Back to Black
| Amy Winehouse
Back to Black
Back to Black is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. The album spawned five 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 was acclaimed by music critics, who praised Winehouse s songwriting and emotive singing style as well as Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson's production.-Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Winehouse has been blessed by a brassy voice that can transform even mundane sentiments into powerful statements.
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BBC
This is one of the best UK albums of the year.
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Slant Magazine
This is the UK import to watch.
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Pop Matters
Back to Black finds a fearless artist saying whatever she damn well pleases.
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All Music
All the best parts of her musical character emerge intact.
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Sputnik Music
A record of great power, and it truly shows what Amy Winehouse can do, not just with her voice, but the lyrics she writes.
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Music OMH
It’s a superb comeback, and one of the best albums of the year.
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Entertainment Weekly
It’s a near-perfect set.
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Drowned in Sound
A fully-fledged classic.
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The Music Box
It’s impossible not to hang on her every word as she looks to music for salvation.
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Soul Tracks
Amy returns with heartbreaking ballads in spades.
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The Real Musician
Her originality makes the album very unpredictable which is very refreshing.
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AV Club
Back To Black has a hook as simple as it is irresistible.
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The Guardian
Everything is in its right place.
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The Independent
What sets Winehouse's album apart from those of her peers is its rejection of genre clichés.
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The Observer
If Amy Winehouse continues in this fashion she could end up being a national treasure.
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Rolling Stone
The tunes don’t always hold up. But the best ones are impossible to dislike.
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The Times
For all the old-fashioned warmth of the arrangements, this is an album from a thoroughly modern milieu.
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