Artist of The Week: Rebecca Ferguson

Artist of The Week: Rebecca Ferguson.
 

The amazing Rebecca Ferguson is back with new music and her her third album ‘Lady Sings the Blues’
The Liverpudlian X Factor star's voice has been compared to Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and Dusty Springfield

 

The album see's Rebecca interpret songs recorded by the legendary Billie Holiday, in her centenary year.

 

Rebecca wanted to record in a studio where Billie herself had recorded, so chose the famed Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, the legendary studio where many classic recordings were also made by artists including Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald.

 

The first single from the album ‘Get Happy’

Tracklisting: 

 

1.  Get Happy 

2.  Fine & 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

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

 

Listen to Jacqui's interview with Rebecca here...

 

Watch Rebecca record some of the album at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles here....