Double 180 Gram Vinyl! 12 track collection features previously unreleased tracks, alternate versions and a couple of brand new compositions!
Following her tragic passing on July 23, 2011, some of the producers andmusicians who worked closely with 5x Grammy Award winning artist Amy Winehouse,among them Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson, spent time listening over the manyrecordings that Amy had made, before, during, and after the release of albumsFrank and Back To Black. It was said by all who worked with Amy that she neversang or played a song the same way twice. It quickly became apparent to bothSalaam and Mark that they had a collection of songs that deserved to be heard, acollection of songs that were a fitting testament to Amy the artist and, asimportantly, Amy their friend.
Lioness: Hidden Treasures is the third album from Amy Winehouse, withoutquestion one of the most talented, original, and best loved artists to emerge inpopular music for decades. The 12 track collection features previouslyunreleased tracks, alternate versions of existing classics as well as a coupleof brand new Amy compositions, and has been compiled by long-time musicalpartners Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson in close association with Amy’s family,management and UK record label Island Records. Lioness: Hidden Treasures provesa fitting tribute to the artist, the talent and the woman, and serves as areminder of Amy’s extraordinary powers as a songwriter, a singer and aninterpreter of classics.
After hearing the album Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse had this to say: “I spentso much time chasing after Amy, telling her off that I never realized what atrue genius she was. It wasn’t until I sat down with the rest of the family andlistened 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. “Halftime”,I’d never heard before, is just incredibly beautiful. If the family had feltthat this album wasn’t up to the standard of Frank and Back To Black we wouldnever have agreed to release it. We believe it will stand as a fitting tributeto Amy ‘s musical legacy.”
“Our Day Will Come (Reggae Version)” – reggae re-working of classic 60’s doo wopsong produced by Salaam Remi. Recorded May 2002.
“Between The Cheats” – new Amy composition recorded in London in May 2008 forpotential inclusion on album three produced by Salaam Remi.
“Tears Dry” – originally written by Amy as a ballad, this is the originalversion she recorded in November 2005 in Miami with Salaam. The later uptempoversion appears on “Back To Black”.
“Wake Up Alone” – the first song recorded for the “Back To Black” sessions. Thisis the one-take demo recorded in March 2006 by Paul O’Duffy.
“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” – Amy’s beautiful reading of the Carole Kingwritten Shirelles classic. Produced by Mark Ronson and featuring the Dap Kingswith string arrangements by Chris Elliott who did all the strings for Mark’stracks on “Back To Black”. Recorded in September 2004.
“Valerie” – one of Amy’s jukebox favorites. This is the original slower tempoversion of the Mark Ronson produced post “Back To Black” single. Recorded inDecember 2006.
“Like Smoke” featuring NAS – Amy and Nas became really good friends after Amyname checked the New York rapper on “Back To Black’s” “Me & Mr Jones”. “LikeSmoke” is finally Amy doing a song with one of her favorite artists. Produced bySalaam Remi. Recorded in May 2008.
“The Girl From Ipanema” – the first song the 18 year old Amy sang when she firstwent to Miami to record with Salaam. Salaam remarked that “the way shere-interpreted this bossa nova classic made me realize that I was dealing with avery special talent. Her approach to the song was so young and fresh, it reallyinspired the rest of our sessions.” Recorded in May 2002.
“Halftime” – Amy had talked to Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson of the Roots aboutworking together. “Halftime” is a song that Amy and Salaam had worked on sincethe Frank sessions. The result is beautiful. Recorded in August 2002.
“Best Friends” – “Frank” era live set opener produced by Salaam Remi. Probablythe first song that early Amy fans would have heard live. Recorded in February2003.
“Body & Soul” with Tony Bennett – cover of 30’s jazz standard with hero TonyBennett. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios London in March 2011 and produced byPhil Ramone. Amy’s final studio recording.
“A Song For You” – heartbreaking and emotional version of the Leon Russellclassic made famous by Donny Hathaway. Hathaway was Amy’s all-time favoriteartist and the song was recorded in one take, just Amy and her guitar, at herhome in London during the spring of 2009 as she battled her demons. Produced bySalaam Remi.
Features:
Double 180 Gram Vinyl
Gatefold Jacket
Features duet with Tony Bennett
Selections:
LP1 – Side One:
1. Our Day Will Come
2. Between the Cheats
3. Tears Dry (original version)
LP1 – Side Two:
1. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2011)
2. Like Smoke – featuring NAS
3. Valerie (’68 version)
LP2 – Side Three:
1. The Girl From Ipanema
2. Half Time
3. Wake Up Alone (original recording)
LP2 – Side Four:
1. Best Friends, Right?
2. Body and Soul – with Tony Bennett
3. A Song For You
