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Universal acclaim- based on 418 Ratings
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Positive: 390 out of 418
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Mixed: 13 out of 418
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Negative: 15 out of 418
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Dec 6, 2010This album is one of the best album I've ever heard. Best classy production, promising vocals, and honest lyrics brings the best of Amy and the album. No boring songs and every song is a need to hear.
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Aug 24, 2010
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Nov 22, 2011R.I.P Amy Winehouse. She's one of my favorite artist and I will miss her. She is my favorite live performer. I love her unique, soulful soul. In this album, she sings about love and drugs. The album won 5 Grammys in 2008. Back to Black is one of my favorite album of all time. Miss you Amy.
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Sep 24, 2011This album is one of the best I've ever heard.
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Sep 1, 2015
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YonkoD.Jul 17, 2008Masterpiece!
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Feb 18, 2015It's like Prefix Magazine said... Back to Black stands in testament to the fact that talent and originality still exist. Amy was an amazing singer and songwriter and this album is the prove of the pretty soul that Amy has to give to all listeners.
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BorsApr 6, 2007It is just good soul/jazz/pop british music.
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NormaGFeb 16, 2008
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ZéM.Jun 2, 2008The music is good as the performer is classy. I'm in love with her voice
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HoneyMar 20, 2007One 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.
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lilsAug 4, 2007Great, one of the year's bests. Great voice, smart lyrics, which seem hard to sing on the paper, but she pulls it out easily. Very bluesy, very honest, very british, with Rehab as an instant classic. And for all of you who say she's a one hit wonder, she had another great record, Frank, and it's single Stronger than Me won Ivor Novello. I hope we'll be hearing more of her!
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jyotirmayadAug 7, 2007Amy Winehouse is such a fresh new talent... she does it all in her own trademark style... she is surely one of the most important artists of 2007, and should win many music awards.
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NunoEUJul 2, 2009An amazing album, a masterpiece! One of the best albuns of the century... "Love Is a Losing Game" and "Tears Dry On Their Own" are 5 stars *****!
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Keithk.Oct 18, 2007
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SeanP.Mar 15, 2007
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stevecMar 16, 2007immense, she can now walk the walk not just talk the talk. modern beats and classic staxx sass make this a must have classic
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MichaelBMar 17, 2007An instant classic - the soundtrack from rainy Saturday afternoons to Sunday morning - she deserves the world
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maxim04xtinaMar 21, 2007This album sounds so fresh.So different from all those rubbish you've heard on the radio. Great vocals, great style, great album
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mikeyfApr 12, 2007t&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.
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ixataApr 28, 2007this album is gonna win the big 4 at the next grammys.. im betting my whole cd collection on it!!!
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danwApr 3, 2007truly original mixing girl group and soul with modern bad girl lyrics thereby passing contemporary r&b boringness and passing the "neosoul" scene.
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DeboAMay 15, 2007The album is not perfect but every song manages to grab and keep you. I just can't help but fall in love with this girl's musick. She is brutally honest and has a voice to be compared with the likes of Ella Fitzgerald&Etta James. You won't be disappointed.
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Sid1983May 2, 2007The kind you listen to on a grey NYC morning on the way to work or sitting and watching the rain. But whatever pithy you use, it's an album you can feel
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petelJun 2, 2007the album peaks & dips in places, but when it peaks, it really peaks. You also can't deny that her voice is amazing and can make anything sound powerful. Best Songs: Rehab, You Know I'm No Good, Back To Black, Tears Dry On Their Own, Wake Up Alone, Addicted (odd, but good) And even the less good songs arent tragic.
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JosephF.Jan 9, 2008Simply amazing voice. Not that original when you compare it to a long time ago, but nobody is doing the stuff she is right now. Great way to change things up.
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ChrisFeb 19, 2008Amazing lyrics, true soul, great voice and incredible sound. This is the perfect example of a classic album and her career seems to be just starting!
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ArieBFeb 4, 2008Haven't been so enthusiastic for a singer since D'Angelo. The guy disappeared...and so did hopes for old school soul. But Amy, wow, it's another dimension. Everything about this album is amazing. I only wish she takes care of herself, learns to be low key and keeps on blessing us with her talent for a very long time.
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JarrenS.Jul 8, 2008Amy's voice is fantastic. The song writing is decent; could be a little more exciting and a little less biographical, and I would have given it a 10. I'm shocked by how many people gave this a 0. Kind of silly.
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abJan 24, 2009Her voice is beautiful, as are some of the songs ("Wake Up Alone" was on repeat for awhile), but some of the material was weak (the sample for "Tears Dry On Their Own" was obvious and made the song seem pale and kitschy in comparison to the original). Hopefully her next album will be filled with stronger, more original material.
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Awards & Rankings
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Back to Black stands in testament to the fact that talent and originality still exist.
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Entertainment WeeklyIt'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]
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Blender[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]