Where would popular music be without the psychological pain and suffering that has both tormented and inspired its creators? If love and life were always trouble-free and blissful, we would not have three of the most potent autobiographical albums birthed by the trauma of love gone bad: Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black, Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks, and Marvin Gaye’s Here, My Dear. As damaging as those emotions can be, they are all grist to the mill for people of a creative bent. As many a musician can attest, however, there’s nothing like being dumped to focus the mind – and the best breakup albums can channel that personal pain into creating universally affecting works of art.Īs well as facilitating mental clarity, heartbreak can bring with it self-pity, jealousy, bitterness, anger, and even a desire for revenge. Of course, some people are single by choice, but others have been brutally thrust into a solitary life by a lover’s callous betrayal. Here are all of Amy Winehouse’s albums ranked.Spare a thought for those who are alone on Valentine’s Day, contemplating a microwave meal for one. VH1 ranked Winehouse 26th on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music. After her death, Back to Black temporarily became the UK’s best-selling album of the 21st century. She died of alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011, at the age of 27. Winehouse was plagued by drug and alcohol addiction. At the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008, she won five awards, tying the then-record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night and becoming the first British woman to win five Grammys, including three of the General Field “Big Four” Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year (for “Rehab”), as well as Best Pop Vocal Album. The song “Rehab” won her a second Ivor Novello Award. At the 2007 Brit Awards, it was nominated for British Album of the Year, and she received the award for British Female Solo Artist. Winehouse released her follow-up album, Back to Black, in 2006, which went on to become an international success and one of the best-selling albums in UK history. Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, and jazz.
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