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ALBUM OF THE WEEK - JOSS STONE: COLOUR ME FREE

ABOVE: The tunes are a mix of defiant, uplifting and heart-wrenching

2nd November 2009

By Sarah-Louise James

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CHAMELEON-haired Joss caused controversy when she said this of her new album: “I would say run a bath, roll a spliff, and have a listen.

"I do that with every one of my favorite albums."

There was also a mild furore over the record’s cover.

Joss’s original pack shot showed her curled up and contorted, behind bars - her not-so-subtle attempt at saying record label EMI are trapping her.

The cover has since been changed to a non-descript plain purple one. But that can’t disguise the biting lyrics.

On Free Me, Joss sings: “Don't tell me that I won't/ I will/ Don't tell me how you think/how feel/ Don't tell me 'cuz I know what's real/ That, I can do."

And she goes on: “Singing in our on voice/ We can make that choice/to be, to be free.”

Fortunately, despite “issues” swirling around the album, like rubbish in a wind storm, it’s bloody good.

The voice is rich and sexy; the tunes are a mix of defiant, uplifting and heart-wrenching and R&B rumbler Big Ole Game is an album highlight.