Naked at the Albert Hall: the inside story of singing

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"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."--Publisher's description.;A handful of notes -- Tissue and skin and bone -- A wonderful toy -- Singing into a void -- No singing -- Lead sister -- You sound just like you -- A fiendish obstacle race -- A window pane -- Looks like an elephant -- Rufus Wainwright's trousers -- Naked at the Albert Hall -- Little monsters -- My little kindred spirit -- Cut to the chase -- Song to the siren -- Heads, shoulders, knees and toes -- Such a long way down -- Me and my microphone -- Spooked by the beauty -- We all sing -- The empty vessel -- The X factor -- Why sing?