Mind Body & Soul

Not to be confused with Body, Mind, Soul.

Mind Body & Soul
Studio album by Joss Stone
Released	15 September 2004 (2004-09-15)
Studio	Chung King Studios, Mojo Studios, Right Track Recording (New York City, New York) Creative Space, The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida) The Headquarters (New Jersey)
Genre	Soul R&B
Length	71:54
Label	S-Curve
Producer	The Boilerhouse Boys Commissioner Gordon Steve Greenberg Mike Mangini Danny P Conner Reeves Salaam Remi Jonathan Shorten Betty Wright
Joss Stone chronology
The Soul Sessions (2003)The Soul Sessions2003 Mind Body & Soul (2004) Mind Body & Soul Sessions: Live in New York City (2004)Mind Body & Soul Sessions: Live in New York City2004
Singles from Mind Body & Soul
"You Had Me" Released: 13 September 2004 "Right to Be Wrong" Released: 29 November 2004 "Spoiled" Released: 14 March 2005 "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" Released: 4 July 2005

Mind Body & Soul is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Joss Stone, released on 15 September 2004 by S-Curve Records. The album received generally favourable reviews from music critics and earned Stone three Grammy Award nominations, including Best Pop Vocal Album.

Mind Body & Soul debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 75,000 copies sold in its first week, making Stone the youngest female singer to top the chart. It also performed strongly on international record charts, reaching number 11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and charting within the top 10 in several countries across Europe and Oceania.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	64/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Billboard	positive
Blender
Entertainment Weekly	C
The Guardian
musicOMH	positive
Q
Rolling Stone
Vibe
Yahoo! Music

Mind Body & Soul received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic noted that, compared to The Soul Sessions, "[c]ertain 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." John Murphy from musicOMH raved that "[t]his is a terrific album, and on this basis Joss Stone is going to be a household name for years and years to come." Darryl Sterdan wrote for Canadian website Jam! that "even if her contributions were limited to lyrics and melodies, she still comes through with flying colours, displaying a knack for sharp hooks and catchy choruses." Dan Gennoe from Yahoo! Music UK commented that songs like "Right to Be Wrong", "Jet Lag" and "Killing Time" "confirm that not only can she deliver pain and passion like a lover three times her age, she can write it like one too." He continued: "There's not a bad song here, but there are some that never make it out of the rootsy background."

Billboard critic Michael Paoletta stated that Stone "continues to reinvent soul music, injecting a very classic sound with contemporary sass and verve", while noting that "[t]hroughout, that voice reigns supreme." The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan believed that "this record is best seen as a stepping stone by which she shouldn't be judged too exactingly." She also praised Stone's "ripening" voice, saying it is "foxier" than on The Soul Sessions. In a review for Blender magazine, Robert Christgau opined that "this album's compromise with the teen-pop divahood she was groomed for will feel like a bid for authenticity. Stone's infatuation with band grooves provides relief from the radio-ready synthesizers and compressors." Dimitri Ehrlich of Vibe called the album "deeply refreshing", adding that "[t]here's nothing new here [...] but if your ears are inured to the dense, overly polished production of contemporary R&B, Stone's simplicity and rawness will come as a revelation." Laura Sinagra of Rolling Stone wrote that "[a]s on her last album, tasteful retro organs and wah-wah dominate this batch of originals" and named "Spoiled" one of the album's "strongest moments", but felt that songs like "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" and "You Had Me" are "more Destiny's Child than yesterday's blues". David Browne of Entertainment Weekly stated, however, that "[s]ave for a mild foray into reggae and a stab at power balladry, the tracks are monotonously midtempo, supper-club soul."

Accolades

At the 2005 Brit Awards, Stone won the awards for British Female Solo Artist and British Urban Act, and was nominated for British Breakthrough Act, becoming the youngest recipient of a Brit Award at age 17. That same year, Stone received three nominations at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "You Had Me" and Best Pop Vocal Album for Mind Body & Soul. The album earned Stone a nomination for International Newcomer of the Year at Germany's Echo Awards in 2005.

Commercial performance

Mind Body & Soul entered the UK Albums Chart at number one with first-week sales of 75,000 copies, making Stone the youngest female singer to top the chart, a record previously held by Avril Lavigne. It also became the first number-one album for Relentless Records. The album spent one week atop the UK Albums Chart, and was certified was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 9 September 2005. As of July 2012, Mind Body & Soul had sold 940,617 copies in the United Kingdom. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling 73,487 copies in its first week. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 9 September 2005, and had sold 1.3 million copies in the US by July 2011.

Mind Body & Soul was successful in most European countries, peaking at number three on the European Top 100 Albums chart, while reaching the top five in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal, and the top 10 in France, Germany, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) certified the album platinum, denoting sales in excess of one million copies across Europe. In Oceania, the album reached five in New Zealand and number seven in Australia, and was certified gold by both the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Right to Be Wrong"	Joss Stone Desmond Child Betty Wright	Mike Mangini Steve Greenberg Wright	4:40
2.	"Jet Lag"	Stone Jonathan Shorten Conner Reeves	Mangini Greenberg Wright Shorten Reeves	4:01
3.	"You Had Me"	Stone Francis White Wendy Stoker Wright	Mangini Greenberg Wright	3:59
4.	"Spoiled"	Stone Lamont Dozier Beau Dozier	Mangini Greenberg Wright	4:03
5.	"Don't Cha Wanna Ride"	Stone Child Wright Greenberg Mangini Eugene Record William Sanders	Mangini Greenberg Wright	3:31
6.	"Less Is More"	Stone Shorten Reeves	Commissioner Gordon	4:17
7.	"Security"	Stone Greenberg Daniel Pierre	Mangini Greenberg Wright	4:30
8.	"Young at Heart"	Stone Salaam Remi	Remi Wright	4:10
9.	"Snakes and Ladders"	Stone Shorten Reeves	Mangini Greenberg Wright Shorten Reeves	3:35
10.	"Understand"	Stone Wright Angelo Morris Mangini Greenber	Mangini Greenberg Wright	3:46
11.	"Don't Know How"	Pierre Curtis Richardson Jeremy Ruzumna Justin Gray	Mangini Greenberg Wright Danny P	4:01
12.	"Torn and Tattered"	Austin Howard Ben Wolf Andy Dean Wright	The Boilerhouse Boys Greenberg Wright	3:58
13.	"Killing Time"	Beth Gibbons Stone Wright	Mangini Greenberg Wright	5:12
14.	"Sleep Like a Child"	Patrick Seymour	Mangini Greenberg Wright	15:27
15.	"Daniel" (hidden track)	Stone		2:44

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Holding Out for a Hero"	Jim Steinman Dean Pitchford	Mangini Greenberg Wright	3:35

Special edition

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"The Right Time"	Lew Herman	B. Dozier	3:50
16.	"God Only Knows"	Tony Asher Brian Wilson	B. Dozier	3:06
17.	"Calling It Christmas" (with Elton John)	John Bernie Taupin	John Matt Still	4:14

Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Had Me" (video)	3:53
2.	"Right to Be Wrong" (video)	3:59
3.	"Spoiled" (video)	3:50
4.	"Don't Cha Wanna Ride" (video)	3:36
5.	"Mind Body & Soul" (EPK)	7:00

Dutch limited edition bonus CD

Recorded live at De Duif, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 24 January 2005 by Radio 3FM
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me?) Pt. 1"	7:00
2.	"Fell in Love with a Boy"	5:04
3.	"Spoiled"	4:18
4.	"Less Is More"	4:59
5.	"Right to Be Wrong"	5:25
6.	"You Had Me"	4:53

Notes

• "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" contains samples from "Soulful Strut" by Young-Holt Unlimited.
• The actual duration of music on "Sleep Like a Child" is 5:19; the rest is filled with silence.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Mind Body & Soul.

• Joss Stone – lead vocals (all tracks); backing vocals (tracks 1–6, 9–12)
• John Angier – string arrangements (tracks 2, 3, 7, 9, 13, 14)
• Raymond Angry – B3 (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10); clavinet, Moog (track 3); piano (tracks 5, 7); organ (track 11)
• Troy Auxilly-Wilson – drums (track 8)
• Teodross Avery – saxophone (track 6)
• Ruby Baker – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13)
• Thom Bell – string and horn arrangements (track 4)
• Cindy Blackman – drums (tracks 1, 3, 7, 11)
• The Boilerhouse Boys – production (track 12)
• Bombshell – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13)
• Astor "Crusty" Campbell – drums (track 6)
• Willburn "Squidley" Cole – additional drums (track 6)
• Commissioner Gordon – engineering, percussion, production, programming (track 6)
• Delroy "Chris" Cooper – bass (track 6)
• Jack Daley – bass (tracks 1, 3, 7)
• Clovette Danzy – backing vocals (track 7)
• Tanya Darby – trumpet (track 6)
• Shomoni "Sho" Dylan – assistant engineering (track 8)
• Jeni Fujita – backing vocals (track 8)
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Van Gibbs – guitar (track 8)
• David Gorman – art direction, design
• Charlie Green – make-up artist
• Steve Greenberg – production (tracks 1–5, 7, 9–14); executive producer
• Steve Greenwell – mixing (all tracks); engineering, programming (tracks 2–5, 7, 9–11); bass (track 10)
• Willie "Little Beaver" Hale – guitar (tracks 4, 12, 13)
• Vincent Henry – alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone (track 8)
• David "Jody" Hill – drums (tracks 4, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• Stafford Hunter – trombone (track 6)
• Pete Iannacone – bass (track 2)
• Jonathan Joseph – drums (tracks 2, 5)
• Ellison Kendrick – backing vocals (track 7)
• Bryan Lasley – art direction, design
• Benny Latimore – piano (tracks 1, 4, 12, 13); Wurlitzer (track 10)
• Brian Magallones – hair stylist

• Tom "Bones" Malone – flugelhorn (tracks 1, 7); baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, trombone, trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 13)
• Mike Mangini – production (tracks 1–5, 7, 9–11, 13, 14); mixing (tracks 1–11, 13, 14); programming (tracks 2–5, 7, 9–11); bass (tracks 5, 14); keyboards (track 5)
• Mercedes Martinez – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7)
• Aleeta Mayo – art direction, design
• Roger Moenks – photography
• Tracey Moore – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7)
• Angelo Morris – Fender Rhodes (tracks 1, 3); bass (tracks 4, 12, 13); guitar (tracks 7, 10)
• AJ Nilo – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 11)
• Gary "Mon" Noble – engineering (track 8)
• Ignacio Nunez – percussion (track 10)
• Danny P – guitar (tracks 7, 11); bass, Fender Rhodes, production (track 11); piano (track 14)
• Bruce Purse – trumpet, flugelhorn (track 8)
• Conner Reeves – production (tracks 2, 9); backing vocals, backing vocal arrangement (track 6)
• Salaam Remi – bass, organ, production, strings, Wurlitzer (track 8)
• Margaret Reynolds – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13)
• Nile Rodgers – guitar (track 3)
• Veronica Sanchez – backing vocals (track 7)
• William "Kooly" Scott – backing vocals (track 7)
• Jonathan Shorten – drum programming, synthesiser (track 2); keyboards (tracks 2, 6, 9); production, programming (tracks 2, 9); Fender Rhodes (tracks 2, 14); string arrangements (track 9)
• Jamie Siegel – engineering (track 6)
• Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar (track 6)
• Angie Stone – Fender Rhodes (track 7)
• Ron Stone – management
• Timmy Thomas – B3 (track 4); organ (tracks 10, 12, 13)
• Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson – drums (track 14)
• Amy Touma – photography
• Carl Vandenbosche – percussion (track 9)
• Alan Weekes – electric guitar (track 9)
• Betty Wright – backing vocals (tracks 1–5, 7–13); production (tracks 1–5, 7–14); vocal production (tracks 6, 8)
• Jeanette Wright – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13)
• Nir Zidkyahu – percussion (track 2)

Orchestra

• Brian Chen – viola
• Carol Cook – viola
• Elizabeth Dyson – cello
• Dawn Hannay – viola
• Vivek Kamath – viola
• Lisa Kim – violin
• Sarah Kim – violin
• Tom Carney Myung-Hi Kim – violin
• Krzysztof Kuznik – violin
• Soo Hyun Kwon – violin
• Jeanne LeBlan – cello
• Jessica Lee – violin
• Matt Lehmann – violin
• Liz Lim – violin

• Pat Milando – French horn
• Matt Milewsky – violin
• Kevin Mirkin – viola
• Eileen Moon – cello
• Phil Myers – French horn
• Dan Panner – viola
• Sandra Park – violin
• Laura Seaton – violin
• Sarah Seiver – cello
• Fiona Simon – violin
• Dave Smith – French horn
• Sharon Yamada – violin
• Jung Sun Yoo – violin

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–05)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	7
Austrian Albums Chart	5
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	3
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)	24
Canadian Albums Chart	13
Danish Albums Chart	23
Dutch Albums Chart	3
European Top 100 Albums	3
Finnish Albums Chart	28
French Albums Chart	9
German Albums Chart	7
Greek Foreign Albums Chart	3
Irish Albums Chart	10
Italian Albums Chart	12
Japanese Albums Chart	23
New Zealand Albums Chart	5
Norwegian Albums Chart	10
Polish Albums Chart	24
Portuguese Albums Chart	5
Scottish Albums Chart	2
Swedish Albums Chart	21
Swiss Albums Chart	6
UK Albums Chart	1
UK R&B Albums Chart	1
US Billboard 200	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	15

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	39
Dutch Albums Chart	33
French Albums Chart	169
Swiss Albums Chart	58
UK Albums Chart	33

Chart (2005)	Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	27
Dutch Albums Chart	21
German Albums Chart	41
UK Albums Chart	49
US Billboard 200	73
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	55

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)	Platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	35,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)	Platinum	30,000
Brazil (ABPD)	Gold	50,000
Germany (BVMI)	Platinum	200,000
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)	Gold	10,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	Platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	Gold	7,500
Portugal (AFP)	Gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)	Gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3× Platinum	940,617
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,300,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)	Platinum	1,000,000
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Edition	Label	Ref.
Japan	15 September 2004	Standard	EMI
Australia	24 September 2004
Germany
Netherlands	27 September 2004
United Kingdom			Relentless Virgin
Canada	28 September 2004		EMI
United States			S-Curve
Netherlands	8 July 2005	Limited (CD + DVD)	EMI
Germany	11 November 2005	Special (CD + DVD)
United Kingdom	14 November 2005		Relentless Virgin
Canada	15 November 2005		EMI
Netherlands	18 November 2005
Australia	21 November 2005
United States	22 November 2005		S-Curve
Japan	14 December 2005		EMI
Spain	16 January 2006