She formed a working relationship with producer Salaam Remi through these record publishers. Soon after, she began working for a living, including, at one time, as an entertainment journalist for the World Entertainment News Network, in addition to singing with local group the Bolsha Band. [17][18] It was first released in Germany on 9 May 2008,[19] followed by its release in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2008 through Island Records. Simply hearing Winehouse vamp for a few minutes over some Brazilian guitar lines on "You Sent Me Flying" is a rare and immense pleasure. [32] By contrast, PopMatters writer Mike Joseph felt that the album shows that Winehouse’s success is "based on pure talent rather than good producers or gimmicks". [36] The A.V. [24], Frank received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. The discography of English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse consists of two studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, four extended plays, 14 singles (including three as a featured artist), three video albums and 14 music videos.At the time of her death on 23 July 2011, Winehouse had sold over 1.75 million singles and over 3.98 million albums in the United Kingdom. 1", "Eric Church Lands First No. Well, the marketing was fucked, the promotion was terrible. [45][46] Following Winehouse's death on 23 July 2011, the album re-entered the UK chart at number five,[47] before reaching a new peak position of number three the following week, with 19,811 copies sold. 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). [44], Frank entered the UK Albums Chart at number 60 before climbing to number 13 in late January 2004. 12 – Help Yourself. [43] In 2019, the album was ranked 57th on The Guardian's 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century list. [8] While being developed by the management company, she was kept as a recording industry secret,[9] although she was a regular jazz standards singer at the Cobden Club. Like pano9000 claims. [29] MusicOMH's John Murphy said that her lyrics are "commendably feisty and, as the album title suggests, frank". Frank is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Frank - Amy Winehouse on AllMusic - 2003 - If a series of unfortunate comparisons (like the… [8] Her soon-to-be A&R representative at Island Records, Darcus Beese, heard of her by accident when the manager of The Lewinson Brothers showed him some productions of his clients, which featured Winehouse as key vocalist. Upon its release, Frank received generally positive reviews from most music critics and earned Winehouse several accolades, including an Ivor Novello Award. [2008] – Frank (Deluxe Edition) Faixas: CD 1. 07 – (There Is) No Greater Love. [12][13][14] Like pano9000 claims. [3] Dan Cairns of The Times called Frank "a staggeringly assured, sit-up-and-listen debut, both commercial and eclectic, accessible and uncompromising". I don't have it in my house. [18] Over May, June and July the album was released in Australia,[20] Canada,[21] United States[22] and Japan. Does anybody else on here experience an issue with the sound quality of the record. 02 – You Sent Me Flying Cherry. Reply Notify me … Ghostface Killah) Universal: 2006 : You Know I'm No Good: Universal: 2006: Back To Black: Island: 26/04/2007: Tears Dry On Their Own: Island: 10/08/2007: Valerie (Mark Ronson feat. 1 Album, Amy Winehouse Continues to Climb", "Week Ending July 24, 2011. [40] The album earned Winehouse an Ivor Novello Award. "You Sent Me Flying" is based on an original demo recorded by Felix Howard, Paul Watson and Luke Smith. Albums include Back to Black, Frank, and Life Is Good. Winehouse was signed to Island, as rival interest in Winehouse had started to build to include representatives of EMI and Virgin starting to make moves. Albums: Amy & Adele", "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart", Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry, "Irish-charts.com – Discography Amy Winehouse", "Australiancharts.com – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "Austriancharts.at – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "Danishcharts.dk – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 26th May 2008", "Offiziellecharts.de – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "Official CYTA–IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Εβδομάδα 35/2011)", "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2011. 11 – What Is It About Men. [9], Beese introduced Winehouse to his boss, Nick Gatfield, and the Island head shared his enthusiasm in signing her. Amy Winehouse: Frank ‎ (CD, Album, Del + CD, Comp, Bon) Island Records, Island Records Group, Universal UMC: UICI-1073/4: Japan: 2008: Sell This Version: Recommendations Reviews Show All 3 Reviews . Instead of Gray's stale studio accompaniments, Winehouse has talented musicians playing loose charts behind her with room for a few solos. [26] Nate Chinen of The New York Times complimented her original lyrics and called the music a "glossy admixture of breezy funk, dub and jazz-inflected soul". 08 – In My Bed. [27] Beccy Lindon of The Guardian described Winehouse's sound as "somewhere between Nina Simone and Erykah Badu ... at once innocent and sleazy". Its title alludes to the nature and tone of Winehouse's lyrics on the album,[3] as well as one of her influences, Frank Sinatra.[4]. 32. hét", "Italiancharts.com – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "Portuguesecharts.com – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "Spanishcharts.com – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "Swisscharts.com – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30", "Amy Winehouse Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)", Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, "Classifiche ufficiali degli Album e dei DVD musicali più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati dalla rete nel 2008", "Classifiche annuali Fimi-GfK: Vasco Rossi con "Vivere o Niente" e' stato l'album piu' venduto nel 2011", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums", Australian Recording Industry Association, "Austrian album certifications – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2008", "Brazilian album certifications – Amy Winehouse – Frank", Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos, "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Amy Winehouse; 'Frank')", "Italian album certifications – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "Polish album certifications – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "Russian album certifications – Amy Winehouse – Frank", "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Amy Winehouse; 'Frank')", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_(Amy_Winehouse_album)&oldid=983331917, Contemporary R&B albums by English artists, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Album chart usages for BillboardRandBHipHop, Certification Table Entry usages for Australia, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments figures, Certification Table Entry usages for Austria, Pages using certification Table Entry with sales figures, Certification Table Entry usages for Belgium, Certification Table Entry usages for Brazil, Certification Table Entry usages for Denmark, Certification Table Entry usages for Germany, Certification Table Entry usages for Italy, Certification Table Entry usages for Poland, Certification Table Entry usages for Portugal, Certification Table Entry usages for Russia, Certification Table Entry usages for Spain, Certification Table Entry usages for Switzerland, Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Certification Table Entry usages for Europe, Pages using certification Table Entry with sales footnote, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments footnote, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Amy Amy Amy"/"Outro"/"Moody's Mood for Love". 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. The album has sold over one million copies in the United Kingdom and has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). [10], In the liner notes for Winehouse's 2011 album Lioness: Hidden Treasures, producer Salaam Remi wrote about the track "Half Time", an outtake from the recording sessions for Frank, and revealed that Frank's title refers partly to Frank Sinatra, an early influence on Winehouse.