Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

I always thought the title track was untouchable.

It's kind of perfect.

The woozy, beaten blur of Wake Up Alone for me, though. It's one of those songs that I only need to think about to get a lump in my throat.

Going with He Can Only Hold Her, the end of that song always gets me.

Another for the title track. Haven't heard all of it though.

Good poll. The title track is one of the best things ever, so it gets my vote. I love Tears Dry On Their Own too. But I never liked Rehab.

i think 'rehab' would stand so much more of a chance if it hadn't been completely overplayed (not least in tabloid headlines). but still, the way amy sings

and life
is like
a pipe
and i'm a tiny penny rolling up the
walls
inside

is basically perfect, and that song wins

sleeper choice - 'love is a losing game'

Yeah, title track. Must have heard it a ridiculous number of times and I'm getting less tolerant of too many repeat listenings of just about everything, yet this song still staggers me every time I hear it.

Me and mr jones. For one of the most kick-ass opening lines ever: 'what kind of fuckery is this'

Even though every track on this album has been a favorite of mine at some point.

I can't settle on what I think about Rehab. I think I understand its sentiment, but the "no no no"s somehow don't work for me. It's partly just that they edge it too close to R&B pastiche, something the rest of the album miraculously avoids.

"Love Is a Losing Game", but the title track is super-dope and "What kind of fuckery is this?" is on the motherfucking money.

Shit, "You Know I'm No Good" bangs close to home too.

I love almost the entire album although I'm not as big a fan of "You Know I'm No Good" as everyone else is.

but I voted "Tears Dry On Their Own", such an infectious chorus. But "Love is a Losing Game" is a VERY close second.

Such a great album.

title track on this is an absolute classic, one of my favorite songs of recent memory.

...losing game. and PRINCE agrees!

You Know I'm No Good is the one that's been a bit spoiled for me by overplay. They use its riff on TV a lot, notably on that dreadful Diary of a Call Girl thing.

The overplayed singles have been out of my consciousness long enough now that i love them again. Especially "You Know I'm No Good".

Back to Black > Love is a losing Game > You KNow I'm No Good

i love almost all of it though.

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I just wanted to let you all know that I misread this as Amy Winehouse - Back to Blap

ummmmmm

no good (love the lyrics so much) > mr jones (fuckery!) > black > rehab > unholy (sleeper)> alone (also a sleeper)> losing game > just friends > tears (I don't the use of obv samples really works here) > that one at the end I can never remember

It seems like Wake Up Alone is my song and my song alone. How miserably fitting.

tears dry

Some Unholy War
He Can Only Hold Her
Just Friends
Back To Black
You Know I'm No Good
Wake Up Alone
Love Is A Losing Game
Me & Mr Jones
Tears Dry On Their Own
Rehab

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Woosh. Thought Love Is A Losing Game would get more.

I didn't realize the title track was so universally loved

Me & Mr Jones 1

always the bridesmaid?

surprised "just friends" didn't get any votes

I still love this album

yeah i keep hearing it in unexpected public places and it's still TOO SOON

;_;

(honestly - at the risk of sounding like a megadork - I still feel that way a bit with Nirvana, sometimes it's always too soon idk)

and life
is like
a pipe

Shit, I always thought it was "Life is like a pie".

Love Is A Losing Game 3

cause you're my fella, my guy
hand me your stella and fly

i've probably posted this before but every time i watch it i'm just like :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pAz9UpnRKw

Wow she was fucking amazing!
chuyam1992 13 hours ago

starting to think this might be the most overrated album of all time. it’s a nice album, and it’s not its own fault, but if i see another “best albums” list that ranks this over every single soul album that inspired it, i’m gonna flip

(thinking specifically of the apple music list, where it was #7, but also the paste list, where it was in the top 40)

it's a recency bias; top 40 I can almost accept, but that apple music list is just stupid across the board.

I don't think we can call this album recent anymore

This is maybe one of the (if not <the>) last across the board approved "Classic Albums," no?

starting to think this might be the most overrated album of all time. it’s a nice album, and it’s not its own fault, but if i see another “best albums” list that ranks this over every single soul album that inspired it, i’m gonna flip

Yeah, it's a very "tell me you don't listen to soul music without telling me you don't listen to soul music" choice.

What kind of fuckery is this?

This is a top ten of the 21st century fucking album. Maybe top 5

(Sorry voodoo chili but u wrong. This album was built for me)

Also it's not merely a "soul" album, it was very much her rendition of 60s girl groups.

would watch the Connery Bond film for which “Love Is a Losing Game” plays over the credits

Otm

Playing this over breakfast (thank you Neando!) and when the title track came on I got a wave of chills, it's that good.