In her bestselling autobiography Bedsit Disco Queen, Tracey Thorn
recalled the highs and lows of a thirty-year career in pop music. But
with the touring, recording and extraordinary anecdotes, there wasn't
time for an in-depth look at what she actually did for all those years:
sing. She sang with warmth and emotional honesty, sometimes while
battling acute stage-fright.
Part memoir, part wide-ranging exploration of the art, mechanics and
spellbinding power of singing, NAKED AT THE ALBERT HALL takes in Dusty
Springfield, Dennis Potter and George Eliot; Auto-tune, the microphone
and stage presence; The Streets and The X Factor. Including interviews
with fellow artists such as Alison Moyet, Romy Madley-Croft and Green
Gartside of Scritti Politti, and portraits of singers in fiction as well
as Tracey's real-life experiences, it offers a unique, witty and sharply
observed insider's perspective on the exhilarating joy and occasional
heartache of singing.