Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading (born December 9, 1950 in Basseterre , Saint Kitts ), grew up in Birmingham , England , is a British singer-songwriter .
Life and music
Her music moves stylistically between R&B , rock and folk . Some of her singles became hits in the UK, including Love & Affection, Me Myself, I and Drop the Pilot. Her 2007 production Into the Blues reached number 1 on the US Billboard Blues Charts.
Her debut album Whatever's for Us, released in 1972, was not yet a great success. After some difficulties with her record company Cube Records , she succeeded in 1974 in collaboration with producer and musician Pete Gage (ex- Vinegar-Joe ) to switch to A&M Records , where they recorded Armatrading's second album Back to the Night in 1975 . For this label Joan Armatrading released 15 albums until 1992. She wrote and interpreted the title song Flight of the Wild Geese for the war film Die Wildgänsekommen, produced in 1977 . Over the decades she has combined a wide variety of musical styles, including jazz and reggae, and has so far been nominated for a Grammy three times .
She is the patroness of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and has been honored there since 2001 as a "Companion".
She has been married to her partner Maggie Butler since May 2011 . In addition, Armatrading is socially committed as a board member of the Camfeld Foundation , which is committed to the education of girls in Sub-Saharan Africa .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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 US
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| 1977 | Joan Armatrading | - | - |
UK12  (26 weeks)UK |
US67 (27 weeks) US |
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| Show some emotion | - | - |
UK6th (11 weeks)UK |
US52 (21 weeks) US |
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| 1978 | To the limit | - | - |
UK13 (10 weeks) UK |
US125 (12 weeks) US |
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| 1980 | How cruel | - | - | - |
US136 (18 weeks) US |
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| Me Myself I |
DE23 (7 weeks) DE |
AT12 (8 weeks) AT |
UK5 (23 weeks)UK |
US28 (23 weeks) US |
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| 1981 | Walk Under Ladders |
DE46 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
UK6th (29 weeks)UK |
US88 (32 weeks) US |
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| 1983 | The Key |
DE24 (14 weeks) DE |
- |
UK10 (14 weeks)UK |
US32 (22 weeks) US |
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| 1985 | Secret Secrets |
DE59 (1 week) DE |
- |
UK14th  (12 weeks)UK |
US73 (19 weeks) US |
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| 1986 | Sleight of hand |
DE57 (3 weeks) DE |
- |
UK34 (6 weeks)UK |
US68 (16 weeks) US |
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| 1988 | The Shouting Stage | - | - |
UK28 (10 weeks)UK |
US100 (13 weeks) US |
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| 1990 | Hearts and Flowers | - | - |
UK29 (4 weeks) UK |
US161 (10 weeks) US |
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| 1992 | Square the Circle | - | - |
UK34 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1995 | What's inside | - | - |
UK48 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
| 2003 | Lovers Speak | - | - |
UK77 (1 week) UK |
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| 2007 | Into The Blues | - | - |
UK61 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
| 2010 | This Charming Life | - | - |
UK79 (1 week) UK |
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| 2018 | Not Too Far Away | - | - |
UK30 (1 week) UK |
- | |
More albums
- 1972: Whatever's for Us
- 1975: Back to the Night
- 1979: Steppin 'Out
- 1999: The Messenger (A Tribute Song for Nelson Mandela )
- 2004: Live - All the Way From America (USA release)
- 2010: Live At The Royal Albert Hall - Hypertension-Music
- 2012: Starlight - Hypertension-Music
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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US
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| 1983 | Track record | - | - |
UK18 (32 weeks) UK |
US113 (10 weeks) US |
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| 1991 | The Very Best of Joan Armatrading | - | - |
UK9 (11 weeks)UK |
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| 1998 | The Collection | - | - |
UK- |
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| 2004 | Love and Affection: Joan Armatrading Classics 1975–1983 | - | - |
UK24 (4 weeks)UK |
- | |
More compilations
- 2001: Drop the Pilot - Best (1971-1995) (Label: Zounds , all tracks digitally remastered)
- 2003: Love and Affection: Classics (1975-1983) (Label: A&M Records, double CD)
Participation in compilations
- 1998: Lullabies With a Difference
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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AT
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UK
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US
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| 1976 | Love and Affection Joan Armatrading |
- | - |
UK10 (9 weeks) UK |
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| 1980 | Rosie |
- | - |
UK49 (5 weeks) UK |
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| Me Myself I Me Myself I |
- | - |
UK21 (11 weeks) UK |
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| All The Way From America Me Myself I. |
- | - |
UK54 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1981 | I'm Lucky Walk Under Ladders |
- | - |
UK46 (5 weeks) UK |
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| No Love Walk Under Ladders |
- | - |
UK50 (5 weeks) UK |
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| 1983 | Drop The Pilot The Key |
- | - |
UK11 (10 weeks) UK |
US78 (6 weeks) US |
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| 1985 | Temptation Secret Secrets |
- | - |
UK65 (4 weeks) UK |
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| 1986 | Kind Words (And A Real Good Heart) Sleight of Hand |
- | - |
UK81 (1 week) UK |
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| 1988 | The Shouting Stage The Shouting Stage |
- | - |
UK89 (3 weeks) UK |
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| Living for You The Shouting Stage |
- | - |
UK98 (1 week) UK |
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| 1990 | More Than One Kind Of Love Hearts and Flowers |
- | - |
UK75 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1991 | Love And Affection (1991) |
- | - |
UK91 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1992 | Wrapped Around Her Square the Circle |
- | - |
UK56 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
More singles
- 1973: Lonely Lady
- 1975: Dry Land
- 1976: Down to Zero
- 1977: Mama Mercy
- 1978: Show Some Emotion
- 1983: (I Love It When You) Call Me Names
- 1983: Heaven
- 1985: Thinking Man
- 1986: Reach Out
- 1986: Jesse
- 1990: Free
- 1991: Promise Land
- 1992: True Love
- 1995: Everyday Boy
- 1995: Shapes and Sizes
- 1996: Recommend My Love
Guest Posts
- 1986: Queen - A Kind of Magic (in the song Don't Lose Your Head )
As a film composer
- 1978: The wild geese are coming (title song Flight of the Wild Geese )
Video albums
- The Very Best Of YES
- 2004: Live - All The Way From America - Live in Saratoga, California on June 25, 2003 (US release)
- 2007: Into The Blues - Special Edition - Live in San Francisco on July 3, 2007
- 2010: Live At Rockpalast - Cologne on February 15, 1979 and Essen on 19/20. April 1980
- 2010: Live At The Royal Albert Hall in April 2010
Individual evidence
- ^ Joan Armatrading at allmusic.com
- ^ Short biography of Joan Armatrading at ticketline.co.uk
- ↑ Information on the Grammy nominations on joanarmatrading.com ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Article at shetnews.co.uk
- ^ "Religious dispute is a waste of time" Interview by Gaby Sohl; taz, the daily newspaper, issue November 30, 2012
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: Charts DE Charts AT Charts UK Charts US
- ↑ a b c Music Sales Awards: UK
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Joan Armatrading at Discogs (English)
- WDR-Rockpalast: Joan Armatrading, live 1980 - concert recording, photos, background report and specials
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Armatrading, Joan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basseterre , Saint Kitts |