Black and White Heart
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| Studio album by Andee | ||
| Released | May 26, 2015 | |
| Recorded | 2013–14 in Montréal, QC (Man of the Hour Studio, Fever Music Group) |
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| Length | 54:28 | |
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| Label | Universal Canada | |
| Producer | Sébastien Lefebvre | |
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Black and White Heart is the debut studio album recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Andee, released May 26, 2015 through Universal Music Canada. Primarily an English language album, the deluxe edition includes four tracks recorded in French to reflect Andee's heritage as a French Canadian. Musically, the album incorporates elements of pop, rock, and soul.Sébastien Lefebvre, best known as a member of Simple Plan, produced the album and also co-wrote nine of the thirteen songs; Andee is credited as a writer (under her birth name Andrée-Anne Leclerc) on eight tracks.
The album received generally positive reviews upon release, with critics noting Andee's "powerhouse" vocals and unique sound. It entered the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart at number sixteen on the chart dated June 6, 2015. On iTunes Canada, the album reached as high as number four on the pop sales chart. The album has produced three singles, including the top-forty-peaking lead single "Never Gone".
In 2012, Andrée-Anne Leclerc auditioned for the fifth edition of the Québecois reality singing competition Star Académie, where she eventually placed in the top eight. On the show, she was discovered by Paul Jessop, the vice-president of promotions at Universal Music Canada, who requested her to perform the French vocals for the "Version Française" of Universal-signed band Hedley's hit single "Kiss You Inside Out", released in June 2012. This version is included on the deluxe edition of Black and White Heart. Leclerc encountered Simple Plan guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre in the spring of 2013, who reportedly knew upon hearing her for the first time that Leclerc had the ability to "touch people deeply with her music," and the two decided to work together on her debut studio album. In January 2014, Leclerc adopted the stage name Andee (an anglophone derivative of her birth name, Andrée-Anne) and signed a record deal with Universal Music Canada and a management deal with Coalition Music.
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