In March 2008, her husband Jason Rae was found dead in her hometown, Leeds. But life would throw something more important her way than any fears of the sophomore slump. Indeed by the end of 2009, Corinne Bailey Rae had sold over four million copies worldwide, with almost a quarter of those in the UK.Īs with every successful debut, the dread and pressure to follow it up must have been a weight around her neck. That record garnered award nominations (Song and Record Of The Year for “Put Your Records On” at the 2007 GRAMMYs), critical praise and commercial success. Released in 2010, her sophomore album The Sea had the unenviable task of following up her wildly successful eponymous debut LP of 2006. It is, in effect, life itself.įor Corinne Bailey Rae it reflects all of life’s turbulences-its triumphs and terrors all in one glorious, swirling mélange. It allows us to transpose our feelings onto a vast, ever-changing canvas. For some it symbolizes the great unknown, for others it symbolizes human feeling-we often talk of “drowning” when “all at sea” emotionally-and for others yet, it holds an erotic allure (I’m looking at you, Walt Whitman). Throughout human endeavors the sea has been both an inspiration to artists and a projection of the artist’s ideas. Happy 10th Anniversary to Corinne Bailey Rae’s second studio album The Sea, originally released January 20, 2010.
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