It was released on 20 January by Virgin Records. The album was conceived following Bailey Rae's hiatus from music, taken in the wake of her husband Jason Rae's death. She recorded The Sea at Limefield Studio in Manchester , England, during , working mostly with a host of session musicians and the record producers Steve Brown and Steve Chrisanthou. It features songs written by Bailey Rae before and after her husband's death, touching on themes of love, lament and solace.
Corinne Bailey Rae's hair has got bigger. The halo of ringlets that framed the singer's features when she burst to prominence in is now a bountiful shoulder-length thicket. It's a new, assured look that complements her beautiful and emotionally uncompromising new record, The Sea. But it's not all that has changed since we last met. Four years ago, Rae was in the midst of a whirlwind of hype and expectation.
Newest Top Rated Most Viewed. She performed with a youth faith group called Revive. When she was a college student, she worked the coat check at a jazz club.