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
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Joss Stone Lyrics
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Hold me each evening, by your side
Tell me you love me, for a million, a million years
And then if it don't work out
And then if it don't work out
Then you can tell me goodbye
Soften my dreams, with your sigh
Tell me you love me, for a million, a million years
And then if it don't work out
And then if it don't work out
Then you can tell me goodbye
If you must go, I won't grieve
Just wait a life-time before you leave, please
Then if you must go, I won't Tell you "no"
Just so we can say that we tried
Tell me you love me, for a million, just a million years
And then if it don't work out
And then if it don't work out
Then you can tell me goodbye
Then you can tell me goodbye
You can tell me goodbye, goodbye.
Joss Stone's song "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" talks about a love that seems to be eternal, a love that is expected to last for millions of years. The lyrics have a sense of urgency, that the singer wants to be told these words of affection while there is still time. She asks her lover to kiss her every morning and hold her every evening, telling her that he loves her over and over again until the end of time. The singer's request is a declaration of commitment to love, to be with each other no matter what comes their way.
The song also shows the realistic side of a relationship as the singer understands that love doesn't always prevail, that sometimes things don't work out. The lyrics anticipate that, and the singer asks her lover that if ever their love ends, then tell her goodbye. It's almost as if she's accepted that things don't always work out and that if that time comes, then she's ready to move on. She tells her lover that if he must go, she won't stop him, but she hopes that he'll wait a lifetime before leaving, paving the way to prove that they tried to make it work.
Overall, "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" is a song that speaks of profound love, unafraid of the difficulties that accompany it. It's a love that accepts reality, that things might not always work out, but it's willing to try.
Line by Line Meaning
Kiss me each morning, for a million years
Express your love for me every day for an endless amount of time
Hold me each evening, by your side
Stay close to me every night and never let me go
Tell me you love me, for a million, a million years
Promise me your love forever, for all of eternity
And then if it don't work out
If things do not go as planned
Sweeten my coffee, with a morning kiss
Wake me up with a loving gesture that starts my day off right
Soften my dreams, with your sigh
Help me sleep soundly and peacefully with your presence
If you must go, I won't grieve
If you need to leave, I won't cause you any pain or distress
Just wait a life-time before you leave, please
Stay with me for as long as possible before departing
Then if you must go, I won't Tell you "no"
I won't stand in the way of your departure if it's truly what you want
Just so we can say that we tried
We should make the effort to keep our love alive before giving up
Tell me you love me, for a million, just a million years
Even if we can't promise forever, at least promise me your love for a significant amount of time
You can tell me goodbye, goodbye.
If it doesn't work out, you can leave without regret
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Loudermilk
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