Joss Stone has sold more than 7.5 million albums worldwide; won two Brit awards, been nominated for four Grammy Awards; appeared onstage with James Brown, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Patti Labelle, Mavis Staples, Donna Summer, and Smokey Robinson; sat for an interview with Oprah Winfrey; starred in two major ad campaigns for the Gap; and performed for more than 200,000 people at the 2005 Live 8 Concert -- all before reaching the ripe old age of 19.

From the time Stone emerged on the music scene aged 16, she has always displayed a strength and intensity, despite insisting that back then, being so young, she didn't know what she was doing. Critics disagreed, calling her a singer who possesses a "rich, deep, soulful belt," as the New York Post put it, and "unlike any singer of her generation." Critics in the UK agreed - The Observer noting that" Stone's is a startling gift, a voice both old school and fresh" , her album "full of honeyed swing and righteous smoulder." In 2003, Stone released The Soul Sessions, an album of covers of obscure soul tracks, hit the road for a year, then recorded 2004's Mind, Body & Soul, her first album of original material. Of that album, Newsweek noted: "Stone can croon it sad, deep, and throaty, belt it out juke-joint style, or get down and funky for the bump-and-grind crowd," while in the UK the Telegraph said of her debut live show: "She's capable of stopping you in your tracks with a sudden outburst of raw passion."

Stone was nominated for three Brits and three Grammy Awards in 2005, she won both Best Female and Best Urban at the Brits and performed solo and then a show stopping duet with Robbie Williams. In the US she performed a memorable tribute to Janis Joplin with Melissa Etheridge at the ceremony. Their rendition of "Cry Baby"/"Piece of My Heart" was released as a single, and became Stone's first Top 40 hit in the U.S.

Stone's third studio album sees the maturing of an extraordinary talent; representing a clear evolution, it is set to build on previous successes and cement Stone's status as a unique international artist.