Brit Music Scene

Amy Winehouse Leaves St. Lucia - Without New Album

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 10:37 AM PDT

Amy Winehouse has spent virtually the past six months or so living on the island of St. Lucia. What started out as a winter holiday in order to take time away from the pressures of fame, the temptations in London, and he estranged husband Blake Fielder-Civil, became a complete change of lifestyle for Winehouse. But now it seems she’s had enough of the Caribbean and is on her way back to the U.K. The only problem is she’s coming back without having produced the long-awaited new album.

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To suggest Winehouse’s life in the U.K. was somewhat tumultuous is an understatement. It seemed she was either out on the town being papped falling out of clubs, or ensconced in her house with Blake doing whatever two druggies do when they have an abundance of time and money on their hands.

So Winehouse took a break from living in Britain and gave St. Lucia a try. In January she was alleged to have found new love. While February seemed to suggest nothing had actually changed bar the location, as she landed herself in hospital yet again after drinking until she collapsed.

Since March the focus has been more on he attempts at recording a new album, an album which her record label is demanding she gets on an produces. Mark Ronson was rumored to be involved, and then reports last month suggested Winehouse was set on making a St. Lucia-inspired album. Which, quite frankly, sounds awful.

Now, according to The Mirror, Winehouse is returning to the U.K. empty-handed. A source told the newspaper:

“Amy fell in love with St Lucia and it’s relaxed way of life. And the locals really embraced her… at first. But it seems she is starting to overstay her welcome. She’s been banned from hotels, the bars don’t want her there and locals see her as a nuisance when she’s drunk.”

“Her friends have all left and gone back home, her mum and dad couldn’t stay in St Lucia with her as she was acting up too much. She’s lonely and wants to get back to what she knows. But she has to knuckle down. She’s on a very fine line with the label and has pushed them almost as far as they will go.”

The problem is that her record label has supported Winehouse while she’s been staying in St. Lucia, spending a fortune to try and get her to record her next album, the follow-up to Back To Black. It seems now as though that money has been wasted, as Winehouse has done nothing productive with it and instead spent her time in St. Lucia relaxing and getting very drunk.

Island Records won’t be very happy but is unlikely to do anything about it. The label knows Winehouse is a goldmine just waiting to be tapped, if only she’ll produce a new album guaranteed to sell around the world. The problem is that Winehouse also realizes the power she currently holds and knows she can pretty much get away with anything.

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