And the workaholic singer’s forthcoming second album, due out later this year, has the potential to bring her modern take on smooth soul to even bigger audiences. The as-yet-untitled record has her working with a stacked cast of songwriting and producing collaborators: along with Devotion co-conspirators Dave Okumu, Julio Bashmore, and Kid Harpoon, Ware also enlisted Miguel, Arctic Monkeys producer James Ford, Toronto’s Nineteen85 (who co-produced Drake’s “Hold On We’re Going Home”), along with go-to songwriter Ed Sheeran, who’s helped write singles for Taylor Swift and One Direction. But the record’s most prominent co-stars are the executive-producer team BenZel, aka London electro expert Two Inch Punch and one-time Dr. Luke protégé Benny Blanco, who helmed about half of the new album, including first UK single “Tough Love”, which is officially due out in Ware’s home country on August 3.
She calls Florence Welch for advice, is Sam Smith's best mate and writes songs with The xx, but Jessie Ware has her feet firmly on the ground
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On her eagerly anticipated second album Tough Love, producers and guest artists include Miguel, and Solange Knowles’ producer Dev Hynes.
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And as for Ed Sheeran, while they were both in New York earlier this year she bought him lunch in Whole Foods and they wrote a song in 30 minutes that looks to be one of her new album’s biggest hits.
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On the new record she sings: ‘I want to feel burning flames when you say my name.’ She sounds like Stevie Nicks. ‘Ooh, thanks,’ she says. ‘I wanted a real Fleetwood Mac feeling to that song, bright but desperate, with a really melodramatic chorus. I kept saying, “Can we make it more Kate Bush?” ’
And the workaholic singer’s forthcoming second album, due out later this year, has the potential to bring her modern take on smooth soul to even bigger audiences. The as-yet-untitled record has her working with a stacked cast of songwriting and producing collaborators: along with Devotion co-conspirators Dave Okumu, Julio Bashmore, and Kid Harpoon, Ware also enlisted Miguel, Arctic Monkeys producer James Ford, Toronto’s Nineteen85 (who co-produced Drake’s “Hold On We’re Going Home”), along with go-to songwriter Ed Sheeran, who’s helped write singles for Taylor Swift and One Direction. But the record’s most prominent co-stars are the executive-producer team BenZel, aka London electro expert Two Inch Punch and one-time Dr. Luke protégé Benny Blanco, who helmed about half of the new album, including first UK single “Tough Love”, which is officially due out in Ware’s home country on August 3.
When she premiered the single Zane Lowe asked her what the album title was and she said something like 'can't tell you' 
