Back to Black

by Amy Winehouse

Type: Album
Released: 27 October 2006
Label: Island, Island Records Group, Universal
Country: United Kingdom
Length: 34:41
Community rating: 4.14/5 from 26 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Drawing heavily from the sound of 1960s girl groups and soul, 'Back to Black' merges vintage aesthetics with contemporary R&B, built upon the distinctive production of Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson, who notably employed the Dap-Kings for period-authentic instrumentation. The album’s widely praised songwriting is intensely autobiographical, exploring themes of grief, infidelity, and heartbreak with a raw candor delivered through Winehouse's famously powerful and emotive vocal performance.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, retro, confessional, breakup, crooning, vocal, rhythmic

Tracklist

Credits

Amy Winehouse - vocals, background vocals, guitar, Primary Artist
Salaam Remi - producer, bass, piano, guitar
Vincent Henry - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, piano, celesta, guitar
Troy Auxilly-Wilson - drums, tambourine
Mark Ronson - producer, tambourine, band arrangements, recording, handclaps
Nick Movshon - bass guitar
Homer Steinweiss - drums
Thomas Brenneck - guitar
Binky Griptite - guitar
Victor Axelrod - piano, electric piano [wurlitzer], handclaps
Gabriel Roth - arranged by [band]
Vaughan Merrick - recording, handclaps
Ian Hendrickson-Smith - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Neal Sugarman - tenor saxophone
Dave Guy - trumpet
Chris Elliott - orchestral arrangements, conductor
Perry Montague-Mason - violin, orchestra leader
Isobel Griffiths - orchestra contractor
Tom Elmhirst - mixed by
Dom Morley - engineer
Jesse Gladstone - engineer [assistant]
Mike Makowski - engineer [assistant]
Gary "G Major" Noble - mixed by
James Wisner - mixed by [assistant]
Matt Paul - mixed by [assistant]
Alex Hutchinson - design
Raye Cosbert - management