{{Short description|2004 studio album by Angie Stone}} {{About|the Angie Stone album}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Stone Love | type = studio | artist = Angie Stone | cover = Angie Stone - Stone Love.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2004|6|28}} | recorded = | studio = {{Flatlist| * Sho'nuff (Atlanta){{efn|Tracks 2 and 17}} * Jammin Downtown (New York City){{efn|Tracks 2, 3, 5, 9, 11 and 13–15}} * Majestic (North Hollywood, California){{efn|Tracks 3 and 12}} * Quad Recording (New York City){{efn|Tracks 3, 4 and 12–14}} * Westlake (West Hollywood, California){{efn|name=Track 4|Track 4}} * The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami){{efn|name=Track 4}} * Angel Baby Recording (New York City){{efn|Track 6}} * Conjunction (Los Angeles){{efn|name=Track 8|Track 8}} * Larrabee North (North Hollywood, California){{efn|name=Track 8}} * Blakeslee (North Hollywood, California){{efn|Track 10}} * 2 Ton Sound (New York City){{efn|Track 15}} }} | genre = | length = 54:43 | label = J | producer = {{hlist|Angie Stone|Prince Charles Alexander|Sherrod Barnes|Rufus Blaq|Craig X. Brockman|Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell|Missy Elliott|Andreao "Fanatic" Heard|Jazze Pha|Harold Lilly|Walter (DJ Walt) Millsap III|Jamel "Melekeyz" Oliver|Jonathan Richmond|John "Jubu" Smith|Nisan Stewart|Supa Ugly K-Love}} | prev_title = Mahogany Soul | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone | next_year = 2005 | misc = {{Singles | name = Stone Love | type = studio | single1 = I Wanna Thank Ya | single1date = May 3, 2004<ref name="radioandrecords_I Wanna Thank Ya">{{cite magazine |title=Going for Adds – Week of 5/3/04 |magazine=Radio & Records |issue=1553 |date=April 30, 2004 |page=24 |issn=0277-4860}}</ref> | single2 = U-Haul | single2date = July 26, 2004<ref name="radioandrecords_U-Haul">{{cite magazine |title=Going for Adds – Week of 7/26/04 |magazine=Radio & Records |issue=1565 |date=July 23, 2004 |page=21 |issn=0277-4860}}</ref> | single3 = Stay for a While | single3date = October 11, 2004<ref name="radioandrecords_Stay for a While">{{citation |title=Going for Adds – Week of 10/11/04 |magazine=Radio & Records |issue=1576 |date=October 8, 2004 |page=35 |issn=0277-4860}}</ref> }} }}
'''''Stone Love''''' is the third studio album by American singer Angie Stone, released on June 28, 2004, by J Records. Originally conceived as a collaborative but introspective album which Stone planned to call ''Diary of a Soul Sister'' and was expected to feature female singers such as Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan, the album features a wide range of collaborators, including Warryn Campbell, Andreao Heard, Jazze Pha, and Missy Elliott. Duo Floetry, singers Betty Wright, Anthony Hamilton, and Snoop Dogg, as well as Stone's daughter Diamond and her former fiancée, rapper T.H.C., appear on ''Stone Love''.
The album earned generally favorable reviews from music critics who noted its more upbeat, amorous nature and declared it another well-crafted effort from Stone. It reached number six on the Dutch Album Top 100 and entered the top twenty of the albums charts in Belgium, Finland, and Sweden. In the United States, it debuted at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. ''Stone Love'' produced three singles, including the Dance Club Songs chart-topper "I Wanna Thank Ya" as well as the Grammy Award-nominated song "U-Haul". ''Stone Love'' would mark Stone's final album with J Records.
==Background== As with her previous album, J Records consulted a wide ranger of producers and songwriters to work with Stone on her third solo album, including Prince Charles Alexander, Warryn Campbell, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, Jazze Pha, and Harold Lilly as well as Missy Elliott and her producing partners Craig Brockman and Nisan Stewart.<ref name="Davis">{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Clive |author-link=Clive Davis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tEd9WlOARLUC |title=The Soundtrack of My Life |year=2013 |location=New York |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-4767-1480-6}}</ref> Unlike ''Black Diamond'' (1999) and ''Mahogany Soul'' though, Stone was motivated to produce a more upbeat, joyous album following the success of the Hex Hector and Mac Quayle-produced remix of her 2002 single "Wish I Didn't Miss You", telling ''The Advocate'' in 2004: "I didn't just want to appeal to the broken-spirited or the brokenhearted [but] to people that were having joy in their life."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Blacklow|first=Jeremy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jWQEAAAAMBAJ&q=angie+stone+stone+love|title=Back to the Stone Age|date=July 20, 2004|magazine=The Advocate}}</ref>
Guest vocalists on ''Stone Love'' include rapper Snoop Dogg, Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart from English duo Floetry as well as singers Betty Wright and Anthony Hamilton which Stone cited as "natural partnerships".<ref name="sacurrent">{{cite news |last=Solids|first=M.|url=https://www.sacurrent.com/music/stone-love-2271234 |title=Stone Love |newspaper=San Antonio Current|date=October 7, 2004|access-date=May 25, 2023}}</ref> Stone's daughter Diamond Stone appears on the Walter Millsap III-produced "You're Gonna Get It", while her former fiancée, rapper T.H.C., appeared on "Karma".<ref>{{cite web|last=Bogar|first=Jennifer F.|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/angie-stone-happier-wiser-love-wbna5379362|title=Angie Stone happier, wiser in 'Love'|date=July 6, 2004|work=Today|access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref> On her decision to name the album ''Stone Love'', Stone told ''The San Antonio Current'': "[It] encapsulates everything about love. That term to me embodies love. I find that a title is as important as the album, it connects the project. There is motherly and sisterly love, man and woman love, but no love is stronger than ''Stone Love''."<ref name="sacurrent"/>
==Promotion== ''Stone Love'' was preceded by its lead single "I Wanna Thank Ya". Produced by Jazze Pha,<ref name="liner notes"/> it features guest vocals from rapper Snoop Dogg and samples from Deodato's song "Skatin'" (1980), Joyce Sims's "Come into My Life" (1987), DeBarge's "All This Love" (1982) and "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (1980) from The S.O.S. Band.<ref name="liner notes"/> Released by J Records as the album's lead single on May 3, 2004,<ref name="radioandrecords_I Wanna Thank Ya"/> it reached the top ten of the UK R&B Singles chart and was Stone's second single to reach number one on the US ''Billboard''{{'}}s Dance Club Songs chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/angie-stone/chart-history/dsi/|title=Angie Stone Chart History (Dance Club Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref>
"U-Haul", chiefly produced by Missy Elliott, was released as the album's second single on July 26, 2004.<ref name="radioandrecords_U-Haul"/> Apart from Elliott, singers Tweet and Betty Wright as well as Stone's daughter Diamond appear as backing vocalists on the song.<ref name="liner notes"/> It reached number 19 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Adult R&B Songs.<ref name="Adult R&B Songs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/angie-stone/chart-history/rba/|title=Angie Stone Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref> At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, "U-Haul" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.<ref>{{cite web|title=GRAMMY Award Results for Angie Stone|publisher=Grammy Awards|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/angie-stone/6410|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref> Third and final single "Stay for a While", a duet with Anthony Hamilton, was issued on October 11, 2004.<ref name="radioandrecords_Stay for a While"/> It peaked at number 21 on the Adult R&B Songs chart.<ref name="Adult R&B Songs"/>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | MC = 68/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/stone-love/angie-stone |title=Reviews for Stone Love by Angie Stone |website=Metacritic |access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |last=Theakston |first=Rob |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/stone-love-mw0000331836 |title=Stone Love – Angie Stone |website=AllMusic |access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Blender'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Blender">{{cite magazine|last=Hunter|first=James|date=August 2004|title=The Guide: New Releases|url=https://archive.org/details/blender-magazine-2004-08-dave-chappelle-28-c/page/140/mode/2up|magazine=Blender|page=140|access-date=March 16, 2026}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev3score = B<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine |last=Browne |first=David |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2004/07/09/stone-love |title=Stone Love |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 9, 2004 |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052313/http://www.ew.com/article/2004/07/09/stone-love |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Guardian'' | rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/jun/25/popandrock.shopping6 |title=Angie Stone, Stone Love |newspaper=The Guardian |date=June 25, 2004 |access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Los Angeles Times'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-11-ca-rack11-story.html |title=A strength in their numbers |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 11, 2004 |access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> | rev6 = MTV Asia | rev6score = 6/10<ref name="mtvasia">{{cite web|url=http://mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20040811001157.html|title=Stone Love |accessdate= February 7, 2026|website=MTV Asia|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831074326/http://mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20040811001157.html|archivedate=August 31, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/angiestone/albums/album/6058548/review/6294709/stone_love |title=Angie Stone: Stone Love |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 5, 2004 |access-date=January 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514072050/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/angiestone/albums/album/6058548/review/6294709/stone_love |archive-date=May 14, 2008}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Uncut'' | rev8score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/angie-stone-stone-love |title=Angie Stone – Stone Love |magazine=Uncut |date=September 1, 2004 |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193956/http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/angie-stone-stone-love |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Vibe'' | rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Vibe">{{cite web|title=Angie Stone – Stone Love (J)|url=http://www.vibe.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=179|work=Vibe|first=Taisha |last=Rucker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050526213205/http://www.vibe.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=179|archive-date=May 26, 2005|date=July 22, 2004|accessdate=September 24, 2024}}</ref> | rev10 = Yahoo! Music | rev10score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Crossing |first=Gary |url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/040714/33/1x0w5.html |title=Angie Stone – Stone Love |website=Yahoo! Music |date=July 14, 2004 |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704191806/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/040714/33/1x0w5.html |archive-date=July 4, 2008}}</ref> }} Upon its release, ''Stone Love'' received critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 68, based on 13 critical reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC"/>
AllMusic editor Rob Theakston felt that ''Stone Love'' "pleasantly picks up where ''Mahogany Soul'' left off, presenting a wiser, more even-keel Stone putting her best foot forward right from the album's onset." He called the album Stone's "most focused and accomplished full-length to date. A delightful album for a summer day, and an enjoyable listen from start to finish."<ref name="AllMusic"/> Gail Mitchell of ''Billboard'' found that "Stone's soulful, sassy vocals are once again the centerpiece of another well-crafted effort. Whether discoursing on love or heartbreak, the singer/songwriter/musician never leaves an emotional stone unturned."<ref name="Mitchell">{{cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49 |title=Billboard Picks – Albums |magazine=Billboard |volume=116 |issue=28 |date=July 10, 2004 |page=49 |issn=0006-2510 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Robert Sandall, writing for ''The Daily Telegraph'', felt that ''Stone Love'' differs from Stone's first two albums "principally in its upbeat, amorous mood" and that it "intricately played, [merges] old-school arrangements gracefully with modern beats. Her deceptively powerful voice, beautifully layered and never over-used, is, as ever, world class."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3619786/Stayingin.html|title=Stayingin|last=Sandall|first=Robert|date=June 28, 2004|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=May 24, 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607194556/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3619786/Stayingin.html|archive-date=June 7, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Entertainment Weekly''{{'}}s David Browne wrote that ''Stone Love'' "sways pleasurably from start to finish, buoyed by floaty old-school R&B [...] It's easy to luxuriate in its cushy production, to nod along with the occasionally clever line, or to enjoy the duo Floetry's stern-voiced harmonies [...] Everything is balmy, modestly funky – and strangely devoid of outright passion."<ref name="ew"/> Steve Hands from ''musicOMH'' critic found that ''Stone Love'' "neatly avoids the saccharine seasoning and horrendous filler that so bedevilled soul albums back in the day way before R&B got a healthy dose of hip-hop in its veins." He noted that while the album has its moments when you feel [Stone's] on automatic [and] it's a tad longer than it really needs to be," there "is more than enough here to wipe away the working day."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/angie-stone-stone-love|title=Angie Stone – Stone Love|last=Hands|first=Steve|date=June 28, 2004|access-date=May 24, 2023|website=musicOMH}}</ref> ''People'' magazine remarked that "on her righteous third album, Stone continues to carve out retro-'70s R&B rich in the tradition of greats like Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Betty Wright."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-angie-stone-vol-62-no-2/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Angie Stone|date=July 12, 2004|magazine=People|access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref>
==Chart performance== ''Stone Love'' debuted at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 in the week of July 24, 2004,<ref name="Billboard200"/> selling 52,000 in its first week of release.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Phil|last=Gallo|url=https://variety.com/2004/music/markets-festivals/banks-fans-still-hunger-for-more-1117907762/|title=Banks' fans still 'Hunger' for more |date=July 14, 2004|magazine=Variety|access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Whitmire |first=Margo |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67350/banks-secures-another-week-at-no-1 |title=Banks Secures Another Week At No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |date=July 14, 2004 |access-date=March 24, 2013}}</ref> The album also debuted and peaked at number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,<ref name="BillboardRandBHipHop"/> and marked Stone's first top ten entry on the Dutch Album Top 100, peaking at number six.<ref name="Netherlands"/> It also reached the top twenty of the albums charts in Belgium, Finland, and Sweden as well as on the R&B charts in Australia and the United Kingdom.<ref name="Netherlands"/> ''Billboard'' ranked it 89th on its US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year-end listing.<ref name="BilboardR&B_year-end_2004"/>
The following year, Stone asked for and was granted a release from J Records.<ref name="baltimoresun"/> In 2007, after signing with Stax Records, she opened up about the label change. Speaking with ''The Baltimore Sun'', Stone said: "Originally, that album was called ''Diary of a Soul Sister''. It was gonna be set up with me working with icons like Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack, Natalie Cole... But Alicia Keys was gonna use the title ''The Diary of Alicia Keys''. So I was asked [by label founder Clive Davis] to change my concept. The focus was derailed on the last album, and I asked to be released after that."<ref name="baltimoresun">{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/new/bs-xpm-2007-10-18-0710170127-story.html|title=Stone is happy being her on 'Love & War'|date=October 18, 2007|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref><ref name="vladtv">{{cite web|first=Miguel|last=Costa|url=https://www.vladtv.com/article/292300/angie-stone-on-cutting-ties-with-clive-davis-because-of-alicia-keys|title=EXCLUSIVE: Angie Stone on Cutting Ties with Clive Davis Because of Alicia Keys' Second Album|date=May 11, 2023|website=VladTV|access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref> In his 2013 autobiography ''The Soundtrack of My Life'', Davis contradicted Stone's impression that she had been treated unfavorably compared to Keys.<ref name="Davis"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Stone Love'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Stoned Love (Intro) | writer1 = {{flatlist| * Kenny Thomas * Frank E. Wilson }} | extra1 = {{flatlist| * Angie Stone * Jonathan Richmond }} | length1 = 0:35
| title2 = I Wanna Thank Ya | note2 = featuring Snoop Dogg | writer2 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Phalon Alexander * Calvin Broadus * Joyce Sims * Eldra DeBarge }} | extra2 = Jazze Pha | length2 = 3:47
| title3 = My Man | note3 = featuring Floetry | writer3 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Warryn Campbell * Harold Lilly * Marsha Ambrosius * Natalie Stewart }} | extra3 = {{flatlist| * Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell * Lilly{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length3 = 4:01
| title4 = U-Haul | writer4 = {{flatlist| * Missy Elliott * Nisan Stewart * Craig Brockman * John Smith }} | extra4 = {{flatlist| * Elliott * Stewart{{ref|a|[a]}} * Brockman{{ref|a|[a]}} * John "Jubu" Smith{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length4 = 3:56
| title5 = Stay for a While | note5 = featuring Anthony Hamilton | writer5 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond * Juanita Wynn * Hamilton }} | extra5 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond }} | length5 = 4:01
| title6 = Lovers' Ghetto | writer6 = {{flatlist| * Rufus Moore * Richard Randolph * Ricky Smith * Kevin Spencer * Rod Temperton }} | extra6 = {{flatlist| * Rufus Blaq * Prince Charles Alexander * Jamel "Melekeyz" Oliver{{ref|b|[b]}} }} | length6 = 4:05
| title7 = Little Bit of This, Little Bit of That... (Interlude) | extra7 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond }} | length7 = 0:25
| title8 = You're Gonna Get It | note8 = featuring Diamond Stone | writer8 = {{flatlist| * Walter Millsap III * Tamara Savage * Joi Campbell * Keli Price * Thomas Bell * William Hart }} | extra8 = Walter (DJ Walt) Millsap III | length8 = 4:15
| title9 = Come Home (Live with Me) | writer9 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Courtney Terry * Keith Horne * André Previn * Dory Previn }} | extra9 = Supa Ugly K-Love | length9 = 3:57
| title10 = You Don't Love Me | writer10 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond * Roger Nichols * Paul Williams }} | extra10 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond }} | length10 = 3:34
| title11 = Remy Red | writer11 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond * Wynn }} | extra11 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond }} | length11 = 3:50
| title12 = That Kind of Love | note12 = featuring Betty Wright | writer12 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Campbell * Lilly * Anthony Hester }} | extra12 = {{flatlist| * Campbell * Lilly{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length12 = 3:52
| title13 = Touch It (Interlude) | extra13 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond }} | length13 = 1:20
| title14 = Cinderella Ballin{{'-}} | writer14 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond * Crystal Johnson }} | extra14 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond }} | length14 = 4:35
| title15 = Karma | note15 = featuring T.H.C. | writer15 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Andreao Heard * Sherrod Barnes * Jerry Barnes * Berkeley Ronald Outen Jr. }} | extra15 = {{flatlist| * Andreao "Fanatic" Heard * S. Barnes }} | length15 = 4:42
| title16 = Wherever You Are (Outro) | writer16 = Stone | extra16 = {{flatlist| * Stone * Richmond }} | length16 = 0:35
| title17 = I Wanna Thank Ya | note17 = No Rap | writer17 = {{flatlist| * Stone * P. Alexander * Broadus * Sims * DeBarge }} | extra17 = Jazze Pha | length17 = 3:13 }}
'''Notes''' * {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer * {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an associate producer
'''Sample credits''' * "Stoned Love (Intro)" is a cover of the 1970 single by the Supremes. * "I Wanna Thank Ya" contains re-sung lyrics from "Come into My Life" by Joyce Sims and interpolations of "All This Love" by DeBarge. * "Lovers' Ghetto" contains elements from "Adventures in the Land of Music" by Dynasty. * "You're Gonna Get It" contains samples from "La-La (Means I Love You)" by the Delfonics. * "Come Home (Live with Me)" contains samples from "Come Live with Me" by Dorothy Ashby. * "You Don't Love Me" contains excerpts from "We've Only Just Begun" by Curtis Mayfield. * "That Kind of Love" contains samples from "(I'm Going By) The Stars in Your Eyes" by Ron Banks and the Dramatics.
==Personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Stone Love''.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Stone Love |type=liner notes |others=Angie Stone |publisher=J Records |year=2004 |id=82876-56215-2}}</ref>
===Musicians=== {{Div col}} * Angie Stone – vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}; background vocals {{small|(tracks 3–5, 10–14)}}; additional keyboards {{small|(track 15)}} * Snoop Dogg – vocals {{small|(track 2)}} * Jazze Pha – vocal ad-libs {{small|(tracks 2, 17)}} * Floetry – vocals {{small|(track 3)}} * Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell – instruments, programming {{small|(tracks 3, 12)}} * Sean Cooper – sound design {{small|(tracks 3, 12)}} * Harold Lilly – background vocals {{small|(tracks 3, 12)}} * Nisan Stewart – all instruments {{small|(track 4)}} * Craig X. Brockman – all instruments {{small|(track 4)}} * John "Jubu" Smith – all instruments {{small|(track 4)}} * Missy Elliott – background vocals {{small|(track 4)}} * Tweet – background vocals {{small|(track 4)}} * Diamond Stone – background vocals {{small|(tracks 4, 6, 10, 12)}}; vocals {{small|(track 8)}} * Betty Wright – background vocals {{small|(track 4)}}; vocals {{small|(track 12)}} * Anthony Hamilton – vocals {{small|(track 5)}} * Jonathan Richmond – all instruments (as Jon Rych) {{small|(tracks 5, 10, 11, 13, 14)}}; background vocals {{small|(tracks 5, 10, 11, 13)}}; additional vocal performance {{small|(track 11)}} * Eric Walls – guitar {{small|(tracks 5, 8, 10)}} * Juanita Wynn – background vocals {{small|(tracks 5, 11)}} * Baby Paul – drum programming {{small|(track 6)}} * Rufus Blaq – drum programming {{small|(track 6)}} * Jamel "Melekeyz" Oliver – keyboards {{small|(track 6)}} * Prince Charles Alexander – keyboards {{small|(track 6)}} * Khadejia Bass – background vocals {{small|(track 6)}} * Stephanie Bolton – background vocals {{small|(tracks 6, 10)}} * Walter (DJ Walt) Millsap III – instruments, programming {{small|(track 8)}} * Tamara Savage – background vocals {{small|(track 8)}} * Joi Campbell – background vocals {{small|(track 8)}} * Supa Ugly K-Love – additional programming {{small|(track 9)}} * Jamal Peoples – Fender Rhodes {{small|(track 9)}} * Steve Bethany – guitar {{small|(track 11)}} * Crystal Johnson – background vocals {{small|(track 14)}} * T.H.C. – vocals {{small|(track 15)}} * Andreao "Fanatic" Heard – all instruments, programming {{small|(track 15)}} {{Div col end}}
===Technical=== {{Div col}} * Angie Stone – production {{small|(tracks 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16)}}; executive production * Jonathan Richmond – production {{small|(tracks 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16)}} * Jazze Pha – production {{small|(tracks 2, 17)}} * Arnold Wolfe – recording {{small|(tracks 2, 17)}} * Tim Donovan – recording {{small|(tracks 2, 4, 13–15)}}; mixing {{small|(track 15)}} * Yutaka Kawana – recording assistance {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 5, 11, 13–15)}}; recording {{small|(track 9)}}; mixing assistance {{small|(track 15)}} * Serban Ghenea – mixing {{small|(tracks 2, 17)}} * John Hanes – additional Pro Tools engineering {{small|(tracks 2, 17)}} * Tim Roberts – engineering assistance {{small|(tracks 2, 17)}} * Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell – production {{small|(tracks 3, 12)}} * Harold Lilly – co-production {{small|(tracks 3, 12)}} * Bruce Buechner – recording {{small|(tracks 3, 12)}} * Ann Mincieli – recording {{small|(track 3)}} * Manny Marroquin – mixing {{small|(tracks 3, 5, 8–14)}} * Sandra Campbell – project coordination {{small|(tracks 3, 12)}} * Alonzo Vargas – engineering assistance {{small|(tracks 3, 12)}} * Missy Elliott – production {{small|(track 4)}} * Nisan Stewart – co-production {{small|(track 4)}} * Craig X. Brockman – co-production {{small|(track 4)}} * John "Jubu" Smith – co-production {{small|(track 4)}} * Carlos Bedoya – recording {{small|(track 4)}} * Marcella Araica – recording assistance {{small|(track 4)}} * Paul Falcone – mixing {{small|(track 4)}} * Daniel "Boom" Wierup – recording {{small|(tracks 5, 11)}} * Rob Barahona – recording assistance {{small|(tracks 5, 11)}} * Rufus Blaq – production, recording {{small|(track 6)}} * Prince Charles Alexander – production, recording, mixing {{small|(track 6)}} * Jamel "Melekeyz" Oliver – associate production {{small|(track 6)}} * Louis Alfred III – recording {{small|(track 6)}} * Elai Tubo – recording {{small|(track 6)}} * Walter (DJ Walt) Millsap III – production, recording {{small|(track 8)}} * David Lopez – recording {{small|(track 8)}} * Rabeka Tunei – mixing assistance {{small|(track 8)}} * Supa Ugly K-Love – production {{small|(track 9)}} * Andre Netto – recording assistance {{small|(track 9)}} * Bill Importico – recording {{small|(track 13)}} * Andreao "Fanatic" Heard – production {{small|(track 15)}} * Sherrod Barnes – production {{small|(track 15)}} * Eddie Krakaur – recording {{small|(track 15)}} * Herb Powers Jr. – mastering * Peter Edge – executive production {{Div col end}}
===Artwork=== * Alli – art direction, design * Marc (Poppa) Baptiste – photography * Chris LeBeau – art department production * Racquel Honoré-Stylist
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Stone Love'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue752.pdf |title=ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 26th July 2004 |magazine=The ARIA Report |issue=752 |date=July 26, 2004 |page=6 |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222436/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040807-0000/issue752.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |via=Trove}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | 92 |- ! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue752.pdf |title=ARIA Urban Album Chart – Week Commencing 26th July 2004 |magazine=The ARIA Report |issue=752 |date=July 26, 2004 |page=16 |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222436/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040807-0000/issue752.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |via=Trove}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | 19 |- {{album chart|Flanders|18|artist=Angie Stone|album=Stone Love|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|59|artist=Angie Stone|album=Stone Love|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019}} |- ! scope="row"| Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen Soundscan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html|title=R&B : Top 50|website=Jam!|access-date=April 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812032257/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html|archive-date=August 12, 2004}}</ref> | 26 |- {{album chart|Denmark|23|artist=Angie Stone|album=Stone Love|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|6|artist=Angie Stone|album=Stone Love|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019|refname="Netherlands"}} |- {{album chart|Finland|15|artist=Angie Stone|album=Stone Love|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019}} |- {{album chart|France|82|artist=Angie Stone|album=Stone Love|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Germany|87|id=5650|artist=Angie Stone|album=Stone Love|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|12|artist=Angie Stone|album=Stone Love|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|60|artist=Angie Stone|album=Stone Love|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019}} |- {{album chart|UK2|56|date=20040704|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019}} |- {{album chart|UKR&B|12|date=20040704|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|14|artist=Angie Stone|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019|refname="Billboard200"}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=Angie Stone|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2019|refname="BillboardRandBHipHop"}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''Stone Love'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2004&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2004 |publisher=Dutch Charts |language=nl |access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> | 94 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="BilboardR&B_year-end_2004">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 13, 2020 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917034730/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> | 89 |} {{col-end}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history for ''Stone Love'' ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | June 28, 2004 | Arista | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite magazine |title=New releases – Albums |magazine=Music Week |date=June 26, 2004 |page=26 |issn=0265-1548}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| France | rowspan="2"| July 5, 2004 | rowspan="2"| BMG | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fnac.com/a1563344/Angie-Stone-Stone-love-CD-album |title=Stone love – Angie Stone – CD album |language=fr |publisher=Fnac |access-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Germany | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/Stone-Love-Angie/dp/B00027Y5YS |title=Stone Love: Angie Stone |website=Amazon |language=de |location=Germany |access-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306100654/http://www.amazon.de/Stone-Love-Angie/dp/B00027Y5YS |archive-date=March 6, 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| United States | July 6, 2004 | J | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Mitchell"/> |- ! scope="row"| Australia | July 16, 2004 | rowspan="2"| BMG | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/rb/stone-love/121370/ |title=Stone Love |publisher=JB Hi-Fi |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818202940/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/rb/stone-love/121370/ |archive-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Japan | July 21, 2004 | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/AngieStone/discography/BVCP-21348 |script-title=ja:ストーン・ラヴ |trans-title=Stone Love |language=ja |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan |access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> |}
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==References== {{Reflist}}
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