The Soul Sessions

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The Soul Sessions
The Soul Sessions cover
Cover album by Joss Stone
Released 16 September 2003 (2003-09-16)
(see release history)
Recorded 9 April 2003 – 12 May 2003 at
Mojo Studios
(Torquay, Devon, England)
The Hit Factory Criteria
(Miami, Florida, United States)
The Studio
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
Genre Soul, R&B, blues, jazz
Length 42:06
Label Relentless
Producer Betty Wright, Steven Greenberg (also executive), Mike Mangini, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
Professional reviews
Joss Stone chronology
The Soul Sessions
(2003)		 Mind, Body & Soul
(2004)
Alternate cover
Japanese cover
Japanese cover
Singles from The Soul Sessions
  1. "Fell in Love with a Boy"
    Released: 26 January 2004
  2. "Super Duper Love"
    Released: 10 May 2004

The Soul Sessions is the debut album by English soul singer Joss Stone, released in September 2003 (see 2003 in music). It is a collection of cover versions of '60s and '70s soul songs and a cover of a modern artist, re-arranged into a soul song.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Contents

[edit] Making of The Soul Sessions

The Soul Sessions was produced by Miami soul singer Betty Wright and S-Curve Records CEO Steve Greenberg. She worked with veteran Miami soul musicians Benny Lattimore, Little Beaver, Timmy Thomas, and Wright herself. She also worked with contemporary musicians such as neo soul singer Angie Stone and the hip hop group The Roots.

Stone told MTV News that she felt intimidated by the credentials of the musicians that worked on the album. "It was weird because they've worked with so many great, great singers I'm talking the best. I kind of walked in, just like this little girl and started singing." By the end of the session, she had impressed everybody with her talent.

[edit] Chart performance

The Soul Sessions entered the UK Albums Chart at number forty-seven the week of 17 January 2004 as the highest debut of the week, peaking at number four three weeks later. It spent five weeks in the UK top twenty as from late February 2004, and went triple platinum by the BPI in April 2005. Moreover, it became the UK's nineteenth best-selling album of 2004. In the United States, it made the top forty of the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in May 2004, as well as topped the Billboard Top Heatseekers. The album was also successful in Europe, where it charted inside the top ten and the top fifteen in several countries. It has sold over four million copies worldwide to date.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Chokin' Kind" (Harlan Howard) – 3:35
  2. "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me?) Pt. 1" (Willie Garner) – 4:20
  3. "Fell in Love with a Boy" (Jack White) – 3:38
  4. "Victim of a Foolish Heart" (Charles Buckins, George Jackson) – 5:31
  5. "Dirty Man" (Bobby Miller) – 2:59
  6. "Some Kind of Wonderful" (John Ellison) – 3:56
  7. "I've Fallen in Love with You" (Carla Thomas) – 4:29
  8. "I Had a Dream" (John Sebastian) – 3:01
  9. "All the King's Horses" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:03
  10. "For the Love of You Pts. 1 & 2" (Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper) – 7:33

[edit] Japanese edition

  1. "The Player" (Allan Felder, Norman Harris) – 4:41

[edit] French limited edition bonus DVD

  1. "Fell in Love with a Boy" (Video)
  2. "Super Duper Love" (Video)
  3. "It's a Man's Man's World" (Live at Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., December 7, 2003) (Audio) – 3:35
  4. "Victim of a Foolish Heart" (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, November 25, 2003) (Audio) – 6:25

[edit] Original versions

Song Original performer Year
"The Chokin' Kind" 1 Waylon Jennings 1967
"Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me?) Pt. 1"
(originally titled "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me) - Part 1")		 Sugar Billy 1974
"Fell in Love with a Boy" (originally titled "Fell in Love with a Girl") The White Stripes 2001
"Victim of a Foolish Heart" Bettye Swann 1972
"Dirty Man" Laura Lee 1967
"Some Kind of Wonderful" Soul Brothers Six 1967
"I've Fallen in Love with You" Carla Thomas 1968
"I Had a Dream" John Sebastian 1970
"All the King's Horses" Aretha Franklin 1972
"For the Love of You Pts. 1 & 2" The Isley Brothers 1975
"The Player" First Choice 1973

1 First soul version by Joe Simon in 1969.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

  • Namphuyo Aisha McCray – backing vocals
  • Angelo Morris – acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Ignacio Nunez – percussion
  • Sandra Park – violin
  • Danny Pierre – keyboards
  • James Poyser – keyboards
  • Robert Rinehart – viola
  • Tom Rosenfeld – viola
  • Laura Seaton – violin
  • Sarah Seiver – cello
  • Rob Shaw – violin
  • Fiona Simon – violin
  • Alan Stepansky – cello
  • Angie Stone – backing vocals
  • Jenny Strenger – violin
  • Timmy Thomas – organ
  • Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson – drums
  • Jeremy Turner – cello
  • Betty Wright – backing vocals
  • Jeanette Wright – backing vocals
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Jung Sun Yoo – violin

[edit] Production

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004)[1][2][3] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 16
Austrian Albums Chart 4
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders) 7
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia)[4] 23
Brazilian Albums Chart 34
Canadian Albums Chart 19
Danish Albums Chart 15
Dutch Albums Chart 4
French Albums Chart 23
German Albums Chart 4
Irish Albums Chart 32
Italian Albums Chart[5] 8
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 8
Norwegian Albums Chart 4
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Portuguese Albums Chart 5
Swedish Albums Chart 12
Swiss Albums Chart 14
UK Albums Chart 4
United World Chart 8
U.S. Billboard 200 39
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 38
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 65
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums[6] 39
Chart (2005) Peak
position
European Top 100 Albums[7] 87

[edit] Year-end charts

Year Chart Rank
2004 Australian ARIA Albums Chart[8] 48
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders)[9] 32
Swiss Albums Chart[10] 62
UK Albums Chart[11] 19
United World Chart[12] 33
U.S. Billboard 200[13] 156

[edit] Certifications

  • 3× platinum
Flag of the United Kingdom BPI: 1,000,000[14]
  • Platinum
Flag of Ireland IRMA: 15,000[15]
Flag of New Zealand RIANZ: 15,000[16]
Flag of Austria IFPI: 20,000[17]
Flag of Belgium IFPI: 20,000[18]
Flag of Australia ARIA: 70,000[19]
Flag of Canada CRIA: 100,000[20]
Flag of Europe IFPI: 1,000,000[21]
  • 2× platinum
Flag of Argentina CAPIF: 80,000[22]
  • Gold
Flag of Norway IFPI: 15,000[23]
Flag of Switzerland IFPI: 20,000[24]
Flag of the Netherlands NVPI: 30,000[25]
Flag of Germany IFPI: 100,000[26]
Flag of France SNEP: 120,000[27][28]
Flag of the United States RIAA: 500,000[29]

[edit] Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States 16 September 2003 CD S-Curve
Canada CD EMI Music Canada
United Kingdom 24 November 2003 CD Relentless
Japan 16 January 2004 CD EMI Music Japan
Netherlands 2 February 2004 CD EMI
France 6 February 2004 CD EMI
14 June 2004 Limited CD+DVD
Australia 16 February 2004 CD Virgin
Germany 20 February 2004 CD EMI

[edit] References

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