Watch: Jada Kingdom Slays Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ In New Cover

Jamaican songbird Jada Kingdom may have done Amy Winehouse fans proud in a recent cover of the British singer’s Back to Black.

Kingdom performed the song with an instrumental assist from Grammy award-winning percussionist Roland Gajate Garcia and guitarist Orion Meshorer in a single mic recording where they presented a subdued version of the original.

Jada, who recently got new management and signed to New York-based Republic Records, offered sharpened vocals in her usually sultry tones, infusing new life into the 15-year-old release.

Winehouse, who was also signed to Republic, passed away in 2011.

Back to Black was the third single from her final studio album of the same name, released on 30 April 2007. It was inspired by Winehouse’s tumultuous relationship with her then ex-boyfriend, who had left her for his ex-girlfriend.

Winehouse’s Back to Black  has also been covered by several other artists, most notably Beyoncé and André 3000’s cover for the soundtrack of the 2013 film adaptation of the novel The Great Gatsby (1925).

Considered to be one of Winehouse’s signature songs, Black to Black received universal acclaim by music critics, who generally praised its throwback sound to girl groups from the 1960s. The single peaked at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom and is Winehouse’s third best-selling single in that country.

Jada’s recording with the band, Garcia and Meshorer went through a series of other songs, in addition to the Back to Black cover, she also performed her latest single Jungle.

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