Introducing Joss Stone

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Introducing Joss Stone
Studio album by
Joss Stone
Released9 March 2007 (2007-03-09)
RecordedApril 2006 – January 2007
Genre
Length55:47
Label
ProducerRaphael Saadiq
Joss Stone chronology
Mind Body & Soul
(2004) 		Introducing Joss Stone
(2007) 		Colour Me Free!
(2009)
Singles from Introducing Joss Stone
  1. "Tell Me 'bout It"
    Released: 6 February 2007 (2007-02-06)
  2. "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now"
    Released: 23 July 2007 (2007-07-23)
  3. "Baby Baby Baby"
    Released: 18 September 2007 (2007-09-18)

Introducing Joss Stone is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Joss Stone. It was released on 9 March 2007 by Virgin Records. The album peaked at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart.[1] In the United States, it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart.[2]

Reviews

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
The Guardian3/5 stars[6]
The Independent2/5 stars[7]
NME2/10[8]
PopMatters7/10[9]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[10]
Slant Magazine3/5 stars[11]
The Times2/5 stars[12]
Yahoo! Music UK7/10 stars[13]

Introducing Joss Stone received mixed to positive criticism from critics.[14]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Change (Vinnie Jones Intro)"  
 0:35
2. "Girl They Won't Believe It"  
 3:15
3. "Headturner"  
 3:16
4. "Tell Me 'bout It"  
 2:48
5. "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (featuring Common)
 4:22
6. "Put Your Hands on Me"  
  • Stone
  • Saadiq
 2:58
7. "Music" (featuring Lauryn Hill)
 3:41
8. "Arms of My Baby"  
  • Stone
  • Danny P
  • Jonathan Shorten
 2:52
9. "Bad Habit"  
  • Stone
  • P
  • Shorten
 3:41
10. "Proper Nice"  
 3:24
11. "Bruised but Not Broken"  Diane Warren 4:15
12. "Baby Baby Baby"  
  • Stone
  • P
  • Shorten
 4:34
13. "What Were We Thinking"  
  • Stone
  • Saadiq
 4:24
14. "Music Outro" (includes hidden track featuring Vinnie Jones)
  • Stone
  • Saadiq
 3:48
Sampling credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Introducing Joss Stone.[16]

  • Joss Stone – lead vocals, executive producer, art direction, A&R
  • Isaiah Abolin – assistant engineering (track 3)
  • Jawara Adams – trumpet (tracks 8, 12)
  • Chalmers "Spanky" Alford – guitar (tracks 2–4, 5, 7–13)
  • Chris Anokute – A&R
  • Mike Boden – assistant engineering (tracks 6, 12)
  • Oswald Bowe – assistant engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–14)
  • Brian Bowen Smith – photography
  • Chuck Brungardt – mixing, recording (all tracks); Pro Tools operator (track 3)
  • Jonathan "Meres" Cohen – body painting, graffiti
  • Anthony Coleman – trumpet (track 3)
  • Lois Colin – harp (track 10)
  • Common – vocals (track 5)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Reggie Dozier – string recording (tracks 2–5, 7–14); horn recording (tracks 4, 5, 7, 14)
  • Joi Gilliam – backing vocals (tracks 2–4, 9, 11)
  • David Gorman – design
  • Steve Greenwell – additional recording (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8–11, 13); vocal recording (tracks 7, 12)
  • Charlie Happiness – clavinet (track 5)
  • Lauryn Hill – vocals (track 7)
  • Lionel Holoman – organ (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 14); Rhodes (tracks 8, 11); keyboards (tracks 9, 10); Wurlitzer (track 12)
  • Keisha Jackson – backing vocals (tracks 2–4, 9, 11)
  • Priscilla Jones Campbell – backing vocals (tracks 8, 12)
  • Vinnie Jones – voiceover (track 1)
  • Justin Kessler – Pro Tools operator (tracks 9–13)
  • Dave Larring – additional recording (track 7)
  • Joshua Lutz – mural
  • Jeremy Mackenzie – Pro Tools operator (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14)
  • Marlon Marcel – assistant engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14)
  • Kate McGregor – art coordinator
  • Mix Master Mike – turntables (tracks 6, 12)
  • Dror Mohar – assistant engineering (tracks 3, 6, 14)
  • Sean Mosher-Smith – art direction
  • Robert Ozuna – sitar (track 2); percussion (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9–12, 14); additional drums (tracks 2, 5, 6, 11); drums (tracks 3, 4, 9, 10, 13); turntables (tracks 4–7)
  • Khari Parker – percussion (track 2); drums (tracks 2, 5–8, 11–14); additional drums (tracks 3, 4, 9, 10)
  • Jermaine Paul – backing vocals (tracks 2–4, 9, 11)
  • Tino Richardson – saxophone (tracks 8, 12)
  • Raphael Saadiq – production (all tracks); bass (tracks 2–14); guitar (tracks 2–4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13); backing vocals (tracks 2, 10, 12, 13); horn arrangements (tracks 3, 4, 8, 12); keyboards (track 6); piano (tracks 7, 14)
  • Bob Scott – photography
  • Ian Shea – assistant engineering (tracks 2, 8, 9, 11–13)
  • Luke Smith – assistant engineering (tracks 9–13)
  • Scott Somerville – assistant engineering (tracks 3, 6, 12)
  • Glenn Standridge – mixing, production coordinator, recording
  • Charlie Stavish – assistant engineering (tracks 4, 5, 7, 10, 12)
  • Neil Symonette – percussion (tracks 4, 8)
  • James Tanksley – assistant engineering (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14)
  • John Tanksley – assistant engineering (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14)
  • Amy Touma – A&R
  • Seamus Tyson – assistant engineering (track 3)
  • Kenneth "Scooter" Whalum III – tenor saxophone (track 3); baritone saxophone (track 6)
  • Benjamin Wright – string arrangements (tracks 2–5, 7–14); horn arrangements (track 14)
  • James Zellar – trombone

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References

  1. ↑ Official Albums Chart Top 100 (18–24 March 2007)Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Hasty, Katie (28 March 2007). "Modest Mouse Steers Its 'Ship' To No. 1 Debut". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053393/modest-mouse-steers-its-ship-to-no-1-debut. Retrieved 30 September 2015. 
  3. ↑ Introducing Joss Stone – Joss StoneMetacritic. CBS Interactive.
  4. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Introducing Joss Stone – Joss StoneAllMusic. All Media Network.
  5. ↑ Rosen, Jody (23 March 2007). "Introducing Joss Stone Review". Entertainment Weekly (926). http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20015126,00.html. Retrieved 30 September 2015. 
  6. ↑ Petridis, Alexis. Joss Stone, Introducing .... The Guardian (9 March 2007). Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Gill, Andy. Album: Joss Stone. The Independent (9 March 2007).
  8. ↑ Miller, Alex. Joss Stone: Introducing Joss Stone (Virgin). NME (9 March 2007)Inspire.
  9. ↑ Joseph, Mike. Joss Stone: Introducing Joss Stone (21 March 2007)PopMatters.
  10. ↑ Hoard, Christian (7 March 2007). "Introducing Joss Stone : Joss Stone". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media). https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/13623552/review/13711248/introducing_joss_stone. 
  11. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal. Joss Stone: Introducing...Joss Stone (17 March 2007)Slant Magazine.
  12. ↑ Paphides, Peter. Joss Stone – Introducing. The Times (9 March 2007). Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  13. ↑ Gennoe, Dan. Joss Stone – 'Introducing Joss Stone' (12 March 2007)Yahoo! Music UK. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  14. ↑ Introducing Joss Stone – Joss StoneMetacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  15. ↑ Stone,Joss – Introducing Joss Stone – CD (in de)musicline.de. PHONONET. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  16. ↑ Introducing Joss Stone (CD liner notes). Joss Stone. Virgin Records. 2007. 0946 3 76268 2 5. 
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