The Soul Sessions [LP]

Rating

Album: The Soul Sessions [LP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Chokin' Kind (Waylon Jennings)	More Info...
2)	Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' On Me?) Pt. 1 ( Sugar Billy)	More Info...
3)	Fell In Love with a Boy (The White Stripes)	More Info...
4)	Victim of a Foolish Heart (Bettye Swann)	More Info...
5)	Dirty Man ( Laura Lee)	More Info...
6)	Some Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six)	More Info...
7)	I've Fallen in Love with You (Carla Thomas)	More Info...
8)	I Had a Dream (John Sebastian)	More Info...
9)	All the King's Horses (Aretha Franklin)	More Info...
10)	For the Love of You Pts. 1 & 2 (The Isley Brothers)	More Info...
2)	Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' On Me?) Pt. 1	More Info...	0:04
3)	Fell in Love With a Boy	More Info...	0:03
4)	Victim of a Foolish Heart	More Info...	0:05
5)	Dirty Man	More Info...	0:03
6)	Some Kind of Wonderful	More Info...	0:04
7)	I've Fallen in Love With You	More Info...	0:04
8)	I Had a Dream	More Info...	0:03
9)	All the King's Horses	More Info...	0:03
10)	For the Love of You (Pts. 1 & 2)	More Info...	0:07

Album: The Soul Sessions [LP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Chokin' Kind (Waylon Jennings)	More Info...
2)	Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' On Me?) Pt. 1 ( Sugar Billy)	More Info...
3)	Fell In Love with a Boy (The White Stripes)	More Info...
4)	Victim of a Foolish Heart (Bettye Swann)	More Info...
5)	Dirty Man ( Laura Lee)	More Info...
6)	Some Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six)	More Info...
7)	I've Fallen in Love with You (Carla Thomas)	More Info...
8)	I Had a Dream (John Sebastian)	More Info...
9)	All the King's Horses (Aretha Franklin)	More Info...
10)	For the Love of You Pts. 1 & 2 (The Isley Brothers)	More Info...
2)	Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' On Me?) Pt. 1	More Info...	0:04
3)	Fell in Love With a Boy	More Info...	0:03
4)	Victim of a Foolish Heart	More Info...	0:05
5)	Dirty Man	More Info...	0:03
6)	Some Kind of Wonderful	More Info...	0:04
7)	I've Fallen in Love With You	More Info...	0:04
8)	I Had a Dream	More Info...	0:03
9)	All the King's Horses	More Info...	0:03
10)	For the Love of You (Pts. 1 & 2)	More Info...	0:07

Performer Notes

Personnel: Joss Stone (vocals); Jimmy Farkas (acoustic guitar); Wille "Little Beaver" Hale, Angelo Morris, Kirk Douglas, Mark Ciprit (guitar); Sam Furnace (saxophone); Benny Latimore (piano); James Poyser, Danny Pierre (keyboards); Jack Daley, Steve Greenwill, Adam Blackstone (bass); Cindy Blackman, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson (drums); Mike Mangini (tambourine); Ignacio Nunez (percussion); Betty Wright, Angie Stone, Jeanette Wright, Taneka Duggan, Namphuyo A. McCray (background vocals).
Producers: Betty Wright, Steve Greenberg, Ahmir "?questlove" Thompson, Michael Mangini.
Recorded at The Hit Factory and Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida; The Studio, Philadephia, Pennsylvania; Mojo Studios, New York, New York.
She's a 16-year-old from the deep Southwest of England, a place better known for its cream teas than its hot-buttered funk. However, with assistance from Betty Wright (the "Clean-Up Woman" herself), ?uestlove of Philly neo-soulsters the Roots, and an entire roster of classic soul artists, Joss Stone has fashioned a remarkable debut that--with its irresistible fatback drums, swirling organ, and funked-up guitar--takes the listener back to the golden years of early 1970s R&B.
Understandably, Stone's youthful voice carries elements of producer Wright's own pipes, and when it's combined with imaginative material such as the White Stripes' "Fell in Love with a Girl," the effect is extraordinary. Wright's classic stripped-down soul production, and the opportunity to hear class acts such as Timmy Thomas, Latimore, and Willie "Little Beaver" Hale performing on the same recording, are things to be treasured. With its superlative company, THE SOUL SESSIONS is an intriguing debut that features a potential heir to the blue-eyed-soul mantle of Dusty Springfield.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (10/30/03, p.93) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Stone shines on this impressive covers set..."

Entertainment Weekly (10/10/03, p.125) - "...Stone [has] an extraordinary voice..." - Rating: B+

Q (3/04, p.113) - 3 stars out of 5 - "With a fantastically lived-in voice and Alicia Key's ability to plumb emotional depths without gratuitous warbling..."

Uncut (2/04, p.71) - 3 stars out of 5 - "She has all the signifiers of deep soul experience: the husky, rich timbre; the confident testifying; the honeyed transitions."

Mojo (Publisher) (3/04, p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[T]here's no denying the intuitive understanding Stone has of the often daunting material she tackles."