Back to Black
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October 30, 2006 (USA) |
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| Label (s) | Island Records | |||
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CD, LP |
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Soul, R&B, pop |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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32:20 |
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Mark Ronson , Salaam Remi |
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Back to Black is the second studio album by British singer Amy Winehouse . It was released on October 30, 2006 in the US and on November 21, 2006 in Europe on Island Records . The album was named Best Vocal Album (Pop) at the Grammy Awards in February 2008 .
The album is among the world's best-selling music albums with over 20 million copies sold .
background
After the debut album Frank from 2003, which was particularly successful in England and on which pop rhythms can still be found, Back to Black concentrates more on soul and R&B , for example in the songs Back to Black and You Know I'm No Good , however, Ska and Reggae influences can also be found, among others. in Rehab and Tears Dry on Their Own .
Since there wasn't much promotion for Back to Black , the album was considered a surprise success. It received 60 platinum awards in 22 countries, four gold awards in four countries and two diamond awards in two countries.
There are different versions of the album, in addition to the regular version for Europe, a version extended by one track for Great Britain and America. The album in Japan had 16 tracks. A limited edition with 15 tracks and a deluxe edition with a total of 18 tracks on 2 CDs were also released in the German-speaking area .
Singles
Rehab
The single was released in October 2006 in the UK and in March 2007 in the US as the first single from the album Back to Black . Rehab refers to Winehouse's refusal to undergo rehab. The song was the album's greatest success and brought Winehouse's international breakthrough. Although it only reached number one in Norway and Hungary and the top 10 (number 7 and number 9) in Great Britain and the USA, Rehab stayed in some hit parades for a long time and was in the top 75 for more than a year in its home country alone. The single won the 2008 Grammy Awards for Single of the Year , Song of the Year, and Best Female Vocal Performance
You Know I'm No Good
The single was released on January 8, 2007 in the UK. It immediately hit the charts and reached number 18. The video for You Know I'm No Good was again directed by Phil Griffin. The video premiere took place on March 3rd on VH1. A second version with Ghostface Killah was produced for the USA . In the ranking of The Best Songs of 2007 of the magazine Entertainment Weekly reached You Know I'm No Good place second
Back to Black
Back to Black is the third release from the album. It was released on April 30, 2007. The video for the single was shot in London near Gibson Gardens. The video premiere took place on March 24th. On November 1, 2007, Winehouse sang the song live during the MTV Europe Music Awards . Her poor health then caused a lot of media coverage.
Track list
(all songs written by Amy Winehouse, exceptions indicated)
- 1. Rehab - 3:35
- 2. You Know I'm No Good - 4:17
- 3. Me & Mr Jones - 2:33 (Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff)
- 4. Just Friends - 3:13
- 5. Back to Black (with Mark Ronson) - 4:01
- 6. Love Is a Losing Game - 2:35
- 7. Tears Dry on Their Own (with Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson ) - 3:06
- 8. Wake Up Alone (with Paul O'Duffy) - 3:42
- 9. Some Unholy War (with Richard & Robert Poindexter and John Harrison) - 2:22
- 10. He Can Only Hold Her - 2:46
Additional tracks from the Deluxe Edition
- 11. Addicted - 2:45
Bonus CD
- 1. Valerie (Payne, McCabe, Harding, Chowdhury, Pritchard) - 3:52
- 2. Cupid ( Sam Cooke ) - 3:08
- 3. Monkey Man (Frederick Hibbert) - 2:53
- 4. Some Unholy War - 3:16
- 5. Hey Little Rich Girl (Rod Byers and Terry Hall) - 3:35
- 6. You're Wondering Now - 2:33
- There is an edition that contains only seven tracks; You're Wondering Now is omitted there.
- 7. To Know Him Is to Love Him ( Phil Spector ) - 2:24
- 8. Love Is a Losing Game (Demo) - 3:44
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Awards for Mu-sik-ver-käu-fe (country / region, Award, Sales) |
Sales |
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 Argentina (CAPIF)
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 gold
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20,000 |
 Australia (ARIA)
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 6 × platinum
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420,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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3 × platinum
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(60,000) |
 Brazil (PMB)
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 diamond
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250,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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7 × platinum
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(140,000) |
 Germany (BVMI)
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6 × platinum
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(1,200,000) |
 Europe (IFPI)
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8 × platinum
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8,000,000 |
 Finland (IFPI)
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platinum
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(33,884) |
 France (SNEP)
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2 × platinum
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(400,000) |
 Greece (IFPI)
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platinum
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(15,000) |
 Italy (FIMI)
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3 × platinum
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(240,000) |
 Japan (RIAJ)
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gold
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100,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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platinum
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100,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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3 × platinum
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45,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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2 × platinum
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(120,000) |
 Norway (IFPI)
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platinum
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(40,000) |
 Austria (IFPI)
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7 × platinum
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(140,000) |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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2 × platinum
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(40,000) |
 Portugal (AFP)
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2 × platinum
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(40,000) |
 Russia (NFPF)
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2 × platinum
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(40,000) |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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platinum
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(40,000) |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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7 × platinum
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(210,000) |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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2 × platinum
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(160,000) |
 Turkey (MÜ-YAP)
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gold
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(50,000) |
 Hungary (MAHASZ)
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platinum
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(6,000) |
 United States (RIAA)
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2 × platinum
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3,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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13 × platinum + 2 × platinum (deluxe box)
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(4,530,000) |
| In total |
3 × gold 85 × platinum 1 × diamond |
11,935,000 |
Main article: Amy Winehouse / Music Sales Awards
Awards
- 2007: Ivor Novello Award in the category Best Contemporary Song for Rehab .
- 2007: Best Contemporary Song in the category Best British Pop Single of the Year for Rehab .
- 2007: Q Award in the Best Album category .
- 2007: MTV Europe Music Awards in the Album of the Year category .
- 2007: Grammys in the categories Record of the Year , Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Rehab and Best Pop Vocal Album for Back to Black
- 2008: Ivor Novello Award for Best Song for Love Is a Losing Game
- 2009: Echo in the album of the year category (national and international)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Lewis Corner: Second album smash: 7 acts who topped their debut. October 3, 2014, accessed July 8, 2021 (UK English).
- ↑ Track list of the album with the EAN 602517556317; see scan of the cover at Amazon.com
- ↑ Sales of Back to Black (album) in the USA
- ↑ Rob Copsey: The UK's biggest studio albums of all time. officialcharts.com, October 13, 2018, accessed November 23, 2018 .
