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Back to Black is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Macy Gray, The Shangri-Las, Ray Charles, Donny Hathaway and Slick Rick. Those roots explain a lot about how Back to Black arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Crazy in Love and Glory and Gore, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around Back to Black, reaching back through Macy Gray. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Back to Black is the second and final studio album by the English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil, who temporarily left her to pursue an ex-girlfriend. Their brief separation spurred Winehouse to create an album that explores themes of guilt, grief, infidelity, heartbreak and trauma in a relationship.
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Back to Black connections
Back to Black grew out of Macy Gray, The Shangri-Las, Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway, shares an orbit with Crazy in Love and Glory and Gore. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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