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27/05/2009

To celebrate fifty years of Island Records, Trevor Nelson presents the best of the label's soulful artists, past and present, including an Album Of The Week from Amy Winehouse.

To celebrate fifty years of Island Records, Trevor Nelson presents the best of the label's soulful and funky artists, past and present. Including tracks from Grace Jones, Womack & Womack, Mary J Blige and an Album Of The Week from Amy Winehouse.

Unbelievably Amy Winehouse has only ever released two albums, despite her ubiquity in the tabloids, but Back To Black retains the same insouciance and playfulness that made her sound so special when she debuted.

Although the 2006 album does see her deserting jazz, and wholly embracing contemporary R&B, all the best parts of her musical character emerge intact, and actually, are all the better for the transformation from jazz vocalist to soul siren.

As before, Winehouse wrote all of the songs from experience, most of which involve the occasionally riotous and often bittersweet vagaries of love.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 31 May 2009 02:00

Music Played

  • Third World

    Now That We've Found Love

  • Tom Tom Club

    Genius Of Love

  • Mica Paris

    My One Temptation

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Natural Mystic

  • Grace Jones

    Private Life

  • Will Downing

    A Love Supreme

  • Jocelyn Brown

    Somebody Else's Guy

  • Ronny Jordan

    So What!

  • Steel Pulse

    Handsworth Revolution

  • Lewis Taylor

    Bittersweet

  • None

    Deleted Record

  • Amy Winehouse

    Love Is A Losing Game

  • 贬颈鈥怲别苍蝉颈辞苍

    There's A Reason

  • Invisible Man's Band

    All Night Thing

  • Jimmy Cliff

    Many Rivers To Cross

Broadcasts

  • Wed 27 May 2009 22:00
  • Sun 31 May 2009 02:00

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