Background and release Background ĭel Rey and producer David Kahne recorded 13 tracks for the album throughout 2008. Lizzy was crying and her Gramma has such a sweet smile on her face, in the sun at the beach. While we were recording, Lizzy had a picture of her Gramma holding her on her lap. On his official website, David Kahne wrote about the recording process and the story behind the song 'Gramma' stating: 'Lizzy's Gramma is so important in her life. Del Rey did however re-record and re-release 'Yayo' on her Paradise EP. In May 2012, she announced that the album would not be re-released that summer. In January 2012, upon the release of her major-label album, Born to Die, Del Rey stated to the BBC that she recently bought back the rights of the album and was planning on re-releasing it in the Summer of 2012. In an interview, Nichtern stated: 'Her and her new manager came in and said, 'We want to get this off the market.

According to David Kahne, who produced Grant and Label owner David Nichtern, Grant bought the rights back from her label, 5 Points, as she wanted it out of circulation. Del Rey stated Kahne 'is known as a producer with a lot of integrity and who had an interest in making music that wasn't just pop.' Her father, Robert Grant, helped with the marketing of the album, which was available for purchase on iTunes for a brief period before being withdrawn. 'Yayo' would later be re-recorded, released again, on the 'Paradise Edition' of Born to Die. David Kahne recorded the album with Del Rey over a period of three months in 2008. The album was never released physically, aside from the many bootleg vinyl pressings, CDs and cassette tapes.ĭel Rey released a three-track extended play (EP) titled Kill Kill through 5 Points Records in October 2008, during which time she was known as Lizzy Grant. After the release of her major-label debut, Born to Die (2012), under her stage name Lana Del Rey, she expressed her wish to re-release the album, though this never ended up happening. Del Rey ultimately bought back the rights to the album. The record was eventually pulled from retailers soon afterwards because, according to Del Rey, the label was unable to fund it. The album was released by 5 Points Records on Januvia the United States Amazon MP3 and iTunes Stores. Lana Del Ray is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.

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