Dionne Bromfield
Dionne Bromfield (born 1996 in London) is an English singer.
In Sept… Read Full Bio ↴Dionne Bromfield (born 1996 in London) is an English singer.
In September 2009 Bromfield was the first artist to be signed to Amy Winehouse's record label Lioness Records. Her debut album Introducing Dionne Bromfield was released on 12 October 2009 and first single "Mama Said" was released on 2 November 2009. Yeah Right was released on March 20, 2011 as the first single from her second album.
Introducing Dionne Bromfield features covers of 12 classic songs that reflect her love of vintage soul music and ‘60s girl groups. Tracks include the Motown anthem Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, which Dionne has recorded as a duet with Zalon, and Foolish Little Girl, originally a hit for The Shirelles in 1963.
As Dionne explains: “Mostly I listen to Motown – that’s proper music. And these songs I’ve chosen, I just grew up around them. My mum had lots of old Motown LPs, and when you’re brought up listening to something you start singing the way these people are singing. My favourite singer is Marvin Gaye, and Aretha Franklin is amazing as well – she has such a big voice! I also like Ne-Yo very much, I like Beyonce, but I don’t want to go R&B or pop or anything like that. I want to keep it soul.”
It was at the age of ten that Dionne started to think seriously about singing, after an aunt recognised her potential and referred her to a professional vocal coach. A year later she sang for Amy for the first time. “I said, ‘You’re an amazing singer’,” Amy recalls. “We also played guitar together, and the way she accompanies herself on guitar is amazing too.”
Amy put Dionne together with Jon Moon, the producer who worked on the deluxe edition of Amy’s Back To Black album and whose credits also include N-Dubz, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens). Dionne says: “The first song we did was Ain’t No Mountain High Enough. I played it to Amy and she said, ‘Oh my God, that’s the nuts!’ Eventually we started doing more and more songs and it turned into an album.”
Backed by Amy’s regular touring band, Dionne recorded a wide variety of songs from the 1960s and early ‘70s: early Tamla Motown favourite Beechwood 4-5789, a hit for The Marvelettes in 1962; He’s So Fine, a US number one for The Chiffons in 1964; Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do), co-written and originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in ’67 and later covered by Aretha Franklin in 1973; and My Boy Lollipop, a UK number one for Millie in 1964, and a song first heard by Dionne when she saw the Spice Girls movie Spiceworld. “I thought it was a good song,” she says, “but when I heard Millie’s version I thought, this is the proper one. And Amy said, ‘You’ve got to do it – it’s my favourite tune!’”
When choosing each song for the album, Dionne had simple criteria. “You need a good melody and a good lyric,” she says. “To write a really great song, you have to really mean it. If you put your all into it, if you really feel it, you’re showing what you feel and what you want others to feel about that song.”
This is a principle that Dionne is applying to her own songwriting, although she is saving her original songs for the future. Says Amy: “Dionne’s writing all the time. I want her to experience life so that she can write songs. But while she’s doing a covers album she’s not singing all her songs, she’s not so consumed by it. Singing songs that are very personal, it’s very deep. But she knows what she’s doing – to be honest, when I say Dionne’s like my sister, a lot of the time she’s like my older sister! I’m just so proud of her.”
“I’m really happy with my album,” Dionne says, “I love these songs, and I’m really excited about going out and singing them. Once you’re on a stage, it’s like you’re home.”
In Sept… Read Full Bio ↴Dionne Bromfield (born 1996 in London) is an English singer.
In September 2009 Bromfield was the first artist to be signed to Amy Winehouse's record label Lioness Records. Her debut album Introducing Dionne Bromfield was released on 12 October 2009 and first single "Mama Said" was released on 2 November 2009. Yeah Right was released on March 20, 2011 as the first single from her second album.
Introducing Dionne Bromfield features covers of 12 classic songs that reflect her love of vintage soul music and ‘60s girl groups. Tracks include the Motown anthem Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, which Dionne has recorded as a duet with Zalon, and Foolish Little Girl, originally a hit for The Shirelles in 1963.
As Dionne explains: “Mostly I listen to Motown – that’s proper music. And these songs I’ve chosen, I just grew up around them. My mum had lots of old Motown LPs, and when you’re brought up listening to something you start singing the way these people are singing. My favourite singer is Marvin Gaye, and Aretha Franklin is amazing as well – she has such a big voice! I also like Ne-Yo very much, I like Beyonce, but I don’t want to go R&B or pop or anything like that. I want to keep it soul.”
It was at the age of ten that Dionne started to think seriously about singing, after an aunt recognised her potential and referred her to a professional vocal coach. A year later she sang for Amy for the first time. “I said, ‘You’re an amazing singer’,” Amy recalls. “We also played guitar together, and the way she accompanies herself on guitar is amazing too.”
Amy put Dionne together with Jon Moon, the producer who worked on the deluxe edition of Amy’s Back To Black album and whose credits also include N-Dubz, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens). Dionne says: “The first song we did was Ain’t No Mountain High Enough. I played it to Amy and she said, ‘Oh my God, that’s the nuts!’ Eventually we started doing more and more songs and it turned into an album.”
Backed by Amy’s regular touring band, Dionne recorded a wide variety of songs from the 1960s and early ‘70s: early Tamla Motown favourite Beechwood 4-5789, a hit for The Marvelettes in 1962; He’s So Fine, a US number one for The Chiffons in 1964; Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do), co-written and originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in ’67 and later covered by Aretha Franklin in 1973; and My Boy Lollipop, a UK number one for Millie in 1964, and a song first heard by Dionne when she saw the Spice Girls movie Spiceworld. “I thought it was a good song,” she says, “but when I heard Millie’s version I thought, this is the proper one. And Amy said, ‘You’ve got to do it – it’s my favourite tune!’”
When choosing each song for the album, Dionne had simple criteria. “You need a good melody and a good lyric,” she says. “To write a really great song, you have to really mean it. If you put your all into it, if you really feel it, you’re showing what you feel and what you want others to feel about that song.”
This is a principle that Dionne is applying to her own songwriting, although she is saving her original songs for the future. Says Amy: “Dionne’s writing all the time. I want her to experience life so that she can write songs. But while she’s doing a covers album she’s not singing all her songs, she’s not so consumed by it. Singing songs that are very personal, it’s very deep. But she knows what she’s doing – to be honest, when I say Dionne’s like my sister, a lot of the time she’s like my older sister! I’m just so proud of her.”
“I’m really happy with my album,” Dionne says, “I love these songs, and I’m really excited about going out and singing them. Once you’re on a stage, it’s like you’re home.”
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Dionne Bromfield Lyrics
A Little Love I had a dream And I can't stop thinking about it,…
Ain Ain't no mountain high. Ain't no valley low. Ain't no river …
Ain't No Mountain High Enough Featuring Zalon Ain't no mountain high. Ain't no valley low. Ain't no rive…
Am I the Same Girl Why don't you stop And look me over Am I the same…
Beachwood (La, La. La, La, La, La, La) Hey-ah-ay-ay (La, La. La, La,…
Beachwood 4-5789 (La, La. La, La, La, La, La) Hey-ah-ay-ay (La, La. La, La,…
Beachwood 45789 (La, La. La, La, La, La, La) Hey-ah-ay-ay (La, La. La, La,…
Don't Make It True Babe, the times that we have loved I thought you really…
Foolin' Looking at the man so you always see Without him to…
Foolin’ Looking at the man so you always see Without him to…
Foolish Little Girl Foolish little girl An fickle little girl You didn't want hi…
Get Over It You're staring at your phone all day Waiting for a text…
Good for the Soul For my poor heart's sake, Guess it's time to take the…
He's So Fine (Do-lang, do-lang, do-lang) (Do-lang, do-lang) He's so fine…
If That's the Way You Wanna Play When I first saw you standing there, I didn't know what…
In Your Own World Listen, so convinced that he's the one And he loves you Obse…
Magic Call it magic, call it true I call it magic when…
Mama Said Mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like…
Mama Said 10/10/2009 Mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like…
Move a Little Faster Yeah, yeah How can I explain it You got to get it,…
My Boy Lollipop My boy Lollipop You make my heart go giddy-up You are as…
Oh Henry Everyday I'm glad that you belong to me I like the way…
Ouch That Hurt I've fall out a few times But never this far I never…
Remember Our Love Do you still remember our love? Do you still remember our…
Spinnin' For 2012 It-It's spinnin' again It-It's spinnin' again It-uh-uh spinn…
Sweetest Thing Tried to make it look more real Friends don't tell me…
Tell Him If you ever see the boy for me Tell him that…
Time Will Tell They think you're an angel, a heart of gold I must…
Too Soon to Call It Love It came out of the blue Like a brand new story Waiting…
Two Can Have A Party Who needs the noise of a party crowd Who needs the…
Until You Come Back to Me Though you don't call anymore I sit and wait in vain I…
With a Child's Heart With a child's heart Go face the worries of the day With…
Yeah Right Yo what up Dionne it's Diggy I got 'em caught up…
Yeah Right Feat. Diggy Simmons Yo what up Dionne it's Diggy I got 'em caught up…