It might be a while before the troubled Amy Winehouse produces her next disc, so Universal Republic is rushing out "Frank," the singer's debut disc, originally released in the U.K. back in 2003.
The move may seem like sleight-of-hand: Universal is calling this a "new release" when it's clearly not. But "Frank" happens to be an excellent album that reveals a side of Winehouse unfamiliar to Americans: torchy, jazzy, poetic (but still foulmouthed, of course).
Check out a younger, unbeehived and arguably healthier-looking Winehouse in this video for "Stronger Than Me," originally the first single from "Frank."