Amy Winehouse Back To Black [2021] -
After a turbulent period marked by a tumultuous relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil, Winehouse moved to New York and worked primarily with producers (who had produced much of Frank ) and Mark Ronson . Ronson, in particular, shaped the album’s signature sound: a fusion of doo-wop, soul, Motown, and 1960s girl groups (The Shangri-Las, The Ronettes) with contemporary hip-hop and R&B drum programming.
One of the most brilliant aspects of is the disconnect between the sound and the lyrics. The music is lush. You hear reverberant drums, staccato string sections, walking basslines, and the warm echo of classic girl groups like The Ronettes or The Shirelles. It sounds like a prom night in 1963. Amy Winehouse Back To Black
But the tragedy of Back to Black is that it was not a character study. It was a documentary. In 2011, Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27, joining the infamous "27 Club" of Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin. After a turbulent period marked by a tumultuous
Released in October 2006, Amy Winehouse's second and final studio album, Back to Black The music is lush