Water for Your Soul

Water for Your Soul is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter Joss Stone. It was released on 31 July 2015 by her own label, Stone'd Records.

Water for Your Soul
Studio album by
Released31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)
Recorded2012–2015
Genre
Length64:10
LabelStone'd
Producer
  • Steve Greenwell
  • Jonathan Shorten
  • Joss Stone
Joss Stone chronology
The Soul Sessions Vol. 2
(2012)
Water for Your Soul
(2015)
Singles from Water for Your Soul
  1. "Stuck on You"
    Released: 11 May 2015 (2015-05-11)
  2. "The Answer"
    Released: 12 June 2015 (2015-06-12)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Billboard2/5 stars[2]
Daily Mail4/5 stars[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
The Guardian3/5 stars[6]
The Independent2/5 stars[7]
Paste8.3/10[8]
PopMatters7/10 stars[9]
Boston Globe8/10 stars[10]

Water for Your Soul received mixed to positive reviews from music critics.[11]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Love Me"  
  5:06
2. "This Ain't Love"  
  • Stone
  • Jonathan Shorten
  4:28
3. "Stuck on You"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  4:18
4. "Star"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  5:07
5. "Let Me Breathe"  
  5:15
6. "Cut the Line"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  4:06
7. "Wake Up" (featuring Damian Marley)
  • Stone
  • Marley
  • Shorten
  • Reeves
  4:44
8. "Way Oh"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Marc Cyril
  • 'Level' Neville Malcolm
  • Richie Stevens
  5:49
9. "Underworld"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Malcolm
  • Stevens
  • E. 'Kenya' Baker
  4:08
10. "Molly Town"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  3:34
11. "Sensimilla"  
  4:17
12. "Harry's Symphony"  
  3:54
13. "Clean Water"  
  • Stone
  • Cyril
  4:30
14. "The Answer"  
  • Stone
  • Shorten
  • Bovell
  4:46
Sample credits
  • "Harry's Symphony" contains samples from "Here I Come" by Barrington Levy, "Young Lover" by Cocoa Tea, "Be Careful" by Matthew McAnuff and "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 68
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 3
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 77
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22] 30
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 13
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] 1
US Billboard 200[27] 34
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[28] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[29] 3
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[30] 1

References

  1. ↑ Joss Stone Water for Your Soul reviewAllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Horowitz, Steven. Joss Stone Falls Flat With Reggae Experiment ‘Water for Your Soul’: Album Review. Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Thrills, Adrian. It's Friday! music: Now Joss Stone puts her soul into reggae (24 July 2015). Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Madison, Vain. Water for Your Soul by Joss Stone: EW review (17 July 2015). Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Bauer, Matt. Joss Stone Water for Your Soul (29 July 2015). Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Caroline, Sullivan. Joss Stone: Water for Your Soul review – poor choices on a listenable album. The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Gill, Andy. Joss Stone, Water For Your Soul - album review. The Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Gleason, Holly. Joss Stone: Water For Your Soul Review (14 July 2015). Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Horowitz, Steve. Joss Stone Water for Your Soul (23 July 2015). Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Morse, Steve. Joss Stone, ‘Water for Your Soul’ (30 July 2015). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  11. ↑ Reviews for Water for Your Soul by Joss StoneMetacritic. CBS Interactive.
  12. ↑ Joss Stone – Water For Your Soul – Target ExclusiveTarget. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Water For Your Soul : Joss StoneHMV Japan. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Joss Stone – Water for Your Soul (Amazon Exclusive Deluxe Edition)Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Joss Stone – Water for Your Soul" (in German). Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Joss Stone – Water for Your Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Joss Stone – Water for Your Soul" (in French). Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Joss Stone Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joss Stone – Water for Your Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Joss Stone – Water for Your Soul". Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ Joss Stone – Water For Your Soul (in de)Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment.
  22. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Joss Stone – Water for Your Soul". Hung Medien.
  23. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Joss Stone – Water for Your Soul". Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  26. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  27. ↑ "Joss Stone Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  28. ↑ "Joss Stone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  29. ↑ "Joss Stone Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  30. ↑ "Joss Stone Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard.