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ANGIE'S STONE COLD COMEBACK!: After playing second fiddle to Alicia Keys and others at J Records, soul sista is sizzlin' on Stax.
Our Lee Bailey happened across Stone recently and she gave us the heads up on her upcoming Stax Records release titled "The Art of Love and War," a catchy title if we do say so ourselves.
"It's an old brand," said Stone of the revamped Stax imprint. "They approached me about doing a deal and I thought it would be an amazing union because they actually understand my music. I think in order for something to really go well, there has to be a marriage. You can't have 13 things going on in one company. I sat down and talked with them and let them know what my vision was."
"The Art of Love and War" is a moniker that's not just there for flash. Stone says, when it comes to her albums, there's always a method to the madness.
"Because it's a war out here and you have to have a lot of love (for music) in order to stay in it for as long as I have," said Stax Records' newest legend.
EURweb asked Stone to elaborate on the significant of this title.
"I never enter into a project without a title first. The only time that happened was when I was on J Records. The title of my album was called 'Diary of a Soul Sister,' then Clive Davis came to me and said I had to change it because Alicia Keys had 'Diary of Alicia Keys,' so I said 'Well, I had my title first' and they said 'Well, we gotta change yours.' So then I came up with 'Stone Love' and that title was not indicative of that album which is probably why that was my weakest selling album. I felt the trust had been broken and I was very upset that I had to change the theme. The album was supposed to have Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Roberta Flack and was supposed to be a diary of my life but we had to abort the concept of doing that kind of timeless piece of work. Right after that Jill Scott came out with her duet album. So, I'm a little tight."
Sometimes success in the music industry is all about timing and it appears as though Ms. Stone missed her timing on that project. Flash forward to 2007 and Miss Stone is now at Stax Records where, right now, at least, the spotlight is squarely on her.
Stone's move to Stax appears to be paying off. Her single with Betty Wright, "Baby," is in high rotation at urban radio. Her album "The Art of Love and War" is scheduled for release on September 18.
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