Duffy - Acoustic... and More (2008-2011)

British singer Duffy has had a strange music career. She put out two successful albums in 2008 and 2010. Then, around 2011, she was drugged, kidnapped, held hostage for many days, and repeatedly raped. She was so traumatized by this that her musical career has barely continued ever since. She hasn't released any new albums, gone on any tours, and only put out a few songs.

I've already posted two albums of cover versions she did. This album mostly focuses on acoustic versions of songs from her two albums. They're not always strictly acoustic, since they sometimes have drums, bass, and/or other instruments, but they're much more stripped down compared to the album versions. Personally, I prefer a lot of these versions, especially for the songs on her overproduced second album, "Endlessly."

The first ten songs make up the acoustic portion of this album. All of these are officially unreleased. All of them come from radio or TV shows, though the first four were performed in front of an audience. The sound quality is generally very good.

I'm calling this album "Acoustic... and More" because there are four extra songs after the acoustic ones. As I mentioned above, Duffy hasn't released much music from her kidnapping in 2011, but she has released some. I included a few of those in the second volume of the covers albums I posted. But there are four originals that she also put out. So I've included those here. The song "Whole Lot of Love" was included on the soundtrack to the movie "Legend" in 2015. "Dear Heart" was put out as a B-side in 2015. "Something Beautiful" and "River in the Sky" are unreleased, but were posted by Duffy on her Instagram account in 2020. I put "Whole Lot of Love" at the last track because it's the most rocking, so it doesn't fit well with the acoustic sound of the other ones.

The fact that Duffy posted two songs in 2020 is a promising sign. Let's hope she further recovers from her trauma and is able to fully resume her music career.

01 Stepping Stone (Duffy)
02 Syrup and Honey (Duffy)
03 Oh Boy (Duffy)
04 Distant Dreamer (Duffy)
05 Well, Well, Well (Duffy)
06 Endlessly (Duffy)
07 Don't Forsake Me (Duffy)
08 My Boy (Duffy)
09 Mercy (Duffy)
10 Too Hurt to Dance (Duffy)
11 Dear Heart (Duffy)
12 Something Beautiful (Duffy)
13 River in the Sky (Duffy)
14 Whole Lot of Love (Duffy)

https://www.upload.ee/files/15110832/Duff_2008-2011_AcousticandMre_atse.zip.html

The cover photo was taken in concert in Santa Monica, California, in 2008.