But if the songwriting isn’t strong enough to make listeners confuse this with a Back to Black follow-up, the productions and performances are up to her high caliber. Besides the covers, which are well chosen, originals "Between the Cheats" and "Best Friends, Right?" and "Half Time" should not have survived the cut if Winehouse had been around to wield her veto power. This collection of Amy Winehouse material, released to coincide with the first Christmas season after her death in July 2011, does not contain a strong set of material. Both Billie Holiday and Otis Redding excelled no matter what they were recording, whether it was a timeless standard or a studio throwaway. Often as not, her abilities to both personalize and transcend a lifeless song with a stellar performance reveal the character behind the singer. These two discs appear on CD for the first time as part of this set.The qualities of a vocal genius don't always become clear when she's singing classic material. In addition to these three albums, the set contains Live In London, a concert recorded at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London in 2007 and a collection of remixes from Frank and Back To Black, such as a Hot Chip remix of Rehab, and a Kardinal Beats remix of Love Is A Losing Game. Lioness: Hidden Treasures is a posthumous compilation album, first released on 2nd December 2011 and notably features the Grammy Award winning duet Body and Soul with Tony Bennett. It features the singles Rehab, You Know I’m No Good, Back To Black, Tears Dry On Their Own and Love Is A Losing Game. Back To Black, widely regarded as a masterpiece by fans can citics alike, was originally released on 27th October 2006 and has sold over 16 million copies worldwide to date. Frank was Amy’s debut album, originally released on 20th October 2003 and features the hit single Stronger Than Me for which Amy won an Ivor Novello Award in 2004. The Collection, a 5CD collection featuring the albums Frank, Back To Black and Lioness: Hidden Treasures.
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