back to black

This soulful siren stomped onto the world stage and stole our hearts with the sassy, sultry style of her sophomore album. Amy Winehouse became a critical darling with her jazzy debut 'Frank'; but after a painful breakup with Blake Fielder-Civil, she dropped out of the spotlight and put her pain into these more direct and emotional songs. Producers Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson recorded her vocals on vintage equipment to get that rich tone. 'Back to Black' went to the top of the charts in seventeen countries and won five Grammy Awards.




http://www.amywinehouse.com/

The instant classic 'Rehab' was her first top ten in the UK and her only one in the US. It refers to Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway. It won three Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and was nominated for two more Grammy Awards that year.

"They tried to make me go to rehab

I said, "no, no, no"

Yes, I been black

But when I come back, you'll know, know, know

I ain't got the time

And if my daddy thinks I'm fine

He's tried to make me go to rehab

I won't go, go, go

I'd rather be at home with a Ray

I ain't got seventy days

'Cause there's nothing, there's nothing you can teach me

That I can't learn from Mr. Hathaway"

The hip hop jazz of 'You Know I'm No Good' was a top ten hit in Switzerland.

"I cheated myself,

Like I knew I would,

I told you I was trouble,

You know that I'm no good"

The stunning title track concerns different kinds of addiction. 'Back To Black' made it to number three in Australia.

"We only said goodbye with words I died a hundred times

You go back to her And I go back to, I go back to us

I love you much, it's not enough

You love blow and I love puff And life is like a pipe

And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside "

The weepy 'Love Is A Losing Game' reached number thirty three in both Ireland and the UK.

For you I was a flame, love is a losing game

Five story fire as you came, love is a losing game

One I wished I never played, oh what a mess we made

And now the final frame, love is a losing game

Played out by the band, love is a losing hand

More than I could stand, love is a losing hand

Self-professed, profound, 'til the tips were down

Know you're a gambling man, love is a losing hand

Though I'm rather blind, love is a fair resign

Memories mar my mind, love it is a fair resign

Over a few tiles, and laughter by the docks

And now the final frame, love is a losing game

The stomp of 'My Tears Dry On Their Own' samples the backing music from 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The single peaked at number sixteen in the UK.

He walks away, the sun goes down

He takes the day but I'm gone

And in your way in this blue shade

My tears dry on their own

'Back to Black' 
full album:





1. "Rehab"   Amy Winehouse Mark Ronson 3:35
2. "You Know I'm No Good"   Winehouse Ronson 4:17
3. "Me & Mr Jones"   Winehouse Salaam Remi 2:33
4. "Just Friends"   Winehouse Remi 3:13
5. "Back to Black"   Winehouse Ronson 4:01
6. "Love Is a Losing Game"   Winehouse Ronson 2:35
7. "Tears Dry on Their Own"  Winehouse Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson
Remi 3:06
8. "Wake Up Alone"  Winehouse Paul O'Duffy   Ronson 3:42
9. "Some Unholy War"   Winehouse Remi 2:22
10. "He Can Only Hold Her"   Winehouse Richard Poindexter Robert Poindexter
Ronson 2:46

11. "Addicted"   Winehouse Remi 2:46