AMY WINEHOUSE - Frank
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Personnel: Amy Winehouse (vocals, guitar); Jeremy Shaw, Jan Barter (guitar); Vincent Henry (flute, alto flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Robert Aaron (flute, saxophone); Teodross Avery (saxophone); Stefan Skarbek, Matt Rowe (trumpet, background vocals); Tanya Darby (trumpet); Bruce Purse (bass trumpet, baritone horn); Stafford Hunter (trombone); Timothy Hutton (horns); Lenny Underwood, Luke "Lukvatine" Smith (piano, keyboards); Donovan Jackson (Fender Rhodes piano, organ, keyboards); John Adams (Fender Rhodes piano, organ); Salaam Remi (organ); Salaam "The Chameleon" Rami (upright bass, electric bass, drums, percussion, programming); Commissioner Gordon (drums, percussion, programming, turntables); Errol Campbell (drums, percussion); Troy Auxilly-Wilson, Richard Wilkinson (drums); Rudy Bird (shaker, percussion); Gordon Williams (percussion); Felix Howard, Jenni Fujita (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Commissioner Gordon; Tom Elmhirst; Gary Noble.Recording information: Creative Space, Miami, FL; EMI Music Publishing Studios, London, England; Mayfair Studios, London, England; Platinum Sound studios, New York, NY; The Headquarters, NJ.Photographer: Valerie Phillips.Arranger: Salaam "The Chameleon" Rami.If a series of unfortunate comparisons (like the ones to follow) cause listeners to equate British vocalist Amy Winehouse with Macy Gray, it's only natural. Both come on like a hybrid of Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill who's had a tipple and then attempted one more late-night set at a supper club than they should have. Despite her boozy persona and loose-limbed delivery, though, Winehouse is an excellent vocalist possessing both power and subtlety, the latter an increasingly rare commodity among contemporary female vocalists (whether jazz or R&B). What lifts her above Macy Gray is the fact that her music and her career haven't been marketed within an inch of their life. Instead of Gray's stale studio accompaniments,