L.A. State of Mind is the second studio album by English singer Mel B, who is credited with her full name, Melanie Brown. The only single released from the album was "Today", for which Brown completed a two-week promotional tour in the United Kingdom. The single entered and peaked at number forty-one.

"It's a bit piano, acoustic-guitar driven. It's not RnB whatsoever. I did it in my kitchen with my two friends from London – Kevin and Julie. I wanna test it first before I decide anything and see what the reaction is and see how I like performing it, because I’ve only been there in my kitchen with a microphone singing it.

After breaking up with the Virgin, in 2001, Brown was not interested working in music again. During this time, Brown was dedicated to television and acting – starring the first session of drama series Burn It, presenting the TV show and recording the films LD 50 Lethal Dose, The Seat Filler, and the documentary Voodoo Princess. In 2004, she debuted on stage in the musical Rent as the role of Mimi Marquez, and this encouraged her return to music. In August, Brown revealed that she was recording her second album, but did not sign with a label, because the album would be a non-commercial and unpretentious project. Temporarily, she created her own label, Amber Café, just to release the album.

She did not want R&B or hip hop sounds, but instead focused on deeper themes and rhythms such as in acoustic music. Brown had announced that the Grammy-winner Darkchild produce some songs, but declined to give visibility to her friends, the independent producers Kevin Malpass and Laurie Jay. Brown said L.A. State of Mind was a personal album with introspective themes and based on piano melodies and acoustic-guitar sounds. She revealed that recorded the songs in her kitchen, using only the microphone and some equipment for a few sessions with friends. She performed some songs at various showcases in United States before releasing the album to test the public reaction.

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