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Back to Black
Back to Black is gorgeous and heartbreaking because she wasn't pretending. Listen to it as a warning label, not a playbook.
Who it's for
The album explores guilt, grief, infidelity, heartbreak and trauma in a relationship, written after a temporary separation from Blake Fielder-Civil and during a period of heavy drinking and drug use.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Back to Black is Amy Winehouse's second and final studio album, released by Island Records in October 2006 and produced by Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, with the Dap-Kings as backing band. She wrote most of it during a temporary break from Blake Fielder-Civil, and it explores guilt, grief, infidelity, heartbreak and trauma in a relationship, along with struggles with addiction.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal; also on CD/vinyl.
Before you start
Heads up: Alcohol and drug addiction.
Age: Not verified (strong language; substance themes; suggested 16+)
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-ey’d monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on.William Shakespeare, Othello, Act 3, Scene 3
