Amy (soundtrack)

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Amy
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Released30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Recorded2002–15
Genre
Length62:42
Label Island
Producer
Amy Winehouse chronology
Amy Winehouse at the BBC
(2012)
Amy
(2015)
Back to Black (Songs from the Original Motion Picture)
(2024)

Amy is an original motion picture soundtrack to the 2015 film of the same name. It was released by Island Records on 30 October 2015. It is the second posthumous compilation album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse (the subject of the film). It features original tracks, covers, previously unreleased versions and demos that were included in the documentary and also features music by Brazilian composer Antônio Pinto. The Name of the Wave by British musician and producer William Orbit also makes an appearance on the soundtrack. The soundtrack peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 59/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 5.4 [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Background

On 8 October 2015, it was announced by Island Records that the original soundtrack for Amy would be released on 30 October 2015. [6] On 26 October 2015, a two-minute sampler of the soundtrack was released on Facebook and Twitter. The soundtrack was later released for the second time on vinyl in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 1 April 2016.[ citation needed ]

Description

The album includes well-known tracks by Winehouse, such as "Stronger Than Me", "Tears Dry on Their Own" and "Back to Black", live sessions of "What Is It About Men", "Rehab", "We're Still Friends" and "Love Is a Losing Game", a downtempo version of "Some Unholy War", a demo version of "Like Smoke", a cover of The Zutons' "Valerie" performed by Winehouse and Mark Ronson, and a 2011 version of "Body and Soul" performed by Winehouse and Tony Bennett. The soundtrack is the second posthumous compilation album by Winehouse. The album also features original compositions that were included on the documentary by Antônio Pinto. [6]

Accolades

In late October 2015, director Asif Kapadia won an award for Best Soundtrack for the original motion picture album for Amy at the Film Club's The Lost Weekend Awards.[ citation needed ] As of June 2016, the soundtrack itself has been nominated for a total of four awards; including Best Soundtrack at the St. Louis Film Critics Association and the music behind the film has led Winehouse a posthumous nomination at the 2016 BRIT Awards for British Female Solo Artist [7] and Winehouse posthumously won a Grammy Award for Best Music Film at the 2016 Grammy Awards. This was the ninth nomination of Winehouse's career for this award and the third posthumous. In December 2016, the nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards were announced, and Amy was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Amy Winehouse and Antônio Pinto, unless otherwise noted

Amy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [8]
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Opening"Antônio Pinto0:58
2."Stronger Than Me"Amy Winehouse3:34
3."Poetic Finale"Antônio Pinto2:53
4."What Is It About Men" (Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival)Amy Winehouse4:45
5."Walk"Antônio Pinto1:14
6."Some Unholy War" (Downtempo Version)Amy Winehouse3:15
7."Holiday Texts"Antônio Pinto0:52
8."Kidnapping Amy"Antônio Pinto1:44
9."Like Smoke" (Demo)Amy Winehouse1:22
10."Tears Dry on Their Own"Amy Winehouse3:07
11."Seperação Fotos"Antônio Pinto0:54
12."The Name of the Wave" (written by William Orbit) Strange Cargo 6:24
13."Back to Black" (A cappella / Album Medley)Amy Winehouse3:49
14."Cynthia"Antônio Pinto1:15
15."Rehab" (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)Amy Winehouse3:41
16."In the Studio"Antônio Pinto1:05
17."We're Still Friends" (Live at Union Chapel)Amy Winehouse2:56
18."Amy Lives"Antônio Pinto2:15
19."Love Is a Losing Game" (Live at the Mercury Awards)Amy Winehouse2:32
20."Arrested"Antônio Pinto1:04
21."Body and Soul" (written by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and John Green) Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse3:23
22."Amy Forever"Antônio Pinto2:49
23."Valerie" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge; written by Sean Payne, Dave McCabe, Abi Harding, Boyan Chowdhury and Russell Pritchard)Amy Winehouse3:52
Total length:62:42

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [9] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 93
Brazilian Albums (ABPD) [12] 10
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [13] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] 51
Greek Albums (IFPI) [15] 35
Irish Compilation Albums (IRMA) [16] 5
Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI) [17] 7
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [18] 26
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 57
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 19
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [22] 4
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [23] 1
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [24] 11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [25] 28

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Various30 October 2015 Island
1 April 2016 LP

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