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Amy Winehouse pays tribute to Quincy Jones

Amy Winehouse will perform on a Quincy Jones tribute album. Q: Soul Bossa Nostra will highlight the career of a man who has worked with some of the biggest names in music. He is the man behind Michael Jackson's phenomenally successful Thriller album.

Winehouse will sing a song that Quincy Jones produced at the beginning of the 1960s. It's My Party was originally performed by Lesley Gore and achieved a lot of success in its day.

The Rehab singer is teaming up once again with producer Mark Ronson for the project. He is the music man who worked magic on her Back to Black album.

Mark Ronson released a statement yesterday (September 8): "Amy and I are both incredibly honoured and excited to be recording this song for Quincy. The regard she holds him in is second to none. We've gone back and forth on this track, fixing and improving it until we were satisfied it was good enough for Quincy."

Quincy Jones had this to say: "Amy's talents as an artist are undisputable and I am astounded not only by her voice but by her tremendous knowledge of and respect for music and its history."