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
What if I
Joss Stone Lyrics
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Don't have time to cry
Cry about you baby
What if I
Don't have apart of the mind
To let go of you & save me
Ooo baby
Crazy lady
(Maybe i'm crazy)
And I'm in love with someone that don't exist
But maybe God will come down
And take me
(Just take me)
To a higher place
To a happiness
My bliss
Why can't you just look me in the eye
And say you'll never want me
Tell me i'm just a waste of time
I'm ugly & i'm, i'm useless
How can you expect me not to cry
Let me out of love with you
Tell me I never touched your heart
Never made you laugh
Please just tell me something baby
Tell me something
Tell me why
Why you loved to make me smile
When you're just gunna leave me craving
Tell me baby
Tell me why
Are you proud to me my man
You only lie when you're ashamed baby
Are you ashamed
Maybe I'll be the crazy lady
(Baby i'm crazy)
And i'm in love with someone that don't exist
But maybe God will come down and take me
(Just take me)
To a higher place
To a happiness
My bliss
Why can't you just look me in the eye
And say you'll never want me
Tell me i'm just a waste of time
I'm ugly & i'm, i'm useless
How can you expect me not to cry
Let me out of love with you
Tell me I never touched your heart
Never made you laugh
Please just tell me something baby
Make something up
Why can't you look me in the eye
The lyrics of Joss Stone's song "What if I" describe the painful experience of being in love with someone who does not reciprocate those feelings. The opening lines express the singer's reluctance to spend time crying over someone who doesn't value her, reflecting her desire to move on and let go of the person who has hurt her. However, the chorus suggests that this may not be so simple, as she acknowledges her continued infatuation with someone who may not even exist. The possibility of divine intervention seems to represent a desperate hope for relief from her emotional turmoil.
The second verse builds on this theme of insecurity and self-doubt, as the singer questions why the person she loves seemed to enjoy spending time with her even though he was ultimately unwilling to commit to the relationship. She asks whether he is ashamed of being with her, allowing her to acknowledge the possibility that her own sense of unworthiness may be tied up in the situation. Despite this vulnerability, the singer remains determined to find a way to move forward, even if it means being seen as "crazy" for her ongoing attachment.
Overall, the lyrics of "What if I" capture the complexities of struggling to let go of someone who has left a deep emotional impact, while also acknowledging the potential for hope and healing despite the pain involved.
Line by Line Meaning
What if I
What if I
Don't have time to cry
I don't have time to cry over you
Cry about you baby
Baby, cry about you
What if I
What if I
Don't have apart of the mind
I don't have a part of my mind
To let go of you & save me
To let go of you and save myself
Ooo baby
Ooo baby
Well baby I'll be the crazy
Well baby, I will be the crazy
Crazy lady
Crazy lady
(Maybe i'm crazy)
(Maybe I am crazy)
And I'm in love with someone that don't exist
And I am in love with someone who doesn't exist
But maybe God will come down
But maybe God will come down
And take me
And take me
(Just take me)
(Just take me)
To a higher place
To a higher place
To a happiness
To a happier state
My bliss
My bliss
Why can't you just look me in the eye
Why can't you just look me in the eye
And say you'll never want me
And tell me that you will never want me
Tell me i'm just a waste of time
Tell me that I am just a waste of time
I'm ugly & i'm, i'm useless
I am ugly and useless
How can you expect me not to cry
How can you expect me not to cry
Let me out of love with you
Let me fall out of love with you
Tell me I never touched your heart
Tell me I never touched your heart
Never made you laugh
Never made you laugh
Please just tell me something baby
Please just tell me something baby
Tell me something
Tell me something
Tell me why
Tell me why
Why you loved to make me smile
Why did you love to make me smile
When you're just gunna leave me craving
When you're just going to leave me wanting
Tell me baby
Tell me baby
Tell me why
Tell me why
Are you proud to me my man
Are you proud to be my man
You only lie when you're ashamed baby
You only lie when you are ashamed, baby
Are you ashamed
Are you ashamed
Maybe I'll be the crazy lady
Maybe I'll be the crazy lady
(Baby i'm crazy)
(Baby, I'm crazy)
And i'm in love with someone that don't exist
And I am in love with someone who doesn't exist
But maybe God will come down and take me
But maybe God will come down and take me
(Just take me)
(Just take me)
To a higher place
To a higher place
To a happiness
To a happier state
My bliss
My bliss
Why can't you just look me in the eye
Why can't you just look me in the eye
And say you'll never want me
And tell me that you will never want me
Tell me i'm just a waste of time
Tell me that I am just a waste of time
I'm ugly & i'm, i'm useless
I am ugly and useless
How can you expect me not to cry
How can you expect me not to cry
Let me out of love with you
Let me fall out of love with you
Tell me I never touched your heart
Tell me I never touched your heart
Never made you laugh
Never made you laugh
Please just tell me something baby
Please just tell me something baby
Make something up
Make something up
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mick4659
Her voice is epic, so much emotion, best in time, <3
Mauricio Pérez León
An emotional voice, unique, the best singer in the universe.
Marta Gutierrez
Save my ears at this winter night and giving me peacefull dreams , hot cup of tea and honey .and more
Tony Cabral
I Love is song