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Frank
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- 466,700 plays
- 269 favs
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- Amy Winehouse
- Released 2003
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- Fuck Me Pumps
- 02:47
- 84,956 plays
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- Stronger Than Me
- 06:50
- 61,911 plays
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- You Sent Me Flying
- 03:20
- 44,579 plays
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Stronger Than Me
- 06:50
- 61,911 plays
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You Sent Me Flying
- 03:20
- 44,579 plays
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Cherry
- 02:10
- 26,062 plays
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- 4
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Fuck Me Pumps
- 02:47
- 84,956 plays
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- 5
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I Heard Love Is Blind
- 05:17
- 31,995 plays
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- 6
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Moody's Mood for Love
- 03:20
- 24,443 plays
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- 7
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(There Is) No Greater Love
- 03:24
- 21,623 plays
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- 8
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In My Bed
- 03:29
- 40,105 plays
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- 9
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Take the Box
- 05:01
- 32,798 plays
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- 10
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October Song
- 11:03
- 25,170 plays
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- 11
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What Is It About Men
- 05:01
- 27,281 plays
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- 12
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Help Yourself
- 13:16
- 26,731 plays
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- 13
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Amy Amy Amy
- 13:16
- 19,048 plays
album review
If a series of unfortunate comparisons (like the ones to follow) cause listeners to equate British vocalist Amy Winehouse with Macy Gray, it's only natural. Both come on like a hybrid of Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill who's had a tipple and then attempted one more late-night set at a supper club than they should have. Despite her boozy persona and loose-limbed delivery, though, Winehouse is an excellent vocalist possessing both power and subtlety, the latter an increasingly rare commodity among contemporary female vocalists (whether jazz or R&B). What lifts her above Macy Gray is the fact that her music and her career haven't been marketed within an inch of their life. Instead of Gray's stale studio accompaniments, Winehouse has talented musicians playing loose charts behind her with room for a few solos. Instead of a series of vocal mellifluities programmed to digital perfection, Winehouse's record has the feeling of being allowed to grow on its own -- without being meddled with and fussed over (and losing its soul in the process). Simply hearing Winehouse vamp for a few minutes over some Brazilian guitar lines on "You Sent Me Flying" is a rare and immense pleasure. Also, like Nellie McKay (but unlike nearly all of her contemporaries), Winehouse songs like "Fuck Me Pumps," "Take the Box," and "I Heard Love Is Blind" cast a cool, critical gaze over the music scene, over the dating scene, and even over the singer herself. With "In My Bed," she even proves she can do a commercial R&B production, and a club version of "Moody's Mood for Love" not only solidifies her jazz credentials but proves she can survive in the age of Massive Attack. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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- Back To Black (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2006
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- Back To Black (Edited)
- Released 2007
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- Frank (E-Version) (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2007
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- Back To Black: The B-Sides
- Released 2008
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listener reviews
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Artistic Brilliance
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- By donjigga
- 5/16/2009 07:19:03
- If ever an album captured what the definition of music is, 'Frank' by Amy Winehouse does that in spades. She croons her way through each track effortlessly and (arguably) without regard to genre (evidenced by track 8 with the hip hop instrumentals). This is not a hard album to appreciate; what is shocking is that it was her debut album. Instant favorites will undoubtedly be track 4 'F**k Me pumps' and Track 12 'Help Yourself'. The other tracks have to be experienced and related to more personally. 'Frank' is a must have for true audiophiles. Star rating 5 of 5
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