The Soul Sessions Vol. 2

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The Soul Sessions Vol. 2
Studio album by
Joss Stone
Released20 July 2012 (2012-07-20)
Genre
Length47:51
Label
Producer
Joss Stone chronology
The Best of Joss Stone 2003–2009
(2011) 		The Soul Sessions Vol. 2
(2012) 		Water for Your Soul
(2015)
Singles from The Soul Sessions Vol. 2
  1. "While You're Out Looking for Sugar"
    Released: 15 June 2012 (2012-06-15)
  2. "Pillow Talk"
    Released: 4 November 2012 (2012-11-04)
  3. "Teardrops"
    Released: 24 February 2013 (2013-02-24)

The Soul Sessions Vol. 2 is the sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Joss Stone, released on 20 July 2012 by S-Curve Records and her own label, Stone'd Records.

Background[change | change source]

Like her debut album The Soul Sessions (2003) where the songs were covers of classic soul songs, The Soul Sessions Vol. 2's songs are covers of soul and R&B songs that were originally made during the 1970s.[1][2]

Reviews[change | change source]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
American Songwriter3.5/5 stars[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
Evening Standard4/5 stars[4]
The Guardian4/5 stars[5]
Mojo2/5 stars[6]
The Observer3/5 stars[7]
Rolling Stone2.5/5 stars[8]
Slant Magazine3/5 stars[9]
Uncut3/5 stars[10]

The Soul Sessions Vol. 2 received positive reviews from music critics.[11]

Track listing[change | change source]

No. TitleWriter(s)Original artist Length
1. "I Got The..."  Labi SiffreLabi Siffre (1975) 4:59
2. "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People"  Eugene RecordThe Chi-Lites (1971) 3:44
3. "While You're Out Looking for Sugar"  
Honey Cone (1969) 3:28
4. "Sideway Shuffle"  Linda LewisLinda Lewis (1974) 3:38
5. "I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You"  
Absent Friends (1990) 5:00
6. "Teardrops"  
Womack & Womack (1988) 5:55
7. "Stoned Out of My Mind"  
The Chi-Lites (1973) 3:12
8. "The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)"  
The Dells (1971) 4:42
9. "The High Road"  
Broken Bells (2009) 4:40
10. "Pillow Talk"  
Sylvia (1973) 4:42
11. "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"  John D. LoudermilkThe Casinos (1967) 3:51
Total length:
 47:51

Charts[change | change source]

Weekly charts[change | change source]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Argentine Albums Chart[14] 5
Australian Albums Chart[15] 42
Australian Jazz & Blues Albums Chart[16] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[17] 6
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[18] 25
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[19] 44
Canadian Albums Chart[20] 23
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 2
French Albums Chart[22] 82
German Albums Chart[23] 7
Italian Albums Chart[24] 62
Scottish Albums Chart[25] 24
South Korean International Albums Chart[26] 35
Swiss Albums Chart[27] 5
UK Albums Chart[28] 6
UK R&B Albums Chart[29] 3
US Billboard 200[30] 10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[31] 3

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2 - Joss Stone > Songs, Reviews, Credits > AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Horowitz, Hal (23 July 2012). "Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions Vol.2". American Songwriter.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Kyle (3 August 2012). "Albums". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1218. p. 74.
  4. ↑ Clark, Pete (20 July 2012). "CDs of the week". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Simpson, Dave (19 July 2012). "Album: The Soul Sessions Vol.2". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions Vol. 2". Mojo: 90. September 2012.
  7. ↑ Hoby, Hermione (22 July 2012). "Joss Stone: Soul Sessions Vol 2 – review". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Rosen, Jody (31 July 2012). "The Soul Sessions Vol. 2". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (30 July 2012). "Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions Vol. 2". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions Vol. 2". Uncut. London: 86. September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Reviews for The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2 by Joss Stone". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2 [Deluxe Edition] – Joss Stone". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "The Soul Sessions Vol 2 / ソウル・セッションズ・VOL2" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ranking Semanal Pop" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2012. Note: Reader must define search parameters as "Ranking Semanal Pop" and "29/07/2012".
  15. ↑ "Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions Vol 2". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Jazz & Blues Albums – Week Commencing 6th August 2012" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 22.
  17. ↑ "Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions Vol 2" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions Vol 2" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions Vol 2" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Joss Stone – Chart history: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  21. ↑ "Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions Vol 2" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions Vol 2" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien.
  23. ↑ "Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions Vol 2" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment.
  24. ↑ "Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions Vol 2". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 29 July – 4 August 2012.
  26. ↑ "2012년 31주차 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
  27. ↑ "Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions Vol 2". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  28. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 29 July – 4 August 2012.
  29. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. 29 July – 4 August 2012.
  30. ↑ "Joss Stone – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  31. ↑ "Joss Stone – Chart history: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
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