Colour Me Free!

Colour Me Free! is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Joss Stone, released on 20 October 2009 by Virgin Records. The album was originally scheduled to be released in April 2009. However, Stone's label, EMI, delayed it to July and again to 20 October.

Colour Me Free!
Studio album by
Released20 October 2009 (2009-10-20)
Recorded2008
Genre
Length52:29
Label
Producer
Joss Stone chronology
Introducing Joss Stone
(2007)
Colour Me Free!
(2009)
LP1
(2011)
Singles from Colour Me Free!
  1. "Free Me"
    Released: 22 September 2009 (2009-09-22)

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Free Me"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
3:53
2. "Could Have Been You"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
4:52
3. "Parallel Lines" (featuring Jeff Beck and Sheila E.)
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
4:26
4. "Lady"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
4:22
5. "4 and 20"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
5:06
6. "Big Ol' Game" (featuring Raphael Saadiq)
  • Stone
  • Saadiq
  • Stone
  • Saadiq
4:30
7. "Governmentalist" (featuring Nas)
  5:42
8. "Incredible"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Colin Hickson
  • Paddy Milner
  • Pete Cherry
  • Nikolaij Joel
  • Michael Bowes
  • Richie Stevens
  2:46
9. "You Got the Love"  
  • Arnecia Michelle Harris
  • Anthony B. Stephens
  3:35
10. "I Believe It to My Soul" (featuring David Sanborn)Ray CharlesPhil Ramone 4:29
11. "Stalemate" (with Jamie Hartman)
  • Hartman
  • Camilla Boler
  • Stone
4:18
12. "Girlfriend on Demand"  Mackenzie 4:30
13. "Mr Wankerman" (hidden track) (not featured on US and Canadian pressings)
  13:44
Sampling credits
  • "Free Me" embodies portions of "Do the Dirt" by The Meters.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Colour Me Free![3]

  • Joss Stone – vocals (all tracks); production (tracks 1–6); backing vocals (tracks 3–5); album coordination, executive producer
  • Darren Abraham – backing vocals, percussion (track 7)
  • Ainsley Adams – assistant engineering (track 11)
  • Rob Bacon – guitar solo (track 7)
  • Kenya Baker – guitar (tracks 1–5, 9); engineering, recording (track 2); additional guitar (track 6)
  • Paul Baker – harp (track 12)
  • Jeff Beck – vocals (track 3)
  • Robert Berg – viola (track 12)
  • Sally Berman – violin (track 12)
  • Michael Bowes – percussion (track 8)
  • Alan Branch – additional recording, assistant engineering (track 3)
  • Karl Brazildrums, percussion (track 11)
  • Robert Brosseau – violin (track 12)
  • Gerry Brown – string recording (tracks 2, 5, 12)
  • Chuck Brungardt – mixing (tracks 1, 3–9, 12); assistant engineering (track 5); engineering, recording (track 9)
  • Lemar Carter – drums (tracks 1–5, 9)
  • Pete Cherry – bass (track 8)
  • Courtney Christian – album coordination
  • Patricia Cloud – alto flute, flute (track 12)
  • Paul Conroy – album coordination
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Marc "Makani" Cyril – backing vocals, bass (track 7)
  • Mike Davistenor trombone (track 10)
  • Sir Mychael Davison – additional recording, assistant engineering (track 3)
  • Drew Dembowski – contrabass (track 12)
  • Bojan Dugic – recording (track 6)
  • Sheila E. – vocals (track 3)
  • Hollie Farris – trumpet (tracks 1–5, 9)
  • Joe Ferla – mixing, recording (track 10)
  • Sam Formicola – viola (track 12)
  • Steve Gadd – drums (track 10)
  • Armen Garabedian – violin (track 12)
  • Gil GoldsteinRhodes (track 10)
  • Dyre Gormsen – recording (track 11)
  • Agnes Gottschewski – violin (track 12)
  • Lynn Grants – viola (track 12)
  • Maurice Grants – cello (track 12)
  • Steven Grier – beatbox (track 4)
  • Charlie Happiness – bass harmonica, sitar (track 1)
  • Keyon Harold – trumpet (track 10)
  • Jamie Hartman12-string guitar, production, Rhodes, synth strings, vocals (track 11)
  • Vahe Hayrikian – cello (track 12)
  • Amy Hershberger – violin (track 12)
  • Iain Hill – assistant engineering (track 11)
  • Kris Houston – piano (track 11)
  • Pete Iannacone – bass (tracks 1–4, 9)
  • Pete Ibsen – recording (track 11)
  • Antonia Jenae – backing vocals (track 6)
  • Nikolaij Joel – guitar (track 8)
  • Howard Johnsonbaritone saxophone (track 10)
  • Charles Jones – backing vocals (tracks 3, 8)
  • Jonathan Joseph – recording (tracks 1–5, 12); engineering (tracks 2, 4)
  • Dan Kelley – horn (track 12)

  • Ellison Kendrick – backing vocals (tracks 3, 6, 8, 9)
  • Joe Ketendjian – violin (track 12)
  • Tony Kofi – saxophone (track 8)
  • Mellissa LaRochelle – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Artia Lockett – backing vocals (tracks 6, 9)
  • Christian Lohr – Hammond (tracks 2–4, 9); keyboards (tracks 2, 3); piano (tracks 4, 5)
  • Dan Mackenzie – production (track 12)
  • Neville Malcolm – upright bass (track 5); backing vocals, guitar (track 7)
  • Russell Malone – guitar (track 10)
  • Marlon Marcel – assistant engineering (tracks 1–5)
  • Lou Marinitenor saxophone (track 10)
  • Miguel Martinez – cello (track 12)
  • Liane Mautner – violin (track 12)
  • Christian McBride – bass (track 10)
  • Paddy Miller – keyboards (track 8)
  • Paula Mitchell – backing vocals (track 5)
  • Malcolm Moore – bass (track 11)
  • Stanton Moore – drums (track 1)
  • Ryan Moys – additional recording, assistant engineering (track 12)
  • Nasrap (track 7)
  • Karolina Naziemiec – viola (track 12)
  • Stephanie O'Keefe – horn (track 12)
  • Bobby Ozuna – percussion (tracks 1, 4); additional percussion (track 3)
  • Abel Pabon – piano (track 9)
  • Ricky Pederson – Hammond (track 10)
  • Charles Pillow – bass clarinet (track 10)
  • Luke Potashnik – guitar (track 11)
  • James Poyser – piano (track 12)
  • Natasha Radford – album coordination
  • Phil Ramone – production (track 10)
  • Conner Reeves – production (tracks 1–5); backing vocals (tracks 4, 5)
  • Paul Riserstring arrangements (tracks 2, 5, 12); The Paul Riser Orchestra conductor (track 12)
  • Winston Rollins – trombone (tracks 1–4)
  • Anatoly Rosinsky – violin (track 12)
  • Raphael Saadiq – bass (track 2); backing vocals, bass, drums, guitar, percussion, production, vocals (track 6)
  • David Sanbornalto saxophone (track 10)
  • Jonathan Shorten – production (tracks 1–5); piano (track 2); clavinet (track 3); Wurlitzer (track 4); Hammond (tracks 5, 7); engineering, recording (track 7)
  • Latonya Shorter – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Sacha Skarbek – production, Rhodes (track 11)
  • Jerry Smith – engineering, recording (track 8)
  • Lew Soloff – trumpet (track 10)
  • Paul Sternhagen – percussion (track 12)
  • Richie Stevens – backing vocals (track 7); drums (tracks 7, 8)
  • Paul Suarez – assistant engineering (tracks 1–5, 7–9, 12)
  • James Tanksley – additional recording (tracks 1–4)
  • Mike Velerio – contrabass (track 12)
  • Morgan Visconti – string arrangements (track 11)
  • Jeff Watkins – saxophone (tracks 1–4, 9)
  • Jeremy Wheatley – mixing (track 11)
  • Elizabeth Wilson – violin (track 12)
  • Phil Yao – horn (track 12)
  • John Yoakum – English horn, oboe (track 12)

Charts

Chart (2009–10) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums Chart[4] 36
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 17
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[6] 50
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[7] 56
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 26
Croatian Foreign Albums Chart[9] 37
Dutch Albums Chart[10] 16
French Albums Chart[11] 63
German Albums Chart[12] 26
Italian Albums Chart[13] 53
Japanese Albums Chart[14] 102
Portuguese Albums Chart[15] 25
Swiss Albums Chart[16] 5
UK Albums Chart[17] 75
UK R&B Albums Chart[18] 10
US Billboard 200[19] 10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[20] 9

Release history

Region Date Label Ref.
Canada 20 October 2009 EMI [21]
United States Virgin [22]
Germany 30 October 2009 EMI [23]
Italy [24]
France 2 November 2009 [25]
United Kingdom Virgin [26]
Australia 6 November 2009 EMI [27]
Japan 18 November 2009 [28]

Colour Me Free! Media

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