"Body and Soul"

Once in awhile there will be a breakout star with great talent and sound, but a tragic early ending. Like many great artists, the UK songstress Amy Winehouse was not ignorant to her own troubles with drugs and alcohol, but instead of letting it become a set-back she embraced it with her international hit single "Rehab." Channeling her pain and blues of bad habits, substance abuse, and relationship issues into her music, her Back to Black became one of her most successful international albums that made her a household name to music lovers all over the world. With a deep and soulful jazz voice, Winehouse later went on to work with music a variety of music greats from Mark Ronson to Tony Bennett to Nas. Unfortunately this LP was her most notorious, it was also her last to be recorded and released when she was living. Sadly due to a sudden relapse and overdose on alcohol, Winehouse was found dead in her hotel room on July 23, 2011.

Like most artists that pass, pre-recorded tracks and unreleased songs are compiled to create one last LP for the fans. With Lioness:Hidden Treasures, Winehouse fans are treated to some new songs and alternate versions to her previous works ("Valerie," "Tears Dry," "Wake Up Alone"). Continuing the same jazz-pop, this 12-track LP also maintains the same appeal as Back to Black but does not have the same classic, individual sound. With features from Tony Bennett on "Body and Soul" to Nas on "Like Smoke" and production from Salaami Remi, Mark Ronson, Phil Ramone, and Paul O'Duffy,  Winehouse's soothing vocals blend perfectly over each heartfelt track. Her ability to capture each emotion of such classics like "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" by The Shirelles and make it her own powerful and emotional ballad is what made Winehouse such a great singer. Her quick rise to fame and untimely death draws similarities to legends such as Curt Cobain for female fans of this decade.

"Body and Soul"

  

"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"

"Our Day Will Come"