Joan Armatrading
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COMPILATION
1LP, Old Style Tip-on Gatefold Jacket Art printed by Stoughton
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g Ultra-quiet vinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Intervention Records
Original Label : A&M Records
Produced and engineered by Glyn Johns
Mastered from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray At CoHEARent Audio
Originally released in 1976
Reissued in 2020
Tracks:
Side A:
- Down To Zero
- Help Yourself
- Water With The Wine
- Love And Affection
- Save Me
Side B:
- Join The Boys
- People
- Somebody Who Loves You
- Like Fire
- Tall In The Saddle
Awards :
TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Informal
Reviews :
« Joan Armatrading's eponymous third album is a charmer, almost single-handedly elevating her into the ranks of rock's leading female artists. Up to this point, Armatrading had shown that she had a lovely voice and an ear for interesting arrangements, but her work had been steeped in the folk idiom of the early '70s. Her third album changed all that, with producer Glyn Johns bringing in members of Gallagher & Lyle, Fairport Convention, and the Faces to punch up her folksy sound with elements of rock, country, and disco. The result is her most muscular music to date, with Armatrading adopting a swagger that showed her tales of unluckiness in love didn't have to have dire consequences ("Tall in the Saddle," "Water With the Wine"). Of course, it helped that the record featured her best material delivered in a wonderfully expressive voice that can capture the shades between song and speech like a sweeter version of Ian Anderson. "Down to Zero" (which features pedal steel guitarist B.J. Cole) and "Love and Affection" are the album's most memorable tracks, the latter breaking into the U.K.'s Top Ten (the album itself made the U.K. Top 20). But what endears this record to fans is the quality of each song; it wouldn't be fair to call anything here filler. The artsy and eclectic "Like Fire," the beautiful ballad "Save Me," and the ingratiating melodies of "Somebody Who Loves You" are just as likely to strike a chord with listeners as the better-known cuts. While Glyn Johns deserves credit for bringing Joan Armatrading's songs into a more flattering setting -- it's not coincidental that the record feels like a polished version of The Who by Numbers -- his real stroke of genius was letting the artist flower to her full potential. For many, this album remains the high point in her catalog. » AllMusic Review by Dave Connolly
« There's more bass on the new LP, more depth to the vocals, and less sibilance - but the new version is also darker-sounding, a little more closed-in. If you don't know Joan, she's worth discovering, and if you're an old fan with original copies - well, what vinyl fan ever said on their death bed, 'I wish I'd bought fewer records'? » Jim Austin, Stereophile, November 2020
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,84 / 5