ANNIE LENNOX 

RELEASES NOSTALGIA,
HER SEVENTH SOLO ALBUM,
ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS THIS FALL

ALBUM PRE-ORDER LAUNCHES TODAY - September 15, 2014

 

“I PUT A SPELL ON YOU,” A TRACK FROM NOSTALGIA, IS RELEASED TODAY ANDAVAILABLE INSTANTLY TO FANS WHO PRE-ORDER THE DIGITAL ALBUM ON AMAZON OR iTUNES 
 

VINYL EDITION SET FOR RELEASE ON – September 30 2014
 

DIGITAL, CD AND DELUXE CD/DVD EDITION OUT ON – October 21, 2014 (U.S.) 
 

INTERNATIONAL RELEASE – October 27, 2014 

 

LENNOX TAKES FANS BEHIND THE SCENES AND PREVIEWS THE SONGS IN ALBUM TRAILER, PREMIERING TODAY ON VEVO  - September 15, 2014

September 15, 2014 - New York, NY – Blue Note Records will release Nostalgia, the seventh solo album from legendary singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, this fall. Produced by Lennox and frequent collaborator Mike Stevens, the 12-track collection features fresh and hauntingly beautiful takes on iconic American compositions that continue to resonate as we face the complexities of modern life – songs like “Memphis In June,” “Strange Fruit,” “I Can Dream, Can’t I?” and “God Bless The Child.”  Nostalgia will be released on September 30 on VINYL– the format the album was intended to be heard in – allowing listeners to experience Lennox’s interpretations of these classic songs as they would have sounded when they were first introduced in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. (See below for track listing.) The packaging forNostalgia, which was created by Lennox herself, is stunning. The vinyl will be contained in a gatefold jacket that will also include a 12-page book, which contains photos and lyrics. The album will be available digitally, on CD and in a deluxe CD/DVD edition onOctober 21. The deluxe CD/DVD package, which will be available exclusively at Amazon, will include Nostalgia plus a 36-page book with photos and detailed notes on the songs and lyrics as well as a DVD that features Annie discussing the album and a video of Lennox performing “I Put A Spell On You” live. Nostalgia will be released internationally by Island Records on October 27. Annie talks about the personal meaning she found in the songs of Nostalgia and offers fans a first listen to some of the tracks in the album trailer, which premieres today on the newly launched nostalgia.annielennox.com, an online companion to the album. The site features track-by-track song histories, beautiful photography and artwork, videos and expanded song descriptions by Lennox. New content will be added on a regular basis leading into the release of Nostalgia. The pre-order for Nostalgia launched today on Amazon (exclusive deluxe CD/DVD)Google Play and iTunes. Annie's revelatory take on Screaming Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On You" is available at all digital stores and streaming services today and fans will receive the track immediately if they pre-order the full digital album at either iTunes or Amazon. “Annie Lennox is one of popular music's preeminent artists…a true visionary. Her body of work radiates a deep soulfulness and beauty…NOSTALGIA is the perfect complement to her already extraordinary canon,” observed Blue Note Records President Don Was. “All of us at Blue Note are honored and thrilled that she will now be an indelible component of our 75-year-old musical legacy.” "To have been given the opportunity to record these classic, timeless songs on such a significant label as Blue Note, representing 75 years of legendary jazz history, is truly a privilege for me," said Annie Lennox. On Nostalgia, Annie pays tribute to some of the greatest artists of the 20th century – including Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Billie Holiday and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – and interprets compositions that have moved her, stripping them down to their emotional and musical core and making them her own. “I went deeper because, for me, the origin of these songs is the blues. Blues comes from something beautiful and painful – and it’s the mixture of the two things. And that’s an area that I know very well,” Lennox explains. “I thought, if I’m going to try this, I’m going to get right to the nub of the song. You commune with the song and if the melody is speaking back to you, it guides you into where you need to go with it.” Lennox’s nuanced takes on songs such as Side One’s “Strange Fruit,” “Summertime” and “I Cover The Waterfront” remind us how these songwriters took a stand on issues like poverty, bigotry and social inequalities in the years leading up to the U.S. Civil Rights movement. On Side Two, Annie savors some of the era’s most unabashedly tender and romantic songs, including “You Belong To Me,” “September In The Rain” and “The Nearness of You.” Nostalgia - Track Listing 1. Memphis In June 2. Georgia On My Mind 3. I Put A Spell On You 4. Summertime 5. I Cover The Waterfront 6. Strange Fruit 7. God Bless The Child 8. You Belong To Me 9. September In The Rain 10. I Can Dream, Can’t I? 11. The Nearness Of You 12. Mood Indigo