Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone

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Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2005 (2005-06-21)
Label J
Producer
Angie Stone chronology
Stone Love
(2004)
Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
(2005)
The Art of Love & War
(2007)
Singles from Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
  1. "I Wasn't Kidding"
    Released: October 10, 2005 [1]

Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone is a greatest hits album by American singer Angie Stone, released on June 21, 2005, by J Records. Stone's highest-charting UK single, "Life Story", appears as a bonus track.

Contents

Background

In June 2004, Stone released Stone Love , her second studio album with J Records. While it debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 and entered the top twenty in Belgium, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands, [2] the album was commercially less successful than its predecessors Black Diamond (1999) and Mahogany Soul (2001) both of whom had become gold-sellers in the United Kingdom and the United States. [3] The following year, Stone began recording what as expected to become her fifth regular album, but to save costs J Records asked her to transfer her new material, including the previously unreleased single "I Wasn't Kidding," [3] to a compilation album halfway through the recording process. Speaking volumes to her what her future with the company would be, Stone subsequently asked Clive Davis for and received an unconditional release from the label, [4] with Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone becoming her final release with the record company. [4]

Promotion

J Records decided to include two previously unreleased songs on Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone, including "Little Boy" and "I Wasn't Kidding," the latter of which was released as the album's first and only single on October 10, 2005. [1] Co-written and produced by Andrea Martin, who had produced on Stone's 2002 hit single "Wish I Didn't Miss You," it peaked at number 17 on the US Dance Club Songs chart. Music Week ranked it 26th on its UK Urban 2005 year-end chart. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The New Zealand Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

AllMusic editor Rob Theakston found that "it seems premature in a five-year career to have a best-of compilation out, but these 15 selections add up to a most satisfying listening experience. With her vocal delivery, Stone belts tunes out better than most, and covers some of soul music's more obscure classics, making them her own with reverence and ease. And it seems that with each new release she becomes more focused and distinct from her contemporaries, and as a result turns out one of the better greatest-hits compilations from this era." [6] Rebecca Barry from The New Zealand Herald wrote: "With just three albums to her name, neo-soul's most underrated artist can hardly claim this as a greatest hits. But with classic cuts [...], plus a dance mix, a collaboration with Alicia Keys and Eve and a live version of "What U Dyin' For," this is just as effective an introduction." [7] Jet magazine found that "Stone's fearless delivery of heart-on-sleeve messages of love and heartbreak are just the right recipe." [8]

Commercial performance

Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone debuted and peaked at number 50 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the week of November 12, 2005. [9]

Track listing

Stone HitsUS edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Wish I Didn't Miss You"
4:30
2."Brotha"4:28
3."Stay for a While" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
  • Stone
  • Jonathan Richmond
  • Juanita Wynn
  • Hamilton
  • Stone
  • Richmond
3:58
4."I Wasn't Kidding"
4:28
5."I Wanna Thank Ya" (featuring Snoop Dogg) Jazze Pha 3:47
6."Pissed Off"
  • Stone
  • Eran Tabib
  • Rufus Moore
  • Stephanie Bolton
  • Stone
  • Tabib
  • Chucky T [b]
4:41
7."U-Haul"
  • Elliott
  • Stewart [a]
  • Brockman [a]
  • John "Jubu" Smith [a]
3:56
8."Little Boy"Omar Christopher HammerCarl Thompson5:01
9."Lovers' Ghetto"
  • Rufus Moore
  • Richard Randolph
  • Ricky Smith
  • Kevin Spencer
  • Rod Temperton
4:05
10."Brotha Part II" (featuring Alicia Keys and Eve)
  • Stone
  • Saadiq
  • Lilly
  • Standridge
  • Ozuna
  • Jerry Beach
4:02
11."Bottles & Cans"Gerald IsaacIsaac3:54
12."Time of the Month"IsaacIsaac4:09
13."What U Dyin' For" (live)Muhammad5:26
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
14."Wish I Didn't Miss You" (Pound Boys Stoneface Bootleg Remix)
  • Martin
  • Matias
  • Huff
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
  • Matias
  • Martin
  • Stone [a]
  • Swizz Beatz [a]
  • Pound Boys [c]
7:52
15."Gotta Get to Know You Better"
  • Stone
  • Jamal Peoples
  • Larry Peoples Sr.
  • Larry Peoples Jr
Butterfingers3:52
Stone HitsInternational edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Wish I Didn't Miss You"
4:30
2."Brotha"4:28
3."No More Rain (In This Cloud)"
Stone4:42
4."Stay for a While" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
  • Stone
  • Jonathan Richmond
  • Juanita Wynn
  • Hamilton
  • Stone
  • Richmond
3:58
5."I Wasn't Kidding"
4:28
6."I Wanna Thank Ya" (featuring Snoop Dogg) Jazze Pha 3:47
7."Everyday"
Russell Elevado 3:28
8."Pissed Off"
  • Stone
  • Eran Tabib
  • Rufus Moore
  • Stephanie Bolton
  • Stone
  • Tabib
  • Chucky T [b]
4:41
9."More Than a Woman" (featuring Joe)
4:53
10."U-Haul"
  • Elliott
  • Stewart [a]
  • Brockman [a]
  • John "Jubu" Smith [a]
3:56
11."Bottles & Cans"Gerald IsaacIsaac3:54
12."Little Boy"Omar Christopher HammerCarl Thompson5:01
13."Makings of You (Interlude)" Curtis Mayfield Stone2:30
14."Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)"Muhammad5:19
15."Brotha Part II" (featuring Alicia Keys and Eve)
  • Stone
  • Saadiq
  • Lilly
  • Standridge
  • Ozuna
  • Jerry Beach
4:02
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
16."Wish I Didn't Miss You" (Pound Boys Stoneface Bootleg Remix)
  • Martin
  • Matias
  • Huff
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
  • Matias
  • Martin
  • Stone [a]
  • Swizz Beatz [a]
  • Pound Boys [c]
7:52
17."Life Story" (Booker T Mix)
4:07

Notes

Sampling credits

Charts

Weekly performance for Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
Chart (2005)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 50

Release history

Release dates and formats for Stone Love
RegionDateLabel
United StatesJune 21, 2005 J
Canada Sony
AustraliaOctober 1, 2005 Sony BMG
United KingdomNovember 7, 2005 BMG
GermanyNovember 18, 2005Sony BMG
JapanDecember 7, 2005BMG

References

  1. 1 2 "Going for Adds – Week of 10/10/05". Radio & Records . No. 1627. October 7, 2005. p. 21. ISSN   0277-4860.
  2. Whitmire, Margo (July 14, 2004). "Banks Secures Another Week At No. 1". Billboard . Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Taylor, Chuck (December 10, 2005). "Reviews: Singles". Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 50. p. 50. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved April 9, 2025 via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "Angie Stone talks music, weight and reality TV". Today . October 26, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. "2005 Urban top 40". Music Week . January 14, 2006. p. 22. ISSN   0265-1548.
  6. 1 2 Allmusic review
  7. 1 2 Barry, Rebecca (January 21, 2006). "Angie Stone: Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. "Jet, Band 108, 2005". Jet . 2005. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Angie Stone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2019.