Colour Me Free!

Colour Me Free! is the fourth studio album by English singer-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.

Track listing

Sampling credits
 "Free Me" embodies portions of "Do the Dirt" by The Meters.

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Colour Me Free!

 Joss Stone – vocals ; production ; backing vocals ; album coordination, executive producer
 Darren Abraham – backing vocals, percussion 
 Ainsley Adams – assistant engineering 
 Rob Bacon – guitar solo 
 Kenya Baker – guitar ; engineering, recording ; additional guitar 
 Paul Baker – harp 
 Jeff Beck – vocals 
 Robert Berg – viola 
 Sally Berman – violin 
 Michael Bowes – percussion 
 Alan Branch – additional recording, assistant engineering 
 Karl Brazil – drums, percussion 
 Robert Brosseau – violin 
 Gerry Brown – string recording 
 Chuck Brungardt – mixing ; assistant engineering ; engineering, recording 
 Lemar Carter – drums 
 Pete Cherry – bass 
 Courtney Christian – album coordination
 Patricia Cloud – alto flute, flute 
 Paul Conroy – album coordination
 Tom Coyne – mastering
 Marc "Makani" Cyril – backing vocals, bass 
 Mike Davis – tenor trombone 
 Sir Mychael Davison – additional recording, assistant engineering 
 Drew Dembowski – contrabass 
 Bojan Dugic – recording 
 Sheila E. – vocals 
 Hollie Farris – trumpet 
 Joe Ferla – mixing, recording 
 Sam Formicola – viola 
 Steve Gadd – drums 
 Armen Garabedian – violin 
 Gil Goldstein – Rhodes 
 Dyre Gormsen – recording 
 Agnes Gottschewski – violin 
 Lynn Grants – viola 
 Maurice Grants – cello 
 Steven Grier – beatbox 
 Charlie Happiness – bass harmonica, sitar 
 Keyon Harold – trumpet 
 Jamie Hartman – 12-string guitar, production, Rhodes, synth strings, vocals 
 Vahe Hayrikian – cello 
 Amy Hershberger – violin 
 Iain Hill – assistant engineering 
 Kris Houston – piano 
 Pete Iannacone – bass 
 Pete Ibsen – recording 
 Antonia Jenae – backing vocals 
 Nikolaij Joel – guitar 
 Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone 
 Charles Jones – backing vocals 
 Jonathan Joseph – recording ; engineering 
 Dan Kelley – horn 

 Ellison Kendrick – backing vocals 
 Joe Ketendjian – violin 
 Tony Kofi – saxophone 
 Mellissa LaRochelle – backing vocals 
 Artia Lockett – backing vocals 
 Christian Lohr – Hammond ; keyboards ; piano 
 Dan Mackenzie – production 
 Neville Malcolm – upright bass ; backing vocals, guitar 
 Russell Malone – guitar 
 Marlon Marcel – assistant engineering 
 Lou Marini – tenor saxophone 
 Miguel Martinez – cello 
 Liane Mautner – violin 
 Christian McBride – bass 
 Paddy Miller – keyboards 
 Paula Mitchell – backing vocals 
 Malcolm Moore – bass 
 Stanton Moore – drums 
 Ryan Moys – additional recording, assistant engineering 
 Nas – rap 
 Karolina Naziemiec – viola 
 Stephanie O'Keefe – horn 
 Bobby Ozuna – percussion ; additional percussion 
 Abel Pabon – piano 
 Ricky Pederson – Hammond 
 Charles Pillow – bass clarinet 
 Luke Potashnik – guitar 
 James Poyser – piano 
 Natasha Radford – album coordination
 Phil Ramone – production 
 Conner Reeves – production ; backing vocals 
 Paul Riser – string arrangements ; The Paul Riser Orchestra conductor 
 Winston Rollins – trombone 
 Anatoly Rosinsky – violin 
 Raphael Saadiq – bass ; backing vocals, bass, drums, guitar, percussion, production, vocals 
 David Sanborn – alto saxophone 
 Jonathan Shorten – production ; piano ; clavinet ; Wurlitzer ; Hammond ; engineering, recording 
 Latonya Shorter – backing vocals 
 Sacha Skarbek – production, Rhodes 
 Jerry Smith – engineering, recording 
 Lew Soloff – trumpet 
 Paul Sternhagen – percussion 
 Richie Stevens – backing vocals ; drums 
 Paul Suarez – assistant engineering 
 James Tanksley – additional recording 
 Mike Velerio – contrabass 
 Morgan Visconti – string arrangements 
 Jeff Watkins – saxophone 
 Jeremy Wheatley – mixing 
 Elizabeth Wilson – violin 
 Phil Yao – horn 
 John Yoakum – English horn, oboe 

Charts
 Chart (2009–10) Peakposition Australian Digital Albums Chart 36 Austrian Albums Chart 17 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 50 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 56 Canadian Albums Chart 26 Croatian Foreign Albums Chart 37 Dutch Albums Chart 16 French Albums Chart 63 German Albums Chart 26 Italian Albums Chart 53 Japanese Albums Chart 102 Portuguese Albums Chart 25 Swiss Albums Chart 5 UK Albums Chart 75 UK R&B Albums Chart 10 US Billboard 200 10 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 9

Release history
 Region Date Label  Canada 20 October 2009 EMI  United States Virgin  Germany 30 October 2009 EMI  Italy  France 2 November 2009  United Kingdom Virgin  Australia 6 November 2009 EMI  Japan 18 November 2009 

References

Category:2009 albums
Category:Joss Stone albums
Category:Soul albums
Category:R&B albums
Category:Virgin Records albums