Lioness: Hidden Treasures by Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse will be remembered for many things; her soulful and distinctive singing voice, her incredibly successful music career, her wild lifestyle choices and sadly her untimely death on the 23rd of July 2011, just to name a few. Amy became a member of the famous "27 club" when her life was tragically cut short, leaving behind devastated family, friends and many fans worldwide. Amy became famous for her unique and distinctive sound, creating music that was a mixture of R&B, jazz and soul. Amy found international success with her second album Back to Black, a batch of successful singles led her ...  Read the complete review

Thanks to advances in storage technology, meaning that out-takes and unused recordings are rarely disposed of, the death of a recording artist no longer means the end of their output. This is especially true when an artist is taken in the process of recording something new, such as with Michael Jackson and, more recently and at an even younger age, Amy Winehouse. However, rather than just benefitting her estate, some of the profits from "Lioness: Hidden Treasures", are to go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which was set up by her father. Winehouse was certainly a rising star, with her second album "Back to Black" winning 5 Grammy Awards ...  Read the complete review

It is almost shameful to say that in recent years Amy Winehouse has become known for everything that was wrong about her personality, for a few years at least. She was known for doing drugs, drinking too much, missing performances, forgetting lyrics and the infamous picture of blood all over her tiny peach coloured ballet pumps. It was simple to forget that underneath the harsh reality of what life can be like for some people who simply have access to too much money and addiction problems there was an amazing voice that burst through from time to time and stunned the World. Amy Winehouse died aged 27 in July 2011 and her legacy that was left behind is one that her ...  Read the complete review

Anyone who reads the papers or watches the news will know who Amy Winehouse is, she tragically died on 23rd July 2011 at the age of 27, she suffered from addiction to alcohol and drugs and was reportedly trying to start fresh and take control of her life, however she may never really had made a recovery. Amy was known even better for her music, Amy Winehouses voice was amazing, it had real soul and you could really feel her music when she was on her top game. Lioness: Hidden Treasures was released on 2nd December 2011 and is a list of unreleased songs that Amy had been working on before her death, the songs on this album were chosen by the people closest to ...  Read the complete review