Behind the Covers

Amy Winehouse

1 album cover in our archive

Amy Winehouse is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 2000s. Released on Island Records, the artwork sits in the soul, r&b tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering photography, portrait, typographic. Below you'll find the full story behind each Amy Winehouse cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.

Back to Black by Amy Winehouse — album cover art

Back to Black (2006)

She sits alone on a wooden stool against a chalk-streaked black wall, hands clasped, gaze level and unflinching. The cover of Back to Black froze Amy Winehouse at the threshold of fame, in a Kensal Rise room the photographer called 'the black room'. Behind the calm pose sat an album built from real heartbreak.

Label
Island Records
Photographer
Mischa Richter
Genre
Soul, R&B
Decade
2000s
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