Home / Music / Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi gave Back to Black its retro soundMusic linernotes album music amy-winehouseMark Ronson and Salaam Remi gave Back to Black its retro soundThe album was produced primarily by Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, who shaped its 1960s girl-group and Motown-inspired sound. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesFrank shows Amy Winehouse before the retro-soul pivotAmy Winehouse was just 20 when Frank was releasedBack to Black was a two-studio affair: Mark Ronson's Mercer Street space and Salaam Remi's sessionsCorinne Bailey Rae's debut went straight to No. 1 in the UKVoodoo took D'Angelo from conventional R&B into loose funkExploreGeorge Clinton produced Funkadelic's Maggot BrainWalter Legge produced Maria Callas's EMI recordingsMarilyn Martin's debut album went the 'various producers' routeTelevision's Marquee Moon was co-produced by Tom Verlaine and Andy JohnsDavid Roback produced Mazzy Star's So Tonight That I Might SeePrevious Massive Attack brought in Shara Nelson and Horace Andy — and launched Tricky — on Blue LinesNext Lauryn Hill recorded The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill at Bob Marley's old house