Corinne Bailey Rae is giving fans a rare and candid look back at the 2008 death of her first husband, Jason Rae , and how the loss has shaped her life and music.

The “Put Your Records On” singer, 46, spoke with Billboard about how the tragic passing of Jason — who died from an accidental overdose at 31 —directly influenced her second studio album, The Sea .

Released two years after his death, the album documented her path through grief and eventual healing.

“When I look back at [debut LP Corinne Bailey Rae ], it’s on the other side of… not a wall, but a divide between my two adult lives. That moment [ Jason ’s death] felt like the end of what that first album term was. I felt like my life was divided between the before and after of that,” she explained.

“As well as ch

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