Sharleen Spiteri??has dipped into her favourite movie soundtracks for a collection of covers from artists including Billie Holiday, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Crystal Gayle and Berlin. The first release is Xanadu - originally sung by Olivia Newton John.

The Movie Songbook - out on March 1 - is the ninth studio album Sharleen Spiteri has made in an incredible 21-year recording career.



Multi-million selling singer-songwriter Sharleen Spiteri??releases her brand new album ‘The Movie Songbook’ through Mercury Records on March 1st 2010. The follow up to her top three debut solo album ‘Melody’,

A collection of Sharleen’s favourite soundtracks, ‘The Movie Songbook’ stands as her most dynamically diverse album yet, a kaleidoscopic musical journey from pop to country via disco, bossa-nova, folk, rockabilly, jazz and breathtaking balladry. Enlisting 15 time Grammy award-winner Phil Ramone on production (who has produced various Hollywood legends from Marilyn Monroe to Frank Sinatra via Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand); ‘The Movie Songbook’ was recorded in just 8 days at the legendary Capital Studios in Hollywood with the help of the finest soundtrack session musicians around.

And the result is a fantastic collection of cinematic show stoppers. Be it the aching croon of ‘God Bless The Child’, the disco rush of ‘Xanadu’, the rockabilly sass of 'Cat People (Putting Out Fire)' or the soul-searching tempest of ‘The Sound Of Silence’, its dozen tracks frame Sharleen’s inimitable voice against bold new scenery.

“Making The Movie has taught me that my true voice lies in this area and not to be scared of using it,” she agrees. “In the past I’ve always tended to go into a soul area but this experience has been great in taking me places I’d never normally go. It’s been a valuable lesson in other styles and new ways of working. I feel excited about taking that forward into Texas and wherever it is we go next.’

ANDY BELL SOLO SINGLE 'WILL YOU BE THERE?' RELEASED THIS WEEK!
Produced by pop maestro Pascal Gabriel (Dido, Kylie, Ladyhawke) and capturing the essence of the dance floor classics and unforgettable pop anthems that made his name, 'Will You Be There?' includes remixes by Seamus Haji, Sonic C and French Horn Rebellion, which push the boundaries of club classics. But don't take my word for it, you can have a listen for yourself at Andy's website. The single is available to download from all good online retailers including iTunes UK, Amazon UK and Play.com

Why all the secrecy up until now? Well, Andy was keen to release his new solo material under a pseudonym and chose the name Mimó as a tribute to his friend Tomeau Mimó. Sadly however there is already a musician working as Mimo who has legally challenged Andy's right to use a variation of that name for this project, so from this point forwards all further releases will be come out under Andy's own name. More news about Andy's album very soon!

VINCE CLARKE SUPPORTS DEPECHE MODE'S TEENAGE CANCER TRUST AUCTION
Depeche Mode are auctioning twelve unique Hublot watches to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Each watch is a limited edition of one and each features album artwork from one of Depeche Mode's twelve studio albums. The watches are packaged in special boxes that include a photograph signed by all the members of the group who contributed to that album, which - in the case of the 'Speak & Spell' package - includes Vince Clarke. See Vince's website for more details.

25 YEARS OF ERASURE GUESTBOOK
Sherry, who runs one of the unofficial Erasure forums, has set up a page to collect messages for Vince and Andy to congratulate them on 25 years since the release of their first single. If you fancy contributing then you need to head on over to Sherry's website.

Legendary British pop duo “Go West” will embark on a rare 11-date UK tour in April 2010.

The duo, comprising of Peter Cox (vocals) and Richard Drummie (guitar) are best known for their smash hit singles “We Close Our Eyes” and “Call Me”, the UK tour will kick off on Thursday??April 8th at the Cheltenham Town Hall.
National Ticket hotline: 0844 888 9991 / book online: www.ticketline.co.uk??

Aptly described as “The 25th Anniversary Concert”, Go West’s highly anticipated UK tour will see the band perform songs from their colourful career, including the Top Ten singles “The King Of Wishful Thinking”, “True Colours”, “I Wanna Hear It From You” and “The King Is Dead.”

To coincide with Go West’s nationwide UK tour, the band will release a re-recorded version of their 1985 hit ‘Call Me’ coupled with brand new song ‘Skin Deep’. The single will be available as a CD and digital download.

For the full tour dates and information:
http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/kennedy_street/GoWestTour.htm