Frank

Oh, Amy… 'Frank,' Amy Winehouse’s debut album, refers partly to the quintessential crooner Frank Sinatra, one of Amy’s earliest influences. A couple of tracks in I heard more jazz/blues singer Billie Holiday than Sinatra. Although I would not title Amy’s LP 'Billie' because Ms. Holiday, despite her own problems with men and drugs, had so much more depth (where would one drop ‘Strange Fruit’ among the collection of songs on 'Frank'?), both in voice and lyrics, a multi-dimensional artist in comparison to Amy Winehouse and her singular lyrical focus: hooking up with the bad boys. Every single song on 'Frank' (save one about the death of her pet bird, Ava- ‘October Song’) is about Amy’s desperate and shallow pursuit of masculine affection. Comedian Chris Rock once commented that a father’s main goal in raising a daughter is to keep her off the (stripper) pole. Amy’s mother and brother are briefly mentioned on 'Frank,' but no reference to her father, so who knows what went on there? I have no information nor do I even want to pronounce any kind of judgment on their relationship. Just wondering. I happen to like strong, independent women. And that bleeds over into my musical preference. One of my favorite female artists is Liz Phair, who has made a career out of unashamedly affirming and asserting her own sexuality. One gets the impression from her songs that her family origin might have had its own dysfunction that affected, for example, her ability to choose healthier relationships with men. But Amy is damaged in a way well beyond Liz. On the opener, she cruelly says to her man, ‘You always wanna talk it through, I don’t care… You always wanna talk it through, I’m ok. I always have to comfort you every day. But that’s what I need to do, are you gay?’ Other songs have her sleeping with married men, boasting about it even (‘What Is It About Men’), and then brutally criticizing slutty girls who just want to score a good looking sugar daddy (‘Fuck Me Pumps.’) On ‘I Heard Love Is Blind‘ she excuses (blames, even) her own cheating on her man by asking what did you expect, I was drunk, and he looked like you! But hey, at least ‘I was thinking of you when I came (with the other guy).’ Amy Amy Amy’ features the background singers in chorus pleading with her to get her shit together, but to no avail. Amy is cursed with her attraction to the kinds of dudes who apparently are great in bed but rotten elsewhere. And then there’s the hints of alcohol and substance abuse. Several of the songs have Amy hungover, so the drinking has already begun. The drug abuse, of course, was not far behind, and eventually took her life. Despite the competent jazz players who earn at least a star themselves on 'Frank,' Amy’s sickness just taints the whole thing, at least for this listener. I’m no stranger to the blues, musically or otherwise, but the sadness I feel for Amy is even more pronounced by what could have been. It’s very clear on this LP where she’s headed and the consequences that catch up with all who stumble down her path. ‘I can’t help you if you won’t help yourself,’ she sings to one of her ‘bad boy’ lovers, unknowingly prophesying her own demise. Would that Amy had listened to her own advice.

Frank by Amy Winehouse (2003) In this debut jazz/pop album, sassy 19-year-old British vocalist Amy Winehouse sings songs revealing that in relationships with men, she expects to get what she wants. And what she wants is perversely oversexed, as if she thinks she’s discovered the right tool to fix what’s broken inside. It’s embarrassing. Lyrics are characterized by demanding, controlling, manipulating, objectifying, wallowing in splenetic superficiality, reducing the man to a mere instrumental cause for her deluded sense of happiness, slutsplaining her way through a closed labyrinth of contradictions and non-sequiturs. As a songwriter, she comes across like a tiny princess who does her ego shopping at the Big & Tall Men’s store. All this is really too bad, because the musical arrangements are excellent, and she has an appealing, good-but-not-great voice. If you’re 1,000 albums into the list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and this is the only one remaining, you could just as well go ahead and die. 1/5

The first (only?) artist on @1001_albums_gen i'd met and being a Camdenite of course know Frank inside out. And what an incredible voice Amy had. I know there is idolisation of stars that die too early - but not here, what a huge, massive loss.

This album is more of a sign of things to come for Amy, as she wouldn’t hit her, unfortunately very short, peak until back to black. But I still love this album, it’s a raw look at the life of a 19 year old who doesn’t know much about the world other than her relationships with the men in her life. It’s honest (hence Frank), and that’s all it needs to be

Not usually into jazz but honestly it doesn't matter when you hear Amy's voice.

Most of the time, when I’m looking for a retrograde album to illustrate how much gender politics have evolved in music over the last few years, I think of The Rolling Stones or Aerosmith. I do not think of Amy Winehouse. And yet, in this album’s opening song “Stronger than Me” we have an ear-grabbing reinforcement of terrible gender stereotypes. Winehouse tells her man that he’s 7 years older than her so should be strong, but he’s overly emotional and she has to comfort him so much, she wonders if he might be gay? It’s a jarring note on an album which dives headfirst into thorny relationships with relish (“Fuck Me Pumps” is a takedown of material women, “I Heard Love Is Blind” takes a defensive stance after a one-night affair). “Frank” launched Winehouse’s career and brought her miraculous voice into public consciousness, but it’s a million miles from the refined songwriting she’d display just a few years later on “Back to Black”. The music is flighty and restless, sometimes settling in a comfortable place: rooted in jazz-pop, flirting with soul, bossa-nova (“Know You Now”), sampled hip-hop beats (“In My Bed”, “What Is It About Men”). It’s a little scattered, sometimes snoozy, and definitely overlong: at various points, “Frank” feels a bit confused over its identity. There are a couple of standouts, though: “October Song” is a crisp and wistful ode to Eva Cassidy, and the cover of the jazz standard “There Is No Greater Love” is a real breath of fresh, dignified air. “Amy, Amy, Amy” is a fun, rickety mine-cart ride into self destruction. While Winehouse’s songwriting was still under development here, her voice emerges fully formed on “Frank” (at just 19 years old!) Thankfully, her vocals are miraculous enough to steal the attention from any questionable content: it’s honey, whiskey and poison. She has stunning depth, control and character which is utilised across every track. If nothing else will sell you on her music, the voice surely will.

I struggled through this album. There were times I absolutely just wantes her to stop singing. Her voice just got more annoying as it went on. There aren't really any redeeming songs on this album.

To my surprise I enjoyed this a lot more than Back to Black (which I quite enjoyed), which has such a strong reputation and I've always assumed is *the* polished work to look towards when it comes to Winehouse's discography. Rather, the classic jazz influence is more charming with less polish/production, the humor actually caught me off guard (I always found Rehab depressing and over-obvious), and is more emotionally acute if not as raw as BIB.

This wasn’t good. I felt it droned on to be honest. I know she’s got pipes but it was well below average for me.

This one is no longer on the list, but is a great album, obviously the work of a teenager but a truly gifted one. I do note the contradictions in the lyrics but some of these tracks are great just for the final form of music they’re as a whole. Fuck me Pumps and mainly, Help Yourself are songs for the ages. I bought this on vinyl from Europe just to get that song, and I will love it for the rest of my days and miss Amy and that side of her which she did not show that often every time I listen to it… I was going to give it 4 stars for it being so uneven, but I just love Help Yourself that much.

When she said "you know that I'm no good" I didn't realize she was talking about this album! Damn!

This is almost unbearably sad. Amy Winehouse released her debut album when she was just 19, singing about her life where the men that she craved love from were all weak, manipulative or needy. She sounds tired, cynical and world weary, and in retrospect it’s easy to see the path that she was already heading down. Nobody should be singing lines like “I’ve forgotten all of young love’s joy” when they’re not even in their twenties. Rest in peace Amy.

While I do slightly prefer Back To Black, Amy Winehouse's debut is still a really solid effort. There is still so much emotion and passion here. Easily one of the greatest voices of her time, taken from us too soon.

Loses one star just for not being Back to Black.

No. 237/1001 Intro/Stronger Than me 4/5 You Send Me Flying / Cherry 4/5 Know You Know 3/5 Fuck Me Pumps 3/5 I Heard Love Is Blind 4/5 Moody's Mood For Love / Teo Licks 3/5 No Greater Love 4/5 In My Bed 3/5 Take The Box 4/5 October Song 3/5 What Is It About Men 4/5 Help Yourself 3/5 Amy Amy Amy 3/5 Outro NR Brother 3/5 Mr. Magic 4/5 Average: 3,47 Really good jazzy pop album. Her voice was truly special.

2.8 - I’ll stick to “Back to Black.” This lightweight neo-soul does nothing for me. I feel like I’m listening to Macy Gray with a dash of gratuitous cursing.

It's Amy of course it's a slay AND will make me feel guilty about being a man. 5 stars.

I can’t say I’ve heard an album do a better job blending modern and vintage sounds. Amy Winehouse nods to Ella Fitzgerald and Ronnie Spector but adds something entirely her own, making for a timeless delight.

To be frank… it’s actually a refreshing debut that is lacking pretense and hype - just a strong decent soul record

Unique voice but most of the songs sound very similar

Never really understood what the big deal was with Winehouse. She became a celebrity who often appeared in tabloids and "entertainment news", due to her off stage addictions and indulgences, but really what was the fascination? The story of a talented singer, lost in a sea of drugs and booze isn't an uncommon tale, but somehow she had the look and tragic story. She was an above average jazz singer who had a good voice that was years beyond her age with a persona as a diva from beginning to an end that came way too soon. The songs are okay, her music brought the jazz genre into to the pop mainstream and she was an amazing performer. I still think she was a tad overrated and not as essential as we might think.

A nineteen year old Brit doing the cliched female jazz singer voice 😒. The music is okay, but Macy Gray had given me all of this I needed long before Amy Winehouse came along.

Nice one to listen once. Do not added smth to my playlist.

It's hard not to be sad when one thinks of what Amy Winehouse could have been. Had she not been caught up in the whirlwind of the sleazy and seedy underbellies that bellies stardom and fame. Had she not been pigeonholed into a idealism that celebrated debauchery and decadence and a downward path towards death. Seeing this album cover, and the music contained within it, is a reminder of who she was and what she was; a disciple of the jazz and hip-hop woven tapestry that enabled her to express herself in ways that felt real, that felt unencumbered by media expectations and fuckery, that felt... well, frank. A stark example of not knowing what we had until it was gone and not knowing what to do with it when we had it. She was an incredible talent who should still be making music today, who should still be alive today.

She sultry. A talent reminiscent of another time but completely modern, too. I would have loved to see how her sound and point of view progressed over time.

Love Amy Winehouse, but this is not her strongest album. I think you can tell it's her debut, the sound is there but it isn't as refined and polished as it will be in future albums. There also aren't really any hits on this one. All of the songs are perfectly fine and nice to listen to, but none of them have stuck with me past that initial listen. A perfectly nice way to spend an hour, but nothing to write home about.

Prank

It's always bugged me that Amy Winehouse received more plaudits than Sharon Jones. It stank of bigotry to me that the culture at large embraced Winehouse while they generally ignored Jones, even though the latter had a stronger voice and stronger songs. Because of this I ignored Back to Black for years. It is a good album, even though I think it's another attempt by the music industry to put a white face on music that had already been innovated by black faces. But that's really more on the industry that pushed Winehouse, not the singer herself. And she and her producers do good and interesting stuff on that album. This bullshit, though? Weak mimicry. Winehouse doesn't have the control over her voice she exhibits in Black, sounding like a copy of the girl groups she idolized. The backing tracks sound like beats that were rejected from 90s R&B and Neo-Soul albums. In My Bed has a good beat, but too bad it had already been used for Made You Look by Nas. And naming the album after Frank Sinatra when it owes a larger debt to the black singers that came in between them? Get the fuck out of here. It's the Starbucks version of Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.

A laborious record overall. The production is clean, dense and has just about all the qualities needed to make an \"easy listening\" album. However, the core problem is that it is difficult to get through because of the whingy, cursive, and nasal vocal performances. The project length also does not help matters because there is not enough lyrical variety to warrant an hour's runtime. The songs end up blurring into one monotonous moan. Score: 29/100

Annoying

I love this album dearly. I first listened to it some time around 2007-2008, when “Rehab” was everywhere and I immediately wanted to hear more from Amy. I feel like this album is a close friend that has grown up with me, and there have been different times in my life when almost every song had its moment of reflecting exactly how I felt. It’s tempting to go song by song and expand on why I love each of them, but for 15 tracks that’s a bit much. On the other hand, it’s hard for me to single out favorite tracks or moments, but I will try: - the increasingly dizzying and desperate vocal expression on “You Sent Me Flying” - the sense of urgency that sets in immediately with the percussion of “Know You Now” - the biting satire in the lyrics of “Fuck Me Pumps” and “I Heard Love is Blind” - “There is No Greater Love” is, I think, the only track on the album she didn’t write or co-write, and it’s such a beautiful rendition of a jazz standard and a perfect inclusion - “Take the Box” is a perfect breakup song, no notes - “Amy Amy Amy” sounds like the theme song for knowingly making bad decisions - the two “hidden tracks” after the outro, especially the slinky and sentimental “Brother”, are such lovely parting gifts The whole album is sustained by Amy’s amazing voice - it is powerful, soft when it needs to be, has a beautiful rasp and a fantastic range. It recalls several of the jazz greats while being wholly unique. The musical blend of soul, jazz, and R&B is delightful and doesn’t sound dated by even a day, 21 years later. This is an album I have been coming back to consistently for nearly 20 years and will continue to, probably forever. It blows my mind that this was released when Amy was just 20 years old. It blows my mind that I’m now older than Amy was when she died, and still the genius of her music continues to give me so much. RIP my friend. 10/10

The sassiest and most satisfying sort of soul. An astonishing debut on multiple levels, the conifdent delivery and assuredness, her versatile singing style, from belting to vamping. The lyrics are great, too, with many funny bits ("Fuck Me Pumps," "I Heard Love Is Blind") and empowered feminist (and post-feminist) proclamations ("Stronger Than Me," "What Is It About Men"). A big-time talent strutting her stuff for the first time. One loves the overall vibe and feel of the record, too – the retro instrumentation and song selection, backed by modern beats and 'tudes – "Mr. Magic" is a great exemplar of how this respectfully and intelligently freshens up a classic genre. Excellent all the way around.

Didn't expect to like this but it had some great tunes and really funny lyrics

holy shit this is amazing? did she only have two albums?! I listened to both Frank and Back to Black, and the deluxe editions of both with the bonus content of course everything is a 10/10 super talented artist, gone way too soon, holy shit that’s depressing

such a voice

Favorite song: Fuck Me Pumps

-Amy Winehouse my beloved.. I didn’t realize she took inspo from Frank Sinatra! Makes sense though. Her voice is phenomenal in this album -Favorites are Stronger Than Me, Fuck Me Pumps, and I Heard Love Is Blind

I miss her dearly; she was taken too soon from this world. I wish her life had been easier. Not just for her endless talent, but also because she deserved to live so much more.

I had never heard an Amy Winehouse album before. For some reason, her albums just blew right past my knowledge. Mostly because it was not necessarily my kind of music and failed to hit the sweet spot in what I like to listen to. I can't say this has changed dramatically after hearing "Frank." I did enjoy the Lily Allen-like sass on Fuck Me Pumps and.................pretty much every other song. I was taken back when I heard the same sample used on a Nas song (Made You Look) used by Amy Winehouse on In my Bed. I did not see that one coming and had to check Spotify to make sure the album wasn't over or somehow I was listening to Nas. I can't say the music is not at least interesting and somewhat compelling, though I also can't say we needed both Frank and Black to Blue in the book. Amy Winehouse herself didn't love this album and so I'm going to give Back to Black a listen and see if it was better representative of her. I can't really bash this album. She is a clearly talented singer and though the material isn't the strongest, I think at least one Amy Winehouse album needs to be in this book.

Je suis désolé pour Amy qui nous avait autrefois sauvés d'une entame de générateur catastrophique, mais cet album m'a un peu laissé sur ma grosse dalle.

Le cadavre d'Amy Winehouse nous propose une performance certes moins fringante qu'à l'accoutumée, mais néammoins très convaincante.

I found this album a real struggle. It’s nothing like back to black. I find Amys voice a tough listen, and it grates as you go further through the album. There are no big hits on this either to help to redeem my score. Favourite song: I couldnt pick one Least favourite: All the songs were just not for me. Jazz mixed with pop is a bad combo. Album artwork: Good cover, she looks waisted on it though

So many others have done this style better. It's like someone impersonating a jazz singer.

This really pissed me off. I'm tired of 1001 albums recommending a crappy first album when there are terrific later albums. Yet here we are. In Frank, Ms. Winehouse has yet to find her groove though there are glimmers of greatness, especially in the side B songs, such as "What is it about men." Her songwriting skills are as immature as her singing, but she will eventually (though not here) get there. The music is equally underwhelming; I can practically feel the musicians wanting to bust out of their sad little cage.

The vocals feel at various times like parody or caricature, the backing tracks are mostly insipid and boring, the lyrics are all forgettable mush.

There's flashes there of the talent that would really come to the fore later, but it's all too few and far between on this album compared to Back To Black. The opening track has a lot of the bite that goes into her best work, but without the soul and the wit, and that's a common theme throughout the album - there are quite a few songs that are one missing ingredient away from being really good, but if you're being realistic only one or two of these songs would get close to anything on Back To Black. 2/5.

Not really seeing what the big deal was with her

I can appreciate the artistry involved in the production of this album, however, as a whole, this neo soul/jazz offering feels rather uninspired and lacks any track that justifies the high praise it has received. For those who love Winehouse and enjoy her music, great. Keep on loving it. I listened to this album 3 times to make sure I was not missing anything. And I was not. I find her whiney and nasal vocals to be the weakest part of the album, and as the album progressed, they became just outright irritating. Quite frankly, I think I'd rather listen to Fran Drescher laugh over a soft music beat for 40 minutes straight. Hard pass. If you are looking for something in a similar style that is genuinely enjoyable, I recommend Macy Gray's "On How Life Is."

This album just left me feeling sad. I never jumped on the Amy Winehouse bandwagon. I always found her voice kind of grating, and I didn't understand why everyone was obsessed with a song about a woman actively trying to destroy herself (Rehab) as if it was cute and funny. This album confirmed that I have zero interest in her as an artist. Her opening track complaining about all the ways her (much older) boyfriend fails to meet her needs is an ode to toxic masculinity and sexist ideas of gender roles and explains why so many people end up in awful relationships. Several other songs describe more ill-fated relationships with awful men as they use her, she uses them (or cheats on them), they break up, and she goes out to find the next one. Underneath it all, there's a sense that she knows she's deeply wounded but just can't help herself. There's also a song where she tears down superficial "trophy wife" women, a song where she tells her deadbeat boyfriend to get off his ass and help himself, as well as a song where she complains about her brother needing to get his shit together to take care of their mother. Amy seemed to relish living in a glass house and throwing stones. What Is It About Men? and Amy Amy Amy both prove she is capable of introspection, and she actually does seem to acknowledge that she's out of control. But then on the latter she just doubles down on it. The instrumentation alternates between annoying and badly done R&B beats and sleepy (boring) jazz songs. And through it all, there's Amy shouting in her whiny, affected jazz voice (you can tell she's talented, but dear God she needed a good producer to rein her in). It's actually kind of horrifying that this was her debut album and she was so clearly going down a bad path even then (at 19!). It seems like Amy was always surrounded by the wrong people. Her views on men and relationships suggest someone who was never taught how to respect herself or have a healthy relationship, and she turned that outward by believing it was okay to use other people the way they used her (and turned it inward by destroying herself). And then in her professional life she was surrounded by yes men who were all too happy to cash the checks written by her suffering and self-destruction. It's deeply sad and disturbing, and I just feel bad for her that no one seemed to be there who really cared about her. Even if she was determined to destroy herself and there was nothing anyone could do to stop it, they didn't all have to stand around and encourage it. 1/5

#76. I haven't cringed this hard in quite some time. This whole album is pretty yikes-tastic. Do people actually like this? No part of listening to this was enjoyable to me. 1/5: please stop.

This is the kind of wailing scatting atonal jazz shit that I absolutely cannot stand. Had to listen in like 30 second stretches with lots of breaks in between. The closest I've ever come to a DNF in over a year of doing this.

Færre av de sangan æ allerede kjente enn på Back to Black, men også et album som gjør at æ skjønne koffor ho blei så svær. Usikker på noen av tekstan, dem føltes misogyn, men må eventuelt lese mæ gjennom dem før æ gjør mæ opp en mening om akkurat det – og det e ikke så farlig fra eller til, kvalitetsmessig, men det trekk litt ned når musikken ikke e eksplisitt feministisk.

I mean come on.

Amy Winehouse is one of the GOATS, great fucking album

Love this album, the voice of Amy is amazing 5/5

YESSSSSS

Amazing effort for a debut album at 19. I don't really understand the hate towards Amy Winehouse or this record. I thought it was pretty decent. Great production, amazing vocals. I didn't feel as if there were bad tracks. Just a few that were less great compared to others. Can't give it anything less than a 9/10. I'll be sure to pick it up if I see it in a record store. Fav tracks: In my bed, Stronger Than Me, Fuck Me Pumps, Least fav tracks: October Song

Masterful and unique

Amy Goathouse, gone too soon.

Never really listened to Amy Winehouse outside of the hits but this is great

It wasn't at all what I expected. I guess pretty much the only Amy Winehouse song I had heard before was "Rehab" so I was surprised by how jazzy the album was. And it was a good surprised... I really enjoyed it. I can now understand why there is so much love for her music.

This was an awesome album. Added to library & will be listening to more Amy Winehouse

Loved it. Felt like being at a place like the Green Mill in Chicago with a smaller intimate performance with some edge.

She's the goat man idk what to say it shoulda been me

Sophisticated, sensual, and fun. An all around great listen with plenty of tracks to either sit back and relax to, or vibe with. Great jazzy performances and absolutely stellar vocals. A great way to spend an hour

Stunning. No notes.

Brilliant and genre bending. Can’t believe I had never listened to it before. Will go into regular rotation. Just excellent

Why have I not listened to this album before.

There’s a certain kind of retro styling that pisses me off, like the Michael buble or Greta van fleet types who love the classics but don’t innovate whatsoever. Amy winehouse was not one of those types, the mix of modern r&b, hip hop, and a bit of rock with the classics of jazz and r&b she’s paying homage to blend together perfectly. An excellent album. R.I.P.

I didn't realize I was going to become an Amy Winehouse fan today. Growing up I wasn't exposed to much of Winehouse's music. I knew of Rehab and her tragic alcohol withdrawal death. But that was the extent of it. This album features a strong vocal performance and a very obvious Frank Sinatra inspiration. The imagery in the lyrics are provocative. The instrumentation is elegant and a little jazzy at times. It's quite often artists are described as being ahead of their times. I think in Amy's case the opposite is true. Amy would have absolutely slayed in the 50s/60s where this music style shined. Instead she came up in an era of music where her competition/peers were making songs like Beyonce's Crazy in Love and Ciara's Goodies. It was all about the high tempo R&B/hip hop dance songs back then and Amy didn't get the respect that I now see she deserved.

One of my first ever CDs. Love this album and Amy Winehouse so much!

WOW!!! This is an ALBUM! Some real bangers I've never heard before. She has such a larger than life *presence* with that voice. Jazzy and sultry with an attitude. Brutal lyrics though. Stronger Than Me as the opener is such a statement. Fuck Me Pumps brings the drama. Tragic to have lost such an artist so young.

Not as astounding as Back to Black, but still pretty great. Amy Winehouse's debut is able to seamlessly blend a diverse group of sounds and genres, and it is a tragedy that we got so little music from her during her brief life. What a voice!

straight 10, i love jazz and i actual never heard amy winehouse, and now im a fan

Flawless album except for song Amy. A love diary of a insecure girl madly in love with some dude. This is a love book to someone that most of us have never felt this kind of sickening love. Production is amazing, sampling superb, sound clear, jazz, doo wop, gospel all in one its simply a masterpiece

Such an amazing talent. I miss her every day.

I dont really know why im surprised by how much I like this bc I love back to black but ive never listened to frank and like ofc this is good bc its Amy Winehouse duh but anyways yeah 5

The goat. Most songs don’t hit quite as hard as stuff on back to black, but the talent is still there and there are a few fantastic tracks

genius

Exceptional. Stunning. Life changing. Miss her.

j’adore we miss you every day

Mhmmmm Amy Amy Amy! Utterly damning, complex messaging (Stronger Than Me, I can't even) and somehow a one-of-a-kind sound to match

Her voice, attitude, and pain pierce my soul. Unfun fact, I had to wear sunglasses leaving her doc because I couldn’t stop sobbing.

unreal how have I never heard this record before

Banger after banger I love when women sing. 5 stars

First time I hear any of her songs

First time listening to this album, I always liked Amy Winehouse. Wish we would have had her around longer. Hard to believe she was only 20 on this album, so jazzy, mature and cool.

Solid album. Lots of soul in that voice. It’s like a modern take on an old school jazz lounge singer act. The band was great too. No complaints from me.

Gone to early in life she had so much more to give musicly

So good!

The vocals are very sweet, and quite distinctive. The instrumentation has a really nice and jazzy feel to it. The album feels like it came straight from the heart.

9/10

This album has been in my car for years

Retro style Amy with her characterful voice.

A great debut album. I like every song on this album

Amy es todo. Es la más grande de todas.

I just love Amy. All of her songs have catchy melodies and meaningful lyrics

I've heard Amy Winehouse songs but never really sank my ears into her music before this project. OK. I'm hooked. I'm a fan! A brave, beautiful voice gone too soon. Love that she starts off this album giving her man a good talking to (Stronger Than Me). Great synth bass in this song and love how that trumpet just lays it out so matter of fact at the end of the song ...gives me chills. She has a great timeless vibe. Complex. Dramatic. Sexy. Great horns & acoustic guitar mix on I Heard Love is Blind... and then the flutes come in & I'm swooning. (okay. as much as I love horns, I have a weakness for some flute jazz.) Amy's music has a way of finding all my weak spots and pulling no punches. No Greater Love (again w the flutes... *swoon*). Her music is powerful without being forceful. Sensational grooves. Sometimes reminds me a little of Lauryn Hill (only groovier). Amy was a great one. Amy Amy Amy. It's complex, dramatic music with such great instrumentation and creative song writing that makes me want to listen to it over and over.

I LOOOOOVE Ms. Winehouse. Her voice is just so beautiful. Gone too soon. This is not my favorite album of hers, that would be Back to Black (duh), but this one has some bangers too. Stronger Than Me is classic and Fuck Me Pumps is iconic. Mr. Magic is the funky jazz jam sesh I love from her songs and it pairs so well with her voice. She was such a talent. Overall rating: 5/5 Favorite Song: Fuck Me Pumps Least Fave Song: Amy Amy Amy

9/10