14 DAY TRIAL // When she died, British singer Amy Winehouse had material recorded for three full albums, reports in the media claim. She was also working on her much-delayed third studio album – and it’s bound to be released by the family soon.
Winehouse broke on the international music stage with her debut album “Frank,” but it was her “Back to Black” that made of her a singing legend and one of the best selling artists of our time.
Since that release, she’s been rumored to be working on a third album, while also struggling to cope with her alcohol and heavy drug addiction.
She never put out another record, but she kept on working on it, The Hollywood Reporter says, summing up ongoing reports.
As it turns out, Amy’s third album is believed to be completed. The initial plan was to have it out several months ago, but her label wanted her to clean up before launching it and start promoting it.
Singer Dionne Bromfield, who is Amy’s goddaughter and protégée, listened to the album back in April and she proclaimed it to be “very good.”
For the time being, Amy’s father and mother are grieving, so the last thing on their mind right now is probably the launch of the album, THR underlines.
Eventually, it is up to them if Amy’s music will ever get out to fans. Nevertheless, industry insiders believe the family will release the tracks – just not now.
“You might argue that Amy Winehouse was already in the pantheon of greats. Her songs have become standards. Already there has been a lot of anticipation for a new album and if it was released posthumously that will only increase the interest in her,” Adam Liversage of the British Phonographic Industry says.
The saddest things is that a new album will only confirm, once more, the talent that was wasted when Amy died as culmination of a lifestyle that many have already, and will continue to criticize.
“It is inevitable that her death will elevate her reputation and that there will be a third record released,” Phil Alexander, editor-in-chief of Mojo, says.
“It’s difficult to place her in the pantheon of greats now because the truth is that her career was still in its early days. That’s the tragedy of the situation. She was a wonderful writer. The thing that’s very sad about this is that there was so much more to come,” Alexander stresses.