know the door is already closed
And why are you still here when I told you it would come to nothing
You're a naughty boy
Seems like you just won't be told!
And I just can't let'cha,
Do that thing
With your hands, I'll bet'cha
Think you're in no no no you're
Ooh, so fine can't you see
You got me
Tongue-tied, I'm stuttering
All of my body's saying
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
But I'm tryin' to keep my lady, ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah oh nuh-uh oh uh!
But I'm trying to keep my, my lady ooh
I'd like to get down with it!
I'd like to get hold of it!
I'd like to get all over it!
And baby I'll admit!
I could teach you a thing or two
Make all of your dreams come true
In ways that you never knew
But I got to keep my lady!
I've got to keep my lady!
I gotta keep my lady
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm trying baby..oh to keep my lady
It's OK to be sassy
But I'll never be trashy
It's OK to be nasty!
But you gotta keep your classy, nah!
Now don't get lazy
I've been thinking 'bout cha baby
I'm a lady
And don't you forget it now!
I gotta keep my lady!
I've been trying baby
But my body just keeps on saying
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah ah aha
I've been trying baby
Trying to keep my lady
In Joss Stone's song "Lady," the lyrics describe a woman who is tempted by a man who is making advances towards her. She opens the song by complimenting the man's looks, but her lips won't let her tell him directly. She struggles with her attraction towards him and acknowledges that there are things a "lady" just cannot do. She tries to resist him and keep her distance, but her body is telling her otherwise. She feels conflicted between following what she feels and what she knows is right. She acknowledges that she could teach him a thing or two, but ultimately decides she must preserve her dignity and her identity as a lady. The song ends with her reminding herself to keep her standards high and to never forget that she is a lady.
Line by Line Meaning
My, oh my
Expressing surprise or excitement
My, oh my, how you're lookin' so fine
Commenting on how attractive someone looks
And my lips can't say it
Feeling shy or unable to express oneself
In my mind these lips are all over you
Fantasizing about physical intimacy
Sugar sweet and I'm feeling the heat
Feeling aroused or passionate
Like melting chocolate.
Describing the sensation of desire or attraction
There's some things that a lady just cannot do
Recognizing societal expectations and limitations
And I just can't let'cha,
Resisting temptation or advances
Get closer to my skin
Maintaining physical and emotional boundaries
And I just can't accept what
Rejecting advances or offers
You're offering, you're tryin'
Acknowledging someone's intentions but not reciprocating
Leave me here, when I wanna, shouldn't or oughta
Feeling conflicted or unsure about one's desires
When I'm torn between two sides
Struggling with inner conflict
And I know that it ain't right!
Recognizing that one's desires may not be socially accepted
My body's saying
Feeling physical desire or attraction
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Expressing excitement or arousal
But I'm tryin' to keep my lady, ooh
Resisting sexual temptation and maintaining dignity
Why, oh why, am I feeling like I'm
Questioning one's emotions or desires
On the edge of something
Feeling uncertain or anxious about the future
When I know the door is already closed
Acknowledging that one's desires may not be fulfilled
And why are you still here when I told you it would come to nothing
Questioning someone's persistence despite rejection
You're a naughty boy
Teasing or scolding someone playfully
Seems like you just won't be told!
Noticing someone's stubbornness or persistence
And I just can't let'cha,
Maintaining boundaries and resisting advances
Do that thing
Refusing physical intimacy or sexual activity
With your hands, I'll bet'cha
Reacting to someone's suggestive behavior
Think you're in no no no you're
Rejecting someone's perception or assumptions
Ooh, so fine can't you see
Recognizing someone's attractiveness
You got me
Admitting to feeling attracted or aroused
Tongue-tied, I'm stuttering
Feeling nervous or overwhelmed by desire
I'd like to get down with it!
Expressing a desire for physical intimacy
I'd like to get hold of it!
Desiring physical contact or intimacy
I'd like to get all over it!
Expressing sexual desire or arousal
And baby I'll admit!
Acknowledging one's desires and feelings
I could teach you a thing or two
Implying sexual experience or expertise
Make all of your dreams come true
Promising sexual satisfaction or fulfillment
In ways that you never knew
Suggesting unconventional or daring sexual activity
But I got to keep my lady!
Resisting temptation and maintaining dignity
I've got to keep my lady!
Affirming one's commitment to maintaining boundaries and dignity
It's OK to be sassy
Encouraging self-confidence and playfulness
But I'll never be trashy
Rejecting negative stereotypes or perceptions
It's OK to be nasty!
Encouraging sexual expression or exploration
But you gotta keep your classy, nah!
Acknowledging the importance of maintaining dignity and self-respect
Now don't get lazy
Encouraging persistence or effort
I've been thinking 'bout cha baby
Expressing attraction or desire
I'm a lady
Affirming one's self-respect and dignity
And don't you forget it now!
Asserting one's boundaries and expectations
I've been trying baby
Resisting temptation and maintaining dignity
But my body just keeps on saying
Feeling physical desire or attraction despite one's intentions
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah ah aha
Expressing excitement or arousal despite one's intentions
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOSS STONE, JONATHAN NICHOLAS SHORTEN, CONNOR REEVES
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