10/19/2008

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (Deluxe Edition 2007)


CD1 Tracks:

01 Rehab

02 You Know Im No Good

03 Me And Mr Jones

04 Just Friends

05 Back To Black

06 Love Is A Losing Game

07 Tears Dry On Their Own

08 Wake Up Alone

09 Some Unholy War

10 He Can Only Hold Her

11 Addicted

CD2 Tracks:

01 Valerie

02 Cupid [Deluxe Edition Version]

03 Monkey Man

04 To Know Him Is To Love Him [Napster Live]

05 Hey Little Rich Girl [Ft. Zalon And Ade]

06 You're Wondering Now

07 Some Unholy War

08 Love Is A Losing Game [Original Demo]

pass: pichangarecords

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.

10/08/2008

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