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Allen Stone | |
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 Stone performing in 2013 | |
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| Born | March 13, 1987 Chewelah, Washington, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | ATO, MapleMusic |
| Website | allenstone |
Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. [1]
Stone was born on March 13, [2] 1987,[ citation needed ] in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. He began his career singing at his father's church. His father was a preacher and his mother was an OB/GYN nurse. [3] [4] He began singing in church at age 3. [5]
By age 14, Stone was leading worship at his church and playing the guitar. [5] The draw of music for Allen was mainly being able to express himself to a crowd of people. [6]
Allen did not discover soul music until he was a teenager, and he started collecting classic albums from the 1960s and 1970s. [3] He was 15 when he heard the Stevie Wonder album Innervisions (1973). [4]
When Stacie Orrico, a close friend of Allen's as a teen, became successful in music, Stone decided to become serious about his musical career. [5] Stone related how Orrico had released a record and become successful:
"She was traveling, singing everywhere, and recording. She was just a year older than me and I was like, 'Man that would be so much fun to do, sing and actually have people listen.'" [5]
When Stone was 18, he moved to Spokane, where he attended community college for a semester followed by a year at Moody Bible Institute in Spokane. [4] After that year, Stone had an epiphany. He stated in an interview with SF Gate:
"I learned the history of the church and the conception of the Bible and learned about the religion and really just, like, didn't believe it... I got to the point where it was like, 'I don't believe this is the truth.'" [4]
Not long after, Stone moved to Seattle to pursue his musical career.
Stone has been influenced by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Meters, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Jamie Lidell and James Morrison. [5] The New York Times compared his socially conscious music to the likes of Donny Hathaway, Bill Withers and two of his musical influences Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. [3] [7]
Stone has released five albums, Last to Speak (2010, self-released), the self-titled Allen Stone (2011, ATO Records), Radius (2015, Capitol Records), Building Balance (2019, ATO Records), and APART (2021, ATO Records). Radius was also re-released by ATO Records in 2016 as a deluxe edition with seven additional tracks.
Stone had been touring cross-country for a few years and sold a self-released album on the Internet. However, it was not until October 2011, when his second album was released, that his career began to truly kick off. [4] On this album, he was backed by Raphael Saadiq's rhythm section and Miles Davis' keyboardist Deron Johnson. [4] A few songs on Allen Stone were co-written with Andy Grammer. [5] Allen Stone peaked at the number 2 spot on the R&B/Soul charts on iTunes and hit number 9 and number 35 on the Billboard Heatseekers and R&B/Hip Hop Album charts, respectively. [8] USA Today called Allen Stone a "pitch-perfect powerhouse". [9]
On October 26, 2011, he performed his song "Unaware" on Conan . [10]
In 2012, Stone was featured on the song "Neon Cathedral" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis off their album The Heist .
Stone was voted one of mtvU's Freshman 5 in late 2012 and tapped as VH1's first "You Oughta Know" artist of 2013. [11]
Then on January 3, 2013, he appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and sang "Sleep". [12]
He appeared on Conan again on June 17, 2015. [13]
Radius, his first album for Capitol Records, was released on May 26, 2015. It was recorded in collaboration with Magnus Tingsek, and features production from Malay and Benny Cassette. Allen Stone said of the album title, "The radius is that line extending from the center of the circle to its exterior, and in a lot of ways this album is about getting out things deep inside—whether it's love or insecurity or joy or frustration about things going on today." [14] On March 25, 2016, Radius was re-released as a deluxe edition by ATO Records with seven additional tracks.
On April 13, 2017, Stone's song "Perfect World" was featured on the trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Dear White People . [15]
In 2018, Allen released the single "Brown Eyed Lover" and appeared on American Idol in 2018, to sing duets with multiple contestants. His fourth full-length album, 2019's Building Balance, was co-produced with Jamie Lidell. [16]
In 2022, Allen competed in the American Song Contest , representing his home state of Washington. He placed first out of eleven in the jury vote for his semi-final, and advanced to the competition final and finished in fifth place despite not performing live for personal reasons. [17]
On October 4, 2022, Allen released a new single, "5 Minutes". He was then to go on tour in Australia, starting on November 11, 2022. [18]
Allen featured co-wrote and sang vocals on "Look At Me", the first track on Cory Wong's album 'The Lucky One' released in August 2023. [19]
On Allen Stone's self-titled album, a few songs discuss social and political issues, such as "Unaware", "Contact High", and "What I've Seen".
A live music video of "Unaware – Allen Stone – Live From His Mother's Living Room" on Stone's YouTube account has been viewed over 16,000,000 times. Stone wanted to have a different and weird setting for this video, so they recorded it on a set that looked like a living room.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| US [20] | US Indie [21] | US R&B [22] | US R&B/ Hip-Hop [23] | NLD [24] | |||||
| Last to Speak |
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| Allen Stone | — [A] | 50 | 21 | 35 | — | ||||
| Radius | 80 | — | 3 | 10 | 79 | ||||
| Building Balance |
| — [B] | — [C] | — | — | — | |||
| Apart |
| — [D] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | Details |
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| Spotify Sessions |
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| Mystery |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | ||||||
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| US Adult [36] | |||||||||
| "Million" | 2015 | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Freedom" | 2016 | 33 | Radius | ||||||
| "Perfect World" | — | ||||||||
| "Voodoo" | — | Radius (Deluxe Edition) | |||||||
| "The Weekend" | — | ||||||||
| "Faithful" | — | ||||||||
| "Alone" | 2017 | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Brown Eyed Lover" | 2018 | — | Building Balance | ||||||
| "Warriors" | — | ||||||||
| "Georgia On My Mind" | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Taste of You" | — | Building Balance | |||||||
| "Sunny Days" | 2019 | — | |||||||
| "More to Learn" (with Swatkins featuring Eric Krasno) | 2022 | — | Friends and Other Necessities | ||||||
| "A Bit of Both" | — | American Song Contest: Episode 4 | |||||||
| "5 Minutes" | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "Magic" | 2023 | — | |||||||
| "Many Rivers to Cross" (with EJ Worland) | — | Tunnels | |||||||
| "A Fathers Song" | 2024 | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Can't Explain This Love" | — | Mystery | |||||||
| "Mystery" (featuring PJ Morton) | — | ||||||||
| "Memory of You" | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
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| "Neon Cathedral" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Allen Stone) | 2012 | The Heist |
| "Maggie & Al" (Tingsek featuring Allen Stone) | 2016 | Amygdala |
| "Turnt Up" (Deva Mahal featuring Allen Stone) | 2018 | Run Deep |
| "Don't Cry" (The Bgp featuring Allen Stone) | HurtMeKissMe | |
| "Weekend" (Haley Johnsen featuring Allen Stone) | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Sad Songs" (Eric Hutchinson featuring Allen Stone, Clyde Lawrence, and Huntertones) | 2023 | |
| "Nola II" (Kota the Friend featuring Allen Stone and Tarriona "Tank" Ball) | Protea | |
| "Look at Me" (Cory Wong featuring Allen Stone) | The Lucky One | |
| "Champagne People" (Benny Sings featuring Allen Stone) | Champagne People (20th Anniversary Edition) | |
| "Natural High" (Quinn XCII featuring Allen Stone) | 2024 | Breakfast |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | ||||||
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| US Adult Alt. [37] | US R&B Digital Sales [38] | ||||||||
| "Sleep" | 2012 | 18 | — | Allen Stone | |||||
| "Unaware" | 2018 | — | 5 | Apart | |||||
| "Is This Love" | 2021 | — | 6 | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
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| "Rocky Mountain High" | 2013 | The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver |
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