Title: 4 1/2 stars
Review: Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions (S-Curve, 2003)Yeah, she's 16, she's white, and she's from England, but she also got soul. This album is a near-classic, full of respectable remakes. Not many people can remake "All the King's Horses" by Aretha Franklin but Joss did a good job. And the way she flipped "For the Love of You" was awesome (note how she added in there, "All we need is candlelights/And a D'ANGELO song"; game recognize game).However, Ms. Stone does a lot of screamin'. Dang girl, just sing the song!! This album reminds me of Monica's first album, Miss Thang, where Monica was doing so many vocal gymnastics, thus trying so hard to show us that although she was young, she can still sing. Then her second album, The Boy Is Mine, followed and she had a more mellow sound. Hopefully Joss's voice will mature the same way with her next release. -EJR
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