Uptown Special

Uptown Special is the fourth studio album by English music producer Mark Ronson. The album was released on January 13, 2015 in the US and January 19, 2015 in the UK. Ronson dedicated the album to the late Amy Winehouse. The album was his first number one on the UK Albums Chart with his previous two albums charting at number two, and reached number two in the Australian ARIA Charts and number five on the US Billboard 200. The melody for "Uptown's First Finale" was inspired by the first set of lyrics that Michael Chabon sent to Mark Ronson. Despite Ronson loving the lyrics he kept hearing the melody as if it were being played by Stevie Wonder with his signature harmonica tone. Owing to this, Ronson decided to send a “Hail Mary” letter and the song to Wonder's manager. Despite not expecting a response, a few months later Ronson was contacted and told that Wonder had recorded the part for him. Ronson said of event "When I first heard it, it was one of the most emotional experiences I’ve ever had. I was dumbfounded, speechless, whatever word you want to use, I was all of those things. I still can’t believe somewhere in a studio in Chicago one night, Stevie Wonder actually recorded a p…

When was Uptown Special released?

Uptown Special was released in 2015 on RCA.

How many tracks are on Uptown Special?

Uptown Special has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 39 minutes.

What genre is Uptown Special?

Uptown Special is catalogued under Pop-Rock.