Back to Black (deluxe edition)

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Matrix / Runout: (4x UNIVERSAL logo) 06025 171 304-1 03 * 52060670 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC D Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26 (logo) / IFPI 0128 (hole)
Matrix / Runout: (4x UNIVERSAL logo) 06025 171 304-1 03 * 52060670 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC D Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26 (logo) / IFPI 0114 (hole)

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-15 18:38 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Back to Black
2▼CD: Bonus disc
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Valerie
engineer:
Andy Rogers (UK producer/recording engineer)
bass:
Dale Davis (in 2007)
drums (drum set):
Nathan Allen (American drummer) (in 2007)
guitar:
Robin Banerjee (in 2007)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Xantoné Blacq (in 2007)
background vocals:
Ade Omotayo (in 2007) and Zalon Thompson (in 2007)
vocals:
Amy Winehouse (in 2007)
recorded at:
Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge (2007-01-10) (Amy Winehouse)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007) and Island Records (Island, imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) (in 2015)
live cover recording of:
Valerie (on 2007-01-10)
writer:
Boyan Chowdhury, Dave McCabe (English singer, songwriter and guitarist), Abi Harding, Sean Payne (member of The Big Kids, The Isrites, The Zutons) and Russ Pritchard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Amy Winehouse43:54
2Cupid
baritone saxophone:
Frank Walden (saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Frank Tontoh
guitar:
Robin Banerjee and Hawi Gondwe
keyboard:
Cyril McCammon
tenor saxophone:
Jim Hunt
trumpet:
Henry Collins (trumpeter)
background vocals:
Ade Omotayo and Zalon Thompson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
cover recording of:
Cupid
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Amy Winehouse3.83:49
3Monkey Man
recording engineer:
Jon Moon
bass:
Dale Davis
drums (drum set):
Nathan Allen (American drummer)
guitar:
Robin Banerjee
keyboard:
Sam Beste
saxophone:
Aaron Liddard
trumpet:
Jay Phelps (trumpeter)
vocals:
Ade Omotayo and Zalon Thompson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Sensible Studios (English music recording studios located near Kings Cross, London managed by Grace Hayhurst & Shelby Logan Warne and housed by chief studio engineer Jon Moon (formerly owned by Jeff Allen)) in Kings Cross, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Monkey Man
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
Amy Winehouse3.22:56
4Some Unholy War
assistant recording engineer:
Shomari “Sho” Dillon and Gleyder “Gee” Disla
recording engineer:
Franklin Socorro
producer:
Salaam Remi
assistant mixer:
James Paul Wisner (American musician and producer)
mixer:
Gary Noble
bass and drums (drum set):
Salaam Remi
guitar:
Vincent Henry, Salaam Remi and Amy Winehouse
organ:
John F. Adams (keyboard player & songwriter)
background vocals:
Amy Winehouse
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007) and Island Records (Island, imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Instrument Zoo in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Some Unholy War
lyricist and composer:
Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Amy Winehouse43:16
5Hey Little Rich Girl
engineer and mixer:
Jon Moon
bass:
Dale Davis
drums (drum set):
Nathan Alan
guitar:
Robin Banerjee
keyboard:
Sam Beste
saxophone:
Aaron Liddard
trumpet:
Jay Phelps (trumpeter)
vocals:
Ade Omotayo and Zalon Thompson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
mixed at and engineered at:
Sensible Studios (English music recording studios located near Kings Cross, London managed by Grace Hayhurst & Shelby Logan Warne and housed by chief studio engineer Jon Moon (formerly owned by Jeff Allen)) in Kings Cross, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Hey Little Rich Girl
lyricist and composer:
Roderick James Byers
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd.
Amy Winehouse feat. Zalon & Ade3.353:35
6To Know Him Is to Love Him
engineer:
Matt Snowdon
producer:
Sam Gregory
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Wise Buddah in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2006)
cover recording of:
To Know Him Is to Love Him (in 2006)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Bourne Music Ltd., Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Vogue Music
Amy Winehouse3.352:24
7Love Is a Losing Game (original demo)
assistant recording engineer:
Dom Morley
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
assistant engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
producer:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
alto saxophone:
Christopher Davies (horn player) and Andy Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist)
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
cello:
John Heley (cellist), Joely Koos (cellist) and Anthony Pleeth (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
harp:
Helen Tunstall
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
piano:
Victor Axelrod
tenor saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor) and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
tenor trombone:
Richard Edwards (trombonist)
trumpet:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Jon Thorne (viola player), Bruce White (violist) and Katie Wilkinson (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Elizabeth Edwards (violinist), Peter Hanson (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Tom Pigott‐Smith (violinist), Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling (violinist) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
conductor:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
arranger:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
orchestrator:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Dapking Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Metropolis Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
demo recording of:
Love Is a Losing Game
lyricist and composer:
Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Amy Winehouse33:44

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
photography:Harry Benson (Scottish photographer)
Alex Lake
Mishca Richter
design:Alex Hutchinson
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1236121 [info]
ASIN:DE: B000YPWDSS [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Back to Black
Back to Black (Remixes & B Sides)
Love Is a Losing Game
Rehab
Tears Dry on Their Own
You Know I’m No Good
included in:Frank & Back to Black
The Album Collection
The Collection
part of:Musikexpress – Die 100 besten Alben des 21. Jahrhunderts (2025) (number: 7) (order: 7)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 8) (order: 8)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 19) (order: 19)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025) (number: 26) (order: 20)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 33) (order: 33)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 33) (order: 33)
Brit Award for British Album of the Year (winners) (number: 2007) (order: 34)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 44) (order: 44)
Grammy Award: Best Pop Vocal Album nominees (number: 2008 winner) (order: 74)
Offizielle deutsche Charts – Album-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 83) (order: 83)
Mercury Prize Shortlist Nominees (number: 2007) (order: 175)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 191)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2008) (order: 226)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 451) (order: 452)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/51256 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Amy-winehouse/Back-to-black [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/89vr [info]
https://www.laut.de/Amy-Winehouse/Alben/Back-To-Black-18313 [info]
other databases:http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/104825 [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/amy_winehouse/back_to_black/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-45534 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000736522 [info]
Wikidata:Q156670 [info]