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ARMATRADING Joan
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born:

09.12.1950

(Basseterre,St. Kitts,West Indi)

Former Members:

Davy Johnstone (g, cca 1972); J. Cole (g, cca 5/75); Greg Knowles (g, cca 5/75); Jerry Donahue (g, cca 9/76-cca 10/77); Rick Hirsch (g, cca 1/79); Gary Sanford (g, cca 11/81)

Durban Laverde (bg, cca 5/75); Pat Donaldson (bg, cca 9/76-cca 12/76); Bryan Garofalo (bg, cca 10/77); Bill Bodean (bg, cca 1/79); Jeremy Meek (bg, cca 11/81); John Giblin (bg, cca 4/10)

Dag Small (p, cca 5/75); Red Young (kb, cca 10/77-cca 1/79); Dean Klavett (kb, cca 11/81); Spencer Kozens (kb, cca 4/10)

Ray Cooper (ds, cca 1972); James Lane (ds, cca 5/75); Dave Mattacks (ds, cca 9/76-cca 12/76); David Kemper (ds, cca 10/77); Everett Morton (ds); Arthur Rodriguez (ds, cca 1/79); Justin Hildreath (ds, cca 11/81); Gary Foote (ds,sax, cca 4/10)

Julian Diggle (perc, cca 5/75, cca 11/81)

Quitman Dennis (sax, cca 10/77); Lorne Price (sax, cca 1/79)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Whatever's For Us produced by: Gus Dudgeon	24.11.1972	Cube
2.	Back To The Night produced by: Peter Gage	18.04.1975	A&M
3.	Joan Armatrading produced by: Glyn Johns	06.08.1976	A&M		12	67
4.	Show Some Emotion produced by: Glyn Johns	09.09.1977	A&M		6	52
5.	To The Limit produced by: Glyn Johns	29.09.1978	A&M		13
6.	Live Bands 1975 - 1977	1978
7.	Steppin' Out produced by: Glyn Johns	07.09.1979	A&M
8.	Me, Myself, I	13.06.1980	A&M		5	28
9.	Walk Under Ladders produced by: Steve Lillywhite	11.09.1981	A&M		6	88
10.	The Key	04.03.1983	A&M		10	32
11.	Track Record	18.11.1983	A&M		18	113
12.	Secret Secrets	2/1985	A&M		14	73
13.	Replay	2/1985	Sierra
14.	Sleight Of Hand	5/1986	A&M		34	68
15.	The Shouting Stage	7/1988	A&M		28	100
16.	Hearts And Flowers	6/1990	A&M		29	161
17.	Seven Than One Kind Of Love	1990	Polydor
18.	The Golden Hour Of Joan Armatrading	6/1990	Knight
19.	The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading	4/1991	A&M		9
20.	Square The Circle	6/1992	A&M		34
21.	What's Inside	29.05.1995	RCA		48
22.	Lover's Speak produced by: Joan Armatrading	10.03.2003	Telstar		77
23.	Love and Affection: Classics 1975-1983	01.04.2003	Interscope		24
24.	Joan Armatrading Live: All the Way from America	13.07.2004	Savoy Jazz
25.	Very Best Of Joan Armatrading	07.06.2005	Universal
26.	Gold	26.07.2005	A&M
27.	Into The Blues	4/2007	Hypertension
28.	Colour Collection	25.10.2007	Spectrum
29.	Willow: The Joan Armatrading Collection	27.11.2007	Universal
30.	This Charming Life	3/2010	Hypertension
31.	Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2CD)	29.11.2010	Hypertension
32.	Starlight	28.05.2012	Hypertension
33.	The Tempest Songs	28.10.2016	Savoy
34.	Silver Collection 2	28.10.2016	Universal
35.	Me Myself I World Tour	11.11.2016	Savoy Jazz
36.	Love and Affection: The Essential Joan Armatrading	31.03.2017	Spectrum Music
37.	Not Too Far Away	5/2018	BMG		30
38.	Consequences	6/2021	BMG		10

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Lonely Lady / Together In Words And Music	6/1973	Cube
2.	Back To The Night / So Good	25.07.1975	A&M
3.	Dry Land / Body Into Dust	07.11.1975	A&M
4.	Love And Affection / Help Yourself produced by: Glyn Johns	20.08.1976	A&M	4
5.	Alice / All The King's Garden	12/1976	Cube
6.	Down To Zero / Like Fire	1/1977	A&M
7.	Water With The Wine / People (v USA)	4/1977	A&M
8.	Willow / No Way Out	23.09.1977	A&M
9.	Show Some Emotion / No Way Out	12/1977	A&M		110
10.	Show Some Emotion / Peace In Mind	13.01.1978	A&M
11.	Warm Love / Get In The Sun	3/1978	A&M
12.	Warm Love / No Way Out (v USA)	5/1978	A&M
13.	Flight Of The Wild Geese / No Way Out	14.07.1978	A&M
14.	Bottom To The Top / Your Letter	10/1978	A&M
15.	Barefoot And Pregnant / Your Letter (v USA)	1/1979	A&M
16.	How Cruel EP (How Cruel / He Wants Her / I Really Must Be Going / Rosie) (v USA)	12/1979	A&M
17.	Rosie / How Cruel	25.01.1980	A&M	49
18.	He Wants Her / Show Some Emotion (v USA)	4/1980	A&M
19.	Me, Myself, I / When You Kiss Me	6/1980	A&M	19
20.	Me, Myself, I / Friends (v USA)	6/1980	A&M
21.	All The Way From America / Is It Tomorrow Yet	22.08.1980	A&M	54
22.	Is It Tomorrow Yet / Ma-Me-O-Beach (v USA)	9/1980	A&M
23.	Simon / He Wants Her	10/1980	A&M
24.	I'm Lucky / Shine	8/1981	A&M	46
25.	When I Get It Right / Crying	10/1981	A&M
26.	No Love / Dollars	08.01.1982	A&M	50
27.	The Weakness In Me / Crying (v USA)	1/1982	A&M
28.	I Wanna Hold You / Crying (v USA)	4/1982	A&M
29.	Lonely Lady / Visionary Mountains	6/1982	Cube
30.	Drop The Pilot / Business Is Business	2/1983	A&M	8	78
31.	(I Love It When You) Call Me Names / For The Best	06.05.1983	A&M
32.	Heaven / Frustration (v USA)	11/1983	A&M
33.	Heaven / Back To The Night	11/1983	A&M	14
34.	Temptation / Talking To The Wall 12" + Spanking Brand New	2/1985	A&M	65
35.	Thinking Man / Love Grows	5/1985	A&M
36.	Love By You / Read It Write	8/1985	A&M
37.	Kind Words (And A Real Good Heart) / Figure Of Speech	4/1986	A&M	81
38.	Angel Man / Rivers Of Fire (v USA)	6/1986	A&M
39.	Reach Out / Rivers On Fire	7/1986	A&M
40.	Jesse / Don Juan 12" + Love And Affection / Willow	9/1986	A&M
41.	Compact Hits EP (Love And Affection / All The Way From America / Willow / Flight Of The Wild Geese)	4/1988	A&M
42.	Living For You / Innocent Request 12",CD + Cool Blue Stole My Heart	7/1988	A&M	98
43.	Living For You / I Really Must Be Going (v USA)	7/1988	A&M
44.	The Shouting Stage / I Really Must Be Going 12",CD + He Wants Her	9/1988	A&M	89
45.	Stronger Love / The Devil I Know	11/1988	A&M
46.	More Than One Kind Of Love / Good Times 12",CD + Love And Affection	5/1990	A&M	75
47.	Promise Land / Down To Zero (live) 12",CD + Dark Truths (live)	6/1990	A&M
48.	Free / The Shouting Stage (live) CD + Always	8/1990	A&M
49.	Love And Affection / All The Way From America 12",CD + Promise Land	2/1991	A&M	91
50.	Wrapped Around Her / Promised Land (live at the BBC) CD + All The Way From America / I'm Lucky / Can't Lie To Myself (all live)	5/1992	A&M	56
51.	True Love / More Than One Kind Of Love 12",CD + Love And Affection / Something In The Air (all live)	7/1992	A&M

Videos:

1. Track Record - 12/1983, A&M Sound Pictures
2. The Very Best of Joan Armatrading - 1991

Bibliography:

Sean Mayes: Joan Armatrading: A Biography

Awards:

2001 Member of the Order of the British Empire

Various:

* Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies

backedná kapela Movies (cca 1975)

appeared on the SP:

Mark Knopfler: Going Home (15.3.24)

Press References:

Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1982	4		109	Ze světa
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	14	07.04.1973	22		interview
1975	40	04.10.1975	44	Albums	album review
1976	33	14.08.1976	16		profile
1976	39	25.09.1976	3	New Singles	single review
1976	40	02.10.1976	33	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	51	18.12.1976	15	Caught In The Act	gig review
1977	37	10.09.1977	1
1977	37	10.09.1977	20	Albums	album review
1977	41	08.10.1977	5	News
1977	41	08.10.1977	8		interview
1977	43	22.10.1977	17	Caught In The Act	gig review
1977	43	22.10.1977	24	Singles	single review
1977	46	12.11.1977	18	Caught In The Act	gig review
1978	28	15.07.1978	32		profile
1978	28	15.07.1978	51	Singles	single review
1978	38	26.09.1978	4
1979	2	13.01.1979	3
1979	35	15.09.1979	28	Albums	album review
1980	4	26.01.1980	23	Singles	single review
1980	11	15.03.1980	3	News
1980	19	28.06.1980	27		interview, gig review
1980	28	23.08.1980	18	Single File	single review
1981	36	05.09.1981	13	Singles	single review
1981	37	12.09.1981	22	Albums	album review
1981	41	10.10.1981	9		interview
1981	47	21.11.1981	33	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	2	09.01.1982	19	Singles	single review
1983	16	16.04.1983	14	It's Alive	gig review
1983	19	07.05.1983	23	Singles	single review
1992	36	05.09.1992	45	True Stories - Biting Tongues
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	30.12.1972	22
1973	0	17.02.1973	16	Albums	album review
1973	0	21.04.1973	25	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1975	0	19.04.1975	21	Platters	album review
1975	0	26.07.1975	3	News Desk
1976	0	09.10.1976	5		profile
1976	0	30.10.1976	3	News Desk
1976	0	18.12.1976	27	Platters	album review
1976	0	18.12.1976	33	On The Town	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	17	29.08.1995	28	Recenze	album review
1999	1		28	ženy v rocku