Amy Winehouse - Frank (CD 2003)

I picked this up from Sainsbury's one wet winter evening in 2005,and boy was I blown away!

I'm aware that our Amy garners many comparisons with the 'modern' pseudo-jazz singers of current times,but comparing Amy with some of them is like comparing a tin of Aldi beans with the same M and S product!

She really is in a league of her own, and sings with conviction,guts and honesty.The rude words add a little fiery spice to the proceedings,and don't sound as though they were thrown in for shock effect!

My fave tracks? I would like to list them all,but seeing as I'm in the middle of eating tea,here are my immediately obvious choices;

Take The Box-Slinkily seductive and seedy at the same time,

Help Yourself-A qurky little tune that refuses to leave my brain!;

Stronger Than Me- A straight-up plea to her man to be the man in the relationship!

What Is It About Men?- Another ode to Amy's favourite subject-Modern and traditional,mature yet wanton

Amy Amy Amy-With big bongo beats-Gets me dancing in the kitchen every time

Immerse yourself in the world of Amy Winehose-It's addictively fantastic
and naughtily brilliant!(Is naughtily a real word?-Whatever!!)

Anybody looking for another Black to Black may be disappointed with Amy's first offering. People in the know will certainly not be. This album oozes pure class. Granted, there isn't the immediate commercial appeal of her last album but, like most uncommercial offerings, it has a longer life than singalong albums. Far more relaxed than Black to Black and with more of a nod to Ella Fitzgerald, et al, it still retains Amy's ascerbic lyrics and has proved, to me at least, to have deserved more time in the CD player than her following album ... good as it is! Well worth a listen.

Amy is great in her outlook and her voice is top notch.
I bought "Back to Black" and think it is fantastic. I then bought "Frank" on the back of that but thought it didnt quite reach places like the second album"Back to Black"
Great voice still but not too many catchy tunes or riffs. Its more of a Ballad type album. Glad i bought it for my collection though. Maybe you should buy them while they are still available as Amy is thinking of giving up Singing career for her married life and to have children!!!! ****

This is a fabulous CD, 13 great tracks. I bought Back to Black last week and enjoyed it so much decided to go for 'Frank' as well. Glad I did, 2 super CD's - well worth it to add to your collection.

Any winehouse fans would probably enjoy this album. It provides a taste of what was to come from this talented woman. Her voice is like an orchestra in itself.

after buying back to black and loving it i came across this album frank on e-bay and thought i must get it so i did, what a let down i thought this was rubbish all i can say is amys talent has grown because this album is pants i hope her next album is better because this album is going straight back on e-bay

My boyfriend bought me this for Xmas thinking it was Amy singing a collection of Frank Sinatra songs. It wasn't however, what it was was a collection of earthy jazz tunes, which portray exactly why Amy Winehouse shot to the height of fame she did.
One of my favourites is an ode to wanting to be a footballers wife, very witty in the lyrics however it does also refer to maybe taking one too many e's - something Amy may be eating her own words regarding!

Brilliant easy listening cd.

I bought this album about a week after it first came out, years before Winehouse had the acclaimed and mainstream success she received after the release of her second album.

The album for me was everything I wanted music to be; expressive, emotive and enthralling. Music that was incredibly personal and intimate, whilst being completely honest and easy to relate to.

Frank was an album that provided me with all of these things. The combination of sleazy and tongue in cheek lyrics, with an innocent and quite vunerable feel, it manages to incoporate so many fantastic elements, that up until now, relatively few artists have been able to.

With upbeat tracks that have an instantly urban feel such as 'in my bed' you wouldn't expext to hear such beautifully subdued and reflective songs such as 'Take the box' and 'Moodys mood for love' which oozes a sensual jazzy feel, listed next to them.

This is an album that I would place in my definitive top ten, as I feel it is a lot more honest and exposing than her later work, whereby I feel her work was compromised through it needing to appeal to a more mainstream audience.

Whilst Frank seeps raw emotion and incorprates experiences with social observations, Back To Black sadly tries its best to conform and provide the listener with a more rounded album, losing the rough-around-the-edges appeal that Amys first album effortlessly provided.

FFAb album, first Amy Winehouse album I bought and I am now hooked - fab album, def recommend to new comers of Amy Winehouse or those already converted that dont have this album. Smooth tones - fab voice!!

Frank is a very good album, Back to Black is an OUTSTANDING album. Amy is a massive talent but not up her own a*rse like so many other young singers out there. She is an excellent performer live and has one of the most unique voices Britain has produced for a very long time. Amy will have a long career and is already making huge waves in America, although second album is a MUST buy.

what a great sound she puts out, this is as good as back to black, this one sounds fresh before she went to far into the drug scene-love it

Just had to have this, and was not dissapointed! She is an excellent artist, and I am so glad she is getting her act together again. Album is great!

Like the old fashioned moody, almost, swing soundtrack. Didnt want to pay shop prices in case I didnt like it so got good bargain from ebay

i love the condition how long it took to deliver and the cd ita self lol thank u. cd is in excellent condition no scratches or blemishes. casing perfect condition. delivery was on time and within 3 days of order

Loving the work she is famed for, I decided to look back and see where she came from. She does not disappoint. I think her songs are stories of our lives today. Wonderful.

Been watching this CD by amy winehouse for quite some time. Decided to put in an offer, which was accepted. Received quickkly in the post. Sounds great.

thanks cd arrived within 3 days great service just in time for may day bank holiday took it with me played on the way to my weekend away not too bad prefered back to black,

I LOVE AMY WINEHOUSE SHE IS ONE OF THE GREAT SINGER,S OF OUR TIME, ANY SONG SHE SING IT SOUNDS GREAT. I LOVE ALL THE TRACKS ON THIS CD AND PLAY IT EVERY DAY.

A good entertaining CD but nothing like her next album (Back to Black) - certainly worth a listen if you can get a good copy cheap enough :-))

Absolute sheer class, this is such a great album very smoky and sultry, I prefer it to Rehab, an amazing voice and a brilliant album!!!!!! 5 *****

I had heard that this cd had been nominated for the Mercury prize in 2003. I saw a concert on C4 of Amy and her band a few months ago.I thought there was a good voice somewhere in her but in the main she seemed to be aping the vocal mannerisms of Bessie Smith. I then watched some of the videos from "Back to Black" on YouTube and there I did find that good voice and interesting lyrics. I subsequently bought "Back to Black - Deluxe" and then one heard so much in the media about her drug use and the fate of her husband, who is on remand facing serious offences. I thought I should buy the earlier "Frank" to compare and to chart the progression to "Back to Black". I find that "Frank" is quite a good album but rather different from the later album. For £5.99 it was a worthwhile purchase.

More melodic and jazzy but her talent is as strong here as on Back to Black. She's amazing, and this is as good as Back to Black, but there are a lot more songs.

I DECIDED TO LOOK THIS ITEM UP ON EBAY AS I HAVE THE MOST RECENT CD AND WANTED TO TRY HER ORIGINAL FIRST ALBUM TO ADD IT TO MY COLLECTION, IT IS VERY GOOD AND I AM VERY PLEASED I PURCHASED IT. IT WAS A BRILLIANT PRICE AND DELIVERY ETC WAS FANTASTIC.