Amy Winehouse Posthumous Album: Details of ‘Lioness’ Revealed
Amy Winehouse's posthumous album, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, will be released on Dec. 5.
The album, Winehouse's third studio release, was compiled by friends and musicians Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson, along with her family, her record company Island Records announced on Monday.
The new album will feature 12 tracks that were made before, during and after the release of Winehouse's first two albums, Frank (2003) and Back to Black (2006).
It was said by all who worked with Amy that she never sang or played a song the same way twice. It quickly became apparent to Salaam and Mark that they had a collection of songs that deserved to be heard, a collection of songs that were a fitting testament to Amy the artist and, as importantly, Amy their friend, read a statement posted on Winehouse's Web site.
In July, the 27-year-old was found dead at her north London apartment.
A recent coroner's inquest report confirmed that Winehouse died from drinking too much alcohol. Her alcohol level at the time of her death was five times the drink-drive limit, BBC News reported.
I spent so much time chasing after Amy, telling her off that I never realized what a true genius she was. It wasn't until I sat down with the rest of the family and listened to this album that I fully appreciated the breadth of Amy's talent, from jazz standards to hip-hop songs, it really took my breath away, her father Mitch Winehouse said in a statement obtained by The Guardian.
If the family had felt that this album wasn't up to the standard of 'Frank' and 'Back to Black' we would never have agreed to release it and we believe it will stand as a fitting tribute to Amy's musical legacy, he added.
Partial profits from album sales of Lioness: Hidden Treasures will be donated to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which was created on Sept. 14 in honor of what would have been Winehouse's 28th birthday.
Winehouse first arrived on the mainstream music scene in 2006, thanks to her hit Rehab and her sophomore album Back to Black, which earned the singer five Grammy Awards and more than five million copies sold worldwide.
Just days following Winehouse's death, Back to Black returned to music charts around the world, including iTunes Top 10 Albums charts in more than 15 countries.
Here are more details and the full track listing of Lioness: Hidden Treasures, courtesy of AmyWinehouse.com and Island Records:
Our Day Will Come (Reggae Version): a May 2002 recording of the classic '60s doo-wop song
Between the Cheats: a new song by Winehouse, recorded in May 2008 in London
Tears Dry: an original Winehouse composition, recorded in November 2005 (another version is featured on Back to Black
Wake up Alone: a Back to Black demo session recording from March 2006
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow: a September 2004 recording of the Carole King classic, produced by Ronson
Valerie: Winehouse's December 2006 recording of the song originally written by English indie band The Zutons; Winehouse and Ronson made the song an instant classic with their up-tempo version on Back to Black
Like Smoke: Winehouse's collaboration with Nas, who also made an appearance on 2006's Back to Black
The Girl From Ipanema: a May 2002 recording of an 18-year-old Winehouse, who travelled to Miami to sing the classic
Halftime: an August 2002 recording of a song created by Winehouse and Questlove of The Roots
Best Friends: a February 2003 recording Winehouse fans would have heard live in the singer's early performance days
Body & Soul: Winehouse's final studio recording (March 2011)is also featured on Tony Bennett's Duets II album, which was released in September (see video below)
A Song For You: a one-take recording of Winehouse singing the Leon Russell classic with her guitar at her London home
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