VanJess on Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" (2006)

When Amy Winehouse released her debut studio album Frank back in 2003, it made waves in her native UK, but it didn't quite make it across the pond. Those who heard it, loved her contralto vocals, relatable lyrics, and blending of musical genres. A few years later, she would go on to release her second and final album, Back to Black, to both critical and commercial success, earning the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and selling over 16 million copies worldwide. Unfortunately, the success was short-lived; Winehouse struggled with substance abuse and mental illness and died of alcohol poisoning in 2011, at just 27 years old.
R&B sister duo VanJess sits down with us to discuss Amy's influence on artists today, blue-eyed soul, and what direction her next album would have gone if she were still here with us.
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Show Tracklisting (all songs from Back to Black unless otherwise indicated):
Rehab
VanJess: Touch the Floor
Addicted
Jazmine Sullivan: Round Midnight
Amy Winehouse: In My Bed
Tears Dry on Their Own
Back to Black
Tears Dry on Their Own
Waking Up Alone
Love Is A Losing Game
Rehab
Amy Winehouse: Valerie
He Can Only Hold Her
The Icemen: (My Girl) She's A Fox
Love Is A Losing Game
Just Friends
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse: Mr. Magic (Through the Smoke)
Me and Mr. Jones
Back to Black
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Let Them Knock
Amy Winehouse: Amy, Amy, Amy
Corinne Bailey Rae: Till It Happens to You
Sade: Tar Baby
Snoh Aalegra: Fool For You
Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there.
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