{"id":7161,"date":"2026-01-28T13:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=7161"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:45:03","slug":"arachnophonia-amy-winehouse-back-to-black-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2026\/01\/arachnophonia-amy-winehouse-back-to-black-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: Amy Winehouse “Back to Black”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> (\u201cArachno\u201d = spider \/ \u201c-phonia\u201d = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student assistant Jillian (class of 2027) and features Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black<\/strong> album on vinyl<\/a>. Thanks, Jillian!<\/em><\/p>\n

Amy Winehouse<\/a><\/strong>
\nBack to Black<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Amy<\/p>\n

Amy Winehouse<\/a> was a British neo-soul songwriter who received attention in late 2006 and early 2007 after the release of Back to Black<\/a><\/em> on October 27th, 2006, by Island Records. Growing up in London, Winehouse was a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra<\/a>, later signing a publishing deal with major record label EMI and then finally Island Records in 2002. She produced two studio albums, Frank<\/a><\/em> in 2003 and then Back to Black<\/a><\/em> in 2006. <\/p>\n

In 2008, Winehouse won 5 Grammys for her Back to Black<\/a><\/em> album, Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year for \u201cRehab<\/a>\u201d, and Best Pop Vocal Album. In a world where Soul and Jazz are fading genres, Winehouse incorporates a blend of Soul, Jazz, R&B, and pop in her music, drawing from various timeframes. Songs like \u201cTears Dry on Their Own<\/a>\u201d and \u201cHe Can Only Hold Her<\/a>\u201d draw from classic Motown tunes such as Marvin Gaye<\/a> and Tammi Terrell<\/a>\u2019s 1967 \u201cAin\u2019t No Mountain High Enough<\/a>\u201d and The Icemen\u2019s 1966 \u201cMy Girl (She\u2019s a Fox)<\/a>\u201d, bringing back the 60s. The use of rich horns, dominant bass lines, and big band presence in \u201cRehab<\/a>\u201d and \u201cMe & Mr. Jones<\/a>\u201d, to name a few, demonstrates the artist’s inspiration from 1950\u2019s\/60\u2019s Jazz. <\/p>\n

The artist’s impact on the world of retro-soul led to the release of the biopic Back to Black<\/em><\/a> in 2024. According to IMDb, the film received a 6.3\/10 rating, though focusing more on Winehouse\u2019s romantic relationships than her career, according to the New York Times. The movie paid tribute to Winehouse and her career\u2019s impact after her unexpected death in 2011 due to alcohol poisoning. Her timeless music remains popular today, with 2026 marking the 20th anniversary of the release of this album<\/a> which brought her to fame. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note: Arachnophonia (\u201cArachno\u201d = spider \/ \u201c-phonia\u201d = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library\u2018s collection. All links included in these … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15223,15242],"tags":[76076,61217,232024,76077,231470,230950,38163,61343,38102,231324,232259,231329,230949],"class_list":["post-7161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collection","category-promotional","tag-amy-winehouse","tag-arachnophonia","tag-arachnophonia-25-26","tag-back-to-black","tag-jillian","tag-records","tag-rhythm-and-blues-music","tag-rock-music","tag-soul-music","tag-vinyl","tag-vinyl-collection","tag-vinyl-lp","tag-vinyl-records"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7161"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7166,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7161\/revisions\/7166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}