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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.
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Amy Winehouse, MainArtist - "Commissioner" Gordon, Producer
℗ 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Simm, Producer - felix Howard, Producer - Amy Winehouse, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited
Donovan Jackson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Winehouse, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Williams, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Bird, Unknown, Other - Delroy "Chris" Cooper, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Astor Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Ben Bryant, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - "Commissioner" Gordon, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Houston "House" Bowen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Piretti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Errol Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
John Adams, Unknown, Other - SALAAM REMI, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Winehouse, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Henry, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary "Mon" Noble, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve "ESP" Nowa, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
John Adams, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - SALAAM REMI, Producer, Electric Bass, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Winehouse, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Henry, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gary "Mon" Noble, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve "ESP" Nowa, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Clayton Purse, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Amy Winehouse, MainArtist - "Commissioner" Gordon, Producer
℗ 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited
Marty Symes, ComposerLyricist - Isham Jones, ComposerLyricist - Amy Winehouse, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Underwood, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Aaron, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Williams, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Barter, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Bryant, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - "Commissioner" Gordon, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Houston "House" Bowen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
John Adams, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - SALAAM REMI, Producer, Electric Bass, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Winehouse, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Henry, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary "Mon" Noble, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeni Fujita, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve "ESP" Nowa, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Clayton Purse, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeremy Shaw, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Luke Smith, ComposerLyricist - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jony Rockstar, Producer, Additional Producer - Richard Wilkinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Winehouse, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Hutton, Horn, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited
Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Winehouse, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Rowe, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Williams, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Underwood, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Delroy "Chris" Cooper, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Teodross Avery, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Skarbek, ComposerLyricist - Ben Bryant, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - "Commissioner" Gordon, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Houston "House" Bowen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Piretti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Errol Campbell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited
Donovan Jackson, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - felix Howard, ComposerLyricist - Luke Smith, ComposerLyricist - Paul Watson, ComposerLyricist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Winehouse, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Williams, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Bird, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Delroy "Chris" Cooper, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Tanya Darby, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Stafford Hunter, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Teodross Avery, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wilburn Squiddley Cole, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Bryant, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - "Commissioner" Gordon, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Houston "House" Bowen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Piretti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
felix Howard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lewinson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ferg Peterkin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ric Simpson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Winehouse, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Lovatt, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rowe, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Lewinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Rollins, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Gendler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Skarbek, ComposerLyricist - Peter Tomasso, Unknown, Other - Enrico Tomasso, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
John Adams, Unknown, Other - SALAAM REMI, Producer, Organ, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Winehouse, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Henry, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary "Mon" Noble, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve "ESP" Nowa, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Clayton Purse, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Winehouse, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Mills, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Williams, ComposerLyricist - Gregory Jackson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Teodross Avery, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Astor Campbell, ComposerLyricist - "Commissioner" Gordon, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Houston "House" Bowen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Piretti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Errol Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
William Salter, ComposerLyricist - Ralph MacDonald, ComposerLyricist - John Adams, Unknown, Other - SALAAM REMI, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Winehouse, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Henry, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary "Mon" Noble, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve "ESP" Nowa, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Clayton Purse, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:38
- Main artists: Amy Winehouse
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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