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  • Artist: Amy Winehouse
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: December 02, 2003
  • Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

If a series of unfortunate comparisons (like the ones to follow) cause listeners to equate British vocalist Amy Winehouse with Macy Gray, it's only natural. Both come on like a hybrid of Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill who's had a tipple and then attempted one more late-night set at a supper club than they should have. Despite her boozy persona and loose-limbed delivery, though, Winehouse is an excellent vocalist possessing both power and subtlety, the latter an increasingly rare commodity among contemporary female vocalists (whether jazz or R&B). What lifts her above Macy Gray is the fact that her music and her career haven't been marketed within an inch of their life. Instead of Gray's stale studio accompaniments, Winehouse has talented musicians playing loose charts behind her with room for a few solos. Instead of a series of vocal mellifluities programmed to digital perfection, Winehouse's record has the feeling of being allowed to grow on its own -- without being meddled with and fussed over (and losing its soul in the process). Simply hearing Winehouse vamp for a few minutes over some Brazilian guitar lines on "You Sent Me Flying" is a rare and immense pleasure. Also, like Nellie McKay (but unlike nearly all of her contemporaries), Winehouse songs like "Fuck Me Pumps," "Take the Box," and "I Heard Love Is Blind" cast a cool, critical gaze over the music scene, over the dating scene, and even over the singer herself. With "In My Bed," she even proves she can do a commercial R&B production, and a club version of "Moody's Mood for Love" not only solidifies her jazz credentials but proves she can survive in the age of Massive Attack. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Stronger Than Me (Lyrics) Amy Winehouse, Salaam Remi Amy Winehouse (6:50)
You Sent Me Flying (Lyrics) Amy Winehouse, Felix Howard Amy Winehouse (3:20)
Cherry (Lyrics) Salaam Remi, Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse (2:10)
Fuck Me Pumps (Lyrics) Amy Winehouse, Salaam Remi Amy Winehouse (2:47)
I Heard Love Is Blind (Lyrics) Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse (5:17)
Moody's Mood for Love (Lyrics) Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, James Moody Amy Winehouse (3:20)
(There Is) No Greater Love Marty Symes, Isham Jones Amy Winehouse (3:24)
In My Bed (Lyrics) Salaam Remi, Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse (3:29)
Take the Box (Lyrics) Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse (5:01)
October Song (Lyrics) Amy Winehouse, Stefan Skarbek, Matt Rowe Amy Winehouse (11:03)
What Is It About Men (Lyrics) Paul Watson, Felix Howard, Luke Smith, Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse (5:01)
Help Yourself (Lyrics) Amy Winehouse, Jimmy Hogarth Amy Winehouse (13:16)
Amy Amy Amy (Lyrics) Stefan Skarbek, Amy Winehouse, Matt Rowe Amy Winehouse (13:16)

Credits

Nick Shymansky (A&R), Lenny Underwood (Piano), Teodross Avery (Saxophone), Commissioner Gordon (Drums), Tom Coyne (Mastering), Johnny Rockstar (Producer), Cameron Craig (Mixing), Vincent Henry (Sax (Alto)), Martin Slattery (Organ (Hammond)), Amy Winehouse (Guitar), Jimmy Hogarth (Mixing), Gregory Jackson (Bass), Martin Slattery (Horn), Rudy Bird (Percussion), Vincent Henry (Sax (Baritone)), Robert Aaron (Flute), Commissioner Gordon (Turntables), Matt Rowe (Trumpet), Matt Rowe (Vocals (Background)), Willburn "Squidley" Cole (Drums), Paul Watson (Engineer), Jimmy Hogarth (Programming), John Adams (Organ), Vincent Henry (Flute), Luke Smith (Piano), Charles Moriarty (Cover Photo), Martin Slattery (Wurlitzer), Jimmy Hogarth (Drums), John Adams (Fender Rhodes), Matt Rowe (Producer), Commissioner Gordon (Programming), Troy Wilson (Drums), Earl "Chinna" Smith (Guitar), Delroy "Chris" Cooper (Bass), Brent Williams (Mixing Assistant), Jimmy Hogarth (Producer), Luke Smith (Bass), Jenni Fujita (Vocals (Background)), Bruce Purse (Horn (Baritone)), Tom Coyne (Mastering Engineer), Roger Aadon (Flute), Roger Aadon (Saxophone), Luke Smith (Keyboards), Gordon Williams (Percussion), Commissioner Gordon (Mixing), Commissioner Gordon (Engineer), Richard Wilkinson (Drums), Jimmy Hogarth (Percussion), Tanya Darby (Trumpet), Timothy Hutton (Horn), Tom Elmhirst (Mixing), Bruce Purse (Trumpet), Commissioner Gordon (Percussion), Valerie Phillips (Photography), Stefan Skarbek (Trumpet), Robert Aaron (Saxophone), Stafford Hunter (Trombone), Jimmy Hogarth (Guitar), Bruce Purse (Trumpet (Bass)), Kate Lower (Coordination), Rudy Bird (Shaker), Jimmy Hogarth (Bass), Amy Winehouse (Vocals), Stefan Skarbek (Vocals (Background)), Ian Barter (Guitar), Lenny Underwood (Keyboards), Houston Bowen (Assistant Engineer), Amy Winehouse (Producer), Vincent Henry (Flute (Alto)), Luke Smith (Engineer), Commissioner Gordon (Producer), Bruce Purse (Flugelhorn), Errol Campbell (Percussion), Commissioner Gordon (Effects), Errol Campbell (Drums), Vincent Henry (Sax (Tenor))
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Frank
Studio album by Amy Winehouse
Released 20 October 2003 (2003-10-20)
(see release history)
Recorded 2002-2003
Genre R&B, soul, jazz
Length 58:48
Label Island, Republic (US)
Producer Amy Winehouse, Salaam Remi, Commissioner Gordon, Jimmy Hogarth, Matt Rowe
Professional reviews
Amy Winehouse chronology
Frank
(2003)		 Back to Black
(2006)
Alternate cover
Deluxe edition cover
Compilation cover
Singles from Frank
  1. "Stronger Than Me"
    Released: 6 October 2003
  2. "Take the Box"
    Released: 12 January 2004
  3. "In My Bed"/"You Sent Me Flying"
    Released: 5 April 2004
  4. "Pumps"/"Help Yourself"
    Released: 23 August 2004

Frank is the Ivor Novello Award-nominated debut album by English Soul/Jazz singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released by Island Records in October 2003 in the United Kingdom, and in the United States on 20 November 2007. It was nominated for two BRIT Awards and was short-listed for the Mercury Music Prize.[1] The album spawned the singles "Stronger Than Me", "Take the Box", "In My Bed"/"You Sent Me Flying", and "Fuck Me Pumps"/"Help Yourself". The title is a reference to her hero Frank Sinatra and because the word Frank means honest and real. The album was included in the 2006 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, edited by Robert Dimery.

Contents

Track listing

UK Edition
# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Intro"/"Stronger Than Me"   Salaam Remi, Winehouse 3:54
2. "You Sent Me Flying"/"Cherry"   Felix Howard, Remi, Winehouse 6:50
3. "Know You Now"   Delroy Cooper, Donovan Jackson, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Luke Smith, Gordan Williams, Winehouse 3:03
4. "Fuck Me Pumps"   Remi, Winehouse 3:20
5. "I Heard Love Is Blind"   Remi, Winehouse 2:10
6. "Moody's Mood for Love"/"Teo Licks"   Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, James Moody/ Teo Avery, Errol Campbell, Gregory "Mr Bassie" Jackson, Earl "Chinna Smith 3:28
7. "(There Is) No Greater Love"   Isham Jones, Marty Symes 2:08
8. "In My Bed"   Remi, Winehouse 5:17
9. "Take the Box"   L. Smith, Winehouse 3:20
10. "October Song"   Matt Rowe, Stefan Skarbek, Winehouse 3:24
11. "What Is It About Men"   Wilburn Cole, Cooper, Howard, Jackson, Smith, Paul Watson, Williams, Winehouse 3:29
12. "Help Yourself"   Jimmy Hogarth, Winehouse 5:01
13. "Amy Amy Amy"/"Outro"/"Brother"/"Mr Magic (Through the Smoke)"   Rowe, Skarbek, Winehouse 13:14

Other Recordings

  • "Alcoholic Logic"
  • "All I See Is You"
  • "Baby"
  • "Beat The Point To Death"
  • "Best For Me" (duet with Tyler James) - appears on his The Unlikely Lad
  • "Best Friend" (In My Bed/You Sent Me Flying b-side)
  • "Built To Last"
  • "Counting Chickens"
  • "Dolly's Diner"
  • "Do Me Good"
  • "Ease Up On Me"
  • "Fool's Gold" (released on Frank Deluxe Edition)
  • "Get Over It" (John the White Rapper featuring Amy Winehouse)
  • "Half Time"
  • "I Should Care"
  • "Letter"
  • "Long Day" (re-recorded by Tyler James for his album The Unlikely Lad )
  • "My Own Way"
  • "Oestrogenus"
  • "Orange Peel"
  • "Past The Jewel"
  • "Procrastination" (re-recorded by Tyler James for his album The Unlikely Lad )
  • "'Round Midnight" (Take the Box b-side)
  • "Someone To Watch Over Me" (released on Frank Deluxe Edition)
  • "The Car Accident"
  • "Trilby"
  • "Valerie"
  • "What It Is" (Stronger Than Me b-side)
  • "When My Eyes"

Response

Frank received positive reviews both in the UK on original release and in the US, earning it 78/100 on Metacritic.[2] Billboard called the album "stellar" and Winehouse's vocals "wobblier than now, yet still astounding."[3]

The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 60 before climbing to number thirteen in January 2004. It has since been certified double platinum for shipment of more than 600,000 copies. During the chart run of Winehouse's second album, 2006's Back to Black, Frank re-entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 22 in February 2007, as well as at No. 40 on two separate occasions in May 2007, becoming a mainstay of the UK album chart throughout 2007. As of November 2007 it had sold a total of 495,891 copies in the UK. As of mid-March 2008, it had sold 675,000 copies in the UK, and had sold 362,700 since February 2007, making it 2007's 37th biggest-selling album, despite its original release four years earlier. It sold a further 228,000 copies in 2008, five years after its release.

The album sold approximately 22,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States. Following the 2008 Grammy Awards, the album re-entered the chart and climbed to #67.

The album was reissued in a deluxe edition in the UK on 12 May 2008.[4] This edition includes an eighteen-track bonus disc including rare tracks, remixes, b-sides and live performances.

The vinyl album was also reissued in July 2008, featuring a new gatefold design and a free mp3 download voucher, under the new 'Back to Black' scheme.

In New Zealand, with the album re-released as a "Deluxe Edition", it debuted at number twenty-six on the week starting May 19, 2008, nearly five years after it was originally released.[5] In Germany it climbed back up to number 16.

The album has sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales/shipments
Australian Albums Chart[6] 68
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 7
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[8] 35 Gold[9] 15,000
Brazil ABPD - Gold[10] 50,000
Canadian Albums Chart[11] 66
Danish Albums Chart[12] 16 Gold[13] 15,000
Dutch Albums Chart[14] 68
European Albums Chart[15] 13 Platinum[16] 1,000,000
French Albums Chart[17] 11 Gold[18] 75,000
German Albums Chart[19] 12 Platinum[20] 200,000
Greek Albums Chart[21] 26
Irish Albums Chart[22] 28
Italian Albums Chart[23] 19 Gold[24] 40,000
New Zealand Albums Chart[25] 25
Polish Albums Chart[26] 12 Gold[27] 10,000
Portuguese Albums Chart[28] 11
Spanish Albums Chart[29] 6 Gold[30] 40,000
Swiss Albums Chart[31] 20 Platinum[32] 30,000
UK Albums Chart[33] 13 3× Platinum[34] 900,000
U.S. Billboard 200[35] 61 230,000

Release history

Country Date Notes
United Kingdom 20 October 2003
5 May 2008 Reissue
Canada 8 June 2004[36]
United States 20 November 2007
3 June 2008 Reissue
Australia March 8, 2004[37] (Catalogue) 9866182 (Island Records)
May 17, 2008[38] Deluxe 2CD Edition


2004-2005

  • Vocals:Amy Winehouse
  • Guitar:Amy Winehouse, Binky Griptite, Thomas Brenneck,Earl "Chinna" Smith
  • Harp:Helen Tunstall
  • Violin:Perry Montague-Mason,Chris Tombling,Tom Pigott-Smith,Warren Zielinski,Boguslaw Kostecki,Liz Edwards,Mark Berrow,Peter Hanson,Everton Nelson,Jonathan Rees
  • Viola:Jon Thorne,Katie Wilkinson,Rachel Bolt,Bruce White
  • Cello:John Heley,Joely Koos,Anthony Pleeth
  • Alto Saxophone: Andy Mackintosh,Chris Davies
  • Tenor Saxophone:Jamie Talbot, Mike Smith, Neal Sugarman
  • Baritone Saxophone:Ian Hendrickson-Smith,Vincent Henry,Dave Bishop
  • Trumpet:Steve Sidwell,Dave Guy
  • Bass Trumpet:Bruce Purse
  • Tenor Trombone:Richard Edwards
  • Tenor Sax:Teo Avery
  • Bass Guitar:Salaam Remi,Nick Movshon, Gregory " Mr Bassie" Jackson
  • Rhodes Piano:John Adams,Teo Avery,Amy Winehouse
  • Drums:Troy Auxilly-Wilson,Homer Steinweiss,Errol "Crusty" Campbell
  • Percussion:Frank Ricotti
  • Hand-Claps:Vaughan Merrick,Mark Ronson,Victor Axelrod
  • Rhythm and sound effects:The RZA

References

  1. ^ Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize BBC, accessed 07/11/07
  2. ^ Amy Winehouse: Frank (2007): Reviews
  3. ^ Hope, Clover G. (2007-12-01), "Frank". Billboard. 119 (48):65
  4. ^ hmv.com: albums: Frank: Deluxe Edition: 2cd (2008)
  5. ^ RIANZ
  6. ^ Australian Albums Chart
  7. ^ Austrian Albums Chart
  8. ^ Belgian Flanders Albums Chart
  9. ^ IFPI Belgium
  10. ^ http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Amy Winehouse
  11. ^ Canadian Albums Chart
  12. ^ Danish Albums Chart
  13. ^ IFPI Denmark
  14. ^ Dutch Albums Chart
  15. ^ European Albums Chart
  16. ^ IFPI
  17. ^ French Albums Chart
  18. ^ SNEP
  19. ^ German Albums Chart
  20. ^ IFPI Germany
  21. ^ Greek Albums Chart
  22. ^ Irish Albums Chart
  23. ^ Italian Albums Chart
  24. ^ FIMI
  25. ^ New Zealand Albums Chart
  26. ^ Polish Albums Chart
  27. ^ ZPAV
  28. ^ Portuguese Albums Chart
  29. ^ Spanish Albums Chart
  30. ^ PROMUSICAE
  31. ^ Swiss Albums Chart
  32. ^ IFPI Switzerland
  33. ^ UK Albums Chart
  34. ^ BPI
  35. ^ Billboard 200
  36. ^ Amazon.ca: Frank: Amy Winehouse: Music
  37. ^ http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=1167499
  38. ^ http://sanity.com.au/search/search.asp?SValue=Amy+Winehouse&column=description&fmt=Any&sort=&curpage=1&v=Y

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