Japanese release featuirng a bonus track: 'Makin Me Feel'.

Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown in 1961 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an R&B, hip hop, and neo soul musician whose music possesses a clear old school soul music influence, and her vocals recall those of Aretha Franklin. Here she sings 18 of her greatest hits including 2 bonus tracks that do not appear on the US version 'Lovers Ghetto' and 'Wish I Didn't Miss You' (Pound Boys Remix). Sony. 2005.

R&B/soul luminary Angie Stone has never shied away from pushing her own limits and the limits of her music. With each new recording, with each next step in her career, she has consistently hit the world with something it didn't see coming. Her new album, Unexpected, from legendary soul label Stax Records encompasses a diversity of styles and influences that Stone has distilled over the years - rap, R&B, soul, funk and more - and weaves them together in a narrative that addresses life's ups and downs, but ultimately strikes a redemptive chord.

The highly anticipated new CD by the neo-soul diva is, simply put, her best album ever. Includes the new hit single "Baby" featuring the legendary BETTY WRIGHT and "My People" with the incomparable JAMES INGRAM.

There's been a lot of attention given to the so-called neo-soul sound, most of it focused on male artists. So how come the folks making the best records are women? One spin of ex-Vertical Hold leader Angie Stone's solo debut and it's clear you are listening to a grown-ass woman, not some kid with stars in her eyes who's dictated to by a producer or three. No, the deeply felt grooves and offhand sexiness that make Black Diamond sparkle are things that can only come when you've lived a little. Like Macy Gray's On How Life Is and N'dea Davenport's criminally ignored self-titled disc, this is the wondrous sound a woman makes when she's free to create her own music but smart enough to keep the status quo satisfied. On tracks like the smoky "Green Grass Vapors" and "Everyday," Stone, with her rich Gladys Knight-like voice and finger-popping élan, conjures up soul's past without making herself a prisoner of it. Not surprisingly for this key collaborator on D'Angelo's Brown Sugar, Stone kicks a laid-back, fluid vibe, but her clear tone and off-kilter way with a melody make you sit up and pay attention. --Amy Linden

The first lady of neo-soul returns with her third album, STONE LOVE, a collection of hip-hip, soul and classic R&B. Coming off her critically acclaimed, sophomore release Mahogany Soul, which sold over 1.2 million records worldwide, Angie is back in the kitchen and she's turning up the heat! With guest appearances from Floetry, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, Anthony Hamilton and Jazzy Pha, STONE LOVE is her most progressive album to date and features her hot first single "I Wanna Thank Ya".

The first lady of neo-soul returns with her third album, STONE LOVE, a collection of hip-hip, soul and classic R&B. Coming off her critically acclaimed, sophomore release Mahogany Soul, which sold over 1.2 million records worldwide, Angie is back in the kitchen and she's turning up the heat! With guest appearances from Floetry, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, Anthony Hamilton and Jazzy Pha, STONE LOVE is her most progressive album to date and features her hot first single "I Wanna Thank Ya".

Taken from the 2001 album, Mahogany Soul. Tracks 'Wish I Didn't Miss You' (Hot Mix Radio, Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Club Mix, Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Vibe Mix, Pound Boys Stoneface Bootleg Mix) & 'Brotha' (Spen & Karizma Club Mix). 2002.