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Joss Stone

Less Is More

2004 · via Nas

Joss Stone’s 2004 recording of “Less Is More” is the earliest release on file. Joss Stone shares the writing credit with Conner Reeves and Jonathan Shorten. Nas’ “Governmentalist” (2009) carries this song’s writers on its credit.

Joss Stone – Less Is More
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Six names share the credit on "Governmentalist," and three of them came over from a 2004 Joss Stone record. Play hers first, then put the Nas track on and listen for where hers turns up inside it.

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Credited writers: Conner Reeves, Jonathan Shorten and Joss Stone.

Earliest release on file: this one, 2004.

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Nas’ “Governmentalist” (2009) carries this song’s writers on its credit, the mark of a cleared sample or an interpolation.

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Nas's "Governmentalist" is built on an earlier song, "Less Is More," and carries its writing credit. Who first recorded "Less Is More"?Joss Stone
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