Amy Winehouse left trove of music


Associated Press

LONDON

Amy Winehouse left a trove of unreleased music, but no decision has been made about whether it will be released, people close to the singer say.

The soul diva, who had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, was found dead of unknown causes at her London home on Saturday. She was 27.

Spokesman Chris Goodman said Thursday that Winehouse left behind “plenty” of material, but there have been no discussions yet about releasing anything.

It’s not clear how finished the tracks are.

Winehouse released only two albums in her lifetime, but had been in the studio sporadically over the past few years.

In July 2010 she said a new album would appear within six months, but it was never finished.

The Guardian newspaper on Thursday quoted an unnamed spokesman “close to” record label Universal as saying Winehouse had left the “framework” of about a dozen songs.

Producer Salaam Remi, who worked on both Winehouse albums — “Frank” and “Back to Black” — and was involved with her new material, told DJ Kim Kane of New York’s Power 105.1 radio station that there were not large amounts of finished material, and Winehouse’s estate had yet to approve the release of anything.