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
The Chokin
Joss Stone Lyrics
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Didn't you know it babe
Didn't you know it
Why couldn't you be content
With the love I gave oh yeah
I gave you my heart
But you wanted my mind, oh yeah
Your love scared me to death, boy
That's all it is
You can kill a girl
With a bottle of poison or a knife
I know you can
And hurt her more to take her pride
And run his life
Oh it's a shame boy
Whatever it is boy
I surely hope you find, oh yeah
I tell you that hat don't fit my head
Oh, it's the chokin' kind
It makes me want to
Oh yeah, oh listen to me
When you fall in love again boy
Take a tip from me oh yeah
If you don't like the peach,
Then walk on by the tree
That's what you better do, honey
Find what you want boy
Keep it, treat it, sweet and kind, oh yeah
Oh let it breathe, don't make it the chokin' kind
Oh no, don't break my heart baby
Oh no, I know you love me truly I do, honey
But your love scares me to death boy
It's the chokin' kind
That's all it is
The lyrics of Joss Stone's song "The Chokin' Kind" speak of a relationship that started out with honest and sincere love but eventually turned suffocating and fearful. The singer of the song expresses her confusion and pain at her lover's inability to appreciate the love she gave him and instead asked for her mind, which left her feeling frightened and manipulated. The song's title symbolizes the suffocating and toxic nature of her lover's love, which felt like it was slowly choking her life out of her.
The second verse of the song speaks of how hurtful and damaging love can be when it takes the form of control and manipulation, and how it can lead to a loss of self-respect and dignity. The singer expresses her hope that her lover will realize the intensity of his actions, and advises him to find a love that he truly desires and appreciates, and to treat it with kindness and respect.
Overall, the song is a poignant representation of a relationship that went from love to control and manipulation. It speaks of the importance of recognizing the signs of an unhealthy relationship and finding the courage to leave it behind.
Line by Line Meaning
I only meant to love you
I didn't have any other intentions than loving you
Didn't you know it babe
Weren't you aware of it, darling?
Didn't you know it
Were you unaware of it?
Why couldn't you be content
Why weren't you satisfied
With the love I gave oh yeah
With the love that I provided
I gave you my heart
I deeply loved you
But you wanted my mind, oh yeah
But you desired complete control over me
Your love scared me to death, boy
I was frightened of the intensity of your love, my dear
Oh it's the chokin' kind
Your love was suffocating me
You can kill a girl
You can cause irreparable damage to a woman
With a bottle of poison or a knife
With poison or with a weapon
I know you can
I'm aware that it's within your capability
And hurt her more to take her pride
And it would hurt her even more to strip her of her dignity
And run his life
And control every aspect of her existence
Oh it's a shame boy
It's a tragic situation, my dear
Whatever it is boy
Whatever the issue is, my dear
I surely hope you find, oh yeah
I sincerely hope you discover
I tell you that hat don't fit my head
I'm telling you that it's not a good match for me
Oh, it's the chokin' kind
Your love is smothering and oppressive
It makes me want to
It compels me to
Oh yeah, oh listen to me
Please listen to what I'm saying, my dear
When you fall in love again boy
If you happen to fall in love again, my dear
Take a tip from me oh yeah
Listen to my advice
If you don't like the peach,
If you don't enjoy the fruit
Then walk on by the tree
Keep walking, don't engage
That's what you better do, honey
That's what you should do, my dear
Find what you want boy
Look for what makes you happy, my dear
Keep it, treat it, sweet and kind, oh yeah
Treasure it, be kind and loving towards it
Oh let it breathe, don't make it the chokin' kind
Allow it room to grow, don't smother it
Oh no, don't break my heart baby
Please don't hurt me, my love
Oh no, I know you love me truly I do, honey
I believe you genuinely love me, my dear
But your love scares me to death boy
However, your love terrifies me, my dear
It's the chokin' kind
It's overwhelming, suffocating love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: HARLAN HOWARD
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