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Posted by: Hayzayy 13th January 2015, 02:10 PM

The album will be released on March 9th !

A cover album, but still, the video gets me excited and I can really see me enjoying it (and her voice ).
Hopefully she gets enough success with it so she can work on her next own album.

Posted by: barbaric_dan 13th January 2015, 02:43 PM

EURGH. Who wants a covers album dearie?!

Posted by: Calum Hood 13th January 2015, 03:19 PM

A bit predictable if I'm honest, but looking forward to it!

Posted by: Cameron 13th January 2015, 03:23 PM

I hope this is just a filler so that she comes back with album 4 during X Factor

Posted by: Jack 13th January 2015, 07:43 PM

She is so much better than a trashy cheap covers album ffs.

Posted by: Davidson 13th January 2015, 10:18 PM

Not impressed at the thought of a covers album at all. Her original material this far has been fantastic and she needs to keep bringing it.

Posted by: Toby 14th January 2015, 01:18 AM

What kind of f***ery? No one is here for this Rebecca.

Posted by: Jamesus 14th January 2015, 08:31 AM

I'm not here for this bullshit. Bye Rebecca your career is officially over

Posted by: ░░░░ 14th January 2015, 08:38 AM

in all honesty, who here can say they know the original billie holiday in any form at all? it's basically going to be a new album to many so i don't see the fuss, she'll undoubtedly put something new out toward christmas...

Posted by: Hayzayy 14th January 2015, 10:41 AM

This, I guess the only "fear" is that the music doesn't sound very current and doesn't fit very well in 2015's pop landscape.
But I'm sure it will be amazing.

Posted by: Davidson 14th January 2015, 10:42 AM

Speak for yourself, I love my Billie Holiday

Posted by: April 14th January 2015, 10:51 AM

This can be her 'Cheek To Cheek' side project moment, but nothing more thanks.

Posted by: billy. 14th January 2015, 12:11 PM

i think it'll be fab!

Posted by: Noahspike 14th January 2015, 02:19 PM

Covering an entire album is such a bizarre move. I can't see how it was justified as a good decision at this stage of her career. Even on the off-chance that it does well, I'd imagine it'd be selling to an older demographic who may not be interested in a studio album from her and she'd be alienating a lot of younger/other fans, which she can't really afford to be doing. I would think it'll pretty much flop though which is obviously even worse.

Both her albums were superb and she should be focusing her attention on another instead of this.

Posted by: ░░░░ 14th January 2015, 02:24 PM

how many younger people (aside from the internet gays) have actually bought into her as an artist? i'd argue she's been chasing that older demographic since she put out her first record...?

she's blessed with an easy listening voice and a concept that as lazy as it is, is fresh to the market in 2014 and it'll sell well over mother's day. her audience isn't as all watching and analysing as we are. it's an easy sell and for those younger fans out there it'll bring a different generation of music that we would never experience otherwise. i have no doubt there will be another record come the end of the year.

Posted by: Liаm 14th January 2015, 02:28 PM

I know of half or so of these songs! But to a lot of people I agree it will just be new songs for all intents and purposes. This will be good to bridge the gap between Freedom and the next record.

Posted by: Noahspike 14th January 2015, 02:34 PM

I think she actually had quite wide appeal at the beginning, which was obviously helped by being fresh off X Factor. Her second album only really had one, arguably poor, single and was badly promoted which would have lost her a lot of momentum, something I feel could be somewhat won back with the release of a radio-friendly/hit-chasing single now. I do appreciate that she was geared towards an older demographic as well but I can only see her further losing grasp of her younger (casual) fans with this. I don't buy into the idea that it'll bring a different generation of music to them or do well in general but we'll see - it's all about promotion.

Posted by: ░░░░ 14th January 2015, 03:27 PM

she did have quite wide appeal but she was also a mild-mannered, somewhat shy mother of two and now a mother of a young child on top. she evidently has no ambitions on being a more fully-rounded popstar and i think. the traditional x-factor mum's market fits perfectly for her; minimum thought and effort required whilst still putting out music and making money on a regular basis.

Posted by: Noahspike 14th January 2015, 03:34 PM

Is this actually a viable market though?! Who has exploited it almost exclusively and maintained success? I guess Joe McElderry at a push. I do get your general point though.

Posted by: ░░░░ 14th January 2015, 03:53 PM

of course, her mild manner is perfect for the likes of this morning and loose women (when she isn't passing out post-performance). she has that "mum" feel which helps her sell her music to the older market. she will be fine.

(don't get me wrong, i too would love to see her do a dance album or even work with contemporary producers as she does have a lot of potential but realistically it isn't ever going to happen because first of all she doesn't want it herself)

Posted by: Noahspike 14th January 2015, 03:58 PM

Which reminds me...



What a beaut

:/

Posted by: AaronTM 15th January 2015, 11:57 AM

Oh no! I'm sure I'll enjoy this album, but I really like her original material so I hope the wait for album 4 isn't too long. She sounds really good on the songs in that video so yay, didn't realise we were getting something from her this soon.

Posted by: Hayzayy 25th January 2015, 06:54 PM

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a623180/rebecca-ferguson-debuts-new-single-get-happy.html#~p2piCyIHcRoTef

Apparently "Get happy" is the first single, which is weird cause I don't see it on the original Billie Holiday album tracklist… What is it?

Anyway, her vocals on this are amazing

Posted by: Davidson 25th January 2015, 07:21 PM

I am very interested how she interoperates 'Strange Fruit' as it is such an emotive and heart-breaking song. I am not sure it will be the same out of the context in which Billie was coming from, which made it one of the most honest and emotional songs possible. Hopefully Rebecca can manage to make sure that some of that original feeling is kept.

Posted by: Cameron 28th January 2015, 05:35 PM

Posted by: Slick 28th January 2015, 05:45 PM

Is this a cover of an entire album, as opposed to an album of songs by different artists? That is a bizarre idea, although I'll take Rebecca's voice on anything and I probably won't know the majority of these songs. BRING IT.

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 30th January 2015, 02:14 AM

As I suspected, despite every article about this album claiming its a track by track cover of the Billie Holiday album, its nothing of the sort. It does include some Billie Holiday covers but only 4 of the tracks (*) are from the classic album

Tracklisting

1. Get Happy
2. Fine and Mellow
3. Embraceable You
4. That Ole Devil Called Love
5. Blue Moon
6. I Thought About You*
7. Summertime
8. I'll Never Smile Again
9. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)
10. All Of Me
11. God Bless the Child*
12. What Is This Thing Called Love
13. Stormy Weather
14. Lady Sings the Blues*
15. Willow Weep For Me*
16. Don't Explain
17. My Man