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. ixata
    Apr 28, 2007
    10
    this album is gonna win the big 4 at the next grammys.. im betting my whole cd collection on it!!!
  2. yeahisaidit!
    Apr 26, 2007
    10
    One of the best albums i've heard in a long time. Her voice is amazing combined with cool lyrics & great rhythm. This girl is gonna rack up the Grammy's next year.
  3. jennifer
    Apr 24, 2007
    9
    Fantastic piece or work. Classic tunes reminiscent of long ago infused with lyrics of the current day. Her voice is amazing! Make sure you pick this one up and add it to your collection.
  4. CameronS
    Apr 23, 2007
    8
    Smooth, sassy, and, catchy, and unique. Pretty good.
  5. AndreasT
    Apr 16, 2007
    6
    A few good songs..
  6. mikeyf
    Apr 12, 2007
    10
    t&a with soul. cool use of rugburn references throughout. bless her heart. bothers me she apprximates / appoaches f'n xtina once or twice, note to aw: don't let it happen again, your miles ahead of the pack, stay there.
  7. Bors
    Apr 6, 2007
    8
    It is just good soul/jazz/pop british music.
  8. danw
    Apr 3, 2007
    9
    truly original mixing girl group and soul with modern bad girl lyrics thereby passing contemporary r&b boringness and passing the "neosoul" scene.
  9. MaryB
    Mar 26, 2007
    10
    I get lost in her voice.
  10. NormanS
    Mar 26, 2007
    10
    one of the best albums ive heard ina few years. it's gonna end up one of this classic albums that people will love forever. a true UK talent.
  11. VincentVdB.
    Mar 23, 2007
    9
    Amy Winehouse has such a wonderfull voice... I've never heard such sweet soul...
  12. maxim04xtina
    Mar 21, 2007
    10
    This album sounds so fresh.So different from all those rubbish you've heard on the radio. Great vocals, great style, great album
  13. Honey
    Mar 20, 2007
    10
    One of the best albums of last year (and this year in the States); Winehouse delivers a soulful punch in the gut, complete with spot-on vocals and plenty of attitude and intelligence.
  14. VukK
    Mar 17, 2007
    10
    AMAZING voice. amazing music, original, simply brilliant, is all I have to say.
  15. MichaelB
    Mar 17, 2007
    10
    An instant classic - the soundtrack from rainy Saturday afternoons to Sunday morning - she deserves the world
  16. MattD.
    Mar 16, 2007
    7
    She has a good voice (the ruggedness of Billie Holiday combined with the soul of LaKisha from American Idol,) but unfortunately, the arrangements too often sound uninspired. The single "Rehab" is an exception. A good CD, but she deserves better.
  17. LouisJ.
    Mar 16, 2007
    10
    21st century Ronnie Spector attitude with Dinah Washington pipes. This is amazing stuff.
  18. stevec
    Mar 16, 2007
    9
    immense, she can now walk the walk not just talk the talk. modern beats and classic staxx sass make this a must have classic
  19. ChrisS
    Mar 16, 2007
    10
    It's refreshing, soulful and emotional... She puts everyone in the game right now to shame... You can hear jazz, motown and real soul on this record and still getting a modern day satisfaction...
  20. SeanP.
    Mar 15, 2007
    10
    Wow, i was pleasantly surprised. Even in this year of Arcade Fire, Bjorn, !!!, The Shins, and Explosions in the Sky, this is one of the best of the year so far. I'm a big fan of 60s and 70s soul, so i guess i would be one to enjoy this album. But what that also means, is i know what good soul music sounds like, and Winehouse is the real deal. The arrangements may be retroactively Wow, i was pleasantly surprised. Even in this year of Arcade Fire, Bjorn, !!!, The Shins, and Explosions in the Sky, this is one of the best of the year so far. I'm a big fan of 60s and 70s soul, so i guess i would be one to enjoy this album. But what that also means, is i know what good soul music sounds like, and Winehouse is the real deal. The arrangements may be retroactively influenced, but they're still modern all the way.… Expand
  21. Rich
    Mar 14, 2007
    10
    So good it hurts....her, me, and anyone with a heart who knows how to listen. She makes pain sound like velvet, no mean trick. I love this CD.
  22. drewp
    Mar 14, 2007
    10
    One of the best US releases of the year! A cohesive album of great vocals, cracker-jack production, and lyrics which keep it all from veering into retro re-tread territory. How a white British woman with the name of "Amy Winehouse" came to sound like the love-child of Etta James and Lauryn Hill is beyond me, but the results are hard to argue with.
  23. TR
    Mar 14, 2007
    9
    great voice....great album
  24. matt
    Mar 14, 2007
    8
    This album should make her too cool for metacritic in the states.
  25. TimothyF
    Mar 14, 2007
    8
    Production is wonderful; her voice is divine; wish the songwriting were crisper, though.
  26. IceL
    Mar 13, 2007
    10
    One of the best soul albums ever, period!
  27. RSkelly
    Mar 13, 2007
    9
    its musically outstanding and emotionally poignant because its so honest and autobiographical. i'm a convert.
  28. aprild
    Mar 13, 2007
    10
    This is the best album I've heard since Fiona Apple's "Tidal," which is saying a lot. Winehouse is an original in a room filled with copycat blonde babes who have nothing better to sing about than how hot they are. I can guarantee you won't ever be hearing "Winehouse-licious." She actually has something to say... and I love every word.
  29. TomY
    Mar 13, 2007
    1
    rich drunken british brat attempts to complain about being depressed and recreate soul in an era where there is none.
  30. kat.
    Mar 13, 2007
    6
    actually, it's all rather boring... :P
  31. GeorgeB
    Mar 13, 2007
    9
    Great stuff! Soulful and provocative.
  32. LukeM
    Mar 12, 2007
    10
    Unholy War is the only weak track...everything else is amazing. Best album of 2006.
  33. NathanL
    Mar 12, 2007
    10
    This CD is so good! Amy Winehouse has such a distinctive voice, and sound. It's so nice to finally hear something this fresh & new!
  34. Evan
    Mar 12, 2007
    9
    She's bringing all the Motown feeling back in her own way, she is dealing with many different sounds and she's always a winner. Listen to her first album Frank
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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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