Customer Reviews
The bonus CD is brilliant - By: Knight, 18 Jul 2008 
Never really knew much about Amy until I saw her on Glastonbury 2008 & boy I was hooked. She's not just some spaced out horrid junkie kid. She is a crazy, mixed up kid who lacks guidance & is flat out on the road to perdition & someone should stand up & help the poor kid. Get rid of the losers & goldiggersin her life.
This album has real soul. The voice is onein a billion & her rendition of some old classics on CD2 is priceless. Grab it while you can & long may she reign. She hit me like Elvis, Billie Halliday, Nina Simone she is a real mix of pure class & thank god we can bottle her voice & sell it these days.
PS: I'm middle aged now & I know all the original versions as well so that's saying something. Grab this one you wont regret it.
Original 11 songs PLUS 8 MORE! - By: Mr. William Oxley, 08 May 2008 A masterpiece of classic singingin the old style of the 30s with heart braking lyrics that comes togetherin surely the album of the year.
Amy Winehouse is a tortured soul who falls madlyin love, & then gets dumped. Not a happy story, but inspiration for most of her songs. That & drugs feature strongly.
Her emotion is raw, her lyrics are powerful, & her songs are catchy.
Buy this now & you will not be disappointed.
Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant - By: Brian Connolly, 22 Apr 2008 A classic album by a girl who holds nothing back. Share the joy, feel the pain. This is a must have CDin any collection.
Classic - worth the money if you are on a limited budget - By: I belong to the king, 13 Apr 2008 I can play this over & over again. I enjoy most tracks. I didn't initially like Amys voice. But listening to her music I started to to appreciate the musicality, soul & style. I now love Amy voice & musicality/ musical style.
The most memorable are Rehab, love is a loosing game, you know I am no good, Valerie & Cupid.
I love no no no & go go goin Rehab. I can't say I approve of the drug culture. But I suppose this subject is a big modern issuein the inner cities. So it's somthing worth thinking about
Valerie & Cupid are fun songs. I like the way Amy sings Valerie but also think it's a good song for karoke; so normal/average singers could have some fun joining in. It's a song for the masses.
Worth it for the extra songs - By: Matt_K, 11 Apr 2008 This version of the album includes a second disc containing some well chosen cover versions ("Cupid" being the most memorable), although Amy leans a bit too heavily on the ska style for my liking. That said, it's definitely worth checking out this version rather than the earlier one that's still available (particularly when it's such a short album by modern standards).
There's probably not much that can be said about "Back To Black" that hasn't been said already. It's a fantastic album, certainly a big confident leap forward from "Frank" (which could really have been an EP for the number of decent songs on there). The only slight criticism I would make is the shamelessly retro style of the production - the Sixties vibe has been re-created so slavishly, sometimes to the detriment of the songs. But this is a minor point really.
If you've only heard the singles from this album, you might be surprised at how dark it all is. Whereas "Frank" was largely exhuberant & joyous, this is a fairly bleak albumin terms of lyrics & themes.
In my opinion Amy Winehouse is the best thing to happen to British popin years, so let's hope that whatever demons she wrestles within her personal life don't put a stop to what could be a brilliant career.
