Duffy returns with Endlessly

MANILA, Philippines - One of the most successful female vocalists of this decade, Duffy is back with her remarkable 10-track second album from MCA Music which contains upbeat danceable beats as well as laidback acoustic tunes — Endlessly. “At one point I thought, ‘Is this going to be an indie record?’” she laughs. “That’s what it was beginning to sound like.” Lyrically, it’s more empowered, heartfelt and worldly-wise, but also saucier (I’m his lover/Not his mother are the first words we hear) and more fun. “I think one can be a little bit afraid of being frivolous with music, of being tongue-in-cheek,” she says. “Sometimes it really is just about having fun.”

Written and recorded in New York and London, over the past year, the new album has formed a unique partnership between veteran writer Albert Hammond and the singer herself. The legendary songwriter-producer Hammond is best known for writing the classic songs When I Need You, The Air That I Breathe and To All the Girls I Loved Before.