Lioness: Hidden Treasures
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| Amy Winehouse's studio album | ||||
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2011 |
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| Label (s) | Island Records | |||
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CD, LP (45 rpm) |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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Mark Ronson , Salaam Remi |
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Lioness: Hidden Treasures is the first compilation album by British singer Amy Winehouse . It was released posthumously on December 2, 2011 by Island Records and contains twelve recordings that she made at different points in her career. The songs were selected by her producer friends, Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi.
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The album includes her last recording, the jazz standard Body and Soul , which she sang in a duet with the almost 60 years older jazz singer Tony Bennett . Other cover versions on the album are The Girl from Ipanema , Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (Originally by the Shirelles ), Our Day Will Come and A Song for You . In Tears Dry on Their Own , Wake up Alone and Valerie is unreleased versions of previously released songs. The original compositions Like Smoke , Halftime , Best Friends and Between the Cheats had not yet been released . She sings Like Smoke with Nas , whose part was only recorded after Winehouse's death. The song was published in advance on the Internet.
Reactions
The Rolling Stone published a moderate review of the album. The song Cheat sounds, for example, "like an indecisive back to black out- take, more of the same in less good". There is also praise: A Song for You is "enchantingly intense" and gives "an idea of what Winehouse could have achieved".
Commenting on the album, her father, Mitch, said, “I spent so much time chasing Amy and giving her a lecture that I never realized what a real genius she was. It wasn't until I sat down and listened to this album with the rest of the family that I realized the breadth of Amy's talent ”.
Success and Awards
The album reached the top of the album charts in Austria, Switzerland, England and the USA. It reached number 3 in Germany. Amy Winehouse was posthumously nominated for an Echo and a BRIT Award for the album .
Track list
- 1. 'Our Day Will Come'
- 2. 'Between the Cheats'
- 3. 'Tears Dry'
- 4. 'Wake Up Alone'
- 5. 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow'
- 6. 'Valerie'
- 7. 'Like Smoke' (with Nas )
- 8. 'The Girl from Ipanema'
- 9. 'Halftime'
- 10. 'Best Friends'
- 11. 'Body and Soul' (with Tony Bennett )
- 12. 'A Song for You'
Web links
- Review by George Starostin