She may be loves fool, but she certainly aint its bitch on one of the years ...more
BBC
One of the best UK albums of the year, with the added advantage that youll be able to pick it up at the local supermarket checkout... ...more
Guardian
The gifted singers penchant for four-letter words only adds to her essential Britishness, claims ...more
musicOMH.com
Why, if you were of a cynical bent, youd swear it was a publicity stunt. Almost exactly three years after her well received debut Frank, Amy Winehouse suddenly reappears (with a certain other mouthy, press-friendly female singer from London getting ...more
Guardian
Any album that features the lines "What kind of fuckery is this?/ You made me miss the Slick Rick gig" demands closer investigation. Of course, 23-year-old Londoner Amy Winehouse demonstrated her aptitude for a tart couplet on her debut album ...more
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Slant Magazine
She looks like Polly Jean Harvey and sounds like Shirley Bassey, and her repertoire is comprised of songs with titles like "Fuck Me Pumps" and "In My Bed." So it's only fitting that Amy Winehouse's rowdy public behavior would cause about as ...more
PopMatters
While the album’s first singles, “Rehab” and “You Know I’m No Good”, are essential listening, it’s the three songs at the album’s center that make Back to Black an artistic success worth keeping on repeat. ...more
TimeOut
Winehouses Mercury-shortlisted debut Frank was a slick little mix of soul, jazz and dancehall, a fine calling card for her full-throated gospel squawk (I wanna sound like a big, fat, old black lady she told Time Out at the time). But ...more
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