Colour Me Free!
Colour Me Free! is the fourth studio album by English singer and songwriter Joss Stone, released on 20 October 2009 by Virgin Records. The album was originally scheduled to be released in April 2009. However, Stone's label, EMI, delayed it to July and again to 20 October. "Free Me" was released on 22 September 2009 as the only single from the album. In the United States, the album's physical and digital releases were made available exclusively through Target and iTunes, respectively.Colour Me Free! features guest appearances by Raphael Saadiq, Nas, Jeff Beck, Sheila E., David Sanborn and Jamie Hartman from Ben's Brother.
Despite some criticism towards its ballads, the album was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who lauded its sonic direction and Stone's vocals. Colour Me Free! peaked at number 75 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Stone's lowest-peaking album in the United Kingdom. It debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200, selling 27,000 units in its first week. However, it underperformed where it only spent one week before dropping out. The song "4 and 20" was included on the soundtrack to the 2010 romantic comedy film Valentine's Day.
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Colour Me Free
by: Joss StoneMmm, mmm, mmm, yeah
Hey, alright now, ooh
And I got you on the back foot
And you know I got you really good
'Cause there's something deep inside of me
I got to be
And if you find it hard to follow me
If I lose you in my gift stream
Than you only got to raise your eyes
And see me fly
Don't tell me that I won't, I can
Don't tell me that I'm not, I am
Don't tell me that my master plan
Ain't coming through, yeah
Don't tell me that I won't, I will
Don't tell me how to think, I feel
Don't tell me 'cause I know what's real
What I can do
Something that you don't see every day
A little girl who found her way
Through a world that's designed to break
All of your dreams, hey
And if there's thing I will say to you
Is that there is nothing that you can't do
'Cause it's all about your attitude
Don't let them get to you
Now don't tell me that I won't, I can
Don't tell me that I'm not, I am
Don't tell me that my master plan
Ain't coming through, yeah
Don't tell me that I won't, I will
Don't tell me how to think, I feel
Don't tell me 'cause I know what's real
What I can do, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, hey
And we're singing it out our voice
We can make that choice to be
To be free now
And we're singing it out our voice
We can make that choice to be
To be free now
Music, hey, L-U-V, I love it
Yeah, hey, hey, yeah
Music now, now, now, yeah, L-U-V, baby
I love it, yes, I do now
Don't tell me that I won't, I can
Don't tell me that I'm not, I am
Don't tell me that my master plan
Ain't coming through
Don't tell me that I won't, I will
Don't tell me how to think, I feel
Don't tell me 'cause I know what's real
What I can do
Free me, free me
Free me, free me
Free me, free me
Free me, free me
Free me, free me
Free me, free me
Free me, free me
Free me, free me