Back to Black

Back to Black is the second studio album by British singer Amy Winehouse. It was released on 30 October 2006 in the United States and on 21 November 2006 in Europe with Iceland Records. The album was recorded in February 2008 at the Grammy Awards for Best Vocal Album ( Pop ) and was the best selling album of 2007.

  • 3.1 Additional tracks on the Deluxe Edition
  • 3.2 Bonus CD
  • 4.1 album
  • 4.2 Singles

Background

After the successful especially in England debut album Frank in 2003, on the pop rhythms can still be found amplified, that Back to Black focuses more on soul and R & B, such as in the song Back to Black and You Know I'm No Good but also ska and reggae influences are to be found, among other things, in Rehab and Tears Dry on Their Own.

Since not held much promotion for Back to Black, the album was considered a surprise hit. It was given in 22 countries, 60 platinum, four gold in four countries and two countries in two Diamond Awards.

There are different versions of the album, in addition to the regular version for Europe, a one track at a more advanced version for the UK and America. The album in Japan had 16 tracks. In German-speaking also a Limited Edition was released with 15 tracks and a deluxe edition with a total of 18 tracks on 2 CDs.

Outcouplings

Rehab

Rehab refers to Winehouse 's refusal to undergo treatment for addiction. The song was the biggest success of the album and brought Winehouse international breakthrough. Although he reached the top 10 only in Norway and Hungary square one and in the UK and the U.S., Rehab lasted long in some charts and was alone a total of more than a year in the Top 75 in her native The single won at the Grammy Awards 2008 women in the categories of Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Vocal Performance

You Know I'm No Good

The single was released on 8 January 2007 in England. They immediately got into the charts, reaching number 18 The video for You Know I'm No Good was turned back by Phil Griffin. On March 3, the video was premiered on VH1. For the U.S., a second version with Ghostface Killah was produced for the extraction yet. In the ranking of The Best Songs of 2007, the magazine Entertainment Weekly You Know I'm No Good reached number 2

Back to Black

Back to Black is the third release off the album. It was published on 30 April 2007. The video for the single was filmed in London, close to Gibson Gardens. The video premiere was held on 24 March. November 1, 2007 Winehouse sang the song live during the MTV Europe Music Awards. Your ailing health then provoked extensive media coverage.

Track list

(all songs written by Amy Winehouse, except where indicated )

Additional tracks on the Deluxe Edition

Bonus CD

  • 7 To Know Him Is to Love Him ( Phil Spector ) - 2:24
  • 8 Love Is a Losing Game ( Demo) - 3:44

Chart success

Album

Singles

Awards

  • 2007: Ivor Novello Award in the category Best Contemporary Song for Rehab.
  • 2007: Best Contemporary Song in the Best British Pop Single of the Year category for Rehab.
  • 2007: Q Award for Best Album.
  • 2007: MTV Europe Music Awards in the category Album of the Year.
  • 2007: Grammy Awards in the categories of Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Rehab and Best Pop Vocal Album for Back to Black
  • 2008: Ivor Novello Award in the category Best Song for Love Is a Losing Game
  • 2009: Echo in the category Album of the Year ( national and international)
Record label Genre Mark Ronson Frank (Amy Winehouse album) Singing Island Records 50th Annual Grammy Awards Rehab (Amy Winehouse song) Sam Cooke Australia Finland France Greece Italy New Zealand Portugal Billboard 200 Ivor Novello Awards
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