Joss Stone – Introducing Joss Stone (2007)

Introducing Joss Stone

Career Overview
Few expected that the best soul singer to emerge in 2003 would be a 16-year-old British girl, but that was exactly the case when Joss Stone released her debut album THE SOUL SESSIONS. Mentored by legendary R&B vocalist Betty Wright, Stone covered both classic soul tunes and more contemporary fare, giving it all a feel that seemed closer to vintage Stax than to anything current. Though she’s equally comfortable tackling material by Aretha Franklin or the White Stripes (in her own soulful fashion), Stone also co-wrote much of the material on her 2004 follow-up, MIND, BODY & SOUL.

Biography
b. Joscelyn Eve Stoker, 11 April 1987, Dover, Kent, England. This precociously talented white soul singer made a notable impact with her 2003 debut album, The Soul Sessions, released when she was only 16 years old. Stone grew up in the rural village of Ashill, Devon. She began singing in her early teens, making her first public performance at Uffculme Comprehensive School with a version of Jackie Wilson’s “Reet Petite”.

In 2001, Stone won a local audition to perform on a junior version of the BBC talent show Star For A Night. Her appearance on Junior Star For A Night (singing Donna Summer’s “On The Radio“) helped launch a career in music, with the teenage singer hiring a management team that brought her to the attention of London-based production team the Boiler House Boys. The latter passed the word on to US record company executive Steve Greenberg who flew Stone to New York for an audition, following which he signed the 14-year old singer to his S-Curve label.

Greenberg introduced Stone to veteran soul artist Betty Wright, with the original intention being to co-write an album of contemporary material. The direction of the album took a different turn when Greenberg and Wright suggested bringing in some well-known names from the 70s soul scene, including keyboard players Latimore and Timmy Thomas, and guitarist Little Beaver.

Mainly produced at the Hit Factory in Miami by Greenberg, the album evolved as a “live in the studio” set-up which saw Stone tackling a wide range of classic soul and pop material, including Carla Thomas’ “I’ve Fallen In Love With You“, Harlan Howard’s “The Chokin’ Kind“, John Sebastian’s “I Had A Dream“, Aretha Franklin’s “All The King’s Horses“, and the Isley Brothers’ “For The Love Of You“. Two further tracks were cut in New York with Mike Mangini, while a cover version of the White Stripes’ “Fell In Love With A Girl” (retitled “Fell In Love With A Boy“) was recorded in Philadelphia with the Roots’ Guestlove.

Released in September 2003, The Soul Sessions earned rapturous acclaim from critics on both sides of the Atlantic. Stone’s raw, passionate singing was trumpeted as a welcome antidote to both the glut of reality television stars and the overly slick style of much contemporary R&B. The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in July 2004, and though it failed to win the attendant publicity helped raise expectations for the singer’s new album. Stone co-wrote all the material on Mind, Body & Soul, on which she dabbled in a number of musical styles including pop and reggae. Predictably enough, the singer sounded most at ease on retro soul numbers such as “Right To Be Wrong” and “Spoiled“. The album topped the UK charts and broke into the US Top 20.
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Introducing Joss Stone album tracklists are:

01
Change (Vinnie Jones Intro)
02
Girl They Won’t Believe It
03
Headturner
04
Tell Me `Bout It
05
Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now feat. Common
06
Put Your Hands On Me
07
Music feat. Lauryn Hill
08
Arms Of My Baby
09
Bad Habit
10
Proper Nice
11
Bruised But Not Broken
12
Baby Baby Baby
13
What Were We Thinking
14
Music Outro

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