When any popstar dies, it isn’t unusual for record companies to rush release some previously unheard tracks, and that is exactly what is happening with the late Amy Winehouse who could see at least a dozen unheard tracks hitting the shelves.
A spokesman for her label says that Winehouse had put down the “framework” of around a “dozen” new songs.
But will they be up to scratch compared to Back To Black, the LP that Winehouse always wanted to make and, perhaps, surpassed even her own expectations? We’ve seen with posthumous Michael Jackson releases that, without the artist’s input, these releases can leave the listener wanting. Badly.
Winehouse had been recording bits and bobs for the last three years, non of which have been deemed good enough for release as yet.
The record co. spokesman says:
“Amy had expressed an interest in getting back into the studio, and after some consultation everyone thought that would be a positive thing and a distraction from the other things she was dealing with.”
“She had put down the bare bones of tracks and some were further along than others.”
“People were getting very excited, quite frankly they were really good. We heard rough cuts and they sounded like vintage Amy.”
Amy’s management are reported to believe that there’s “masses” of material lying around, which suggests that there may well be more than one album’s worth.
Speaking months ago, Winehouse said of new material:
“It’s going to be very much the same as my second album, where there’s a lot of jukebox stuff and the songs that are … just jukebox, really.”
Here’s hoping that a producer is drafted in who can do justice to Winehouse’s work. We’re looking at Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings cohorts.
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R says
I am listening to Back to Black over and over and over. Amy was so pretty unedneath all those tatoo marks and bad haircut and cheap blouse. Who else can say”trouble” with such a twist like her? Did you all see the you tube posts? Hardly any gad comment. Small debilitated , drugged body hosted so much . If only she knew how much she was loved when alive – it might have hepled her.
Cookie Monster says
Here is to hoping (done). Not nearly close to likely, regardless of the talent that is recruited into the effort. The problem is that everyone loves her now, but most will soon forget. There is a minuscule bit of time; release shit for wide consumption, or massage nothing into something. It is not a nice thing to say, but there it is.