gratis-verzending vanaf 75,- of afhalen in de winkels van Concerto en Plato voor 16:00 besteld morgen in huis Winkels Service

Recensie

Het zou ook wel heel erg vreemd zijn als van de plotseling uit het leven weggerukte Amy Winehouse geen onbekende opnamen bewaard zouden zijn gebleven. Salaam Remi, producer van Winehouses’s debuut Frank uit 2003 en samen met Mark Ronson van opvolger Back To Black, dook tot 2002 de archieven in en sprokkelde een bonte verzameling bij elkaar. Demo’s, nog niet eerder uitgebrachte tracks uit het verleden, alternatieve versies en nieuwe nummers. Voor ieder wat wils, en bij elkaar gehouden door een stem die meteen vanaf het prille begin goed zat. Luister maar naar de oudste opname, een cover van The Girl From Ipanema, en ook het eerste nummer dat de toen achttienjarige Winehouse voor Remi opnam in Miami. Lekker gevarieerd dus, met als opening een rocksteadyvariant uit 2002 van Our Day Will Come. Van enige chronologische opbouw is geen sprake, want we stuiven direct door naar 2008 en Between The Cheats, doo wop bestemd voor het derde album dat er nooit zou komen. Van Back To Black komt Tears Dry, maar dan als ballad, en de demo van Wake Up Alone, in een keer opgenomen in 2006. Ook NAS doet zijn ding, in het loom swingende Like Smoke. Onbetwist hoogtepunt is Leon Russels A Song For You. De basis werd in 2009 gelegd in Winehouse’s huis, Remi maakte er een wellustig soularrangement met strijkers en blazers bij. Het is in retroperspectief ook meteen haar zwanenzang, maar dan wel een heel mooie.

Our Day Will Come (Reggae Version) - reggae re-working of classic 60’s doo wop song produced by Salaam Remi. Recorded May 2002.

Between The Cheats - new Amy composition recorded in London in May 2008 for potential inclusion on album three produced by Salaam Remi.

Tears Dry - originally written by Amy as a ballad, this is the original version she recorded in November 2005 in Miami with Salaam. The later uptempo version appears on Back To Black.

Wake Up Alone - the first song recorded for the Back To Black sessions. This is 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 King written Shirelles classic. Produced by Mark Ronson and featuring the Dap Kings with string arrangements by Chris Elliott who did all the strings for Mark’s tracks on Back To Black. Recorded in September 2004.

Valerie - one of Amy’s jukebox favourites. This is the original slower tempo version of the Mark Ronson produced post Back To Black single. Recorded in December 2006.

Like Smoke featuring NAS - Amy and Nas became really good friends after Amy name checked the New York rapper on Back To Black’s Me & Mr Jones. Like Smoke is finally Amy doing a song with one of her favourite artists. Produced by Salaam Remi. Recorded in May 2008.

The Girl From Ipanema - the first song the 18 year old Amy sang when she first went to Miami to record with Salaam. Salaam remarked that the way she re-interpreted this bossa nova classic made me realise that I was dealing with a very special talent. Her approach to the song was so young and fresh, it really inspired the rest of our sessions. Recorded in May 2002.

Halftime - Amy had talked to Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson of the Roots about working together. Halftime is a song that Amy and Salaam had worked on since the Frank sessions. The result is beautiful. Recorded in August 2002.

Best Friends - Frank era live set opener produced by Salaam Remi. Probably the first song that early Amy fans would have heard live. Recorded in February 2003.

Body & Soul with Tony Bennett - cover of 30’s jazz standard with hero Tony Bennett. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios London in March 2011 and produced by Phil Ramone. Amy’s final studio recording.

A Song For You - heartbreaking and emotional version of the Leon Russell classic made famous by Donny Hathaway. Hathaway was Amy’s all-time favourite artist and the song was recorded in one take, just Amy and her guitar, at her home in London during the spring of 2009 as she battled her demons. Produced by Salaam Remi.

Tracks

Disc 1
1. Our Day Will Come
2. Between The Cheats
3. Tears Dry (Original Version)
4. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (2011)
5. Like Smoke
6. Valerie ('68 Version)
7. The Girl From Ipanema
8. Half Time
9. Wake Up Alone (Original Recording)
10. Best Friends, Right?
11. Body And Soul
12. A Song For You

nieuwsbrief