Amy Winehouse’s blockbuster album, Back to Black, which introduced her recipe for combining pop, hip-hop, and girl group aesthetics into a sound that pop stars are still copying two decades later, is getting a lavish reissue. The set, due Oct. 23, includes
the original album, a disc’s worth of B sides, demos, and bonus tracks, and a recording of a Winehouse concert from 2007.
The reissue will be available as triple-CD and clear, triple-LP sets. The original album will also be reissued as a “zoetrope” LP, which gives the illusion of motion when it spins, and an Amazon-exclusive CD. The set comes with new liner notes including commentary from producers and friends Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, and previously unseen photos by Mischa Richter and Alex Lake, whose art was featured in the original packaging. Ronson also contributed images of Winehouse’s handwritten lyrics from his archives.
“It’s crazy that six songs made in a fit of furious musical infatuation would matter so deeply to so many people 20 years later,” Ronson said of his six contributions to the album in a statement.
“Amy was one of one,” Remi said. “One-of-a-kind artist. One-of-a-kind spirit. One-of-a-kind soul. Experiencing that level of talent, passion, humour, honesty, and love for what she created was a gift.”
Back to Black was an immediate hit when it came out in he U.K. in October 2006, debuting at Number Three and eventually claiming the top spot and becoming certified 15-times platinum. The album made it to Number Two in the U.S., where it’s now certified double platinum.
Back to Black 20th anniversary edition Track List
Disc One – Back to Black
1. “Rehab”
2. “You Know I’m No Good”
3. “Me & Mr Jones”
4. “Just Friends”
5. “Back to Black”
6. “Love Is a Losing Game”
7. “Tears Dry on Their Own”
8. “Wake Up Alone”
9. “Some Unholy War”
10. “He Can Only Hold Her”
11. “Addicted”
Disc Two – B Sides, Bonus Tracks & Demos
1. “Valerie” (Live at BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)
2. “Cupid”
3. “Monkey Man”
4. “Hey Little Rich Girl”
5. “You’re Wondering Now”
6. “To Know Him Is to Love Him”
7. “You Know I’m No Good” (feat. Ghostface Killah)
8. “Do Me Good”
9. “Close to the Front”
10. “Rehab” (Demo Version)
11. “I’m No Good” (“You Know I’m No Good” – Original Demo)
12. “Fuckery” (“Me & Mr Jones” – Original Demo)
13. “I’ve Been Drinkin'” (Just Friends – Alternative Version)
14. “Back to Black” (Original Demo)
15. “Love Is a Losing Game” (Original Demo)
12. “Tears Dry” (Alternative Demo)
17. “Some Unholy War” (Down Tempo)
Disc Three – Live From Paradiso Amsterdam / Feb. 8th, 2007
1. “Addicted”
2. “Just Friends”
3. “Tears Dry on Their Own”
4. “Cherry”
5. “Fuck Me Pumps”
6. “He Can Only Hold Her / Doo Wop (That Thing)”
7. “I Heard Love Is Blind”
8. “Wake Up Alone”
9. “Back to Black”
10. “You Know I’m No Good”
11. “Me & Mr Jones”
12. “Rehab”
13. “Love Is a Losing Game”
14. “Valerie”
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