You know its albums like these coming out early in December that are eating away at my Christmas gift budget. So if anyone on my list wants to know why they shafted, its because I honestly could not wait to download the Amy Winehouse Hidden Treasures album.
Lioness is a collection of covers, B-sides, and original versions of some Back to Black songs. The result is proof that Amy was never a one-trick pony.
Even more heartbreaking than her untimely passing, is listening to an Amy that had yet to be overtaken by addiction.
The above video is a track by track look into the story behind the making of this album with interviews with some of her close colleagues, including producer Mark Ronson. Talking about Amy, Ronson can barely look at the camera, and you can’t help but feel his loss for the person he called his “musical soulmate”.
My personal favorites are the original version of Tears Dry and of course the album’s last and perhaps most personal song, A Song For You.
For me, its something near enough to closure.
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