Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone

Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone is a greatest hits album by American singer Angie Stone, released on June 21, 2005, by J Records. Stone's highest-charting UK single, "Life Story", appears as a bonus track.

Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2005 (2005-06-21)
LabelJ
Producer
Angie Stone chronology
Stone Love
(2004)
Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
(2005)
The Art of Love & War
(2007)
Singles from Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
  1. "I Wasn't Kidding"
    Released: October 10, 2005[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

AllMusic editor Rob Theakston found that "it seems premature in a five-year career to have a best-of compilation out, but these 15 selections add up to a most satisfying listening experience. With her vocal delivery, Stone belts tunes out better than most, and covers some of soul music's more obscure classics, making them her own with reverence and ease. And it seems that with each new release she becomes more focused and distinct from her contemporaries, and as a result turns out one of the better greatest-hits compilations from this era."[2]

Track listing

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Stone HitsUS edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Wish I Didn't Miss You"
4:30
2."Brotha"4:28
3."Stay for a While" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
  • Stone
  • Jonathan Richmond
  • Juanita Wynn
  • Hamilton
  • Stone
  • Richmond
3:58
4."I Wasn't Kidding"
4:28
5."I Wanna Thank Ya" (featuring Snoop Dogg)Jazze Pha3:47
6."Pissed Off"
  • Stone
  • Eran Tabib
  • Rufus Moore
  • Stephanie Bolton
  • Stone
  • Tabib
  • Chucky T[b]
4:41
7."U-Haul"
  • Elliott
  • Stewart[a]
  • Brockman[a]
  • John "Jubu" Smith[a]
3:56
8."Little Boy"Omar Christopher HammerCarl Thompson5:01
9."Lovers' Ghetto"
  • Rufus Moore
  • Richard Randolph
  • Ricky Smith
  • Kevin Spencer
  • Rod Temperton
4:05
10."Brotha Part II" (featuring Alicia Keys and Eve)
  • Stone
  • Saadiq
  • Lilly
  • Standridge
  • Ozuna
  • Jerry Beach
4:02
11."Bottles & Cans"Gerald IsaacIsaac3:54
12."Time of the Month"IsaacIsaac4:09
13."What U Dyin' For" (live)Muhammad5:26
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
14."Wish I Didn't Miss You" (Pound Boys Stoneface Bootleg Remix)
  • Martin
  • Matias
  • Huff
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
  • Matias
  • Martin
  • Stone[a]
  • Swizz Beatz[a]
  • Pound Boys[c]
7:52
15."Gotta Get to Know You Better"
  • Stone
  • Jamal Peoples
  • Larry Peoples Sr.
  • Larry Peoples Jr
Butterfingers3:52
Stone HitsInternational edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Wish I Didn't Miss You"
4:30
2."Brotha"4:28
3."No More Rain (In This Cloud)"
Stone4:42
4."Stay for a While" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
  • Stone
  • Jonathan Richmond
  • Juanita Wynn
  • Hamilton
  • Stone
  • Richmond
3:58
5."I Wasn't Kidding"
4:28
6."I Wanna Thank Ya" (featuring Snoop Dogg)Jazze Pha3:47
7."Everyday"
Russell Elevado3:28
8."Pissed Off"
  • Stone
  • Eran Tabib
  • Rufus Moore
  • Stephanie Bolton
  • Stone
  • Tabib
  • Chucky T[b]
4:41
9."More Than a Woman" (featuring Joe)
4:53
10."U-Haul"
  • Elliott
  • Stewart[a]
  • Brockman[a]
  • John "Jubu" Smith[a]
3:56
11."Bottles & Cans"Gerald IsaacIsaac3:54
12."Little Boy"Omar Christopher HammerCarl Thompson5:01
13."Makings of You (Interlude)"Curtis MayfieldStone2:30
14."Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)"Muhammad5:19
15."Brotha Part II" (featuring Alicia Keys and Eve)
  • Stone
  • Saadiq
  • Lilly
  • Standridge
  • Ozuna
  • Jerry Beach
4:02
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
16."Wish I Didn't Miss You" (Pound Boys Stoneface Bootleg Remix)
  • Martin
  • Matias
  • Huff
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
  • Matias
  • Martin
  • Stone[a]
  • Swizz Beatz[a]
  • Pound Boys[c]
7:52
17."Life Story" (Booker T Mix)
4:07
Notes
  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies a programming producer
  • ^c signifies an additional producer and remixer
  • ^d signifies an associate producer
Sampling credits

Charts

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Weekly performance for Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
Chart (2005) Peak
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 50

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Stone Love
Region Date Label
United States June 21, 2005 J
Canada Sony
Australia October 1, 2005 Sony BMG
United Kingdom November 7, 2005 BMG
Germany November 18, 2005 Sony BMG
Japan December 7, 2005 BMG

References

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  1. ^ "Going for Adds – Week of 10/10/05". Radio & Records. No. 1627. October 7, 2005. p. 21. ISSN 0277-4860.
  2. ^ a b Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Angie Stone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2019.