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Frank |  | Artist: Amy Winehouse
Label: Universal / Island
Category: Music
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Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 1231
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 58 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 060249812918
EAN: 0060249812918
ASIN: B0000DIXN7
Release Date: October 20, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Stronger Than Me (Jazz Intro) | | • | You Send Me Flying (Cherry) | | • | Know You Now | | • | Fuck Me Pumps | | • | I Heard Love Is Blind | | • | Moody's Mood For Love (Teo Licks) | | • | (There Is) No Greater Love | | • | In My Bed | | • | Take The Box | | • | October Song | | • | What It Is About Men | | • | Help Yourself | | • | Amy Amy Amy (Outro) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
With her debut album IFrank/I, Amy Winehouse proves to be one of the most original, honest and brave singer/songwriters to emerge in recent years. Over the course of the 13 songs, she manages to do everything required of a classic album. This is a stark piece of work, comprising husky, frequently sexually charged vocals, painfully honest lyrics and soft trumpets, laidback beats and sparse guitar work. It seems that soulful jazz doesn't always have to be bland--it can also be playful, twisted and arrogant ("Amy Amy Amy"). p "Fuck Me Pumps" charts a seemingly guilt-free act of infidelity: "What do you expect when you leave me here alone?" she asks coyly, as if by way of justifiable explanation. "You wouldn't want me to be lonely," she adds. You can't help warming to her, despite what she's saying. A unique sense of humour (how rare in music now) and a no-bull attitude make for an interesting, compelling debut. Frank? Yes, but refreshingly so. You wouldn't want her for a girlfriend, but as a life companion she may yet prove indispensable. I--Cortman Virtue/I
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 Gets the angle right May 11, 2005
J. E. Davidson (UK)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
Frank is a wonderful debut album. It is a jazz album with edge both musically and lyrically: a welcome and much needed reminder that jazz does not need to be bland, it is fantastic on every level.pThe music is primarily soul inflected jazz but also drawing on a host of other influences including funk and even blues. The musical arrangements are quite simple and sparse but atmospheric and effective. Amy Winehouse has a strong, husky voice which brings the songs to life and is able to convey feeling and strong emotion.pThe songs chart the course of a failed relationship with a few other barbs thrown in for good measure. The lyrics, mainly written by Amy Winehouse herself, are personal, scabrous and occasionally very funny. The material has a refreshing emotional honesty spiced with arrogance, bile and spite but, fortunately, lacking in sentimentality or self-pity. The album is packed with great songs including the excellent 'Stronger than me' is a lament about the weakness of her over educated new man boyfriend; 'I Heard Love Is Blind' a confession/justification for her infidelity ('he looked liked you', 'I was thinking of you', 'it couldn't tell, it was dark and I was lying down'), 'F**k me Pumps', an attack on shallow party girls ('At least your breasts cost more than hers') amongst others.pAmy Winehouse has gained some notoriety through some entertaining, if loud mouthed, TV appearances (most notably on Never Mind the Buzzcocks) and some negative press coverage for her unladylike behaviour. She may not be the most appealing person in the world and clearly being her boyfriend carries some risks (unless you like being pilloried in song). However, this does not change the fact that she is a fantastic singer/songwriter. She is often bracketed with the other 'new' British Jazz 'sensations': Joss Stone, Katie Melua Jamie Cullum. I guess that this is because they are all relatively recent arrivals on the music scene and they have all been labelled jazz singers. This is not a particularly sensible or useful classification - Amy Winehouse has passion and edge - this is a much more interesting album than anything the other three have produced (or are likely to produce).pAmy Winehouse apparently believes that no men bought her album. Sorry to disappoint her but at least one did and he loves it.
Fabulous! May 5, 2004
34 out of 38 found this review helpful
I bought this CD on a whim without properly hearing any of the songs on it, and to my suprise it has turned out to be one of the best (if not THE best) albums I own. Amy Winehouse is an amazing new talent and it is unbelievable that at the age of just 19 she has produced such a fine collection of songs. Her voice is incredible, especially on tracks such as Stronger Than Me (the album's standout), You Sent Me Flying and Take The Box. pOther strong tracks include the witty F**k Me Pumps, which attacks those vacuous party girls who are famous for being famous ("Every week it gets worse/With your big empty purse/ At least your breasts cost more than hers" - miaow!); I Heard Love Is Blind, where she sings a hilarious confession of infidelity; and the simply beautiful (There Is) No Greater Love. Know You Now is the only song that I really don't like, probably because it seems a little bland compared to the others, but the rest of the album is fantastic and definitely benefits from repeat listenings. pI'd wholeheartedly recommend this album to anyone who appreciates soul/jazz, or fans of mainstream rnb who are looking for something a bit different. Amy Winehouse is a welcome antidote to all the manufactured pop 'music' that has invaded the airwaves thanks to the likes of Simon Cowell, and although she has been critically acclaimed and nominated at the Brit Awards, it seems a shame to me that she hasn't recieved more attention and airplay as she truly deserves it.
Miles Ahead Of The Competition!! November 5, 2006
John Cassidy (greater manchester)
31 out of 36 found this review helpful
I picked this up from Sainsbury's one wet winter evening in 2005,and boy was I blown away!
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br /I'm aware that our Amy garners many comparisons with the 'modern' pseudo-jazz singers of current times,but comparing Amy with some of them is like comparing a tin of Aldi beans with the same M and S product!
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br /She really is in a league of her own, and sings with conviction,guts and honesty.The rude words add a little fiery spice to the proceedings,and don't sound as though they were thrown in for shock effect!
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br /My fave tracks? I would like to list them all,but seeing as I'm in the middle of eating tea,here are my immediately obvious choices;
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br /Take The Box-Slinkily seductive and seedy at the same time,
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br /Help Yourself-A qurky little tune that refuses to leave my brain!;
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br /Stronger Than Me- A straight-up plea to her man to be the man in the relationship!
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br /What Is It About Men?- Another ode to Amy's favourite subject-Modern and traditional,mature yet wanton
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br /Amy Amy Amy-With big bongo beats-Gets me dancing in the kitchen every time
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br /Immerse yourself in the world of Amy Winehose-It's addictively fantastic
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This lives up to the hype November 4, 2003
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
Apparently Amy Winehouse wasn't completely happy with the choice of tracks, but this is still amazing debut album that more than lives up to the considerable amount of hype it's received in recent weeks.pStill a teenager, and still looking and sounding like one when she's interviewed (see http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A1138033 ), Amy nevertheless has gathered enough experience to write some classy songs of her own and - when she sings - sounds far more mature, showing the depth of her voice on classics such as "No Greater Love".pI love this CD - after many months it has (temporarily?) replaced Nitin Sawhney's "Human" as the one I play EVERY evening!
Breathtakingly Real Music. November 11, 2004
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Refreshingly honest lyrics and the most unique voice you've ever heard, 'Frank' has got to be the most addictive album of the year. pMixing jazz, hip-hop, soul and a whole host of other genres, the music comes right from the heart of this straight up London girl. pYou'll find it almost impossible not to fall in love with her sassy, sultry and exciting debut, which with its own sound like nothing you've ever heard before, can only be described as pure Amy. pOne of the most amazing new talents in years, its easy to see why she is already being mentioned in the same breath as Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and Erykah Badu. Once you've listened to Amy, the other current "nu-jazz" kids simply fail to impress and pale in comparison. pGreat balance of material including some brutal 'tell it like it is' tracks, ('You Sent Me Flying', 'Take The Box', 'In My Bed', 'What Is It About Men'), a few hilariously entertaining ones, ('F*ck me pumps', 'Cherry', 'I Heard Love Is Blind'), some you can't get out of your head, ('Stronger Than Me', 'Moodys Mood For Love', 'Help Yourself') and even a song about the death of her pet canary! ('October Song'). Extra tracks are equally as credit worthy and it almost feels criminal not to mention the rest!pAn absolute gem for your collection and a must have for your soul!
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