JOAN ARMATRADING - Classics (1987)

Classics, Vol. 21 does a very good job of offering a sampling of her work and the album highlights her musical diversity. "Show Some Emotion" is reminiscent of Joni Mitchell and the gorgeous "The Weakness in Me" reveals why Tracy Chapman would be compared, musically and vocally, to Armatrading. "Rosie" has an island lilt to it, while "I'm Lucky" has a menacing, synthesized feel. Two early songs that found favor on video outlets in the early '80s are the new wave rockers "Drop the Pilot" and the wickedly fun "(I Love It When You) Call Me Names." However, Armatrading is at her finest on the gentle folk ballad "Whatever's for Us, for Us," the chiming "All the Way From America," and the dramatic, love-struck "Heaven."

01 Show Some Emotion / 1977
02 Cool Blue Stole My Heart / 1975
03 Love And Affection / 1976
04 The Weakness In Me / 1981
05 Rosie / 1979
06 I'm Lucky / 1981
07 Drop The Pilot / 1983
08 Down To Zero / 1976
09 Kind Words (And A Real Good Heart) / 1986
10 Whatever's For Us, For Us / 1973
11 Willow / 1977
12 Me Myself I / 1980
13 (I Love It When You) Call Me Names / 1983
14 All The Way From America / 1980
15 Back To The Night /1975
16 When I Get It / 1981
17 Heaven /1983
18 Temptation / 1985


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Calming hours ;-)