Frank (Amy Winehouse album)

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Frank
Frank cover
Studio album by Amy Winehouse
Released Flag of the United Kingdom 20 October 2003
Flag of Canada 8 June 2004[1]
Flag of the United States 20 November 2007
Flag of the United Kingdom 5 May 2008 (Reissue)
Recorded 200
Genre Soul, jazz, R&B, blues
Length 58:48
Label Island
Producer Amy Winehouse, Salaam Remi, Commissioner Gordon
Professional reviews
Amy Winehouse chronology
Frank
(2003)		 Back to Black
(2006)
Deluxe Edition Cover
Deluxe Edition Cover

Frank is the Ivor Novello Award nominated debut album by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released by Island Records in October 2003 in the UK, and in the United States on 20 November 2007. It was nominated for two BRIT Awards and was short-listed for the Mercury Music Prize.[2] The album spawned the singles "Stronger Than Me", "Take the Box", "In My Bed"/"You Sent Me Flying", and "Pumps"/"Help Yourself". The title is a reference to her pet dog of the time, Frank, also mentioned in the track "Take the Box". Also listed on the list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

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[edit] Response

Frank received overwhelmingly positive reviews both in the UK on original release and in the US, earning it 84/100 on Metacritic.[3] Billboard called the album "stellar" and Winehouse's vocals "wobblier than now, yet still astounding."[4]

The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No.60 before climbing to number thirteen in January 2004. It has since been certified double platinum for shipment of more than 600,000 copies. During the chart run of Winehouse's second album, 2006's Back to Black, Frank re-entered the UK Albums Chart at No.22 in February 2007, as well as at No.40 on two separate occasions in May 2007, becoming a mainstay of the UK album chart throughout 2007. As of November 2007 it has sold a total of 495,891 copies in the UK. As of mid-March 2008, it had sold 675,000 copies in the UK, and has sold 362,700 since February 2007, making it 2007's 37th biggest-selling album, despite being released four years earlier.

After its US release, the album sold approximately 22,000 copies in its first week of release there, coming in at #61. As of March 1, 2008 Since the 2008 Grammy Awards, the album has re-entered the chart and climbed up to #67.

The album will be reissued in the UK on 12 May 2008.[5] This deluxe edition will include an eighteen-track bonus disc, including rare tracks, remixes, b-sides, and live performances.

In New Zealand, with the album re-released as a "Deluxe Edition", it debuted at number twenty-six on the week starting May 19 2008. Nearly five years after it was originaly released.[6] In Germany it climbed back up to number 16.

[edit] UK Re-Release

" Frank" is feating a re-release in a special edition with over 30 tracks, due for release on 12th May 2008.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2003-2008) Providers Peak
Position		 Certification Sales
UK Albums Chart BPI
The Official UK Charts Company		 13 2x Platinum 675,000+
Dutch Albums Chart[7] Mega Charts BV 68 - -
Irish Albums Chart IRMA 28 - -
New Zealand Album Chart RIANZ 26 - -
Europe IFPI Platinum[8] 1,000,000
German Albums Chart Media Control 12 Platinum[9] 200,000+
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 61 - 150,000[10]
Austrian Albums Chart[11] IFPI 7 - -
Belgian Mid Price Chart (Flanders)[12] IFPI 5 Gold 15,000
Canadian Albums Chart CRIA 66 - -
French Albums Chart[13] IFOP 11 Gold 75,000
Greek Albums Chart[14] IFPI 26 - -
Italian Albums Chart[15] FIMI 19 - -
New Zealand Albums Chart[16] 26 - -
Portuguese Albums Chart[17] AFP 12 - -
Spanish Albums Chart[18] PROMUSICAE 6 - -
Swiss Albums Chart[19] IFPI 20 Gold 10,000
United World Chart Media Traffic 26 - 1,500,000+

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Intro"/"Stronger Than Me" (Salaam Remi, Winehouse) – 3:54
  2. "You Sent Me Flying"/"Cherry" (Felix Howard, Remi, Winehouse) – 6:50
  3. "Know You Now" (Delroy Cooper, Donovan Jackson, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Luke Smith, Gordan Williams, Winehouse) – 3:03
  4. "Fuck Me Pumps" (Remi, Winehouse) – 3:20
  5. "I Heard Love Is Blind" (Remi, Winehouse) – 2:10
  6. "Moody's Mood for Love / Teo Licks" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, James Moody) – 3:28
  7. "(There Is) No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 2:08
  8. "In My Bed" (Remi, Winehouse) – 5:17
  9. "Take the Box" (L. Smith, Winehouse) – 3:20
  10. "October Song" (Matt Rowe, Stefan Skarbek, Winehouse) – 3:24
  11. "What It Is About Men" (Wilburn Cole, Cooper, Howard, Jackson, Smith, Paul Watson, Williams, Winehouse) – 3:29
  12. "Help Yourself" (Jimmy Hogarth, Winehouse) – 5:01
  13. "Amy Amy Amy / Outro" (Rowe, Skarbek, Winehouse) – 13:14*
  • The last track includes two hidden bonus tracks, "Brother" and "Mr. Magic"

Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc

  1. Take The Box (Demo)
  2. You Sent Me Flying (Demo)
  3. I Heard Love Is Blind (Demo)
  4. Someone To Watch Over Me (Demo)
  5. What It Is (Demo)
  6. Teach Me Tonight (Live at Hootenanny)
  7. Round Midnight
  8. Fools Gold
  9. Stronger Than Me (Live at Later With Jools Holland)
  10. I Heard Love Is Blind (Live at Concorde)
  11. Take The Box (Live at Concorde)
  12. In My Bed (Live at Concorde)
  13. Mr. Magic (Through The Smoke) (Janice Long session)
  14. There Is No Greater Love (Janice Long session)
  15. Fuck Me Pumps (MJ Cole Remix)
  16. Take The Box (Sejis Buggin' Mix)
  17. Stronger Than Me (Harmonic 33 Remix)
  18. In My Bed (CJ Mix)

[edit] Dutch Track Listing

  1. "Intro"/"Stronger Than Me" (Salaam Remi, Winehouse) – 3:54
  2. "You Sent Me Flying"/"Cherry" (Felix Howard, Remi, Winehouse) – 6:50
  3. "Fuck Me Pumps" (Remi, Winehouse) – 3:20
  4. "I Heard Love Is Blind" (Remi, Winehouse) – 2:10
  5. "(There Is) No Greater Love" / "Teo Licks" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 2:48
  6. "In My Bed" (Remi, Winehouse) – 5:17
  7. "Take the Box" (L. Smith, Winehouse) – 3:20
  8. "October Song" (Matt Rowe, Stefan Skarbek, Winehouse) – 3:24
  9. "What It Is About Men" (Wilburn Cole, Cooper, Howard, Jackson, Smith, Paul Watson, Williams, Winehouse) – 3:29
  10. "Help Yourself" (Jimmy Hogarth, Winehouse) – 5:01
  11. "Amy Amy Amy / Outro / Moody's Mood For Love / Know You Now" (Rowe, Skarbek, Winehouse) - 11:03

[edit] Other sessions

  • "Get Over It" (by John The White Rapper featuring Amy Winehouse)
  • "Procrastination"
  • "Best For Me" (duet with Tyler James) - appears on his The Unlikely Lad

[edit] U.S. track listing

  1. "Intro"/"Stronger Than Me" – 3:54
  2. "You Sent Me Flying/Cherry" – 6:50
  3. "Know You Now" - 3:02
  4. "Fuck Me Pumps" – 3:20
  5. "I Heard Love Is Blind" – 2:10
  6. "Moody's Mood for Love" / "Teo Licks" - 3:28
  7. "(There Is) No Greater Love" - 2:08
  8. "In My Bed" – 5:17
  9. "Take the Box" – 3:20
  10. "October Song" – 3:24
  11. "What Is It About Men" – 3:29
  12. "Amy Amy Amy"/"Outro"/"Brother"/"Mr. Magic" – 13:16

[edit] Personnel

  • Vocals: Amy Winehouse
  • Guitar: Amy Winehouse, Binky Griptite, Thomas Brenneck
  • Harp: Helen Tunstall
  • Violin: Perry Montague-Mason, Chris Tombling, Tom Pigott-Smith, Warren Zielinski, Boguslaw Kostecki, Liz Edwards, Mark Berrow, Peter Hanson, Everton Nelson, Jonathan Rees
  • Viola: Jon Thorne, Katie Wilkinson, Rachel Bolt, Bruce White
  • Cello: John Heley, Joely Koos, Anthony Pleeth
  • Alto Saxophone: Andy Mackintosh, Chris Davies
  • Tenor Saxophone: Jamie Talbot, Mike Smith, Neal Sugarman
  • Baritone Saxophone: Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Vincent Henry, Dave Bishop
  • Trumpet: Steve Sidwell, Dave Guy
  • Bass Trumpet: Bruce Purse
  • Tenor Trombone: Richard Edwards
  • Bass Guitar: Salaam Remi, Nick Movshon
  • Rhodes Piano: John Adams
  • Drums: Troy Auxilly-Wilson, Homer Steinweiss
  • Percussion: Frank Ricotti
  • Hand-Claps: Vaughan Merrick, Mark Ronson, Victor Axelrod
  • Rhythm and sound effects: The RZA

[edit] References

  1. ^ Amazon.ca: Frank: Amy Winehouse: Music
  2. ^ Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize BBC, accessed 07/11/07
  3. ^ Amy Winehouse: Frank (2007): Reviews
  4. ^ Hope, Clover G. (2007-12-01), "Frank". Billboard. 119 (48):65
  5. ^ hmv.com: albums: Frank: Deluxe Edition: 2cd (2008)
  6. ^ RIANZ
  7. ^ Dutch Charts
  8. ^ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - Q1 2008
  9. ^ Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold/Platin-Datenbank
  10. ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - US Billboard Charts (29/03/2008)
  11. ^ austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich
  12. ^ ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS
  13. ^ Classement officiel des meilleures ventes de disques Albums en France du 27.01.08 au 02.02.08
  14. ^ Greek Albums chart
  15. ^ Classifica
  16. ^ charts.org.nz - Amy Winehouse - Frank
  17. ^ portuguesecharts.com - Amy Winehouse - Frank
  18. ^ http://www.promusicae.es/listassemanales/albumes/TOP%20100%20ALBUMES-%20Week%2016.pdf
  19. ^ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community

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