Frank

Idk feela int

I don't know how to best articulate what it is about Amy Winehouse that I do not connect with. No doubt, she's got a range and her own style, she's got a unique voice and ... I'm trying to come up with more. Point is, I just don't enjoy listening to her sing. I'm sure this isn't exactly fair, but it just never sounds genuine to me. It's like she's playing at being a sultry jazz-inflected siren, but I'm not buying it. I tried to listen objectively, and this is clearly early work of hers, so you can hear her thinking through the parts on many of these songs—she's got the talent, she's still working on the craft. With another artist, I might have enjoyed the juxtaposition of the studio and live cuts of the same material, but on this I was annoyed that we were hearing the same tracks again. So, yeah, I tried, but I'm just not an Amy Winehouse fan.

Wasn't particularly fussed. Despite being a debut and therefore obviously not the case it was a bit like an Amy Winehouse parody...

her voice is great, but the music is a bit boring. would be nice as a background live performance at a bar or dark restaurant. 2/5

Not for me

Tried a few of the songs—especially the singles—none of the stood out. Not a huge R&B fan.

The first question that came to my mind was "would this album be here if it wasn't for Winehouse way too premature a departure?" Curious thoughts aside, there is no denying the qualities of Winehouse's voice. What I will deny, though, is her music: I just don't get along with what passes for pop these past couple of decades (nor am I in the contemporary R&B market).

Not for me. 2.5

Was a messy album

Music was okay and I don’t care for the tone of her voice.

Hmm, This album was named for Sinatra apparently and it shows with smoky bar piano tunes which I'm sure are cool and trendy for those who base their personality on the music they listen to. but a bit boring. I do like her voice and style of singing. this album too Jazzy though

One of those albums that seemed fashionable to add to this list at the time and it gave them free space to remove when anything even measurably good appeared on the horizon later on. In short, this album was added just to protect having to remove some terrible 1960s album that will always be on this list because its old and you can't change my mind.

This is a tough one. I love Back To Black, the vibe, the arrangements, the lyrics, the singing. It all just works. But this album? No no no. Loose jazzy jams with barely melodic nasal The-Nanny-style vocal complaining via Amy. Just no. Shows a teeny weeny bit of promise, but no.

This was a revealing listen and not in a good way. When the songs aren't just outright mean (Stronger Than Me and Fuck Me Pumps) there's a constant, uncomfortable undercurrent of self-destructive egocentrism. Levels of self-awareness swing wildly - sometimes you get the impression that Winehouse knew exactly what she was and was riffing on it deliberately...but often the vibe is less self-reflective and more self-satisfied. Perhaps to be expected from a nineteen year-old with a major recording contract, but still. The tunes are smooth, the vocals are brilliant, the songs taken as a whole tend to have a really good groove to them. But the bitterness in the lyrics seeps through and makes the whole thing unpleasant.

There's no doubt Winehouse has vocal prowess, but damn if she doesn't make it hard to appreciate it when she insists on doing vocal runs in /every/ /single/ /phrase/. I never once felt enmeshed in the tracks (which have serviceable at best instrumentals that feel a bit GarageBand-esque) because of the constant vocal acrobatics, as Amy never once allows a verse to be a verse so the listener can settle in and appreciate the track.

Good voice. Boring songs.

Thought I was going to fucking hate this when she started singing like a baby but actually i liked it more than Back to Black. More interesting. However still not my thing.

Probably fine if you like her vocals. Rather plain

Ik vind sommige liedjes van Amy Winehous geweldig! Dit album vind ik echter wat tegen vallen. Mij iets te jazzy. **

as much as Mark Ronson does my fucking head in for being an egotistical prick, he did do a hell of a lot to turn wino from some directionless generic R'n'B singer into the behemoth she became with a pretty strong identity. this album is has a couple of standout tunes but the majority is so forgettable that i am choosing to do just that.

Amy is such a smooth soul sistah that she deserves an honorary N-word pass She's one of those musicians I respect plenty, but somehow don't find myself enjoying all that much.

definitely not her hits - boring

Beetje saai, veel van hetzelfde lijkt haast wel..

Te veel soul, te onrustig hoe ze zingt, allemaal niets voor mij, wel goed natuurlijk, maar mijn zege krijgt ze niet.

The idea of Amy Whitehouse - a noughties update on the torch singer mixing jazz and soul is great, and her voice is amazing here too, but the songs don't quite nail it. Next one would.

Un peu surcôté quand même

Tyylikäs levy. Amyn lauluääni ei lemppareimmasta päästä tosin

It’s fine. 2/5

Amy has an impressive voice, and the lounge like setting of the album is kindof interesting. However, overall, I really did not enjoy this at all. 2

Never really understood all the hype about Amy Winehouse. Two great songs, but overall it's a boring record. Stronger than me. Amy Amy Amy.

Couple of interesting songs but on the whole not the most inspiring album the lyrics were a little concieted and self aware.

I get it, Amy Winehouse was immensely admired as a hero for bad girls who stand up strong. The image her legacy projects now is a tragically damaged woman who was just on the verge of really breaking out to stardom but who, consistent with her character, joined The 27 Club. Listening to this record I don’t hear an empowering message or even any remarkable talent to warrant such acclaim. I just hear brash swagger and the embodiment of Marilyn Monroe’s “if you can't handle me at my worst” quote. No one should feel obligated to put up with bad behavior or meager artistry, much less hold it in such high esteem. Clearly I’m the wrong demographic for this record and I’m not in a situation in this world where I would look up to her. Somehow I’m a big fan of Esthero, a fundamentally “similar” artist, but there is some inflection point between the two. In any case, a chronic gripe I have with this list, “Frank” is not the best from Amy Winehouse to promote as essential in place of “Back to Black.” Deeper in the crate does not equate with more essential.

Couldve been worse

Absolutely not for me. Her voice is grating, every song sloppily combines hip hop and jazz in a way that fails to succeed at either one.

Somehow this is an album without songs. I know there are tracks, but there is no structure, singing more like scatting and left no positive impression at all. Wanted to give some positivity to Amy who grew up in the same part of north London but as things progressed, it got worse.

Дослушал с большим трудом, ни один трек переслушивать не стал. Лучшие части песен - те, где она не поет. Голос и манера вокала не вызывают ничего кроме отторжения. Интонации только раздражают. Тексты песен примерно на уровне вокала. Во многих треках у инструментов явно есть потенциал, но к сожалению фокус каждой песни - на ее голосе, который не даёт им раскрыться и оставляет их исключительно на фоне ее кривляний. Лучшие треки выбирать не стал, их нет. Не мое.

Got through about a minute of the first song and out comes the homophobia. Shut up you dumb bitch.

catchy tunes, sad it had to be so sexist

To be frank, this is cringe inducing juvenalia only on this list by virtue of it's vastly superior successor.

puta de mierd

I tried. I just cannot stand her voice

Ersatz jazz and delivery lacking any subtlety- 1001 albums to avoid anyone?

pass

I have never understood the hype around her, and this album just makes me feel like I have a point. Her voice is so grating and the songs just weren’t good.

Nah, not for me. Her voice is super grating on this record, so bad that I was kinda shocked. Not surprised she essentially disowned it.

No no, teinislangilla ihan mid. En ole koskaan pitänyt wiinimaan amysta.

Pretty rough. It sounded decent sonically, but the lyrics were pretty bad. I got tired of listening to this one pretty quick.

didn't like it. the album feels pretentious. I think the musical arrangement in done really good I like the jazziness of it, but I have a problem with her voice. I think it ruined the music experience and for the most of the album, I thought to myself, that I would really like the instrumental versions more. 1.5/5

I like Back to Black but had never listened to Frank. To be Frank, it's not as good or even close. Too much cocktail jazz and lack of memorable tunes. Not for me at all.

Говно

favs: (there is) no greater love what is it about men rating 0.7/5

Bad..just bad…i dont care abt this woman’s taste in men..childish, immature ideas and lyrics..its not good enough vocally or musically to make up for it..not an album you must listen to before you die.

I don't like how she sings

I can't, I'm sorry. I hate her music.

I hate her voice. I hate that she’s trying to sound complicated and jazzy. She just sounds crap.

Probably take awhile to finish listening to this one. Not digging it much at all. Her voice is pretty annoying, considering she is a Brit trying to sound native New Yorker.

Ko ne voli njen glas, kao naprimjer ja, teško da ovdje može pronaći išta imalo dobro jer je glas 98% sadržaja albuma. Predugo traje i ništa se ne dešava.

Retro tosh.

Nope not my stype

1.5/5 I can't deny the pipes she had but it's not my type of music.

I don't watch Doctor Who, but am aware that the word "Tardis" gained popularity to the point that it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary, defined as follows: "In similative use, esp. as the type of something with a larger capacity than its outward appearance suggests, or with more to it than appears at first glance. Cf. Tardis-like adj." The songs on this album are Tardis-like in the sense that Spotify says that they are 3-ish minutes long and yet they last for 9-and-a-half hours each and go absolutely nowhere. I expected to really like this album and then it was blah af. Another great singer making thoroughly uninteresting music. All sizzle, no steak as it were. On re-listen, I didn’t let tracks play the whole way through because there's like no sonic variance and this production couldn’t sound more early 2000s if it had a Ja Rule feature. Again, wonderful singer, but this whole album sounds like she's doing vocal exercises over one of those default backing tracks on a Fisher Price keyboard.

Interesting voice with some good musical moments. The lyrics are sometimes too plain and the album as a whole is a bit too on the pop-soul music side for my taste. 1.5/5

Bad no like

just really not my genre i love amy winehouse in theory but i got like three songs into this i couldn’t be arsed anymore. also the blatantly homophobic opener brought the mood down a little bit

Blah

I just don’t like Amy Winehouse. And nothing on this album really changed my mind. In My Bed isn’t bad, nor is What Is It About Men, but the rest of this album is poor. What makes Back in Black as an album at least somewhat redeemable is that Amy’s voice is filled out and has a ton of character on that record. Here it is not as mature and, frankly, whiny. Never really understood the appeal of this very overrated artist, and this certainly didn’t change my opinion.

I enjoyed it more than I thought it would. Wouldn't you know - the generator keeps throwing jazz-y stuff at me and it keeps growing on me Edit Mar 17 2026: 3 --> 1. I like jazz much more now, but not these pop vocals

I didn't get the Amy Winehouse hype when I was younger, and I went into this thinking maybe that would have changed as an adult. It has not. Just very much not my thing at all, and her style of singing is not enjoyable for me.

I think having a good voice is the single least impressive characteristic a person can have.

Oh joy another Winehouse album. Alright I took a couple days to listen to this and I just don't like her stuff. I should her voice isn't bad but listening to it just annoys me in a weird way. It always has though. I'm just not a fan.

Not a fan of this one. I like Back to Black, but that album skews more pop than jazz. I feel like there are too many vocal flourishes here, and maybe a different producer would help rein that in some.

Weird choice to have this album on here. If this is here and "Back to Black" isn't, there's something very strange going on. I like Amy Winehouse. I think she had some really clever songwriting and brilliantly produced (thanks to Mark Ronson) songs on her next album. But this is a totally different Amy Winehouse. Scatting her way through some mundane, schmoozey tunes, this album seemed to go on forever. And not in a good way. I still remember the first time I heard "Rehab". Day drinking in London, it came on in a bar, and a few hours later we were singing it full volume in the street. The closest to that Amy Winehouse on this album is the song "Fuck Me Pumps", but that's still a loonnng way off. If I heard any of these songs in a bar, I'd probably be drinking up, to head somewhere else. Looking forward to seeing "Back to Black" come up on this list, but there's 1001 albums I'd prefer to be listening to over this one.

I have (and quite enjoy) Back to Black, but had never taken it upon myself to listen to Amy Winehouse's debut album, so I was kind of looking forward to doing so. Unfortunately, this is nowhere near as good or sonically developed as its successor, and she rubs me the wrong way vocally for large parts of what I managed to get through. I work on the basis of "if I couldn't finish it, it's getting a one star" which is perhaps slightly harsh on this one, but sorry Amy, this just isn't it.

I hadn't heard a single song by Amy Winehouse before today. I had only ever heard of her "amazing talent" and her personal troubles that ultimately consumed her. So, now I've heard a full album, and... well... I hated it. Some of the arrangements are pleasant enough - a few even catchy - but (and I guess I'm in the minority, here) I found her voice irritating and, by the end of this overlong album, downright Macy Grayting. And my god, that last track just WOULD NOT END. I've a simple rule: if an album causes me prolonged auditory pain, it's a 1.

Um disco desinteressante, entediante até. Poderia ter ficado sem ouvi-lo que não me faria falta alguma.

I don’t like this. I can’t say she is untalented, and I get that she is merging 90’s hip hop with 30’s jazz, but it feels very contrived. I know she has passed, and it is a shame. I don’t feel like this music is for me, but worse it feels like the people who it is for should go listen to Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill.

Poor Amy made so many wrong decisions in her career and in her life. R.I.P. Fav: -

Lyssnade för lite men jag har så, så, så svårt för detta. Nästan så jag ryser!

Not sure how long I’ll make it with this one. People rave about her voice, but I find it kind of contrived, style-wise, and it grates on me. The lyrics are not doing anything for me. I guess she’s a strong, independent woman that likes a bad boy…maybe? Sounds like she’s slagging off slutty chicks while also kind of presenting herself as one? Eh, I’m finding that I don’t even care what she’s singing about. This feels like Starbucks radio with some slightly racey material. Frank sucks. 1.5/5

Избавьте меня от творчества Уайнхаус.

I could tell from the first minute of the album that this one was not going to be for me. I don't like Winehouse's style at all. Her scatting, over the top embellished vocals and falsettos just put me off. I shouldn't speak ill of the dead but I don't ever want to hear this again. The lyrics are shallow and tasteless. I'd have kicked you to the curb too, Amy. Even the music itself sounds like crappy video game pool lounge music. Just not my vibe. It's uninteresting after several minutes of listening. Only four songs in and I felt like I had been listening for an eternity. The album drags on, I wish it had been edited down a bit. I dont really have any standout songs off this album. They all blended together and while I tried to sustain interest throughout my listen, I just wanted it to end. I'm irritated. 1 star for me. I'm sure Winehouse's other album is on here, so we'll see if that fares any better than this one if and when it comes around. If that is the case, I'm shocked both albums made this list because this one wasn't it...

Just not a huge fan of this type of music- shame and maybe I need to listen again. I think this could be a 1 for me. Maybe a bit harsh

terrible

Overrated, over hyped.

Did we REALLY need to experience this? I’m assuming Back to Black is also on the list and that would suffice for this sound.

I just don't get the hype

Not for me

Somehow more vile than Back to Black. Impressive.

Sorry Amy but I don't like your music. Although she was probably a genuine credible artist, she was still packaged like the X Factor artists they were trying to differentiate from. I remember this album being advertised on the TV, like Micheal Bublé albums were, and that was like the kiss of death for me back then. Musically and vocally it's competent, but it's boring.

While Amy's voice is undeniably powerful, the overwhelming subject matter of the songs (men) made the album feel like it droned on. 'October Song', 'Amy Amy Amy' and the jazz musicians were the highlights.

Hate her voice, hate her personality, there are better singers in my extended family

Insipid pseudo-jazz and poppy neo-soul music. Uninspired songwriting, sometimes verging into terrible. Overwrought, brash, headache-inducing vocals with some very forced quirks/flourishes. Loud and unpleasant mixing/mastering to boot. Never understood what the appeal was. 1*

Not a fan

This is garbage, not gonna lie. Lyrically, musically, compositionally -- just derivative and starkly immature. A few interesting trumpet runs bogged down in boring arrangements don't save it from the "no thanks" pile. Circling back to the lyrics again -- so, so, so jarringly infantile and irritatingly over-enunciated and oversung.

Me no likey Too squeaky for me

She's kind of an insipid, mean girl pick-me-girl, isn't she?

Her voice is awful on this album. Terribly tragic. Much like Amy.

Not good. I don;t understand the hype. There are MUCH better jazz/soul albums out there. This wasn't even entertaining as background music. While I don;t wish that she had died, it was probably the most entertaining thing about her.

First listen

Imagine being a 25 year old guy dating Amy Winehouse and you’re going through some stuff so she decides to write some songs calling you a pussy. 1.46

Not for me. 1/5

The more I listen to this train wreck the more I understand why she only has 2 songs people remember.

jazz music very slow i dont like it, idont like jazzy music that much

i did not like it because I don't like the beat . i dont like this one ether because all t he songs sounded the same

I'm a big fan of Back to Black (which I fully expect to give 5*s to when it comes up), but this was the first time hearing this album for me. And I'm sorry to say that this was the biggest disappointment I've had on this so far. Ultimately these songs are bad, and they are certainly not saved by Amy's voice (which wavers between 'ok' and 'whiney'). Most of the songs just don't have a good tune (e.g. Fuck me Pumps). And those that hint at good tunes often have tiresome lyrics. Sorry Amy, but this is going in the bin.

1. ztronger - 1.5 2. cherry - 1 3. nouu - 1 4. pumpz - 1 5. blind - 2 6. mood - 1 7. love - 2.5 8. bed - 1 9. boz - 1 10. october - 1 11. men - 1 12. amy - 1 13. outro - 0 14. brother - 1.5 15. magic - 1

Didn’t listen

I don't care about any of this Track 2 picks up in the middle, but that might just be in comparison to how boring the rest of it was. Jesus Christ I though this would be something new, or there would be some extra spark to it. It could be from the early 1900's and sound the exact same. Just why? I also understand why none of this was on the radio. Kinda hate song 4. 8 seems better. Decent melody underneath in verse (keyboard effect?). Or again, maybe getting used to it. I forgot I was listening to this. 10 seems more like a beat than music melodies. Which is honestly a bit better. Still wouldn't want to hear it again. 11 reminds me a little bit of I Get Lonely Oh god this 1920 shit again STOP ALREADY FUCJ Are we done? Cool I'm not doing that again.

This may be the most vapid, self absorbed, and unenjoyable album I’ve heard this year. I did a quick bit of reading about the album before jumping in, and I was promised “jazz”. I fought my way through the record and was left wondering where the jazz is. It’s soulful, I guess? But not in anything more than a superficial way. It’s really impressive just how much Amy Winehouse loved to write songs about herself. It felt like 80% of the lines in this album contained the word “me”, “I”, or “my”. The only discernible story telling or meaning is how much she loves shitty dudes who don’t give a fuck about her and whining about how hard her life is. I truly believe this albums title is an affront to the legacy of Sinatra. I would say the music contained herein is to Frank Sinatra as Oasis is to The Highwaymen. That is to say, entirely unrelated, yet far far worse. I’ve heard for years how incredible her voice is but I don’t really understand, maybe her other album is better? The vocal delivery on this record is just an obnoxious imitation of far more talented singers like Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, and my personal favourite Nina Simone. 54 minutes of my life that I fear I won’t get back. 1*.

Stronger Than Me

nah

Favorite part was when it ended

Sounds like this girl had one two many of the cocktails at the bar she was singing at.

Honestly not the worst so I can’t give this a one star, but didn’t personally love most of the songs. Really good voice just not my type of music I guess

I am not a fan of Amy Winehouse. This is the first and so far only album I haven't listened to so far. It won't be the last if I come across a Cranberries or another Winehouse album (which I am certain will most likely happen.)

Not Doing it

not my type

I did not like this much. Her voice often sounded like a muted trumpet and that just got annoying after a while. I listened through "Outro" and didn't bother with the rest; I figured that's where it logically ended so I "made it through." 1.5/5

Not my music at all

I don't consider this my cup of tea.

Mi ha rotto il cazzo alla quarta canzone

Bad

This just made me so sad. The band trying so hard, her talent so evident. Downgraded for being a shameless money grab.

Pass

No va

I skipped the first song where she champions toxic masculinity. Then I skipped the second song where she started singing off-key. I listened to a little of the third song for the few seconds it took to find a new album to play.

to jazzy

don’t like Amy Winehouse

Technically impressive singing, subject matter was not for me

Not my cup of tea. Best songs were when she was doing scat and not singing one star.

Unlistenable warbler. Winehouse cannot sing and I suspect her popularity was solely due to the pornographic nature of her song titles. This is trash

Ich dachte, ich schätze AW. Aber diese Platte gefällt mir gar nicht. Ein Stern.

Tuneless and the vox were boring.

Not interested

Very whiney voice. Avoid.

Not my cuppa

Amy's voice makes it listenable, but some of the songwriting and music here is actively bad. I had to skip past a handful of songs and couldn't finish the album in full.

Why is this album on the list. It is totally unremarkable and Back to Black was already included (good album that would not make it on my own 1001 list but one can the rationale for including it in the list).

Overrated!

If nothing else, the background tracks were pretty solid. I really struggled with this album.

Mærkeligt homofobisk, og lidt kedelig. Kom ikke forbi sang 3

Not for me.

couldn't bring myself to finish this. i can't stand her singing.

🤨

2/10

ummmm…. this is a weird choice (once again). this is appropriative, all over the place, and sometimes out of key. i dont understand this. why not pick the polished final album? thebone before she died? the one that straddles pop, rnb, n jazz in a fun and dumb pop way? like, that one is the one. anyway, bloated, long, not good.

Dreadful

More Brit bias evident here. Who cares about this trash? No tunes and an irritating voice, try-hard wannabe '60s lounge singer doomed to sound like a bad parody. I put on Neil Young's "Trans" as a palate cleanser after enduring this, a flawed flash of originality that has infinitely greater claim to be on this list. Ho hum

Imagine singing about a man being gay cuz he loves you--a woman--plus reinforcing gender stereotypes. We're not about that homophobia and transphobia lol

No.

1/5. I don’t know what it is but this definitely ain’t it. Feels so forced and nothing stands out as listenable. Don’t get the Amy winehouse hype, wish I could.

who tf is frank? cringe

I don't really have anything of substance to say about Amy Winehouse. Never got her appeal, still don't. To me, this is a musician who is not noteworthy.

zwaar overschat

No

Frankly dull.

dreary elevator music

not a big fan of the music at all

They tried to make me like this album I said no, no, no

Not a good album. Pretty boring to listen to...1.5/5

I was excited for this but was let down. I think she had an incredible voice but the lounge singer vibe on this album didn't work for me. Nothing stood out.

Maybe good, but not my style

Nope.