Joss Stone Mind Body & Soul Taiwanese CD album (CDLP)
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Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
Stone's debut delved back into the deep Southern roots of the 1970s, but now Mind, Body & Soul is dedicated to original material. Joss features as co-writer on nearly all of its songs, with veteran singer Betty Wright still retaining a strong influence as co-producer and vocal coach. Stone's old-style grittiness remains intact, but there are moves to surround her emotive voice with a modernised R&B setting. Stone's highly respected team includes keyboardists Benny Lattimore and Timmy Thomas, and drummers Cindy Blackman and ?uestlove (from The Roots). Joss has also collaborated with Lamont Dozier and Portishead's Beth Gibbons. The opening "Right To Be Wrong" lays down the gauntlet of independence, riddled with pricking guitar fills, surging organ and subtle horn swells. The banal "Jet Lag" and "Understand" are her least inspiring efforts, the latter featuring some of the album's worst lines ("I keep our song on repeat/On my iPod, even when I sleep/And in my dream I'm holding you/Alone on an island, just we two"). Stone's lyrics are trite throughout, but they're merely a vehicle for her intense vocal expression. Several tunes are spoiled by clumping drum programs, but even within this context, Stone's voice rises higher. The album's first single, "You Had Me", could be coming straight from Destiny's Child. The compulsive reggae lope of "Less Is More" would be a wiser choice. "Security" might be an MOR ballad, but even this ascends towards its conclusion--Stone backed up by an incendiary guitar solo. Her voice is always mixed suitably high, and ultimately it's Stone's sheer vocal prowess that makes this album succeed. --Martin Longley
1. Right To Be Wrong 2. Jet Lag 3. You Had Me 4. Spoiled 5. Don't Cha Wanna Ride 6. Less Is More 7. Security 8. Young At Heart 9. Snakes And Ladders 10. Understand 11. Don't Know How 12. Torn & Tattered 13. Killing Time 14. Sleep Like A Child
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Condition : |
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Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Friday 29th November
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Year of Release: |
2004 |
Artist: |
Joss Stone (click here for complete listing) |
Title: |
Mind Body & Soul (click here for more of the same title) |
Price: |
£ 9.99, US$ 12.59
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Format: |
CD album (CDLP) |
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Record Label: |
EMI |
Catalogue No: |
866203 |
Country of Origin: |
Taiwan
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Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
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EIL.COM Ref No |
JSECDMI306962 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
Barcode : |
724386620323 |
Genres: |
00s Artists, Female Solo, Soul and r&b
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Complete Stock List: |
Joss Stone |
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