| Back to Black | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 550 reviews)
Sales Rank: 178
Category: Music
Artist: Amy Winehouse
Publisher: Republic
Studio: Republic
Manufacturer: Republic
Label: Republic
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000842802
UPC: 602517229679
EAN: 0602517229679
ASIN: B000N2G3RY
Release Date: March 13, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Rehab | | • | You Know I'm No Good | | • | Me & Mr. Jones | | • | Just Friends | | • | Back to Black | | • | Love Is a Losing Game | | • | Tears Dry on Their Own | | • | Wake Up Alone | | • | Some Unholy War | | • | He Can Only Hold Her | | • | You Know I'm No Good [Remix] |
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Album Description
Hailed by Newsweek Magazine as a cross between Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill, British soul singer Amy Winehouse's U.S. debut, Back To Black hits the US amid a flurry of accolades, radio and TV buzz unprecedented in recent years for a young siren. Her brassy mix of emotive vocals tinged with 60's girl-group stylings, sly funk, and anguished jazz, sparked the New York Daily News to crown Back To Black a "marvelous debut that would do Etta James proud" while New Yorker Magazine called her "a fierce English performer whose voice combines the smoky depths of a jazz chanteuse with the heated passion of a soul singer," and Spin Magazine affirming "there's never been A British star quite like her." Back To Black smolders with a bristling fusion of old school doo-wop/soul inflected uprisings, (the charismatic singer/songwriter wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album) brewing instant classics such as the Shirley Ellis influenced "Rehab," the Supremes tinged title song "Back To Black," the aching "Wake Up Alone," and the album's closer, "Addicted."
From Amazon.co.uk
Amy Winehouse's second album, Back to Black, is one of the finest soul albums, British or otherwise, to come out for years. Frank, her first album, was a sparse and stripped-down affair; Back to Black, meanwhile, is neither of these things. This time around, she's taken her inspiration from some of the classic 1960's girl groups like the Supremes and the Shangri-Las, a sound particularly suited to her textured vocal delivery, while adding a contemporary songwriting sensibility. With the help of producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, "Rehab" becomes a gospel-tinged stomp, while the title track (and album highlight) is a heartbreaking musical tribute to Phil Spector, with it's echoey bass drum, rhythmic piano, chimes, saxophone and close harmonies. Best of all, though, is the fact that Back to Black bucks the current trend in R&B by being unabashedly grown-up in both style and content. Winehouse's lyrics deal with relationships from a grown-up perspective, and are honest, direct and, often, complicated: on "You Know I'm No Good", she's unapologetic about her unfaithfulness. But she can also be witty, as on "Me & Mrs Jones" when she berates a boyfriend with "You made me miss the Slick Rick gig". Back to Black is a refreshingly mature soul album, the best of its kind for years. --Ted Kord
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 Classic July 2, 2009
Great album. The hidden gem is the title track, which has a classic ethereal interlude near the end of the song. And of course Rehab and "You Know I'm No Good" are great. But the whole album sparkles from beginning to end, and every song is distinct and interesting, with amazing musical arrangements.
 Good Songs; Deteriorating Voice June 13, 2009
The songs are well-known and good, but her voice has suffered and declined in range, timber and clarity since Frank was released. Also, I had heard most of these songs on a Paladia broadcast. This was unfortunate because I tend to prefer the live versions from that one show. The lyrics are printed, but on a background that makes them difficult to decipher.
She's haunting and emotional. May 20, 2009
This is rare, but there is a tradition of female vocalists that push it
to the point of dangerous. Billy, La Lupe, Dusty Springfield. If you like
these artists, than Amy is the girl for you.
can't get enough May 4, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Though I'd heard of Amy Winehouse, I never heard her music until recently I heard a song and I just had to hear more. Every song on this album is amazing and inspired - I just can't get enough of it! I'm 45 years old, usually listen to R&B...just to give an idea that people of all ages will love Amy Winehouse.
Needs a follow up Cd April 17, 2009
I love this CD. Such a great voice. Hopefully we will hear more from Amy.
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