Back to Black: Songs From the Original Motion Picture

~ Release by Amy Winehouse / Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

The official soundtrack release to the new film of Amy Winehouse, BACK TO BLACK, releasing Spring 2024. Amy Winehouse is widely considered as one of the greatest artists in recent history, selling more than 30 million records worldwide. Her acclaimed self-produced 2006 album Back to Black, propelled her to global stardom, going on to win a (then) record breaking 5 Grammy Awards, including Record Of The Year and Song of The Year for hit single Rehab. Releasing on 1CD, the tracklist comprises a carefully curated highlights collection of Amy's original recordings and tracks from her idols, such as The Shangri-Las, Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington, that are featured in the film, plus a new original track sung by Nick Cave. (500 Character Cutdown) The official soundtrack release to the new film of Amy Winehouse, BACK TO BLACK, releasing Spring 2024. Amy Winehouse is widely considered as one of the greatest artists in recent history, selling more than 30 million records worldwide. Releasing on 1CD, the tracklist comprises a carefully curated highlights collection of Amy's original recordings and tracks from her idols, such as The Shangri-Las and Billie Holiday, that are featured in the film, plus a new original track sung by Nick Cave.

Tracklist

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1What Is It About Men
recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
Commissioner Gordon
assistant engineer:
Houston Bowen, Ben Bryant and John Pirretti
bass:
Delroy Cooper
drums (drum set):
Wilburn Cole
guitar:
Earl “Chinna” Smith
organ and Rhodes piano:
Donovan Jackson
percussion:
Rudy Bird and Commissioner Gordon
saxophone:
Teodross Avery
trombone:
Stafford Hunter
trumpet:
Tanya Darby
vocals:
Amy Winehouse
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios in London, England, United Kingdom and The Headquarters in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Platinum Sound Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
What Is It About Men?
writer:
Wilburn Cole, Commissioner Gordon, Delroy Cooper, Felix Howard, Donovan Jackson, Earl “Chinna” Smith, Luke Smith, Paul Watson and Amy Winehouse
publisher:
Copyright Control and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Amy Winehouse3:31
2Stronger Than Me
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Nowa
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Noble
producer:
Salaam Remi
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Vincent Henry
bass trumpet, flugelhorn and trumpet:
Bruce Purse
drums (drum set) and organ:
Salaam Remi
guitar:
Amy Winehouse
Rhodes piano:
John F. Adams
background vocals:
Jeni Fujita
vocals:
Amy Winehouse
arranger:
Salaam Remi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 2003) and Island Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Creative Space in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Stronger Than Me
writer:
Salaam Remi and Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Salaam Remi Music Inc.
Amy Winehouse3:34
3Know You Now
recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
Commissioner Gordon
assistant engineer:
Houston Bowen, Ben Bryant and John Pirretti
bass:
Delroy Cooper
drums (drum set):
Errol Campbell
guitar:
Earl “Chinna” Smith
keyboard:
Donovan Jackson
shakers:
Rudy Bird
vocals:
Amy Winehouse
recorded at:
The Headquarters in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Platinum Sound Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
engineered at:
Mayfair Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Know You Now
writer:
Astor Campbell, Delroy Cooper, Gordon Williams, Donovan Jackson, Earl “Chinna” Smith and Amy Winehouse
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Youth & Youth Music
Amy Winehouse3:03
4Leader of the Pack
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Red Bird (in 1964)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 316) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 447)
recording of:
Leader of the Pack (in 1964)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and George “Shadow” Morton
publisher:
Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Tender Tunes Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and ミュージカル・ライツ・東京
The Shangri‐Las2:51
5All of Me
Billie Holiday3:02
6Back to Black
assistant recording engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor)
engineer:
Dom Morley
producer:
Mark Ronson
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst
alto saxophone:
Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
cello:
John Heley, Joely Koos and Anthony Pleeth
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
percussion:
Frank Ricotti
piano:
Victor Axelrod
tambourine:
Mark Ronson
tenor saxophone:
Jamie Talbot
viola:
Rachel Bolt, Jonathan Thorne, Bruce White and Katie Wilkinson
violin:
Mark Berrow, Elizabeth Edwards, Peter Hanson, Boguslaw Kostecki, Perry Montague‐Mason, Everton Nelson, Tom Pigott‐Smith, Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling and Warren Zielinski
conductor:
Chris Elliott
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott
arranger:
Gabriel Roth
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Daptone’s House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Metropolis in London, England, United Kingdom
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 62) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 79)
recording of:
Back to Black
writer:
Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Amy Winehouse4:01
7Les Fleurs
cover recording of:
Les Fleur
writer:
Richard Rudolph and Charles Stepney
publisher:
Dickiebird Music and Publishing Co.
Minnie Riperton3:17
8Mad About the Boy
bass:
Keter Betts (on 1952-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (on 1952-03-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1952-03-24)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1952-03-24)
orchestra:
Walter Rodell and His Orchestra (on 1952-03-24)
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy (on 1952-03-24)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Dinah Washington3:01
9Love Is a Losing Game
assistant recording engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor / orchestra)
engineer:
Dom Morley
producer:
Mark Ronson
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst
alto saxophone:
Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
cello:
John Heley, Joely Koos and Anthony Pleeth
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
harp:
Helen Tunstall
percussion:
Frank Ricotti
piano:
Victor Axelrod
tenor saxophone:
Mike Smith and Jamie Talbot
trombone:
Richard Edwards
trumpet:
Steve Sidwell
viola:
Rachel Bolt, Jonathan Thorne, Bruce White and Katie Wilkinson
violin:
Mark Berrow, Elizabeth Edwards, Peter Hanson, Boguslaw Kostecki, Perry Montague‐Mason, Everton Nelson, Tom Pigott‐Smith, Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling and Warren Zielinski
conductor:
Chris Elliott
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott
wind instruments arranger:
Gabriel Roth and Mark Ronson
arranger:
Gabriel Roth
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Daptone’s House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Metropolis in London, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Love Is a Losing Game by Amy Winehouse
recording of:
Love Is a Losing Game
lyricist and composer:
Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Amy Winehouse2:35
10Embraceable You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-18)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (on 1954-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (on 1954-12-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1954-12-18)
conductor:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1954-12-18)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
cover recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1954-12-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Sarah Vaughan feat. Clifford Brown4:50
11Tears Dry on Their Own
assistant recording engineer:
Shomari “Sho” Dillon and Gleyder “Gee” Disla
recording engineer:
Franklin Socorro
producer:
Salaam Remi
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst
alto saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, celesta, clarinet, flute, guitar, piano and tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, celesta, clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Vincent Henry
bass and bass guitar, guitar and piano:
Salaam Remi
bass trumpet, flugelhorn, flugelhorn and trumpet and trumpet:
Bruce Purse
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and tambourine and tambourine:
Troy Auxilly-Wilson
guitar and piano:
Vincent Henry and Salaam Remi
background vocals:
Amy Winehouse
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 2006) and Island Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Instrument Zoo in Miami, Florida, United States
samples:
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
music videos:
Tears Dry on Their Own by Amy Winehouse
recording of:
Tears Dry on Their Own
writer:
Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Jobete Music and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
quotes music from:
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Amy Winehouse3:06
12Song for Amy
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis3:21