Joss Stone - Mind, Body & Soul

Puts me in mind of nothing so much as a smoother Janis Joplin, with more of an emphasis on the 'soul' and less on the rock and roll - although, it has to be said, not approaching Joplin's work on either count. That's the thing about the similarities - to a point, they work in Stone's favour, because I like Joplin, but inevitably Mind, Body & Soul also suffers by comparison, 'cos as I've said before, Janis Joplin was basically a goddess. Still, this is a pretty listenable album, and a couple of songs - "Security" and "Sleep Like A Child" are extremely good.