The Soul Sessions

The Soul Sessions is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Joss Stone. It was released on 16 September 2003 by S-Curve Records and EMI/Virgin Records.

The Soul Sessions
Studio album by Joss Stone
Released	16 September 2003 (2003-09-16)
Recorded	9 April – 12 May 2003
Genre	Blues soul R&B
Length	42:06
Label	EMI S-Curve Virgin
Producer	Steve Greenberg Mike Mangini Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson Betty Wright
Joss Stone chronology
The Soul Sessions (2003) Mind Body & Soul (2004)
Singles from The Soul Sessions
"Fell in Love with a Boy" Released: 12 January 2004 (2004-01-12) "Super Duper Love" Released: 3 May 2004 (2004-05-03)

Background

When The Soul Sessions was released on 16 September 2003. At the time Stone was just 16 years old. The album took four days to record.^[1] The songs on the album are cover versions of classic soul songs.^[2]

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	positive[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The New Zealand Herald	[6]
PopMatters	positive[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Stylus Magazine	C[9]
The Village Voice	C+.[10]
Yahoo! Music UK	[11]

The Soul Sessions received positive reviews from music critics.^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"The Chokin' Kind"	Harlan Howard	Waylon Jennings (1967)	3:35
2.	"Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me?) Pt. 1"	Willie Garner	Sugar Billy (1974)	4:20
3.	"Fell in Love with a Boy"	Jack White	The White Stripes (2001)	3:38
4.	"Victim of a Foolish Heart"	Charles Buckins George Jackson	Bettye Swann (1972)	5:31
5.	"Dirty Man"	Bobby Miller	Laura Lee (1967)	2:59
6.	"Some Kind of Wonderful"	John Ellison	Soul Brothers Six (1967)	3:56
7.	"I've Fallen in Love with You"	Carla Thomas	Carla Thomas (1968)	4:29
8.	"I Had a Dream"	John Sebastian	John Sebastian (1970)	3:01
9.	"All the King's Horses"	Aretha Franklin	Aretha Franklin (1972)	3:03
10.	"For the Love of You Pts. 1 & 2"	Ernest Isley Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley, Jr. Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley Christopher Jasper	The Isley Brothers (1975)	7:33

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
11.	"The Player"	Norman Harris Allan Felder	First Choice (1974)	4:41

French limited edition bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fell in Love with a Boy" (video)
2.	"Super Duper Love" (video)
3.	"It's a Man's Man's World" (live at Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 7 December 2003) (audio)	3:35
4.	"Victim of a Foolish Heart" (live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 25 November 2003) (audio)	6:25

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[13]	Gold	20,000^
Australia (ARIA)[14]	Platinum	70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[15]	Platinum	50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[16]	Platinum	50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Platinum	100,000^
France (SNEP)[18]	Gold	106,000[19]
Germany (BVMI)[20]	Gold	150,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[21]	Gold	0
Ireland (IRMA)[22]	Platinum	15,000^
Italy (FIMI)[23]	Gold	50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[24]	Gold	40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25]	Platinum	15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[26]	Gold	20,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27]	Gold	20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	3× Platinum	1,075,492[29]
United States (RIAA)[30]	Gold	981,000[31]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[32]	Platinum	1,000,000*
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone