Back To Black
by Amy Winehouse
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Mar 13, 2007
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 418 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 390 out of 418
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 418
  3. Negative: 15 out of 418

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  1. LJJ.
    Jun 5, 2007
    4
    Overhyped, overrated. I really dislike her voice, and I love R&B. Seems ppl are so desperate to hear something other than the slick dance R&B; that this is getting better reviews than it deserves on its own merit. I'd have forgotten all about this, if I didn't keep seeing the hype in so many places.
  2. Lucky
    May 22, 2007
    4
    Not my cup of tea.
  3. EC
    Jul 3, 2008
    4
    I know this is new and exciting for a lot of people, but am I the only one who has heard this done before, and done better? It's not an awful album. It just didn't strike me as unique or fresh, which is what so many have hailed it as. I was kind of bored, to be honest.
  4. MarkD
    Oct 21, 2007
    4
    Go to rehab. Don't go to rehab. I don't give one. I just wish i could go a day without hearing your whiney voice on the radio or your stupid horsey face in the papers, ya big weirdo!!!
  5. BlakeL
    May 16, 2007
    5
    The most overated album of the year!
  6. AndreasT
    Apr 16, 2007
    6
    A few good songs..
  7. JustinB.
    Jun 21, 2007
    6
    Interesting when taken in as single tracks, grating when taken as a whole. Winehouse's voice, while fascinating, is nevertheless hard to take for any great length of time. She has real talents as a soul singer, but needs to pull back on some of the harsher vocal inflections. And despite what the critics say, musically, there isn't truly anything new or fun here to really reward Interesting when taken in as single tracks, grating when taken as a whole. Winehouse's voice, while fascinating, is nevertheless hard to take for any great length of time. She has real talents as a soul singer, but needs to pull back on some of the harsher vocal inflections. And despite what the critics say, musically, there isn't truly anything new or fun here to really reward active listening. But it's okay. Just not the end all and be all.… Expand
  8. kat.
    Mar 13, 2007
    6
    actually, it's all rather boring... :P

Awards & Rankings

48
#48 Best Album of 2007
16
#16 Most Discussed Album of 2007
5
#5 Most Shared Album of 2007

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Prefix Magazine
    90
    Back to Black stands in testament to the fact that talent and originality still exist.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    It's precisely Winehouse's lyrics... that raise this expertly crafted set into the realm of true, of-the-minute originality. [16 Mar 2007, p.67]
  3. Blender
    70
    [It] sounds fantastic--partly because the production nails sample-ready '60s soul right down to the drum sound' and partly because Winehouse is one hell of an impressive singer. [Apr 2007, p.121]
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