Mind Body & Soul

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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 New Artist and 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

Template:Album ratings Mind Body & Soul received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 64, based on 11 reviews.<ref name="MC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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."<ref name="allmusicreview">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> John Murphy of musicOMH wrote 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."<ref name="musicOMH">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Darryl Sterdan of Jam! wrote 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."<ref name="jam">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dan Gennoe of 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."<ref name="yahoomusic">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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."<ref name="billboardreview">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The GuardianTemplate:'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.<ref name="guardian">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At 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."<ref name="blender">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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."<ref name="vibe">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Laura Sinagra of Rolling Stone wrote, "As 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".<ref name="rollingstone">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In a mixed review, David Browne of Entertainment Weekly stated, "Save for a mild foray into reggae and a stab at power balladry, the tracks are monotonously midtempo, supper-club soul."<ref name="ew">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> becoming the youngest recipient of a Brit Award at age 17.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The album earned Stone a nomination for International Newcomer of the Year at Germany's Echo Awards in 2005.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Commercial performance

Mind Body & Soul entered the UK Albums Chart at number one with first-week sales of 75,000 copies,<ref name="eurochart">Template:Cite magazine</ref> making Stone the youngest female singer to top the chart at 17 years and five months old, a record previously held by Avril Lavigne with her album Let Go (2002).<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="MW-record">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="billie">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The record was eventually broken by Billie Eilish in April 2019, when her album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart while she was 17 years and three months old.<ref name="billie"/> It also became the first number-one album for Relentless Records.<ref name="MW-record"/> The album spent one week atop the UK Albums Chart,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 9 September 2005.<ref name="BPI"/> As of July 2012, Mind Body & Soul had sold 940,617 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name="UKsales">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling 73,487 copies in its first week.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 9 September 2005,<ref name="RIAA"/> and had sold 1.3 million copies in the US by July 2011.<ref name="USsales">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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

Track listing

Notes

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Sample credits

• "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" contains samples from "Soulful Strut" by Young-Holt Unlimited.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Mind Body & Soul.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

Musicians

• Joss Stone – lead vocals Template:Small; backing vocals Template:Small
• AJ Nilo – guitar Template:Small
• Jack Daley – bass Template:Small
• Cindy Blackman – drums Template:Small
• Benny Latimore – piano Template:Small; Wurlitzer Template:Small
• Raymond Angry – B3 Template:Small; clavinet, Moog Template:Small; piano Template:Small; organ Template:Small
• Tom "Bones" Malone – flugelhorn Template:Small; trumpet, trombone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone Template:Small
• Angelo Morris – Fender Rhodes Template:Small; bass Template:Small; guitar Template:Small
• Betty Wright – background vocals Template:Small
• Bombshell – background vocals Template:Small
• Pete Iannacone – bass Template:Small
• Jonathan Joseph – drums Template:Small
• Nir Zidkyahu – percussion Template:Small
• Jonathan Shorten – Rhodes Template:Small; synthesiser, drum programming Template:Small; programming Template:Small; keyboards Template:Small; string arrangement Template:Small
• John Angier – string arrangement Template:Small
• Tracey Moore – background vocals Template:Small
• Mercedes Martinez – background vocals Template:Small
• Mike Mangini – programming Template:Small; bass Template:Small; keyboards Template:Small
• Steve Greenwell – programming Template:Small; bass Template:Small
• Nile Rodgers – guitar Template:Small
• David "Jody" Hill – drums Template:Small
• Willie "Little Beaver" Hale – guitar Template:Small
• Timmy Thomas – B3 Template:Small; organ Template:Small
• Thom Bell – string arrangement, horn arrangement Template:Small
• Delroy "Chris" Cooper – bass Template:Small
• Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar Template:Small
• Astor "Crusty" Campbell – drums Template:Small
• Willburn "Squidley" Cole – additional drums Template:Small
• Commissioner Gordon – percussion, programming Template:Small
• Teodross Avery – saxophone Template:Small
• Tanya Darby – trumpet Template:Small
• Stafford Hunter – trombone Template:Small
• Conner Reeves – backing vocal arrangement, background vocals Template:Small
• Danny P. – guitar Template:Small; bass, Rhodes Template:Small; piano Template:Small
• Angie Stone – Rhodes Template:Small
• Margaret Reynolds – background vocals Template:Small
• Ellison Kendrick – background vocals Template:Small
• Veronica Sanchez – background vocals Template:Small
• Ruby Baker – background vocals Template:Small
• Clovette Danzy – background vocals Template:Small
• Jeanette Wright – background vocals Template:Small
• William "Kooly" Scott – background vocals Template:Small
• Salaam Remi – bass, Wurlitzer, organ, strings Template:Small
• Troy Auxilly-Wilson – drums Template:Small
• Van Gibbs – guitar Template:Small
• Vincent Henry – clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Template:Small
• Bruce Purse – trumpet, flugelhorn Template:Small
• Jeni Fujita – background vocals Template:Small
• Carl Vandenbosche – percussion Template:Small
• Alan Weekes – electric guitar Template:Small
• Ignacio Nuñez – percussion Template:Small
• Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson – drums Template:Small

Orchestra

• Sandra Park – violin
• Sharon Yamada – violin
• Lisa Kim – violin
• Tom Carney Myung-Hi Kim – violin
• Sarah Kim – violin
• Fiona Simon – violin
• Soo Hyun Kwon – violin
• Laura Seaton – violin
• Liz Lim – violin
• Jung Sun Yoo – violin
• Matt Lehmann – violin
• Matt Milewski – violin
• Krzysztof Kuznik – violin
• Jessica Lee – violin
• Dawn Hannay – viola
• Carol Cook – viola
• Vivek Kamath – viola
• Dan Panner – viola
• Kevin Mirkin – viola
• Brian Chen – viola
• Elizabeth Dyson – cello
• Jeanne LeBlan – cello
• Sarah Seiver – cello
• Eileen Moon – cello
• Phil Myers – French horn
• Pat Milando – French horn
• Dave Smith – French horn

Technical

• Michael Mangini – production Template:Small; mixingTemplate:Efn Template:Small
• Steve Greenberg – production Template:Small; executive production
• Betty Wright – production Template:Small; vocal production Template:Small
• Jonathan Shorten – production Template:Small
• Conner Reeves – production Template:Small
• Commissioner Gordon – production, engineering Template:Small
• Salaam Remi – production Template:Small
• Danny P. – production Template:Small
• The Boilerhouse Boys – production Template:Small
• Steve Greenwell – recording Template:Small; engineering Template:Small; mixingTemplate:Efn Template:Small
• Jamie Siegel – engineering Template:Small
• Gary "Mon" Noble – engineering Template:Small
• Shomoni "Sho" Dylan – engineering assistance Template:Small
• Chris Gehringer – masteringTemplate:Efn

Artwork

• David Gorman – art direction, design
• Bryan Lasley – art direction, design
• Aleeta Mayo – art direction, design
• Roger Moenks – photography
• Amy Touma – additional photography

Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Mind Body & Soul

Chart (2004–2005)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	13
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	4
European Albums (Billboard)<ref name="eurochart"/>	3
Greek International Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	23
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	59

Year-end charts

2004 year-end chart performance for Mind Body & Soul

Chart (2004)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	33
French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	169
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	58
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	33
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	50

2005 year-end chart performance for Mind Body & Soul

Chart (2005)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	21
European Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	52
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	49
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	73
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	55

Release history

Release dates and formats for Mind Body & Soul

Region	Date	Format	Edition	Label	Template:Abbr
Japan	15 September 2004	CD	Standard	EMI	<ref name="emi_japan">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Australia	24 September 2004				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Germany					<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Netherlands	27 September 2004				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United Kingdom				Template:Hlist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Canada	28 September 2004			EMI	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States				S-Curve	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Netherlands	8 July 2005	CD + DVD	Limited	EMI	<ref name="DutchLimited">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Germany	11 November 2005		Special		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United Kingdom	14 November 2005			Template:Hlist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Canada	15 November 2005			EMI	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Netherlands	18 November 2005				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Australia	21 November 2005				<ref>Template:Cite magazineTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
United States	22 November 2005			S-Curve	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Japan	14 December 2005			EMI	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Spain	16 January 2006				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>