2016 Grammy Award Winner!
Record Of the Year: Uptown Funk
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Uptown Funk
Producer of The Year, Non-Classical
Yellow Vinyl LP Features Bruno Mars, Stevie Wonder, and More! Includes the Hit "Uptown Funk!"
Uptown Special, the fourth album by producer-songwriter-musician Mark Ronson, is a tale of several cities, a wide range of collaborators, and a road trip deep into the American South. However, the story of Ronsons latest project really starts back when he was New Yorks hottest DJ.
In the late 1990s into the early 2000s, the New York club scene was percolating with booming hip-hop and glitzy R&B. In those days before he emerged as a multi-talented musical force, Ronson manned the turntables of many great parties. This mix of vintage R&B and pop with contemporary hip-hop is what made Ronson a star DJ.
Uptown Special has all of the flavor of a night with Mark rocking the ones and twos with funk, soul, and psychedelic pop in a style that echoes classic productions by Quincy Jones and Steely Dan, and funneled through its creators' sophisticated understanding of arrangement and melody. Of his three previous albums, Mark feels like Uptown Special is closest in spirit to his 2003 debut, Here Comes the Fuzz, which came directly out of his DJ experience. The difference, Mark says is I was reaching for things musically I wasnt quite ready to execute. With all the experience Ive gained over the years I had the maturity and knowledge to really pull this together.
Mark Ronsons Uptown Special is a unique blend. Its an album with a serious literary pedigree matched to down home greasy funk. It features a progressive pop vocalist from Australia and one reared in Mississippi, the spiritual root of American music. Hot young contemporary players dominate while some tracks are spiced with legendary musicians. Its a mix that reflects the musical taste and life experience of its creator.
Producer Mark Ronson joins forces with Mystikal for the song "Feel Right" and Bruno Mars for the commercially successful "Uptown Funk" which has received an abundance of radio play. Besides Bruno Mars and Mystikal, the album also features artists Stevie Wonder, Andrew Wyatt (Miike Snow), Kevin Parker (Tame Impala), Keyone Starr, and Jeff Bhasker.
Features:
Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl
Includes album download code
Selections:
Side A:
1. Uptown's First Finale
2. Summer Breaking
3. Feel Right
4. Uptown Funk
5. I Can't Lose
6. Daffodils
Side B:
1. Crack In The Pearl
2. In Case Of Fire
3. Leaving Los Feliz
4. Heavy And Rolling
5. Crack In The Pearl Pt.II
Record Of the Year: Uptown Funk
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Uptown Funk
Producer of The Year, Non-Classical
Yellow Vinyl LP Features Bruno Mars, Stevie Wonder, and More! Includes the Hit "Uptown Funk!"
Uptown Special, the fourth album by producer-songwriter-musician Mark Ronson, is a tale of several cities, a wide range of collaborators, and a road trip deep into the American South. However, the story of Ronsons latest project really starts back when he was New Yorks hottest DJ.
In the late 1990s into the early 2000s, the New York club scene was percolating with booming hip-hop and glitzy R&B. In those days before he emerged as a multi-talented musical force, Ronson manned the turntables of many great parties. This mix of vintage R&B and pop with contemporary hip-hop is what made Ronson a star DJ.
Uptown Special has all of the flavor of a night with Mark rocking the ones and twos with funk, soul, and psychedelic pop in a style that echoes classic productions by Quincy Jones and Steely Dan, and funneled through its creators' sophisticated understanding of arrangement and melody. Of his three previous albums, Mark feels like Uptown Special is closest in spirit to his 2003 debut, Here Comes the Fuzz, which came directly out of his DJ experience. The difference, Mark says is I was reaching for things musically I wasnt quite ready to execute. With all the experience Ive gained over the years I had the maturity and knowledge to really pull this together.
Mark Ronsons Uptown Special is a unique blend. Its an album with a serious literary pedigree matched to down home greasy funk. It features a progressive pop vocalist from Australia and one reared in Mississippi, the spiritual root of American music. Hot young contemporary players dominate while some tracks are spiced with legendary musicians. Its a mix that reflects the musical taste and life experience of its creator.
Producer Mark Ronson joins forces with Mystikal for the song "Feel Right" and Bruno Mars for the commercially successful "Uptown Funk" which has received an abundance of radio play. Besides Bruno Mars and Mystikal, the album also features artists Stevie Wonder, Andrew Wyatt (Miike Snow), Kevin Parker (Tame Impala), Keyone Starr, and Jeff Bhasker.
Features:
Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl
Includes album download code
Selections:
Side A:
1. Uptown's First Finale
2. Summer Breaking
3. Feel Right
4. Uptown Funk
5. I Can't Lose
6. Daffodils
Side B:
1. Crack In The Pearl
2. In Case Of Fire
3. Leaving Los Feliz
4. Heavy And Rolling
5. Crack In The Pearl Pt.II
