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The Soul Sessions
Joss Stone
Retail Price (not our price): $14.98
Release Date: 2003-09-16
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
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Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Not every 16-year-old white, English girl can hang with the likes of Betty Wright ("Clean Up Woman") and Angie Stone. Joss Stone (no relation), however, is blessed with a strong voice and a will to sing old-school soul. This debut CD is worthy of more than novelty status, though. Wisely avoiding iconic songs by the genre's biggest names, Stone and a production team that includes Wright opt for lesser-known tunes more often by the likes of Laura Lee, Joe Simon, and the Soul Brothers Six--not to mention their digging out (with guest co-producer ?uestlove from the Roots) the great soul lyric in the White Stripes' "Fell in Love with a (Boy)." Joss Stone occasionally misses a connection; her "Some Kind of Wonderful" is listless, and when she develops a bit more subtlety, it'll be welcome. But The Soul Sessions has a spark beyond the album's obvious good taste. --Rickey Wright

2) Amazon.com
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Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

1) Big Deal So What Dept   [Rating: 1 out of 5]
I saw one of those recording sessions on Video On Demand of Miss Stone. The best I can say about what I saw is that she provided a bunch of has-beens or never was beens the opportunity to get some free publicity by standing there in front of the camera overpraising Miss Stone for having so much heart, soul, feel etc. all the usual cliches associated with the genre. Every time Miss Stone started to sing it was those songs that put me to sleep and they cut to another interview with someone exclaiming about the heart, soul, passion big deal so what about young Joss and she seemed unable to speak without someone coaching her. Face it she just another teen diva ( and yes she's better than Britney but so is open heart surgery) but I could snore through the hype and once again note that all the aging has beens come out to praise her which is really just and attempt to to revive there own sagging carreers.

2) JOSS STONE   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
LOVED THE FAST SERVICE CD WAS IN GREAT SHAPE THANKS SO MUCH I WILL ORDER FROM YOU AGAIN

3) Skill way beyond her years   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I am a Joss Stone fan. I didn't purchase her first two albums until recently, after buying her current release. To hear her voice and the feeling she adds to the old soul covers on this album makes you think she came up in the 60's or 70's. The guidance of Betty Wright (The Clean-Up Woman) can be heard throughout the album, particularly on Super Duper Love. Her rendition of For The Love of You is something made for candlelight and wine. All in all this was one hell of a debut album. Please check out her other releases to notice her development.

4) The real deal!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I've been a longtime fan of this wonderfully talented Brit for some time now, and have reviewed her album of original material but have as of yet to write my thoughts down for her debut cover album. First of all, before one can even say a word about her musical selection one must mention the fact that this young girl was merely 16 when recording this album so when one first hears the maturity and sincerity in her voice from the start there's an extra layer of admiration for this talented artist. She's not some manufactured beauty displayed in navel bearing shirts and hip-hugging jeans in order to send teen boys into overdrive and teen girls into frenzy but has no actual talent besides the ability to act ten years older than she should. No, Joss actually has the vocals, the devotion and the maturity to outsing and outperform some of the more powerful voices in the music industry today. Oh yeah, and she is utterly gorgeous, but that my friends is just a perk! `The Chokin Kind' and `Fell in Love With a Boy' are two standouts from the get-go, but she shines on every track here. `Dirty Man' retains all the greatness of the original while `Super Duper Love' seems to surpass its predecessor. This is highly recommended, but if you want a real treat pick up `Mind, Body & Soul' for it showcases everything that makes this genuine talent so utterly brilliant!

5) Relaxing   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I cannot say enough good things about Joss Stone. To be so young and to have such a soulfull voice...