AMBER talks about "THIS IS YOUR NIGHT 2008"!!

VERY exciting news, everybody!

One of our favorite Divas - Amber - has decided to kick off 2008 in a big way.

She's re-releasing an updated version of her very first hit, "This is Your Night," which until now has never even been available for online download.

Ooh yes! The classic track is getting a modern rework by Amber's producer Wolfram (Pathos V2) and is going to reintroduce the classic dance hit for a whole new decade of clubbing! Plus... it's even going to get a new music video!




Here's a video of Amber herself announcing the February 12, 2008 release date and the music video!



But wait... Amber did us one better, and even took the time to answer a few questions from DIVA DIVO about this exciting reproduction :)

DIVA DIVO:
It's been over 10 years since "This is Your Night" became your first hit song. Are you surprised by the fact that fans still can't get enough of it?

AMBER:
Well, I was actually really surprised when I got signed to an actual international recording deal in the end of 1995 based on this song. It then hit really big in 1996, and it stood in the official Hot 100 Billboard charts for almost an entire year! It was actually huge on an international level and on countless compilations. I still remember hearing it on every radio station wherever I went.

Everything happened so fast and was so overwhelming. My first performance was in Chicago for B96 at their then yearly B-Bash in front of 30,000 people. I think that I almost peed in my pants ;) Gosh, I was so nervous...

As I went on stage with my 2 dancers, I felt the need to introduce myself and I remember that I said:

"Hi, my name is Amber and this is my song, 'This is Your Night.'" Then they started the music and the crowd screamed and sang along with each word. It was amazing!

I think that it was one of my biggest songs out there and hopefully that people always are reminded of some positive moment in their life when they hear it.

I just got so many requests about it that I finally caved in to redo it...;)

DD:
For fans who don't understand the process behind it, why has it taken so long to get "This Is Your Night" online?

AMBER:
The reality is that the original music masters do not belong to me. They belonged to the label that I was then signed to. They, however, sold those masters to Warner [Records].

When this title came out, digital distribution was not even in existence so it was never really discussed in contracts. So ultimately, it was never released through the international digital distribution system.

First off, I clearly had a re-recording clause in my recording contracts, where an artist is NOT allowed to re-record their own songs for a certain amount of years. Which, by the way, was generally very common.

So I had to wait out these years. And I wanted to reproduce it properly and I think that Pathos V2 did an outstanding job!

It was just too big to not have a have a proper version released through my label JMCA. If go all out and redo a video, etc.... I wanted to do it right!

DD:
Is there any particular way in which this 2008 interpretation will differ from the original?

AMBER:
Well, there is always the knowledge that people liked the original for a reason. So you do not want to mess with it too much in its melodic vocal form.

But... yes... there are some new elements in there ;)

Stop being so nosy and be patient ;)

DD:
Can you give us any clues on the concept of the video?

AMBER:
Nope... you will see it when you get it... ;)

And it can't come soon enough!

Thanks, Amber... and thanks for releasing a new version of a classic track.
I wasn't old enough to hit the clubs back in 1996... but it looks like my dream of hearing this in its proper environment will finally come true.

This is your night, this is my night... this is everybody's freakin' night!
JOHNNY