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Back to Black | 
| Artist: Amy Winehouse
Label: Republic
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  530 reviews
Sales Rank: 82
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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Condition: Brand New - Factory Sealed - Import Edition Shipped from Florida via USPS First class mail. We ONLY sell what we have in stock. NO back orders here.
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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 | | • | Bonus Track 1 |
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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
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."
Album Details
Ivor Novello Award Winner, Mercury Music Prize and Triple Brit Nominee Amy Winehouse, Follows the Release of her New Single "rehab" and Recent Sell-out Mini-uk Tour, with the Hugely Anticipated Release on October 30th of her New Album "back to Black". On "back to Black", the Follow-up to her Platinum Debut "frank" which Established her as One of the Most Exciting and Challenging Artists in Pop Music, Amy Confirms, Beyond Any Reasonable Or Unreasonable Doubt, What a Truly Remarkable Talent She Is.
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 Old school big voice September 8, 2008
I have recently discovered Amy. Yes, she's in the tabloids and I've heard of her, but I've recently discovered her MUSIC.
The first thought that I had when I heard the title song, "Back to Black," was, "That sounds like an old Motown song from around 1967!" This whole disc has that old school sound, and to tell you the truth, I was impressed by the rhythm section and how they laid down a stone cold groove. The next thing I noticed was Amy's voice, and how much she sounded like one of the old time singers. You can tell that she's studied and learned to emulate not only the Motown sound but also reaches much further back into original Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, and Blues. "Me and Mr. Jones" is a prime example of this; the background singers' vocal harmony is reminiscent of a style popular in the 1930's and through the 40's.
I was blown away by Amy's voice. Not only does she have great power, but also has fantastic control. Some of her vocal acrobatics really are top notch, without being too showy. She can sing an entire lifetime of grief, loss, and desire into one phrase. Raw emotion comes through in songs like, "Love is a Losing Game," and "You Know I'm No Good."
Having retroactively listened to some of "Frank," I would say that her songwriting skills really improved on "Back To Black." There's not a bad song on this disc, and these days, that's saying something. I highly recommend this CD to anyone that's open to listening some some old school music, with a touch of some modern naughtiness.
LOVE that jazzy voice of Amy Winehouse September 7, 2008
What a wonderful CD. I absolutely adore Amy Winehouse's voice. Her songs have so much meaning (although a bit brutal at times...hmmmm like life is I guess). If you love jazz, then you will LOVE this CD. I cannot wait until she writes more songs. All of her songs are so heartfelt...you can almost FEEL the pain and emotion coming from her. You will NOT be sorry when you purchase her songs and her DVD "Live from London".
A Haunting Talent September 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's no hiding the anguish Amy Winehouse must suffer as evidenced in most the music on this album. Brilliant lyrics and a mature powerful voice. I have the earworm problem after listening, can't get her music and lyrics out of my head. I hope she lives long enough to explore and expand her talent. She's so young, she should have at least a decade left to create, but the drug thing....it's a crap shoot. Oh, I love her music by the way.
 Higly overrated September 1, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Only three real good songs on this record, but we`ve heard them all before. This is nothing new, the entire record is kind of a Motown soul replica, and could have been made back in the early 70`s.
Amy has a cool voice though, and the lyrics aren`t too bad, but the production quality is so unimaginably crappy you couldn`t believe it. The bass are boomy, there are distortions in Amy`s voice, and the arrangements all over are poor and monotonous. Therefore it gets more and more boring to listen to this record after a while. The production crew should have been punished for this.. Better luck next time!
first and still great August 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Amy's first CD is still great, may the best of the few she has released.
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