Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Amy Winehouse

3 albums with 30 songs.

2003 Frank (15)

Amy Winehouse's debut album is an appetizing hint of the musical glories to come three years later with "Back To Black". Amy Winehouse and Jimmy Hogarth cowrote the best song on the album, "Help Yourself". Amy, Matt Rowe and Stefan Skarbek cowrote two excellent tunes: "Amy Amy Amy" and "October Song". Amy and Salaam Remi cowrote three good songs: "Fuck Me Pumps", "Stronger Than Me" and "In My Bed". "What Is It About Men" is also a very good tune. But the rest of the album is less impressive: "Cherry", "I Heard Love Is Blind", "You Sent Me Flying", "Know You Now", "Take The Box", "Brother", "Mr Magic Through The Smoke" and "Teo Licks". There are also two covers: "Moody's Mood For Love" and "There Is No Greater Love". 


2006 Back To Black (11)

Amy Winehouse's second and greatest album. Five timeless classics: "Rehab", "Back To Black", "You Know I'M No Good", "Tears Dry On Their Own" and "Love Is A Losing Game". And six very good songs: "Me And Mr Jones", "Wake Up Alone", "Addicted", "Just Friends", "He Can Only Hold Her" and "Some Unholy War".
2011 Lioness Hidden Treasures (4)

Amy Winehouse's last album, released four months after her death. One timeless classic: "Between The Cheats" (arguably Amy's greatest song). One fine tune: "Best Friends, Right?". Two disappointments: "Like Smoke" and "Half Time". Six cover songs: "Our Day Will Come", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?", "Valerie", "The Girl from Ipanema", "Body and Soul" and "A Song for You". There are also early versions of two songs from the "Back To Black" album: "Tears Dry On Their Own" and "Wake Up Alone".

Saturday, January 7, 2023

Top 20 Amy Winehouse songs

1. "Between The Cheats" (Lioness Hidden Treasures, 2011)

2. "Back To Black" (Back To Black, 2006)

3. "Rehab" (Back To Black, 2006)

4. "You Know I'M No Good" (Back To Black, 2006)

5. "Tears Dry On Their Own" (Back To Black, 2006)

6. "Help Yourself" (Frank, 2003)

7. "Love Is A Losing Game" (Back To Black, 2006)

8. "Amy Amy Amy" (Frank, 2003) 

9. "October Song" (Frank, 2003) 

10. "What Is It About Men" (Frank, 2003)

11. "Fuck Me Pumps" (Frank, 2003)

12. "Me And Mr Jones" (Back To Black, 2006)

13. "Wake Up Alone" (Back To Black, 2006)

14. "Stronger Than Me" (Frank, 2003) 

15. "Addicted" (Back To Black, 2006)

16. "Just Friends" (Back To Black, 2006)

17. "In My Bed" (Frank, 2003)

18. "He Can Only Hold Her" (Back To Black, 2006)

19. "Best Friends Right?" (Lioness Hidden Treasures, 2011)

20. "Some Unholy War" (Back To Black, 2006)

Thursday, January 5, 2023

10 worst Amy Winehouse songs

1. "Teo Licks" (Frank, 2003)
2. "Mr Magic Through The Smoke" (Frank, 2003)

3. "Brother" (Frank, 2003)

4. "Half Time" (Lioness Hidden Treasures, 2011)

5. "Take The Box" (Frank, 2003)

6. "Know You Now" (Frank, 2003)

7. "You Sent Me Flying" (Frank, 2003)

8. "Like Smoke" (Lioness Hidden Treasures, 2011)

9. "I Heard Love Is Blind" (Frank, 2003)

10. "Cherry" (Frank, 2003)