If the retro-'60s sound was the bandwagon all British pop acts wanted to be on late this decade, this was the horse pulling it. Back to Black is a stunning blend of old and modern soulful sounds--a delicious contrast of gorgeous melodies and filthy lyrics. There are no bad songs in the bunch, and Winehouse is as effective pouring her heart out in "Love Is a Losing Game" as she is playfully refusing alcohol abuse treatment in "Rehab" (proving that such a thing actually can be done playfully). Since the album came out in 2006, Winehouse became tabloid fodder in the worst sense. It's still unclear whether she can pull herself together enough to craft a worthy follow-up to this masterpiece.Best: Back to Black, Rehab, Tears Dry on Their Own, Love Is a Losing Game, Me and Mr. Jones, You Know I'm No Good
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Can't agree with you more here, THIS WAS THE ALBUM OF 2007, abd then i deiscovered Frank, and purely because it was a 2004 release it didn't become the #1 Album of 2007...
Still the Top 10 were:
AC A1 Top 10 Albums of 2007
1 Back to Black Amy Winehouse
2 Frank Amy Winehouse
3 Life in Cartoon Motion Mika
4 Yours Truly, Angry Mob Kaiser Chiefs
5 Fantastic Playroom New Young Pony Club
6 Myths of a New Future The Klaxons
7 In the Midst of This Expatriate
8 Because of the Times Kings of Leon
9 A Weekend in the City Bloc Party
10 Pop Life David Guetta
11 The Dutchess Fergie
(I had to include Fergie :))
p.s sorry about the typos :
"and then i discovered Frank,"
Interesting list. I really liked the Kaiser Chiefs' second album too. Nothing wrong with including Miss Fergie Ferg.
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