Amy Winehouse - Frank

180-gram gatefold double LP

Much can be said about the late Amy Winehouse, one of the U.K.'s flagship vocalists during the 2000s. The British press and tabloids seemed to focus on her rowdy behavior, afflictions and tragic end, but fans and critics alike embraced her rugged charm, brash sense of humor, and distinctively soulful and jazzy vocals.

Her platinum-selling breakthrough album, Frank (2003), elicited comparisons ranging from Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan to Macy Gray and Lauryn Hill. Interestingly enough, despite her strong accent and vernacular, one can often hear aspects of each of those singers' vocal repertoire in Winehouse's own voice. Nonetheless, her allure had always been her songwriting — almost always deeply personal but best known for its profanity and brutal candor.

With contributions from hip-hop producer/keyboardist Salaam Remi, Winehouse's amalgam of jazz, pop, soul, and hip-hop received rave reviews. The album was nominated for the 2004 Mercury Music Prize as well as two Brit Awards, and its lead single, "Stronger Than Me," won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song. In 2007 Frank re-entered the charts in the wake of the phenomenal success of her sophomore release, the five times Grammy Award-winning chart-topper, Back To Black.

 

Side 1

Intro/Stronger Than Me

You Sent Me Flying/Cherry

Now You Know

Fuck Me Pumps

Side 2

I Heard Love Is Blind

Moody's Mood for Love/Teo Licks

(There Is) No Greater Love

In My Bed

Side 3

Take The Box

October Song

What Is It About Men?

Side 4

Amy Amy Amy/Outro

Brother

Mr Magic (Through The Smoke)

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

Gone too soon. But her music is here posted on 05/24/2021 5 Stars Reviewer: Richard Shipp I very good Amy Winehouse album, and a dead quiet great sounding pressing.

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