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Mark Ronson Rescues Amy Winehouse’s New Album After Label Rejects Demos Posted: 28 Mar 2009 04:31 PM PDT Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse were, at one point, a kind of musical dream team. Ronson produced Winehouse’ ultra-successful Back To Black album, which made her a superstar the world over, and in return, Winehouse provided the vocals for Ronson’s Version version of The Zutons’ Valerie. And then their relationship soured while the pair were working on a theme for the latest James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace. At the time, Ronson claimed that Winehouse wasn’t “ready to work on music yet.” The pair fell out and haven’t worked together since. Circumstances look to have thrown the pair back together, with the demos of new material Winehouse gave the record label being reportedly rejected. Island Record bosses were thought to be unhappy with the direction Winehouse was taking the new album. Enter Mark Ronson, who The Sun claims is now going to work his magic on the tracks Winehouse has prepared in order to make them more viable for inclusion on her next album. A source told the newspaper: "Mark does not have fond memories of collaborating with Amy last year. He said he wouldn't work with her again until she had her drug problems under control.” "He thinks she's much better now so has agreed to come on board and do a little work with her on some of her songs." "Mark's now happy to give Amy the help she requires. They gelled while recording Back To Black and he's hopeful some of that magic could return." I think we’re all hoping that. Winehouse has shown signs of getting back to normality recently, with extended stay in St. Lucia seeming to do her the power of good. But she’s clearly still on the verge of being a train wreck and needs all the help she can get in order to stay firmly on the rails. Ronson should be able to help Winehouse focus her attention on making music again, which is all we are really interested in seeing her do. Her next album could be an absolute stunner or the biggest flop since the Spice Girls reunion. Fingers crossed it’s the former. [Photo Source: From Newscom with permission] Tags: Amy Winehouse, Brit, Brit-Awards, British, Island Records, Mark Ronson, Quantum Of Solace, Spice Girls, St-Lucia, The-Zutons, UK, Valerie, Version Share This

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