On the trio of albums that made her reputation in 1976-1978, Joan Armatrading, Show Some Emotion, and To the Limit, Armatrading relied on the pristine production of Glyn Johns to underscore the sensitivity of her folk-based confessional songs.
Here, on her first full-length album in two years, she turned to rock producer Richard Gottehrer and a session band that included Anton Fig, Chris Spedding, and members of the E Street Band, making her case for being a mainstream rocker.
The songs were less serious, too, notably the title track, a U.K.
hit.
(The album's other British chart single was the ballad "All the Way from America," which was more in the style of her earlier work.) The result was the best-selling album Armatrading has ever had in either the U.S.
or U.K.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Me Myself IJoan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | FriendsJoan Armatrading, Doug Pinnick | Joan Armatrading | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Turn out the LightJoan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | When You Kisses MeJoan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | All the Way from AmericaJoan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Feeling in My Heart (For You)Joan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | SimonJoan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I Need YouJoan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Ma-Me-O-Beach | Joan Armatrading | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | It Is Tomorrow Yet | Joan Armatrading | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 35 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| 4 mins | 27 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joan Armatrading | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Hiram Bullock | Guitar |
| 3 | Cliff Carter | Piano |
| 4 | Clarence Clemons | Saxophone |
| 5 | Danny Federici | Keyboards, Organ |
| 6 | Anton Fig | Drums |
| 7 | Richard Gottehrer | Producer |
| 8 | Ricky Hirsch | Guitar |
| 9 | George Kerr | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Will Lee | Bass |
| 11 | Marcus Miller | Bass |
| 12 | Thom Panunzio | Engineer |
| 13 | Doug Pinnick | Composer |
| 14 | Phillip St. John | Piano |
| 15 | Paul Shaffer | Piano |
| 16 | Chris Spedding | Guitar |
| 17 | Sammy Turner | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |