The album debuted at number two on the US charts and became the biggest hit of his career.
Produced by Raphael Saadiq, this ambitious album fuses soul, R&B, and hip-hop, and features guest appearances by Lauryn Hill and Common, selling 1.3 million copies worldwide.
This album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 in 2007, making it Joss Stone's highest charting album in the US. It features the A Tribe Called Quest-sampling "Tell Me 'Bout It" and the Lauryn Hill collaboration "Music." It was certified gold (selling over 500,000 copies) in the US within two months of its release, breaking the chart record for a British female singer at the time. It's an album that embraces the soul music tradition while presenting a unique style.
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14 TRACKS:
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1)
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Change (Vinnie Jones Intro)
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2)
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Girl They Won't Believe It
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3)
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Headturner
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4)
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Tell Me 'Bout It
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5)
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Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now
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6)
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Put Your Hands On Me
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7)
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Music
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8)
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Arms Of My Baby
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9)
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Bad Habit
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10)
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Proper Nice
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11)
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Bruised But Not Broken
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12)
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Baby, Baby, Baby
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13)
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What Were We Thinking
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14)
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Music (Outro)
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Engineer [Strings, Assistant] - Luke Smith (9 to 13)
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Arranged By [Horns] - Raphael Saadiq (3, 4, 8, 12)
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Backing Vocals - Raphael Saadiq (2, 10, 12, 13)
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Bass - Raphael Saadiq (2 to 14)
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Guitar - Raphael Saadiq (2 to 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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Producer - Raphael Saadiq
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Written-By - Raphael Saadiq (2, 4, 6, 10, 13, 14)
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Backing Vocals - Keisha Jackson (2 to 4, 9, 11)
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Backing Vocals - Joi Gilliam
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Cello [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Erik Friedlander
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Written-By - Danny P
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A&R - Joss Stone
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Art Direction - Joss Stone
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Executive-Producer - Joss Stone
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Written-By - Joss Stone (2 to 10, 12 to 14)
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Written-By - Jonathan Shorten (8, 9, 12)
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Recorded By [Additional] - Steve Greenwell (2, 3, 5, 8 to 11, 13)
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Mastered By - Tom Coyne
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Barry Finclair
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Cenovia Cummins
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Recorded By [Horns] - Reggie Dozier
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Recorded By [Strings] - Reggie Dozier
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Charlie Bisharat
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Cello [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Frederick Zlotkin
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Sanford Allen
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Cello [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Ronald Lipscomb
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Stanley Hunte
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Arranged By [Horns] - Benjamin Wright (7, 14)
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Arranged By [Strings] - Benjamin Wright (2 to 5, 7 to 14)
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Conductor - Benjamin Wright
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Orchestra - The Benjamin Wright Orchestra
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Bass [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Kevin Brandon
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Anthony Coleman (2)
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Cello [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Peggy Baldwin
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Bass [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Leon Maleson
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Gayle Dixon
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Stephen Baxter
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Yvette Devereaux
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Ron Brown
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Engineer [Recording, Assistant] - Oswald Bowe (2 to 5, 7 to 14)
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Cello [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Miguel Martinez (2)
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Cello [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Ernie Ehrhardt, Jr.
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Viola [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Jorge Moraga
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Salvator Cracciolo
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Drums - Robert Ozuna
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Drums [Additional] - Robert Ozuna
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Percussion - Robert Ozuna
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Turntables - Robert Ozuna
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Backing Vocals - Jermaine Paul (2 to 4, 9, 11)
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Cello [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Eileen Folson
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Engineer [Strings And Horns, Assistant] - James Tanksley (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14)
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Engineer [Strings And Horns, Assistant] - John Tanksley (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14)
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Viola [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Richard Brice
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Alexander Vselensky
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Lori Miller
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Robert Chausow
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Kathleen Robertson
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Susan Chatman
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Lesa Terry
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Viola [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Lionel Holoman
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Organ - Lionel Holoman (2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 14)
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Belinda Whitney
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Sandra Billinglea
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Jeffrey Clayton
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Marisa McLeod
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Viola [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Patrick Morgan
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Mark Cargill
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Pamela Gates
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Cameron Patrick
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Bass [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Ida Bodin
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Violin [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Richard Adkins
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Guitar - Chalmers "Spanky" Alford
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Edited By [Pro Tools] - Jeremy MacKenzie (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14)
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Coordinator [Production] - Glenn Standridge
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Mixed By, Recorded By - Glenn Standridge
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Engineer [Mix, Assistant] - Charlie Stavish (4, 5, 7, 10, 12)
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Engineer [Mix, Assistant] - Dror Mohar (3, 6, 14)
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Bass [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Joseph Bongiorno
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Duane Benjamin
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - James Zellar
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Drums - Khari Parker (2, 5 to 8, 11 to 14)
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Drums [Additional] - Khari Parker (3, 4, 9, 10)
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Engineer [Strings And Horns, Assistant] - Marlon Marcel (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14)
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Mixed By, Recorded By - Chuck Brungardt
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Viola [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Christopher Jenkins
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Kenneth Whalum III
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Viola [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Robin Ross (2)
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Edited By [Pro Tools] - Justin Kessler (9 to 13)
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - James Ford III
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Design - David Gorman
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Viola [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Lisa Whitfield
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Viola [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Orlando Wells
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Engineer [Mix, Assistant] - Scott Somerville (3, 6, 12)
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Engineer [Mix, Assistant] - Ian Shea (2, 8, 9, 11 to 13)
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Horns [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Matthew Frank (2)
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Cello [The Benjamin Wright Orchestra] - Giovanna Clayton
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Art Direction - Sean Mosher-Smith
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A&R - Chris Anokute
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A&R - Amy Touma
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Photography By [Sidebar And Peace Sign] - Bob Scott (7)
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Photography By - Brian Bowen Smith
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Artwork [Art Coordination] - Kate McGregor
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Artwork [Mural] - Joshua Lutz
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Artwork [Body Painting And Graffiti] - Meres (Jonathan Cohen)