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Back To Black: Deluxe Edition |  | Artist: Amy Winehouse
Label: Island
Category: Music
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 740
Format: Box set, Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Running Time: 26 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 602517521193
EAN: 0602517521193
ASIN: B000Y9PI9U
Release Date: December 3, 2007
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Rehab | | • | You Know I'm No Good | | • | Me Mr Jones | | • | Just Friends | | • | Back To Black | | • | Love Is A Losing Game | | • | Tears Dry On Their Own | | • | Wake Up Alone | | • | Some Unholy War | | • | He Can Only Hold Her | | • | Addicted |
Disc 2
| • | Valerie | | • | Cupid (Deluxe Edition Version) | | • | Monkey Man | | • | To Know Him Is To Love Him (NapsterLive Session) | | • | Hey Little Rich Girl | | • | You're Wondering Now | | • | Some Unholy War | | • | Love Is A Losing Game (Original Demo) |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 22
Superb November 28, 2007
Andy Edwards (Essex UK)
54 out of 57 found this review helpful
Amy Winehouse never appeared on my radar, but she now has a place on my favourites list via this album. Quite simply, this is an excellent album - a stew of Soul/old school RB, jazz, rock and old fashioned pop.
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br /Rehab was the song that prompted me to listen to AW, and it is one of the best here, but there's other tracks as good - in particular, "You Know That I'm No Good" and "Tears Dry On Their Own", which uses the intro form Marvin Gaye's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". My own personal favourite has become "Love Is A Losing Game" a restrained and aching vocal over a spare orchestral track.
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br /All in all,Amy's vocal performance is never less than impressive, interpreting the equally impressive material perfectly. With this 2 disc special edition, there's the addition of the excellent version of "Valerie", which has been released as a single, plus the reggae infused "Cupid" and others, as well as alternate versions of the albums original tracks, all of which just add to the view that Amy is a major talent. I just hope she can get back to making great music after her well publicised recent problems.
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Great voice February 20, 2008
Antonio Moncayo (Zaragoza)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
I am not a fan of this type of music ,but after this album was given as a present I was very surprised by the Winehouse's voice and the lyrics of her songs.
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br /The album is very well produced and is the best British Pop album made in the last decade.
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br /Several songs stand out but for me " Love is a loosing game " scores 10/10.
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br /I always ignore the personal life of the artists and tend to rate what they do and not what they are , I just hope that she has a long and prosperous career.
This woman is a huge talent!! February 4, 2008
Ann Dunkerley (Newcastle, England)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
As another reviewer said - Amy Winehouse hadn't even appeared on my radar. I think all of the hype and gossip put me off listening out for her music. I looked at her and expected that it just wouldn't be my thing (thats what middle age does!)! I heard this album when it was given as a gift to my husband and from first listening, it just blew me away. She is truly out of her time. If she is similar to anyone, its Billie Holiday. No disrespect to Billie (I haven't listened to a lot of her stuff), but Amy's voice seems to me stronger and more versatile. There are also shades of soul and a sprinkle of motown in there.
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br /I listen to this album again and again and never tire of it. Its sexy, powerful, uplifting, moving - it does it all. Any substance misuse problems Amy has are surely her own business and nothing to do with the music. Also lets face it, there is nothing unusual about great talents having such problems - another thing Amy and Billie have in common.
Bonus CD tracks December 10, 2007
F. A. Penney (Edinburgh, Scotland UK)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Well, I have nothing to add to the previous reviews... they're all true and this must be one of the greatest albums of recent years.
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br /The Bonus Disc has this track listing, slightly different from the description also a slightly different order from what it states on the packaging:-
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br /Valerie
br /Cupid
br /Monkey Man
br /to Know Him Is To Love Him
br /Hey Little Rich Girl
br /You're Wondering How
br /Some Unholy war
br /Love Is A Losing Game (original demo)
Worth it for the extra songs April 11, 2008
Matt_K (Hertfordshire, UK)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This version of the album includes a second disc containing some well chosen cover versions ("Cupid" being the most memorable), although Amy leans a bit too heavily on the ska style for my liking. That said, it's definitely worth checking out this version rather than the earlier one that's still available (particularly when it's such a short album by modern standards).
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br /There's probably not much that can be said about "Back To Black" that hasn't been said already. It's a fantastic album, certainly a big confident leap forward from "Frank" (which could really have been an EP for the number of decent songs on there). The only slight criticism I would make is the shamelessly retro style of the production - the Sixties vibe has been re-created so slavishly, sometimes to the detriment of the songs. But this is a minor point really.
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br /If you've only heard the singles from this album, you might be surprised at how dark it all is. Whereas "Frank" was largely exhuberant and joyous, this is a fairly bleak album in terms of lyrics and themes.
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br /In my opinion Amy Winehouse is the best thing to happen to British pop in years, so let's hope that whatever demons she wrestles with in her personal life don't put a stop to what could be a brilliant career.
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