Back to Black

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studio album
First released:
Mar 13 2007

Overview Edit

Back to Black is the second studio album by British R&B and soul singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released in October 2006 on Island Records. The album has spawned a number of singles such as "Rehab", "You Know I'm No Good", "Back to Black", "Tears Dry on Their Own", and "Love Is a Losing Game". Back to Black has received universal critical acclaim and has been praised for its classic jazz/soul vibe, "vintage production style" accomplished songwriting, and Winehouse's mature and emotive singing style. It has appeared on numerous year-end Top Ten Lists produced by The Austin Chronicle (number four), Billboard Magazine (number three), Blender Magazine (number eight), Slant Magazine (number four), Entertainment Weekly (number two), The New York Times (number three) and Time Magazine (number one).

At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Back to Black won five awards, tying the record (with Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Beyonce Knowles, Norah Jones, and Alison Krauss) for the second-most awards won by a female artist in a single ceremony. The album won Best Pop Vocal Album, while "Rehab" won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year and Record of the Year with Amy Winehouse winning Best New Artist. The album was also nominated for Album of the Year. To date, Back to Black has sold over ten million copies worldwide.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
UICI-9021
Release dates:
  • Mar 13 2007 in United States

Genres

Pop, Female Vocalist, Singer-Songwriter, Blues, Jazz, Neo-Soul, Soul, Traditional R&B, Rhythm & Blues. Vote on Genres

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5 stars RETRO SOUL
In U.K. Amy Winehouse has been a tabloid regular recently with tales of anoxeria, addiction, and drunken TV appearances, but she really should let her music speak for itself . . . especially when it's as good as this.

Her debut, "Frank", was sometimes stodgy and definitely over praised, but no praise is too high for this unashamedly retro, but beautifully observed and realised take on classic girl group pop and Motown soul.

The 11 songs all sound like great lost classics from the 60s, snappily…
Written by Amskeating
2 stars Not such a
THIS REVIEW DEALS ONLY WITH THE EDITING OF CURSE WORDS FOR THE CLEAN ALBUM.

I bought the clean version of this album because she uses the "f" word in several songs on the other version and I have young children. The edited version is a disappointment. The curse words are clumsily half-blotted out, leaving an awkward space in the songs, while the phrase, "You don't mean [...] to me" remains untouched. I will still have to press the skip button, which negates the whole point of buying a clean ver…
Written by Vereen "rivergirl"

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Other versions Edit

Back to Black 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Island Records
catalog number: UICI-9021
release dates: Sep 5 2007 in Japan
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Back to Black 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Republic Records
release dates: Jun 19 2007
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15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Universal-Island Records
catalog number: 5300391
release dates: Jun 15 2007
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Back to Black 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: UICI-9021
release dates: Sep 5 2007 in Japan
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8 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Island Records
catalog number: 1749097
release dates: Nov 5 2007 in United Kingdom
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Back to Black 16 tracks The Deluxe Edition
format: 1 x CD
release dates: Nov 13 2007
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Back to Black 11 tracks Clean version
format: 1 x CD
catalog number: UICI-9021
release dates: Mar 13 2007
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