21 years after she made her debut as a teenage wunderkind with her 2003 debut album Soul Sessions, double BRIT and Grammy Award winner JOSS STONE returns with a new single, ‘Loving You,’ a taster from her forthcoming and as yet untitled tenth album. A laidback summery slow jam drizzled with Stone’s trademark sinuous vocals, the track features a remarkable cameo from Jamaican-American singer/rapper SHAGGY.
Co-penned by Stone and her long-time collaborator, engineer, and producer Steve Greenwell, ‘Loving You’ is the Kent-born singer/songwriter’s first single in two years.
Explaining the inspiration behind ‘Loving You,’ Stone reveals the tune is autobiographical. “This was a song I wrote when (my husband) Cody and I had just started dating,” she explains. “I thought our nights round the fire were magical and wanted to write a song about those evenings that are so enjoyable they can run into the next day without anyone noticing. I am a night owl by nature and he is an early bird so I am often trying to convince him to stay up till the early hours of the morning with me. The song talks about coming up with things to say to make him stay. Funny thing is Cody did stay, he just fell asleep! So I went upstairs and wrote this song.”
The singer adds: “There’s something truly magical about those early days of falling in love. I wanted to capture that feeling where every word and glance is filled with sweetness.”
Listen to “Loving You” HERE
‘Loving You’ is out now to stream and download via Stoned Records.
