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The Soul Sessions

The Soul Sessions is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Joss Stone. It was released on 16 September 2003 by S-Curve Records and EMI/Virgin Records.

The Soul Sessions
Studio album by
Joss Stone
Released16 September 2003 (2003-09-16)
Recorded9 April – 12 May 2003
Genre
Length42:06
Label
Producer
Joss Stone chronology
The Soul Sessions
(2003) 		Mind Body & Soul
(2004)
Singles from The Soul Sessions
  1. "Fell in Love with a Boy"
    Released: 12 January 2004 (2004-01-12)
  2. "Super Duper Love"
    Released: 3 May 2004 (2004-05-03)

Background

When The Soul Sessions was released on 16 September 2003. At the time Stone was just 16 years old. The album took four days to record.[1] The songs on the album are cover versions of classic soul songs.[2]

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
The A.V. Clubpositive[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian3/5 stars[5]
The New Zealand Herald5/5 stars[6]
PopMatterspositive[7]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[8]
Stylus MagazineC[9]
The Village VoiceC+.[10]
Yahoo! Music UK8/10 stars[11]

The Soul Sessions received positive reviews from music critics.[12]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Original artist Length
1. "The Chokin' Kind"  Harlan HowardWaylon Jennings (1967) 3:35
2. "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me?) Pt. 1"  Willie GarnerSugar Billy (1974) 4:20
3. "Fell in Love with a Boy"  Jack WhiteThe White Stripes (2001) 3:38
4. "Victim of a Foolish Heart"  
  • Charles Buckins
  • George Jackson
Bettye Swann (1972) 5:31
5. "Dirty Man"  Bobby MillerLaura Lee (1967) 2:59
6. "Some Kind of Wonderful"  John EllisonSoul Brothers Six (1967) 3:56
7. "I've Fallen in Love with You"  Carla ThomasCarla Thomas (1968) 4:29
8. "I Had a Dream"  John SebastianJohn Sebastian (1970) 3:01
9. "All the King's Horses"  Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin (1972) 3:03
10. "For the Love of You Pts. 1 & 2"  
The Isley Brothers (1975) 7:33

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[13] Gold 20,000^
Australia (ARIA)[14] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[15] Platinum 0*
Belgium (BEA)[16] Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.*
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[18] Gold 106,000[19]
Germany (BVMI)[20] Gold 100,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[22] Gold Expression error: Missing operand for *. 
Ireland (IRMA)[23] Platinum 15,000^
Italy (FIMI)[24] Gold 50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[25] Gold 40,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[26] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[27] Gold 20,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] 3× Platinum 1,075,492[29]
United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 981,000[31]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[33] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

The Soul Sessions Media

  • Stone performing in Milan in 2005

References

  1. ↑ Leahey, Andrew. Joss Stone > Biography & History > AllMusic. AllMusic.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Phipps, Keith. The Soul Sessions · Joss Stone · Music Review · The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/review/joss-stone-emthe-soul-sessionsem-11726. 
  3. ↑ Jurek, Thom. The Soul Sessions – Joss StoneAllMusic.
  4. ↑ Greer, Jim. "The Soul Sessions". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/article/2003/10/10/soul-sessions. 
  5. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian. Joss Stone, The Soul Sessions. The Guardian (16 January 2004).
  6. ↑ Baillie, Russell. Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions. The New Zealand Herald.
  7. ↑ MacNeil, Jason. Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions (13 January 2003)PopMatters.
  8. ↑ Caramanica, Jon. Joss Stone: The Soul SessionsRolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  9. ↑ Passantino, Dom. Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions (6 February 2004)Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Christgau, Robert. Edges of the GrooveThe Village Voice. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  11. ↑ Batey, Angus. Joss Stone – 'The Soul Sessions' (2 February 2004)Yahoo! Music UK. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  12. ↑ The Soul Sessions – Joss StoneMetacritic. CBS Interactive.
  13. ↑ Discos de Oro y Platino (in es)Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  14. ↑ ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 AlbumsAustralian Recording Industry Association.
  15. ↑ Austrian album certifications – Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions (in German) (29 November 2006)IFPI Austria. Enter Joss Stone in the field Interpret. Enter The Soul Sessions in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  16. ↑ Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2006 (9 September 2006)Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  17. ↑ Canadian album certifications – Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions (28 April 2004)Music Canada.
  18. ↑ Certifications Albums Or – année 2005 (in fr) (14 April 2005)Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  19. ↑ Les Albums Or (in fr)InfoDisc. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  20. ↑ Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joss Stone; 'The Soul Sessions') (in German)Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  21. ↑ Top 50 Ξένων Άλμπουμ (in el) (3–9 October 2004)IFPI Greece.
  22. ↑ Greek album certifications – Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions (in Greek)IFPI Greece.
  23. ↑ Irish album certifications – Joss Stone – The Soul SessionsIrish Recorded Music Association.
  24. ↑ Musica: In radio 'You Had Me', nuovo singolo di Joss Stone (in it) (2 September 2004)Adnkronos.
  25. ↑ Goud/Platina (in nl)NVPI.
  26. ↑ New Zealand album certifications – Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions (26 April 2004)Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  27. ↑ Trofeer (in no)IFPI Norway.
  28. ↑ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Joss Stone; 'The Soul Sessions')Hung Medien.
  29. ↑ Jones, Alan. Official Charts Analysis: Plan B album sells 37k to hit No.1. Music Week (30 July 2012)Intent Media.
  30. ↑ British album certifications – Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions (15 April 2005)British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Soul Sessions in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  31. ↑ Cantor, Paul (22 July 2011). "Joss Stone Enjoys New Freedom on 'LP1'". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469126/joss-stone-enjoys-new-freedom-on-lp1. 
  32. ↑ American album certifications – Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions (29 March 2004)Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  33. ↑ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2004International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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