Mind Body & Soul

Mind Body & Soul is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Joss Stone. It was released on 15 September 2004 by S-Curve Records. It is her first album to have songs that were not mainly covers, unlike The Soul Sessions (2003).

Mind Body & Soul
Studio album by
Released15 September 2004
Studio
Genre
Length71:54
Label
Producer
Joss Stone chronology
The Soul Sessions
(2003)
Mind Body & Soul
(2004)
Introducing Joss Stone
(2007)
Singles from Mind Body & Soul
  1. "You Had Me"
    Released: 13 September 2004 (2004-09-13)
  2. "Right to Be Wrong"
    Released: 29 November 2004 (2004-11-29)
  3. "Spoiled"
    Released: 14 March 2005 (2005-03-14)
  4. "Don't Cha Wanna Ride"
    Released: 4 July 2005 (2005-07-04)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Billboardpositive[3]
Blender     [4]
Entertainment WeeklyC[5]
The Guardian     .[6]
musicOMHpositive[7]
Q     [1]
Rolling Stone     [8]
Vibe     [9]
Yahoo! Music          [10]

Mind Body & Soul received generally positive reviews from music critics.[1]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Right to Be Wrong"   4:40
2. "Jet Lag"  
  • Mangini
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
4:01
3. "You Had Me"  
  • Mangini
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
3:59
4. "Spoiled"  
  • Mangini
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
4:03
5. "Don't Cha Wanna Ride"  
  • Stone
  • Child
  • Wright
  • Greenberg
  • Mangini
  • Eugene Record
  • William Sanders
  • Mangini
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
3:31
6. "Less Is More"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
Commissioner Gordon 4:17
7. "Security"  
  • Stone
  • Greenberg
  • Daniel Pierre
  • Mangini
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
4:30
8. "Young at Heart"  
  • Remi
  • Wright
4:10
9. "Snakes and Ladders"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
  • Mangini
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
3:35
10. "Understand"  
  • Stone
  • Wright
  • Angelo Morris
  • Mangini
  • Greenber
  • Mangini
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
3:46
11. "Don't Know How"  
  • Mangini
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
  • Danny P
4:01
12. "Torn and Tattered"  
  • Austin Howard
  • Ben Wolf
  • Andy Dean
  • Wright
  • The Boilerhouse Boys
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
3:58
13. "Killing Time"  
  • Mangini
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
5:12
14. "Sleep Like a Child"  Patrick Seymour
  • Mangini
  • Greenberg
  • Wright
15:27
15. "Daniel" (hidden track)Stone  2:44

Special edition

Dutch limited edition bonus CD

Notes
  • "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" contains samples from "Soulful Strut" by Young-Holt Unlimited.
  • The actual duration of music on "Sleep Like a Child" is 5:19; the rest is filled with silence.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Mind Body & Soul.[13]

  • Joss Stone – lead vocals (all tracks); backing vocals (tracks 1–6, 9–12)
  • John Angier – string arrangements (tracks 2, 3, 7, 9, 13, 14)
  • Raymond Angry – B3 (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10); clavinet, Moog (track 3); piano (tracks 5, 7); organ (track 11)
  • Troy Auxilly-Wilson – drums (track 8)
  • Teodross Avery – saxophone (track 6)
  • Ruby Baker – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13)
  • Thom Bell – string and horn arrangements (track 4)
  • Cindy Blackman – drums (tracks 1, 3, 7, 11)
  • The Boilerhouse Boys – production (track 12)
  • Bombshell – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13)
  • Astor "Crusty" Campbell – drums (track 6)
  • Willburn "Squidley" Cole – additional drums (track 6)
  • Commissioner Gordon – engineering, percussion, production, programming (track 6)
  • Delroy "Chris" Cooper – bass (track 6)
  • Jack Daley – bass (tracks 1, 3, 7)
  • Clovette Danzy – backing vocals (track 7)
  • Tanya Darby – trumpet (track 6)
  • Shomoni "Sho" Dylan – assistant engineering (track 8)
  • Jeni Fujita – backing vocals (track 8)
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Van Gibbs – guitar (track 8)
  • David Gorman – art direction, design
  • Charlie Green – make-up artist
  • Steve Greenberg – production (tracks 1–5, 7, 9–14); executive producer
  • Steve Greenwell – mixing (all tracks); engineering, programming (tracks 2–5, 7, 9–11); bass (track 10)
  • Willie "Little Beaver" Hale – guitar (tracks 4, 12, 13)
  • Vincent Henry – alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone (track 8)
  • David "Jody" Hill – drums (tracks 4, 9, 10, 12, 13)
  • Stafford Hunter – trombone (track 6)
  • Pete Iannacone – bass (track 2)
  • Jonathan Joseph – drums (tracks 2, 5)
  • Ellison Kendrick – backing vocals (track 7)
  • Bryan Lasley – art direction, design
  • Benny Latimore – piano (tracks 1, 4, 12, 13); Wurlitzer (track 10)
  • Brian Magallones – hair stylist

  • Tom "Bones" Malone – flugelhorn (tracks 1, 7); baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, trombone, trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 13)
  • Mike Mangini – production (tracks 1–5, 7, 9–11, 13, 14); mixing (tracks 1–11, 13, 14); programming (tracks 2–5, 7, 9–11); bass (tracks 5, 14); keyboards (track 5)
  • Mercedes Martinez – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7)
  • Aleeta Mayo – art direction, design
  • Roger Moenks – photography
  • Tracey Moore – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7)
  • Angelo Morris – Fender Rhodes (tracks 1, 3); bass (tracks 4, 12, 13); guitar (tracks 7, 10)
  • AJ Nilo – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 11)
  • Gary "Mon" Noble – engineering (track 8)
  • Ignacio Nunez – percussion (track 10)
  • Danny P – guitar (tracks 7, 11); bass, Fender Rhodes, production (track 11); piano (track 14)
  • Bruce Purse – trumpet, flugelhorn (track 8)
  • Conner Reeves – production (tracks 2, 9); backing vocals, backing vocal arrangement (track 6)
  • Salaam Remi – bass, organ, production, strings, Wurlitzer (track 8)
  • Margaret Reynolds – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13)
  • Nile Rodgers – guitar (track 3)
  • Veronica Sanchez – backing vocals (track 7)
  • William "Kooly" Scott – backing vocals (track 7)
  • Jonathan Shorten – drum programming, synthesiser (track 2); keyboards (tracks 2, 6, 9); production, programming (tracks 2, 9); Fender Rhodes (tracks 2, 14); string arrangements (track 9)
  • Jamie Siegel – engineering (track 6)
  • Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar (track 6)
  • Angie Stone – Fender Rhodes (track 7)
  • Ron Stone – management
  • Timmy Thomas – B3 (track 4); organ (tracks 10, 12, 13)
  • Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson – drums (track 14)
  • Amy Touma – photography
  • Carl Vandenbosche – percussion (track 9)
  • Alan Weekes – electric guitar (track 9)
  • Betty Wright – backing vocals (tracks 1–5, 7–13); production (tracks 1–5, 7–14); vocal production (tracks 6, 8)
  • Jeanette Wright – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13)
  • Nir Zidkyahu – percussion (track 2)

Orchestra

  • Brian Chen – viola
  • Carol Cook – viola
  • Elizabeth Dyson – cello
  • Dawn Hannay – viola
  • Vivek Kamath – viola
  • Lisa Kim – violin
  • Sarah Kim – violin
  • Tom Carney Myung-Hi Kim – violin
  • Krzysztof Kuznik – violin
  • Soo Hyun Kwon – violin
  • Jeanne LeBlan – cello
  • Jessica Lee – violin
  • Matt Lehmann – violin
  • Liz Lim – violin

  • Pat Milando – French horn
  • Matt Milewsky – violin
  • Kevin Mirkin – viola
  • Eileen Moon – cello
  • Phil Myers – French horn
  • Dan Panner – viola
  • Sandra Park – violin
  • Laura Seaton – violin
  • Sarah Seiver – cello
  • Fiona Simon – violin
  • Dave Smith – French horn
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Jung Sun Yoo – violin

References

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  4. Christgau, Robert (28 September 2004). "Joss Stone – Mind, Body & Soul". Blender. Alpha Media Group.
  5. Browne, David (1 October 2004). "Mind, Body & Soul". Entertainment Weekly: 72. http://www.ew.com/article/2004/10/01/mind-body-soul. 
  6. Sullivan, Caroline (24 September 2004). "Joss Stone, Mind, Body & Soul". The Guardian.
  7. Murphy, John (26 September 2004). "Joss Stone – Mind Body & Soul". musicOMH.
  8. Sinagra, Laura. "Joss Stone: Mind, Body & Soul". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media). https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jossstone/albums/album/6438849/review/6524184/mind_body__soul. Retrieved 2017-08-31. 
  9. Ehrlich, Dimitri (November 2004). "Joss Stone: Mind, Body & Soul". Vibe. 12 (11): 166.
  10. Gennoe, Dan (12 October 2004). "Joss Stone – Mind, Body & Soul". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 26 November 2004.
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  12. "Mind, Body & Soul -Dutch Edition- (inclusief bonus-cd), Joss Stone" (in Nederlands). bol.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011.
  13. Mind Body & Soul (CD liner notes). Joss Stone. Relentless Records. 2004. CDREL04.