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William Orbit has sprung to the defence of Britney Spears following the leak of her out-of tune original vocals recorded for track 'Alien'.
Orbit, Spears' producer and co-writer for the song, claimed that the leak was a vocal warm up and not the final studio cut before autotune stepped in to ressurect the track.
"Dearest Music Lovers, I have heard that Britney vocal link that everybody’s been discussing. It has been impossible not to as there have been many comments directing my attention to it. [I won’t re-posting it here]. I'd like to affirm that ANY singer when first at the mic at the start of a long session can make a multitude of vocalisations in order to get warmed up.
"Warming up is essential if you’re a pro, as it is with a runner doing stretches, and it takes a while to do properly. I’ve heard all manner of sounds emitted during warmups. The point is that it is not supposed to be shared with millions of listeners," said Orbit, in a lengthy Facebook post.
"A generous singer will put something down the mic to help the engineer get their systems warmed up and at the right level, maybe whilst having a cup of herb tea and checking through lyrics before the session really kicks off. It’s not expected to be a ‘take.' I think that 99% of you reading this will totally understand.Whomever put this on the internet must have done so in a spirit of unkindness, but it can in no way detract from the fact that Britney is and always will be beyond Stellar! She is magnificent! And that’s that."
Listen to the un-autotuned track below:
While that may indeed be that, it will certainly take more than a few kind words from a man financially attached to the controversy to drown out those vocals.
