Welcome to Joss Stone United Kingdom, the largest unofficial online resource for news, information and media on the British soul singer. We aim to provide you with a one-stop place to find photos, video captures, news, discographical information, lyrics and much more on Joss, and her third studio album, "Introducing Joss Stone." If you have any comments or suggestions, or anything you would like to contribute, please e-mail (use "steve" at "ukbritney.biz")! Thanks for visiting!
"Introducing Joss Stone" Out Now In America	20th March 2007
"Introducing Joss Stone" is available now in the USA and Canada on CD and deluxe edition CD+DVD set. Joss' last album, "Mind, Body & Soul" sold 1,190,000 copies in the UK, including 73,000 in its first week!
"Introducing Joss Stone" Debuts At #12 In The UK	18th March 2007
"Introducing Joss Stone" has debuted at #12 in the official UK top 75 albums chart, selling around 20,000 copies in its first week; "Tell Me 'Bout It" falls from last week's #28 to #40 in the official singles chart.
"Introducing Joss Stone" Out Now Internationally	12th March 2007
"Introducing Joss Stone," including "Music" with Lauryn Hill, "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" with Common, and the lead single, "Tell Me 'Bout It" is available now in the UK and Europe, on CD and deluxe edition CD+DVD set.
"Tell Me 'Bout It" Debuts At #28	11th March 2007
The lead single from "Introducing Joss Stone," "Tell Me 'Bout It" has debuted in the UK singles chart at #28 this week.
"Tell Me 'Bout It" Out Now	5th March 2007
"Tell Me 'Bout It" is available now in the UK and Europe to legally download and purchase on CD, featuring an exclusive non-album track entitled "My God." The CD is available for 99p from most UK retailers for this week only, before rising to £1.99.
"Tell Me 'Bout It" & Album Clip Lyrics	23rd January 2007
Our transcription of the lyrics to Joss's new single, "Tell Me 'Bout It," and clips from 4 other new tracks from "Introducing Joss Stone," including "Bad Habit" and "Baby, Baby, Baby" have been added to the lyrics page!
"Tell Me 'Bout It" Radio Premiere	23rd January 2007
Joss's new single, "Tell Me 'Bout It," the first to be lifted from her third album, "Introducing, Joss Stone," has premiered on radio stations around the world, and is released in the UK on 5th March 2007, ahead of the album, "Introducing Joss Stone," which is due for release in the UK on 12th March 2007.
"Introducing Joss Stone" Press Release	22nd January 2007
British soul singer and songwriter Joss Stone will release her third album, "Introducing Joss Stone," on March 20th on Virgin Records. An electrifying mix of warm vintage soul, ’70s-style R&B, Motown girl-group harmonies, and hip-hop grooves, the album is the one that Stone describes as "truly me. That’s why I’m calling it Introducing Joss Stone," she says. "These are my words, and this is who I am as an artist." Knowing she wanted to write the album alone, Stone decamped to Barbados in April to come up with lyrics. She stayed for several months before flying to the Bahamas to hook up with her main musical collaborator and producer Raphael Saadiq (known for his work with D’Angelo, The Roots, and Macy Gray). "Raphael [who plays bass on the album] is the most incredible musician I’ve ever met in my whole life," Stone says. "Musically, I feel like he reads my mind. I’ll give him a look and he’ll know exactly what I want." Stone and Saadiq spent two months recording in the Bahamas, and then mixed it at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Other musical collaborators include rapper/singer/songwriter and producer Novel, who is the grandson of soul legend Solomon Burke and has written songs for Kelis and India.Arie, as well as Beau Dozier, son of Motown legend Lamont Dozier, whom wrote "Spoiled" from her last album. The album also features guest vocal appearances by the rapper Common on "Tell Me What We’re Going to Do," and reclusive Fugees singer Lauryn Hill, who lends a rap to the languid Fugees-inspired track "Music."
Joss Talks To "Harp" Magazine	19th January 2007
Soulful British songbird Joss Stone spent much of the past year in Barbados and the Bahamas, where she wrote lyrics and teamed up with producer Raphael Saadiq (The Roots, Macy Gray) to work on her third album. Due on March 20th from Virgin Records, Introducing Joss Stone features numerous musical heavyweights lending their talent to the album, such as Fugees singer Lauryn Hill, rapper Common, and singer/songwriter/producer Novel. Virgin Records describes the album as "an electrifying mix of warm vintage soul, ’70s-style R&B, Motown girl-group harmonies, and hip-hop grooves." The Divine Ms. Stone, who single-handedly wrote the album, describes it as "truly me. That’s why I’m calling it Introducing Joss Stone. These are my words, and this is who I am as an artist." In Full >>
New Wallpaper & Interview At JossStone.com	9th January 2007
JossStone.com has been updated with two new wallpapers, seen above here, and a new video interview here!
"Introducing Joss Stone" Rumoured Tracklisting	5th January 2007
According to reports, the finalised tracklisting for "Introducing Joss Stone," due 5th March 2007, is as follows: "Girls, They Won't Believe It" "Headturner" "Tell Me 'Bout It" "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do" Featuring Common "Put Your Hands" "Music" Featuring Lauryn Hill "In The Arms Of My Baby" "I Wish" Intro "I Wish" "Catch Me" "Baby, Baby, Baby" "Not Real Love" "What Were We Thinking?" "Music" Interlude
"Introducing Joss Stone" Featuring Lauryn Hill & Common	29th December 2006
When recording her third album, Joss Stone decided she wanted to work with Lauryn Hill, one of her favourite artists. "I called her mum every day for like a month and a half. I couldn't get a hold of her, and there was no answer - I couldn't get a yes or a no. So I just kept calling her mother." And it worked, as Lauryn collaborates on "Music," which Joss described as her love letter to song. "I wrote it based off of the Fugees track 'The Mask', but now the track has changed drastically - only the bass line's similar. I really think that everybody goes through life looking for love in all the wrong places - in human beings. Unconditional love is impossible to get from a human being, but it's not impossible to get from music. And Lauryn, I've wanted to work with her since the first time I heard her voice. It's a dream come true for me - a goal I can mark off my list. I love her so much, and she's just so talented. She's just a poet." The album is titled "Introducing Joss Stone," co-produced with Raphael Saadiq, and also features a "wicked" collaboration with Common on "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now." "With rappers it's difficult, because sometimes you can get all that gangsta rap, which means nothing. Sometimes it's good to listen to, in certain situations, but there's no substance to it. With people like Common or Lauryn, they're real poets. They're really saying something, and that's why I needed them on the record. I wanted artists who had something to say." Stone began writing the album back in April and brought about 60 songs with her into a studio in Barbados in September. The album includes "Girls, They Won't Believe It," "Tell Me 'Bout It" (the first single) and "I Wish," which she said is a "calm 'F you' that just needed to be done. I had to get that one out of me, and it was inspired by that feeling of, 'I wish I never met you, because then, I wouldn't feel anything at all.' When you come out of a bad relationship, you just kind of wish it never happened in the first place, because you would never have to feel that aftermath. I feel like it's really my album - like, I made it. I decided who to work with, and what songs to put on there. I wrote the songs. This is what I want to hear when I hear my album. There were songs on the earlier albums there I didn't want on there and vocal performances I didn't feel were good enough. I cannot tour for two years singing songs that I really don't feel. I want to be able to say, 'This is my song that I love, that I wrote, and it means this and that.' I want to go on TV and be able to say, 'Yes,' when they ask me if I like it. Before I couldn't say that. I can't lie. I just wanted to love my music. That's the reason why we live - to be happy. Saddiq just gets me, and musically, everything came together when he came along. For years, since I was 14, I've been trying to tell people what I want to hear. One, they didn't listen to me because I was too young; and two, they didn't know how to listen to me, because they really weren't in the same headspace as me. But he just gets it. Finally someone understands. That's how I feel with him. He wanted to make me happy, and he gave me everything I asked for - and more. This is the first album I did by myself, and I felt I had to prove myself with it. I think this is one of those albums that, when it ends, just leaves you wanting more."
"Eragon" At Cinemas This Week	14th December 2006
"Eragon," in which Joss makes her debut movie appearance, opens at cinemas nationwide this Friday, 15th December, in the USA and the UK. The film is based on the book by author Christopher Paolini, and also stars Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich; you can find out more at the official movie web site here!
Joss To Perform At Princess Diana Tribute Concert	11th December 2006
Duran Duran, Bryan Ferry, Elton John, Joss Stone and Pharrell Williams head the lineup of performers confirmed for a concert at the new London Wembley Stadium next summer to celebrate the life of the late Princess Diana. Others named to the 1st July 2007 bill include the English National Ballet and composer and impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber, who will oversee a medley of songs from some of his leading theatrical shows.
Third Album Due 5th March 2007	30th November 2006
Joss Stone is delving deeper into R&B and soul on her new, as-yet-untitled album, due 5th March 2007, through Relentless Records/Virgin Record. The set was produced by Raphael Saadiq, and was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. The album will feature such tracks as "Headturner,""Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now," "Music," "Tell Me 'Bout It," "Nothing Better Than (The iPod Song)" and "I Wish I Never Met You." Her second album, "Mind, Body & Soul," debuted at #11 in the USA and has sold 1.2 million copies there.
Recording To Start For Third Album In August	9th August 2006
Joss will officially start making the final recordings for her as-yet-untitled third album, which is due to be released in early 2007, later this month. Like "The Soul Sessions" and "Mind, Body & Soul," it is expected that the finished tracks will all be one-take recordings, in order to maintain the "live" sound.
Joss To Make Big-Screen Movie Debut In "Eragon"	29th July 2006
Joss will make her big-screen film debut as the witch, Angela in the fantasy movie, "Eragon," which is due to hit cinemas on general release in the USA on 15th December 2006 The film, based on the book by author Christopher Paolini, also stars Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich; you can find out more at the official movie web site here! Joss previously starred in a small production made by her sister, Lucy Stoker, who is a film student at Cardiff University in Wales, where she starred as an angry shopper a Lidl supermarket car park.
Joss Writing Tracks For Third Album In Barbados Due Early 2007	14th July 2006
Joss has been spotted in Barbados, writing and recording demos for her new, third album, which is scheduled for international release in early 2007. Amongst her usual collaborators, Joss has been spotted working with criticially acclaimed UK soul singer, Lemar, who shot to fame after being discovered on "Fame Academy."
Joss's Official MySpace Page Launched	9th June 2006
Joss now has an official presence at community web site, MySpace, and has launched her offcial MySpace page here - you can add Joss as a friend, and add songs, such as "Right To Be Wrong" and "Spo
"Cry Baby Cry" Debuts At #71 In The UK Top 75	14th May 2006
Joss's collaboration with Santana and Sean Paul for Santana's latest album - "Cry Baby Cry" - has debuted in the UK official top 75 singles chart at #71 week, after receiving little airplay and videoplay and no promotion. The track is scheduled to be added to a re-release of Sean Paul's album, "The Trinity," later in summer 2006.
"Cry Baby Cry" Out Now In The UK!	8th May 2006
"Cry Baby Cry" - Joss's collaboration with Santana and Sean Paul - is available now in the UK as a physical single, featuring the track, the FP remix, a new track entitled "Con Santana" and the full "Cry Baby Cry" video. You can also download the maxi EP,from iTunes here or 7Digital here - all sales count towards the chart position.
"Cry Baby Cry" UK Release Date	25th April 2006
Joss's collaboration with Santana and Sean Paul - "Cry Baby Cry" - is scheduled to be officially released on maxi CD in the UK on 8th May 2006. The single will feature the video (which does not feature Joss herself) and a remix.
"Cry Baby Cry" To Be Commercially Released In The UK	21st April 2006
Joss's collaboration with Santana and Sean Paul for Santana's latest album, will be commercially released in the UK as a single. A video has been shot, and is currently airing on UK music television channels, including B4, Chart Show TV, MTV and MTV Hits, but unfortunately, although Joss's vocals still appear in the song, only Sean Paul and Santana are in the video. Joss is currently writing and recording tracks for her third album.