Although ‘Frank’ firmly set Winehouse on the path to success, more was to follow… much more.Ģ006 saw the release of ‘ Back To Black’, an album that can rightly be called a modern classic. A heady brew of Motown, R&B, soul and the swagger of hip-hop, it garnered massive success and earned her nominations at the BRIT Awards and Ivor Novellos. She released her debut album ‘ Frank’ at the tender age of twenty. Winehouse was able to achieve that magical alchemy of creative exploration, pop hooks, critical success, all the while looking like she never gave a flying proverbial. She co-wrote and recorded some of the 21st century’s most iconic tunes such as ‘Rehab’, ‘Back To Black’, and ‘Tears Dry On Their Own’. Tonally complex, deep and rich, wholly expressive but never exaggerated, you hear an Amy Winehouse song and it can only be her. read more »Īmy Winehouse had a once-in-a-generation voice. She co-wrote and recorded some of the 21st century’s most iconic tunes s.
New Music Friday: the top releases this week.These two discs appear on CD for the first time as part of this set. In addition to these three albums, the set contains Live In London, a concert recorded at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London in 2007 and a collection of remixes from Frank and Back To Black, such as a Hot Chip remix of Rehab, and a Kardinal Beats remix of Love Is A Losing Game. Lioness: Hidden Treasures is a posthumous compilation album, first released on 2nd December 2011 and notably features the Grammy Award winning duet ‘Body and Soul’ with Tony Bennett.
It features the singles ‘Rehab’, ‘You Know I’m No Good’, ‘Back To Black’, ‘Tears Dry On Their Own’ and ‘Love Is A Losing Game’. Back To Black, widely regarded as a masterpiece by fans can citics alike, was originally released on 27th October 2006 and has sold over 16 million copies worldwide to date. Frank was Amy’s debut album, originally released on 20th October 2003 and features the hit single ‘Stronger Than Me’ for which Amy won an Ivor Novello Award in 2004.
On the 27th November, The Collection, a 5CD collection featuring the albums Frank, Back To Black and Lioness: Hidden Treasures, will be released via UMC/Island.
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