Joss Stone - Mind, Body & Soul (2004)

1.Right To Be Wrong 	4:40
2.Jet Lag 	4:01
3.You Had Me 	3:59
4.Spoiled 	4:03
5.Don't Cha Wanna Ride 	3:31
6.Less Is More 	4:17
7.Security 	4:30
8.Young At Heart 	4:20
9.Snakes Find Ladders 	3:35
10.Understand 	3:46
11.Don't Know How 	4:01
12.Torn And Tattered 	3:58
13.Killing Time 	5:20
14.Sleep Like A Child 	5:19
15.Daniel 	2:46
16.The Right Time	3:53
17.God Only Knows	2:59
18.Calling It Christmas (feat. Elton John)	4:16

Joss Stone - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Mind Body & Soul Orchestra
Voice Of Atlanta - Choir
Raymond Angry -	Clavinet, Hammond B3, Moog Synthesizer, Organ, Organ (Hammond), Piano
Teodross Avery - Saxophone
Ruby Baker - Vocals (Background) 
Cindy Blackman - Drums
Bombshell - Vocals (Background)
Astor "Crusty" Campbell - Drums 
Delroy "Chris" Cooper - Bass
Jack Daley - Bass, Guitar (Bass)
Clovette Danzy - Vocals (Background) 
Tanya Darby - Trumpet 
Jenni Fujita - Vocals (Background)
Van Gibbs - Guitar 
Steve Greenwell - Bass
Willie "Beaver" Hale - Guitar 
Vincent Henry - Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
David "Jody" Hill - Drums
Stafford Hunter - Trombone 
Pete Iannacone - Bass
Jonathan Joseph - Drums 
Ellison Kendrick - Vocals (Background) 
Betty Lattimore - Piano 
Tom "Bones" Malone - Flugelhorn, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Trombone, Trumpet
Michael Mangini - Bass, Keyboards
Mercedes Martinez - Vocals (Background) 
Pat Milando - French Horn 
Tracey Moore - Vocals (Background)
Angelo Morris - Bass, Fender Rhodes, Guitar
Phil Myers - French Horn
A.J. Niilo - Guitar
Ignacio Nunez - Percussion 
Bruce Purse - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Questlove - Drums
Salaam Remi - Bass, Organ, Strings, Wurlitzer
Margaret Reynolds - Vocals (Background)
Nile Rodgers - Guitar
Veronica Sanchez - Vocals (Background)
William Scott - Vocals (Background) 
Dave Smith - French Horn
Earl "Chinna" Smith - Guitar
Angie Stone - Fender Rhodes
Timmy Thomas - Organ, Organ (Hammond), Piano
Carl Vandenbosche - Percussion
Alan Weekes - Guitar (Electric)
Betty Wright - Vocals (Background)
Jeanette Wright - Vocals (Background) 
Nir "Z" Zidkyahu - Fender Rhodes, Percussion, Synthesizer 

On the cover of her debut, The Soul Sessions, Joss Stone's face is obscured by a vintage microphone, a deliberate move that emphasized the retro-soul vibe of the LP while hiding the youthful face that would have given away that Stone was a mere 16 years old at the time of the album's release. The point was to put the music before the image and it worked, selling the album to an older audience that might have stayed away, thinking that the teenager sang teen pop. If the debut was designed to give Stone credibility, her second album, Mind, Body & Soul, delivered almost exactly a year after its predecessor, is designed to make her a superstar, broadening her appeal without losing sight of the smooth, funky, stylish soul at the core of her sound. There's no radical revision here -- she still works with many of the same musicians she did on The Soul Sessions, including Betty Wright and Little Beaver -- but there are some subtle shifts in tone scattered throughout the record. Certain songs are a little brighter and a little more radio-ready than before, there's a more pronounced hip-hop vibe to some beats, and she sounds a little more like a diva this time around -- not enough to alienate older fans, but enough to win some new ones. The album has a seductive, sultry feel; there's some genuine grit to the rhythms, yet it's all wrapped up in a production that's smooth as silk. By and large, the songs are good, too, sturdily written and hooky, growing in stature with each play. While Stone has developed a tendency to over-sing ever so slightly -- she doesn't grandstand like the post-Mariah divas, but she'll fit more notes than necessary into the simplest phrases -- she nevertheless possesses a rich, resonant voice that's a joy to hear. She may not yet have the set of skills, or the experience, to give a nuanced, textured performance -- one that feels truly lived-in, not just sung -- but she's a compelling singer and Mind, Body & Soul lives up to her promise. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review

To tak naprawdę płyta "Mind, Body and Soul" jest prawdziwym debiutem Joss Stone. Być może słowa te są zaskoczeniem dla fanów Joss Stone, siedemnastoletniej wokalistki z Devon, która dzięki swej pierwszej płycie "The Soul Sessions" , została uznana za jedną z najbardziej utalentowanych piosenkarek swojego pokolenia.

Jednak wydana w USA we wrześniu 2003 roku płyta (w Polsce w lutym 2004), jak przyznaje Joss, "była pomyślana jedynie jako mały, dodatkowy projekt, który nieoczekiwanie zmienił się w coś ogromnego."Aby powtórzyć niesamowity sukces " The Soul Sessions", produkcją większości, bo aż jedenastu piosenek na "Mind, Body & Soul" zajął się zespół w składzie Steve Greenberg, Mike Mangini i Betty Wright. Gwiazdorskiej obsady dopełnia gitarzysta Willie "Little Beaver" Hale, pianista Benny Latimore i organista Timmy Thomas. Jest to trójka weteranów soulu, którzy święcili triumfy w Miami w połowie lat siedemdziesiątych, a których przy okazji "The Soul Sessions" w 2003 roku ponownie zjednoczyła ich koleżanka, wokalistka/kompozytorka/aranżerka Betty Wright.

Swój wkład w "Mind, Body & Soul" miał również gitarzysta AJ Nilo, multi-instrumentalista Angelo Morris i mistrzowie instrumentów perkusyjnych - Cindy Blackman (która przez lata grała z Lenny Kravitzem) i David “Jody” Hill. Nile Rodgers z Chic zagrał partię gitary na “You Had Me”, zaś duet soulowo-hip-hopowy Jazzyfatnastees zaśpiewał w chórkach na “Jet Lag” i “Security.” Angie Stone gra w “Security”, a Guestlove z The Roots - na perkusji w “Sleep Like A Child.” Pierwszy teledysk do płyty, "You Had Me", został wyreżyserowany przez Chrisa Robinsona, który wcześniej realizował klipy m.in. dla Ushera, Alicii Keys, Jay-Z & Beyonce oraz Lenny Kravitza. ---muzyka.wp.pl

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