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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Universal Republic
Salesrank: 3410
Released: November 20, 2007 |
| Our Price: $9.11 |
| Used Price: $5.72 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Frank Track Listing:
1. Intro / Stronger Than Me
2. You Sent Me Flying / Cherry (Cherry is a hidden track)
3. F**k Me Pumps
4. I Heard Love Is Blind
5. (There Is) No Greater Love
6. In My Bed
7. Take The Box
8. October Song
9. What Is It About Men
10. Amy Amy Amy / Outro
Editorial Review:
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Description of Frank:
With her debut album Frank, Amy Winehouse proves to be one of the most original, honest, and brave singer/songwriters to emerge in recent years. Over the course of the 13 songs, she manages to do everything required of a classic album. This is a stark piece of work, comprising husky, frequently sexually charged vocals, painfully honest lyrics and soft trumpets, laidback beats, and sparse guitar work. It seems that soulful jazz doesn't always have to be bland--it can also be playful, twisted, and arrogant ("Amy Amy Amy"). "F*** Me Pumps" charts a seemingly guilt-free act of infidelity: "What do you expect when you leave me here alone?" she asks coyly, as if by way of justifiable explanation. "You wouldn't want me to be lonely," she adds. You can't help warming to her, despite what she's saying. A unique sense of humour (how rare in music now) and a no-bull attitude make for an interesting, compelling debut. Frank? Yes, but refreshingly so. You wouldn't want her for a girlfriend, but as a life companion she may yet prove indispensable. --Cortman Virtue
Frank Reviews:
Sorry I didn't discover this sooner! 
2009-04-05 - Impressive CD from start to finish. This one aims to please! Regardless of her tabloid headlines... you can't deny her talents! Her singing voice is truly amazing!
Amy Winehouse
2009-01-25 - It's a slinky,seductive album. I love her husky voice,it just draws your attention. Her lyrics are so raw and in your face. She also has a playful side to show that she dosen't take herself too seriously. If your looking for a deep, soulful record with a sense of humor,this is the album for you.
Whether it's about a dog, Sinatra, or being honest, it's goodies to your ears
2008-12-02 - I'm not totally sure what Frank means exactly. I originally thought it had to do with her blunt honesty, but a friend told me she was a huge fan of Sinatra and named her dog (I think he's the one on the cover) after him. Anyway, Amy's voice is amazing and while her vocals are reminiscent of Billie, Sarah, and Ella, she manages to pull off her own style. Something I love about this album is that it's very straight forward and what you see is what you get. Her second album Back To Black, while also good, relies too heavily on the 40's and 50's jazz sound and sometimes borders on gimmicky. Frank pulls from the past, but sounds very much of today. First up is the debut single "Stronger Than Me". Over a wobbly hip hop beat, Amy complains about her "lady boy" who needs to man up and stop letting her be the guy in the relationship. Amy's personality shines through and makes this an enjoyable track. "You Sent Me Flying" starts off with a disco meets piano beat and is carried by a vocal brimming with regret. Amy getting kicked to the curb never sounded so good. Who knew? "Cherry" at first sounds like a relationship with the another girl, but has a twist no one saw coming. "Take The Box" is the first song I ever heard from this album and got me hooked. With a shout out to Frank (the dog or the singer) in the chorus, Amy sings about a love affair that has ended badly, but she can't completely let her guy go. The music is top notch and intoxicating. "In My Bed" finds the singer letting a guy know that she only wants sex from him, but not his heart over a Nas beat. I read that it was a single and it deserved to be. I can't compare Amy's cover of "Moody's Mood for Love" to any others, but this reggae tinged song is a highlight. "There Is No Greater Love" is just a love song. Not to weed or booze, but to a guy. Weird, I know. I love the late night cricket chirping feel to the production. In "I Heard Love Is Blind", Amy makes excuses for her cheating ways. "It's ok, honey. I thought about you when I came." I wonder how that one went over. "October Song" is a bouncy, bright tribute to her deceased bird who is now "reborn like Sarah Vaughan". She can even make a song about her dead bird sound amazing. By the end of the album, Amy seems tired of her hunger for bad men in the hip-hop influenced "What Is It About Men", but she falls for another one on the "Chicago" sounding "Amy Amy Amy". When will this girl learn? Two gripes from me. One, I liked "F!ck Me Pumps" on the first few listens, but now I just skip it. Very little replay value for me. Second, the fact that both hidden tracks (which I love) are literally hidden behind "Amy Amy Amy" and the outro. Why not make them separate tracks? And where is the World War II era sounding "Help Yourself"? Anyway, "Brother" is a heartfelt track about the singer's own troubled sibling and "Mr. Magic" adds beautiful lyrics to Grover Washington's 70's instrumental classic. I really hope that Amy will clean up her life and return to this type of music. She has too much talent to let it all go to waste.
I loved loved it
2008-10-02 - I loved loved loved this cd....I actually loved it more than the rehab album.....I sooooo recommend buying it.....it has a jazz type feel to it...GREAT!!! Is all I can say
Frank
2008-09-18 - this was amy winehouse's first cd it is by far her best work this was before she started using narcotics you can tell the big difference between this cd and back to black
