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Stone Love by Angie Stone

Stone Love

Release Date: 6/28/2004

Recording Date: 7/2004

Tracks: 17

Label: J Records

Type: CD,LP

Genre/Styles:
Soul, Synthesizer, Vocals, United States of America, Electronic Drums, Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul

Album Tracks (17)

Song Title
Length
1.
Stoned Love (Intro)
00:35
2.
I Wanna Thank Ya
03:47
3.
My Man
04:01
4.
U-Haul
03:56
5.
Stay for a While
04:01
6.
Lovers' Ghetto
04:05
7.
Little Bit of This, Little Bit of That... (Interlude)
00:25
8.
You're Gonna Get It
04:15
9.
Come Home (Live With Me)
03:57
10.
You Don't Love Me
03:34
11.
Remy Red
03:50
12.
That Kind of Love
03:52
13.
Touch It (Interlude)
01:20
14.
Cinderella Ballin'
04:35
15.
Karma
04:42
16.
Wherever You Are (Outro)
00:35
17.
I Wanna Thank Ya [No Rap]
05:45

What the Critics Say

With the success of her previous hit single, "Wish I Didn't Miss You," Angie Stone went from being trapped in a pack of neo-soul divas going straight to the bargain bin to being one of the first singers off the tip of the tongue when the word "neo-soul" was uttered. After nearly a two-year absence, Stone Love pleasantly picks up where Mahogany Soul left off, presenting a wiser, more even-keel Stone putting her best foot forward right from the album's onset. The useless guest appearance of the tired Snoop Dogg and his "izzle" façade does very little to improve the quality of the lead single, "I Wanna Thank Ya" -- if anything, it detracts from the song's overall atmosphere with constant interruptions that do nothing but serve as reminders that the Dogg is not having one of his better days (check out the version at the end without Snoop's rap for a contrast). That said, guest appearances by Floetry and Betty Wright help Stone Love pick up steam, and an exceptional performance by Anthony Hamilton on "Stay for a While" invokes muses present during the recording of D'Angelo's Voodoo and Stevie Wonder's Innervisions. The production crew is the most solid it's ever been on any of her records and the choice of sampling is premium (check the knockout sample of Dynasty's "Adventures in the Land of Music" used in "Lovers' Ghetto") but kept at a minimum, a tribute to the inventiveness of Stone and company behind the mixing console. And while there's no barnburning anthem of the type that fueled Mahogany Soul's longevity and despite some totally unnecessary interludes, this is her most focused and accomplished full-length to date. A delightful album for a summer day, and (save for the Snoop cameo) an enjoyable listen from start to finish. ~ Rob Theakston, Rovi

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