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{{short description|American musician (born 1987)}}
{{short description|American musician (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Allen Stone
| name = Allen Stone
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| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Soul music|Soul]]
*[[Soul music|Soul]]
*[[Blue-eyed soul]]
*[[blue-eyed soul]]
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
*[[Indie soul]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pP9yQooSrE | title=Allen Stone: The Forbes Interview | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>
| occupation = Singer, musician, songwriter
| occupation = Singer, musician, songwriter
| years_active = 2010–present
| years_active = 2010–present
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== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Stone was born on March 13,<ref>{{cite web|last=Stone|first=Allen|title=Allen Stone's twitter account|url=https://twitter.com/allen_stone/status/179655983243608064|publisher=Twitter}}</ref> 1987,{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} in [[Chewelah, Washington]], near [[Spokane]]. He began his career singing at his father's church. His father was a preacher and his mother was an [[OB/GYN]] nurse.<ref name="A Brief History" /><ref name="SF Gate">{{cite news|last=Hilderbrand|first=Lee|title=Allen Stone lost religion – found soul|url=http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Allen-Stone-lost-religion-found-soul-3828623.php|work=SF Gate|access-date=October 9, 2012|date=August 30, 2012}}</ref> He began singing in church at the age of 3.<ref name=Billboard>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Erica|title=Freshman Haze: Allen Stone|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/466985/freshman-haze-allen-stone|work=The Juice|publisher=Billboard|access-date=October 9, 2012 }}</ref>
Stone was born on March 13,<ref>{{cite web|last=Stone|first=Allen|title=Allen Stone's twitter account|url=https://twitter.com/allen_stone/status/179655983243608064|publisher=Twitter}}</ref> 1987,{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} in [[Chewelah, Washington]], near [[Spokane]]. He began his career singing at his father's church. His father was a preacher and his mother was an [[OB/GYN]] nurse.<ref name="A Brief History" /><ref name="SF Gate">{{cite news|last=Hilderbrand|first=Lee|title=Allen Stone lost religion – found soul|url=http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Allen-Stone-lost-religion-found-soul-3828623.php|work=SF Gate|access-date=October 9, 2012|date=August 30, 2012}}</ref> He began singing in church at age 3.<ref name=Billboard>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Erica|title=Freshman Haze: Allen Stone|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/466985/freshman-haze-allen-stone|work=The Juice|publisher=Billboard|access-date=October 9, 2012 }}</ref>


By the age of 14, Stone was leading worship at his church and playing the guitar.<ref name=Billboard /> The draw of music for Allen was mainly being able to express himself to a crowd of people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr7jNfZk3t8 |title=Allen Stone – Full Performance (Live on KEXP) |work=Youtube |date=December 1, 2011 |access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref>
By age 14, Stone was leading worship at his church and playing the guitar.<ref name=Billboard /> The draw of music for Allen was mainly being able to express himself to a crowd of people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr7jNfZk3t8 |title=Allen Stone – Full Performance (Live on KEXP) |work=Youtube |date=December 1, 2011 |access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref>


Allen did not discover soul music until he was a teenager, and he started collecting classic albums from the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name="A Brief History" /> He was 15 when he heard the [[Stevie Wonder]] album ''[[Innervisions]]'' (1973).<ref name="SF Gate" />
Allen did not discover soul music until he was a teenager, and he started collecting classic albums from the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name="A Brief History" /> He was 15 when he heard the [[Stevie Wonder]] album ''[[Innervisions]]'' (1973).<ref name="SF Gate" />
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== Career ==
== Career ==
Stone has released five albums, ''Last to Speak'' (2010, self-released), the self-titled ''Allen Stone'' (2011, [[ATO Records]]), ''Radius'' (2015, [[Capitol Records]]), ''Building Balance'' (2019, [[ATO Records]]) and ''APART'' (2021, [[ATO Records]]). ''Radius'' was also re-released by [[ATO Records]] in 2016 as a deluxe edition with seven additional tracks.
Stone has released five albums, ''Last to Speak'' (2010, self-released), the self-titled ''Allen Stone'' (2011, [[ATO Records]]), ''Radius'' (2015, [[Capitol Records]]), ''Building Balance'' (2019, [[ATO Records]]), and ''APART'' (2021, [[ATO Records]]). ''Radius'' was also re-released by [[ATO Records]] in 2016 as a deluxe edition with seven additional tracks.


Stone had been touring cross-country for a few years and sold a self-released album on the Internet. However, it was not until October 2011, when his second album was released, that his career began to truly kick off.<ref name="SF Gate" /> On this album, he was backed by [[Raphael Saadiq]]'s rhythm section and [[Miles Davis]]' keyboardist [[Deron Johnson (musician)|Deron Johnson]].<ref name="SF Gate" /> A few songs on ''Allen Stone'' were co-written with [[Andy Grammer]].<ref name=Billboard /> ''Allen Stone'' peaked at the number 2 spot on the R&B/Soul charts on [[iTunes]] and hit number 9 and number 35 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Heatseekers and R&B/Hip Hop Album charts, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278682/allen+stone/chart |title=Allen Stone – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' called Allen Stone a "pitch-perfect powerhouse".<ref name="Fall music preview: Under the radar">{{cite news|title=Fall music preview: Under the radar|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/story/2011-08-25/Fall-music-preview-Under-the-radar/50141674/1|access-date=February 15, 2013 | work=USA Today|date=August 25, 2011}}</ref>
Stone had been touring cross-country for a few years and sold a self-released album on the Internet. However, it was not until October 2011, when his second album was released, that his career began to truly kick off.<ref name="SF Gate" /> On this album, he was backed by [[Raphael Saadiq]]'s rhythm section and [[Miles Davis]]' keyboardist [[Deron Johnson (musician)|Deron Johnson]].<ref name="SF Gate" /> A few songs on ''Allen Stone'' were co-written with [[Andy Grammer]].<ref name=Billboard /> ''Allen Stone'' peaked at the number 2 spot on the R&B/Soul charts on [[iTunes]] and hit number 9 and number 35 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Heatseekers and R&B/Hip Hop Album charts, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278682/allen+stone/chart |title=Allen Stone – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' called Allen Stone a "pitch-perfect powerhouse".<ref name="Fall music preview: Under the radar">{{cite news|title=Fall music preview: Under the radar|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/story/2011-08-25/Fall-music-preview-Under-the-radar/50141674/1|access-date=February 15, 2013 | work=USA Today|date=August 25, 2011}}</ref>


On October 26, 2011, he performed his song "Unaware" on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]''.<ref name="Allen Stone's Soulful Performance on Conan">{{cite web|title=Allen Stone's Soulful Performance on Conan|url=http://www.earmilk.com/2011/10/27/allen-stones-soulful-performance-on-conan/|website=Earmilk.com|date=October 27, 2011 |access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref>
On October 26, 2011, he performed his song "Unaware" on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]''.<ref name="Allen Stone's Soulful Performance on Conan">{{cite web|title=Allen Stone's Soulful Performance on Conan|url=http://www.earmilk.com/2011/10/27/allen-stones-soulful-performance-on-conan/|website=[[Earmilk]]|date=October 27, 2011 |access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref>


In 2012, Stone was featured on the song "Neon Cathedral" by [[Macklemore]] and [[Ryan Lewis]] off their album ''[[The Heist (album)|The Heist]]''.
In 2012, Stone was featured on the song "Neon Cathedral" by [[Macklemore]] and [[Ryan Lewis]] off their album ''[[The Heist (album)|The Heist]]''.
[[File:Allen Stone (7771482956).jpg|thumb|Stone at the [[Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival]] 2012]]

Stone was voted one of mtvU's ''Freshman 5'' in late 2012 and tapped as VH1's first "You Oughta Know" artist of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allenstone.com/|title=Allen Stone|website=Allenstone.com|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref>
Stone was voted one of mtvU's ''Freshman 5'' in late 2012 and tapped as VH1's first "You Oughta Know" artist of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allenstone.com/|title=Allen Stone|website=Allenstone.com|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref>


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In 2018, Allen released the single "Brown Eyed Lover" and appeared on ''[[American Idol (season 16)|American Idol]]'' in 2018, to sing duets with multiple contestants. His fourth full-length album, 2019's ''Building Balance'', was co-produced with [[Jamie Lidell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/allen-stone-mn0002806733/biography|title=Allen Stone {{!}} Biography & History|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref>
In 2018, Allen released the single "Brown Eyed Lover" and appeared on ''[[American Idol (season 16)|American Idol]]'' in 2018, to sing duets with multiple contestants. His fourth full-length album, 2019's ''Building Balance'', was co-produced with [[Jamie Lidell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/allen-stone-mn0002806733/biography|title=Allen Stone {{!}} Biography & History|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref>


In 2022, Allen competed in the ''[[American Song Contest]]'', representing his home state of Washington. He placed first out of eleven in the jury vote for his semi-final, and advanced to the competition final and finished in fifth place despite not performing live due to personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stewart|first1=Matthew|last2=Sheehan|first2=Paul|title='American Song Contest' episode 8 recap: Who won the final?|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/who-won-american-song-contest-final-recap/|publisher=[[Gold Derby]]|access-date=July 27, 2022|language=en|date=May 10, 2022|archive-date=May 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510175148/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/who-won-american-song-contest-final-recap/}}</ref>
In 2022, Allen competed in the ''[[American Song Contest]]'', representing his home state of Washington. He placed first out of eleven in the jury vote for his semi-final, and advanced to the competition final and finished in fifth place despite not performing live for personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stewart|first1=Matthew|last2=Sheehan|first2=Paul|title='American Song Contest' episode 8 recap: Who won the final?|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/who-won-american-song-contest-final-recap/|publisher=[[Gold Derby]]|access-date=July 27, 2022|language=en|date=May 10, 2022|archive-date=May 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510175148/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/who-won-american-song-contest-final-recap/}}</ref>


On October 4, 2022, Allen released a new single, "5 Minutes". He was then to go on tour in Australia, starting on November 11, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hifiway.live/2022/10/05/allen-stone-releases-new-single-5-minutes-and-touring-across-australia-next-month/ |title=Allen Stone Releases New Single '5 Minutes' And Touring Across Australia Next Month |website=HiFiWay |language=en-us |access-date=October 7, 2022 |date=October 5, 2022 |first=Robert |last=Lyon }}</ref>
On October 4, 2022, Allen released a new single, "5 Minutes". He was then to go on tour in Australia, starting on November 11, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hifiway.live/2022/10/05/allen-stone-releases-new-single-5-minutes-and-touring-across-australia-next-month/ |title=Allen Stone Releases New Single '5 Minutes' And Touring Across Australia Next Month |website=HiFiWay |language=en-us |access-date=October 7, 2022 |date=October 5, 2022 |first=Robert |last=Lyon }}</ref>
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On Allen Stone's self-titled album, a few songs discuss social and political issues, such as "Unaware", "Contact High", and "What I've Seen".
On Allen Stone's self-titled album, a few songs discuss social and political issues, such as "Unaware", "Contact High", and "What I've Seen".


A live music video of "Unaware – Allen Stone – Live From His Mother's Living Room" on Stone's YouTube account has been viewed over 13,000,000 times. Stone wanted to have a different and weird setting for this video, so they recorded it on a set that looked like a living room.
A live music video of "Unaware – Allen Stone – Live From His Mother's Living Room" on Stone's YouTube account has been viewed over 16,000,000 times. Stone wanted to have a different and weird setting for this video, so they recorded it on a set that looked like a living room.


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
=== Studio albums ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
*''Last to Speak'' (2010, [[self-released]])
|-
*''[[Allen Stone (album)|Allen Stone]]'' (2011, self-released – Released in 2012 by [[ATO Records]])
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
*''Radius'' (May 26, 2015, Capitol; deluxe edition: March 25, 2016, ATO Records)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Details
*''Building Balance'' (November 8, 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/building-balance/1479249828|title=Building Balance by Allen Stone|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref>
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
*''APART'' (November 12, 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/allen-stone-to-release-new-acoustic-album-apart/|title=Allen Stone to Release New Acoustic Album, 'Apart'|work=American Songwriter|last=Uitti|first=Jacob|date=September 1, 2021|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/allen-stone/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Allen Stone Chart History – Billboard 200 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Independent Albums|US<br>Indie]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/allen-stone/chart-history/ind/ |title=Allen Stone Chart History – Top Independent Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Top R&B Albums|US<br>R&B]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Allen-Stone/chart-history/RBL |title=Allen Stone Chart History – Top R&B Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br>R&B/<br>Hip-Hop]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/allen-stone/chart-history/blp/ |title=Allen Stone Chart History – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Dutch Charts|NLD]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Allen+Stone |title=Discographie Allen Stone |website=[[Dutch Charts]] |access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Last to Speak''
|
* Released: September 29, 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1MecDQoyTr1n1NweHloAzh |title=Last to Speak - Album by Allen Stone |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
* Label: [[Independent music|Self-released]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|Physical]], [[Music download|digital download]], [[Streaming media|streaming]]
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Allen Stone (album)|Allen Stone]]''
|
* Released: June 26, 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6thR6jvixyobv21QPAQrcz |title=Allen Stone - Album by Allen Stone |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
* Label: [[ATO Records|ATO]]
* Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Allen Stone'' did not enter the Billboard 200 but peaked at No. 4 on the [[Heatseekers charts|Heatseekers Albums]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/allen-stone/chart-history/tln/ |title=Allen Stone Chart History – Heatseekers Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>}} || 50 || 21 || 35 || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''Radius''
|
* Released: May 26, 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2sVa8Vc8jNp6vClhgljcrj |title=Radius (Deluxe Edition) - Album by Allen Stone |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
* Label: [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], ATO
* Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
| 80 || — || 3 || 10 || 79
|-
! scope="row" | ''Building Balance''
|
* Released: November 8, 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2vExIljZtXXu7wRRENGGwy |title=Building Balance - Album by Allen Stone |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
* Label: ATO
* Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Building Balance'' did not enter the Billboard 200 but peaked at No. 23 on the [[Top Album Sales]] chart and No. 18 on the [[Top Current Album Sales]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/allen-stone/chart-history/tsl/ |title=Allen Stone Chart History – Top Album Sales |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref><ref name="tcl">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/allen-stone/chart-history/tcl/ |title=Allen Stone Chart History – Top Current Album Sales |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>}} || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Building Balance'' did not enter the Billboard Independent Charts but peaked at No. 7 on the Indie Store Album Sales chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/indie-store-album-sales/2019-11-23/ |title=''Billboard'' Indie Store Album Sales: Week of November 23, 2019 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 12, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>}} || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''Apart''
|
* Released: November 12, 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7i97vd4smLer2gGBSvfjK6 |title=APART - Album by Allen Stone |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
* Label: ATO
* Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Apart'' did not enter the Billboard 200 but peaked at No. 73 on the [[Top Current Album Sales]] chart.<ref name="tcl" />}} || — || — || — || —
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

=== Extended plays ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Details
|-
! scope="row" | ''Spotify Sessions''
|
* Released: January 10, 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4SciWnD9PHmrHe2dnw916K |title=Spotify Sessions - Album by Allen Stone |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
* Label: ATO
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|-
! scope="row" | ''Mystery''
|
* Released: October 25, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0zwexK02AqJJnv1KE3Jj2S |title=Mystery - Album by Allen Stone |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>
* Label: ATO
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|}

=== Singles ===
==== As lead artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;" | Album or EP
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Adult Pop Airplay|US<br />Adult]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/allen-stone/chart-history/atf/ |title=Allen Stone Chart History – Adult Pop Airplay |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | "Million"
| 2015
| —
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Freedom"
| rowspan="5" | 2016
| 33
| rowspan="2" | ''Radius''
|-
! scope="row" | "Perfect World"
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Voodoo"
| —
| rowspan="3" | ''Radius (Deluxe Edition)''
|-
! scope="row" | "The Weekend"
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Faithful"
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Alone"
| 2017
| —
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Brown Eyed Lover"
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| —
| rowspan="2" | ''Building Balance''
|-
! scope="row" | "Warriors"
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Georgia On My Mind"
| —
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Taste of You"
| —
| rowspan="2" | ''Building Balance''
|-
! scope="row" | "Sunny Days"
| 2019
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "More to Learn"<br>{{small|(with Swatkins featuring [[Eric Krasno]])}}
| rowspan="3" | 2022
| —
| ''Friends and Other Necessities''
|-
! scope="row" | "A Bit of Both"
| —
| ''American Song Contest: Episode 4''
|-
! scope="row" | "5 Minutes"
| —
| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Magic"
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Many Rivers to Cross"<br>{{small|(with EJ Worland)}}
| —
| ''Tunnels''
|-
! scope="row" | "A Fathers Song"
| rowspan="4" | 2024
| —
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Can't Explain This Love"
| —
| rowspan="3" | ''Mystery''
|-
! scope="row" | "Mystery"<br>{{small|(featuring [[PJ Morton]])}}
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Memory of You"
| —
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:9em;" | Album or EP
|-
! scope="row" | "Neon Cathedral"<br>{{small|([[Macklemore & Ryan Lewis]] featuring Allen Stone)}}
| 2012
| ''[[The Heist (album)|The Heist]]''
|-
! scope="row" | "Maggie & Al"<br>{{small|([[Tingsek]] featuring Allen Stone)}}
| 2016
| ''Amygdala''
|-
! scope="row" | "Turnt Up"<br>{{small|([[Deva Mahal]] featuring Allen Stone)}}
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''Run Deep''
|-
! scope="row" | "Don't Cry"<br>{{small|(The Bgp featuring Allen Stone)}}
| ''HurtMeKissMe''
|-
! scope="row" | "Weekend"<br>{{small|(Haley Johnsen featuring Allen Stone)}}
| 2019
| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Sad Songs"<br>{{small|([[Eric Hutchinson]] featuring Allen Stone, [[Clyde Lawrence]], and [[Huntertones]])}}
| rowspan="4" | 2023
|-
! scope="row" | "Nola II"<br>{{small|([[Kota the Friend]] featuring Allen Stone and [[Tarriona "Tank" Ball]])}}
| ''Protea''
|-
! scope="row" | "Look at Me"<br>{{small|([[Cory Wong]] featuring Allen Stone)}}
| ''The Lucky One''
|-
! scope="row" | "Champagne People"<br>{{small|([[Benny Sings]] featuring Allen Stone)}}
| ''Champagne People (20th Anniversary Edition)''
|-
! scope="row" | "Natural High"<br>{{small|([[Quinn XCII]] featuring Allen Stone)}}
| 2024
| ''Breakfast''
|}

=== Other charted songs ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album or EP
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Adult Alternative Airplay|US<br />Adult<br />Alt.]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/allen-stone/chart-history/aaa/ |title=Allen Stone Chart History – Adult Alternative Airplay |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Billboard charts#R&B/Hip-Hop|US<br />R&B<br />Digital<br />Sales]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/allen-stone/chart-history/rdt/ |title=Allen Stone Chart History – R&B Digital Song Sales |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | "Sleep"
| 2012
| 18 || —
| ''[[Allen Stone (album)|Allen Stone]]''
|-
! scope="row" | "Unaware"
| 2018
| — || 5
| rowspan="2" | ''Apart''
|-
! scope="row" | "Is This Love"
| 2021
| — || 6
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

=== Other appearances ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Album or EP
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Rocky Mountain High]]"
| 2013
| ''[[The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver]]''
|}


==Notes==
=== As featured artist ===
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* ''Run Deep'' (March 23, 2018, "Turnt Up" by Deva Mahal,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://parade.com/646372/laurawhitmore/exclusive-song-premiere-deva-mahal-tells-it-like-it-is-with-cant-call-it-love/|title=Exclusive Song Premiere: Deva Mahal Tells it Like it is With 'Can't Call It Love'|last=Whitmore|first=Laura B.|work=Parade|access-date=March 13, 2018}}</ref> Motema Records)
* ''The Lucky One'' (August 2023, "Look At Me" by Cory Wong<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/cory-wong-allen-stone-release-new-song-new-cory-wong-album-come | title=Cory Wong & Allen Stone release new song; new Cory Wong album to come }}</ref>)


==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 01:28, 24 November 2024

Allen Stone
Stone performing in 2013
Stone performing in 2013
Background information
Born (1987-03-13) March 13, 1987 (age 37)
Chewelah, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • keyboards
Years active2010–present
LabelsATO, MapleMusic
Websiteallenstone.com

Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician.[1]

Early life

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Stone was born on March 13,[2] 1987,[citation needed] in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. He began his career singing at his father's church. His father was a preacher and his mother was an OB/GYN nurse.[3][4] He began singing in church at age 3.[5]

By age 14, Stone was leading worship at his church and playing the guitar.[5] The draw of music for Allen was mainly being able to express himself to a crowd of people.[6]

Allen did not discover soul music until he was a teenager, and he started collecting classic albums from the 1960s and 1970s.[3] He was 15 when he heard the Stevie Wonder album Innervisions (1973).[4]

When Stacie Orrico, a close friend of Allen's as a teen, became successful in music, Stone decided to become serious about his musical career.[5] Stone related how Orrico had released a record and become successful:

"She was traveling, singing everywhere, and recording. She was just a year older than me and I was like, 'Man that would be so much fun to do, sing and actually have people listen.'"[5]

When Stone was 18, he moved to Spokane, where he attended community college for a semester followed by a year at Moody Bible Institute in Spokane.[4] After that year, Stone had an epiphany. He stated in an interview with SF Gate:

"I learned the history of the church and the conception of the Bible and learned about the religion and really just, like, didn't believe it... I got to the point where it was like, 'I don't believe this is the truth.'"[4]

Not long after, Stone moved to Seattle to pursue his musical career.

Influences

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Stone has been influenced by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Meters, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Jamie Lidell and James Morrison.[5] The New York Times compared his socially conscious music to the likes of Donny Hathaway, Bill Withers and two of his musical influences Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.[3][7]

Career

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Stone has released five albums, Last to Speak (2010, self-released), the self-titled Allen Stone (2011, ATO Records), Radius (2015, Capitol Records), Building Balance (2019, ATO Records), and APART (2021, ATO Records). Radius was also re-released by ATO Records in 2016 as a deluxe edition with seven additional tracks.

Stone had been touring cross-country for a few years and sold a self-released album on the Internet. However, it was not until October 2011, when his second album was released, that his career began to truly kick off.[4] On this album, he was backed by Raphael Saadiq's rhythm section and Miles Davis' keyboardist Deron Johnson.[4] A few songs on Allen Stone were co-written with Andy Grammer.[5] Allen Stone peaked at the number 2 spot on the R&B/Soul charts on iTunes and hit number 9 and number 35 on the Billboard Heatseekers and R&B/Hip Hop Album charts, respectively.[8] USA Today called Allen Stone a "pitch-perfect powerhouse".[9]

On October 26, 2011, he performed his song "Unaware" on Conan.[10]

In 2012, Stone was featured on the song "Neon Cathedral" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis off their album The Heist.

Stone at the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival 2012

Stone was voted one of mtvU's Freshman 5 in late 2012 and tapped as VH1's first "You Oughta Know" artist of 2013.[11]

Then on January 3, 2013, he appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and sang "Sleep".[12]

He appeared on Conan again on June 17, 2015.[13]

Radius, his first album for Capitol Records, was released on May 26, 2015. It was recorded in collaboration with Magnus Tingsek, and features production from Malay and Benny Cassette. Allen Stone said of the album title, "The radius is that line extending from the center of the circle to its exterior, and in a lot of ways this album is about getting out things deep inside—whether it's love or insecurity or joy or frustration about things going on today."[14] On March 25, 2016, Radius was re-released as a deluxe edition by ATO Records with seven additional tracks.

On April 13, 2017, Stone's song "Perfect World" was featured on the trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Dear White People.[15]

In 2018, Allen released the single "Brown Eyed Lover" and appeared on American Idol in 2018, to sing duets with multiple contestants. His fourth full-length album, 2019's Building Balance, was co-produced with Jamie Lidell.[16]

In 2022, Allen competed in the American Song Contest, representing his home state of Washington. He placed first out of eleven in the jury vote for his semi-final, and advanced to the competition final and finished in fifth place despite not performing live for personal reasons.[17]

On October 4, 2022, Allen released a new single, "5 Minutes". He was then to go on tour in Australia, starting on November 11, 2022.[18]

Allen featured co-wrote and sang vocals on "Look At Me", the first track on Cory Wong's album 'The Lucky One' released in August 2023.[19]

Social commentary in music

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On Allen Stone's self-titled album, a few songs discuss social and political issues, such as "Unaware", "Contact High", and "What I've Seen".

A live music video of "Unaware – Allen Stone – Live From His Mother's Living Room" on Stone's YouTube account has been viewed over 16,000,000 times. Stone wanted to have a different and weird setting for this video, so they recorded it on a set that looked like a living room.

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

[edit]
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[20] 		US
Indie
[21] 		US
R&B
[22] 		US
R&B/
Hip-Hop
[23] 		NLD
[24]
Last to Speak — — — — —
Allen Stone
  • Released: June 26, 2012[26]
  • Label: ATO
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
 —[A] 50 21 35 —
Radius
  • Released: May 26, 2015[28]
  • Label: Capitol, ATO
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
 80 — 3 10 79
Building Balance
  • Released: November 8, 2019[29]
  • Label: ATO
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
 —[B] —[C] — — —
Apart
  • Released: November 12, 2021[33]
  • Label: ATO
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
 —[D] — — — —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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Title Details
Spotify Sessions
  • Released: January 10, 2013[34]
  • Label: ATO
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Mystery
  • Released: October 25, 2024[35]
  • Label: ATO
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

[edit]
Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
US
Adult
[36]
"Million" 2015 — Non-album single
"Freedom" 2016 33 Radius
"Perfect World" —
"Voodoo" — Radius (Deluxe Edition)
"The Weekend" —
"Faithful" —
"Alone" 2017 — Non-album single
"Brown Eyed Lover" 2018 — Building Balance
"Warriors" —
"Georgia On My Mind" — Non-album single
"Taste of You" — Building Balance
"Sunny Days" 2019 —
"More to Learn"
(with Swatkins featuring Eric Krasno) 		2022 — Friends and Other Necessities
"A Bit of Both" — American Song Contest: Episode 4
"5 Minutes" — Non-album singles
"Magic" 2023 —
"Many Rivers to Cross"
(with EJ Worland) 		— Tunnels
"A Fathers Song" 2024 — Non-album single
"Can't Explain This Love" — Mystery
"Mystery"
(featuring PJ Morton) 		—
"Memory of You" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
[edit]
Title Year Album or EP
"Neon Cathedral"
(Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Allen Stone) 		2012 The Heist
"Maggie & Al"
(Tingsek featuring Allen Stone) 		2016 Amygdala
"Turnt Up"
(Deva Mahal featuring Allen Stone) 		2018 Run Deep
"Don't Cry"
(The Bgp featuring Allen Stone) 		HurtMeKissMe
"Weekend"
(Haley Johnsen featuring Allen Stone) 		2019 Non-album singles
"Sad Songs"
(Eric Hutchinson featuring Allen Stone, Clyde Lawrence, and Huntertones) 		2023
"Nola II"
(Kota the Friend featuring Allen Stone and Tarriona "Tank" Ball) 		Protea
"Look at Me"
(Cory Wong featuring Allen Stone) 		The Lucky One
"Champagne People"
(Benny Sings featuring Allen Stone) 		Champagne People (20th Anniversary Edition)
"Natural High"
(Quinn XCII featuring Allen Stone) 		2024 Breakfast

Other charted songs

[edit]
Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
US
Adult
Alt.
[37] 		US
R&B
Digital
Sales
[38]
"Sleep" 2012 18 — Allen Stone
"Unaware" 2018 — 5 Apart
"Is This Love" 2021 — 6
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

[edit]
Title Year Album or EP
"Rocky Mountain High" 2013 The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver

Notes

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  1. ^ Allen Stone did not enter the Billboard 200 but peaked at No. 4 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[27]
  2. ^ Building Balance did not enter the Billboard 200 but peaked at No. 23 on the Top Album Sales chart and No. 18 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.[30][31]
  3. ^ Building Balance did not enter the Billboard Independent Charts but peaked at No. 7 on the Indie Store Album Sales chart.[32]
  4. ^ Apart did not enter the Billboard 200 but peaked at No. 73 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.[31]

References

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  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Allen Stone Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Stone, Allen. "Allen Stone's twitter account". Twitter.
  3. ^ a b c "A Brief History..." Allen Stone Website. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Hilderbrand, Lee (August 30, 2012). "Allen Stone lost religion – found soul". SF Gate. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Thompson, Erica. "Freshman Haze: Allen Stone". The Juice. Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Allen Stone – Full Performance (Live on KEXP)". Youtube. December 1, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  7. ^ Pareles, Jon (November 10, 2011). "The Look Said One Thing, The Voice Something Else". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "Allen Stone – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "Fall music preview: Under the radar". USA Today. August 25, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "Allen Stone's Soulful Performance on Conan". Earmilk. October 27, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  11. ^ "Allen Stone". Allenstone.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  12. ^ "Allen Stone performs 'Sleep'". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  13. ^ "Team Coco". Teamcoco.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "Allen Stone – Radius (Deluxe Edition) – ATO RECORDS". Atorecords.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  15. ^ "Dear White People Official Trailer Netflix". YouTube. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  16. ^ "Allen Stone | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  17. ^ Stewart, Matthew; Sheehan, Paul (May 10, 2022). "'American Song Contest' episode 8 recap: Who won the final?". Gold Derby. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  18. ^ Lyon, Robert (October 5, 2022). "Allen Stone Releases New Single '5 Minutes' And Touring Across Australia Next Month". HiFiWay. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  19. ^ "Cory Wong & Allen Stone release new song; new Cory Wong album to come".
  20. ^ "Allen Stone Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  21. ^ "Allen Stone Chart History – Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  22. ^ "Allen Stone Chart History – Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  23. ^ "Allen Stone Chart History – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  24. ^ "Discographie Allen Stone". Dutch Charts. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  25. ^ "Last to Speak - Album by Allen Stone". Spotify. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  26. ^ "Allen Stone - Album by Allen Stone". Spotify. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  27. ^ "Allen Stone Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  28. ^ "Radius (Deluxe Edition) - Album by Allen Stone". Spotify. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  29. ^ "Building Balance - Album by Allen Stone". Spotify. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  30. ^ "Allen Stone Chart History – Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  31. ^ a b "Allen Stone Chart History – Top Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  32. ^ "Billboard Indie Store Album Sales: Week of November 23, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  33. ^ "APART - Album by Allen Stone". Spotify. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  34. ^ "Spotify Sessions - Album by Allen Stone". Spotify. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  35. ^ "Mystery - Album by Allen Stone". Spotify. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  36. ^ "Allen Stone Chart History – Adult Pop Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  37. ^ "Allen Stone Chart History – Adult Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  38. ^ "Allen Stone Chart History – R&B Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
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