Introducing Joss Stone

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Introducing Joss Stone
Studio album by Joss Stone
Released	9 March 2007 12 March 2007 20 March 2007
Recorded	April 2006 – January 2007 in Barbados
Genre	Soul/R&B/Hip-hop
Label	Virgin
Producer(s)	Raphael Saadiq
Professional reviews
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Joss Stone chronology
Mind, Body & Soul (2004)	Introducing Joss Stone (2007)
Alternate covers
Deluxe edition cover
Japanese cover

Introducing Joss Stone is the third studio album by English soul singer Joss Stone, released on 12 March 2007 in the United Kingdom and 20 March 2007 worldwide via Virgin Records (see 2007 in music).

Stone began recording it in Barbados, in May 2006.^[1] Producers include Raphael Saadiq and collaborations include Lauryn Hill, Novel, Mix Master Mike, and Common.

Virgin Records describes it as "an electrifying mix of warm vintage soul, '70s-style R&B, Motown girl-group harmonies, and hip-hop grooves".^[2] Stone herself 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".^[2] The lead single from the album, "Tell Me 'Bout It", debuted at number twenty-eight on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (peaking at number eighty-three inside the Hot 100 two weeks later).

Two versions of the album are being released — a single CD version in a jewel case and a CD/DVD version in a foldout Digipak. The DVD contains thirty-five minutes of material including recording footage, interviews with Stone, and the music video for "Tell Me 'Bout It".

The album leaked into the Internet on 7 March 2007, before debuting on the UK Albums Chart at number twelve selling over 27,000 in its first week. It debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number two with first-week sales of over 124,000.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Deluxe edition 1.2 European iTunes edition 1.3 Japanese edition 2 Singles 3 Tentative singles 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Change (Vinnie Jones Intro)" – 0:35
2. "Girl They Won't Believe It" – 3:15
3. "Headturner" – 3:16
4. "Tell Me 'Bout It" – 2:48
5. "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (featuring Common) – 4:22
6. "Put Your Hands on Me" (featuring Mix Master Mike) – 2:58
7. "Music" (featuring Lauryn Hill) – 3:41
8. "Arms of My Baby" – 2:52
9. "Bad Habit" – 3:48
10. "Proper Nice" – 3:24
11. "Bruised But Not Broken" – 4:15
12. "Baby Baby Baby" – 4:34
13. "What Were We Thinking" – 4:24
14. "Music Outro" – 3:48

[edit] Deluxe edition

1. In the Studio
2. Common
3. String
4. Choosing Songs
5. On the Set - "Tell Me 'Bout It"
6. Tour Rehearsal
7. "Tell Me 'Bout It" (Music Video)

[edit] European iTunes edition

15. "There's Nothing Better Than" – 3:52

[edit] Japanese edition

15. "Big Ol' Game"

16. "My God"

17. "Untitled Additional Bonus Track"

[edit] Singles

1. "Tell Me 'Bout It"
2. "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (featuring Common)^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Tentative singles

1. "Music" (featuring Lauryn Hill)
2. "Baby Baby Baby"
3. "Bruised But Not Broken"

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007)	Provider(s)	Peak position	Certification	Sales/ shipments
U.S. Billboard 200	Billboard	2		124,297
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums		4
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums		2
U.S. Billboard Top Comprehensive Albums		2
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums		4
U.S. Billboard Top Tastemakers		6
Albanian Albums Chart	Muzika Shqiptare
Argentinian Albums Chart	CAPIF
Australian Albums Chart	ARIA	15
Australian Urban Albums Chart		4
Austrian Albums Chart	Media Control Europe	10
Belgian Albums Chart	IFPI/Ultratop	5
Brazilian Albums Chart	Hot100Brasil	17
Canadian Albums Chart	Nielsen SoundScan	6
Canadian R&B Albums Chart		1
Czech Albums Chart	IFPI
Danish Albums Chart	IFPI/Nielsen Music Control	40
Dutch Albums Chart	NVPI/MegaCharts	1
Estonian Albums Chart	Pedrobeat
European Albums Chart	IFPI	3
Finnish Albums Chart	GLF
French Albums Chart	SNEP/IFOP	41
German Albums Chart	Media Control	6
Greek International Albums Chart	IFPI
Hungarian Albums Chart	Mahasz
Irish Albums Chart	IRMA	27
Italian Albums Chart	FIMI/Nielsen SoundScan	7
Japanese Albums Chart	Oricon	37		10,954+
Mexican Albums Chart	AMPROFON	12
New Zealand Albums Chart	RIANZ	23
Norwegian Albums Chart	VG Nett	27
Polish Albums Chart	ZPAV	29
Portuguese Albums Chart	AFP/Nielsen	13
Spanish Albums Chart	PROMUSICAE/Media Control
Swedish Albums Chart	GLF	31
Swiss Albums Chart	Media Control Europe	2	Gold	15,000+
Taiwanese Albums Chart	5music	10
UK Albums Chart	BPI/The Official UK Charts Company	12		27,000+
United World Chart	Media Traffic	1		257,000

[edit] References