Well, the first song I heard from the album was Rehab back in 2007 (high-school freshman, 14yo) and my mom and I loved it. That song stuck with me for a long time but I never knew who sung it at the time. Of course it was weird to me though as I was used to listening to only Prince haha (Just for clarification...I have moved on from that mindset of listening to one artist and one artist only. I know listen to a multitude of artists). Then the tragic event in 2011 made me research about her. I ended up downloading (illegally...but I was young haha) Back to Black, Tears Dry, and Rehab I think.
I went on vacation to Gattlinburg, TN and the whole time I listened to her...I just couldn't stop! She touched my soul unlike no other artist. After I returned home from vacation I told my mom how much I loved Amy Winehouse. She didn't know who she was until I reminded her about Rehab. The next day after I woke up to both Frank and Back to Black! The deluxe edition of Frank mind you .
I excitedly popped the B2B cd into my computer, uploaded it into my Ipod and listened....WOW!!! I couldn't believe what I was hearing...it was like my soul was touched. I know that sounds weird but it was true! The punch of Rehab, then the pain in You Know I'm No Good, Me and Mr.Jones being the amazing song it is, Just Friends...every song I loved from the first listen. Some Unholy War was hauntingly beautiful as was Wake up Alone. Like I said earlier I had heard Back to Black before but I loved it even better in the context of the album. It was...there are no words that can make justice of it! I loved it! Every song on here touched my heart in ways nothing before or since has. He Can Only Hold Her was my second favorite, Back to Black being my favorite. That song was just sooo amazing and the lyrics, my god! Love is a Losing Game made me cry.
Unfortunately I did not get the deluxe edition of B2B until 2013 and it opened up a whole new world! Of course I chose the U.K. version because it had Addicted (which kinda felt like it didn't really fit on the album, but LOVE nonetheless) and You're Wondering Now (which I had heard on Youtube and needed it!). The alternate version of Some Unholy War became my favorite version of the song. It made it even more hauntingly and...I can't describe it at the moment. I just really love it! Valerie is such a great song too! It became a favorite of mine, I listen to it all the time! I must say, I became "obsessed" with Amy. I don't mean obsessed as in Amy was my whole life and nothing else mattered...just wanted to make that clear haha. Although for some reason I feel that she was the love of my life, like I was connected soul to soul. That is probably the side-effects of her music though .
I would get into what I felt when I first heard Frank (the day I received the two albums as a gift from mom ), but that is not the thread subject.