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Gold is a solid, top to bottom look at Joan Armatrading's ambitious, iconoclastic if often under-noticed career between the years 1975 and 1983. The two discs are literally packed, with 43 cuts, and all the hits and fan expectations are included in wonderfully remastered sound. From "Cool Blues Stole My Heart," to "Love and Affection," and "Show Some Emotion," to "Drop the Pilot," "(I Love It When You) Call Me Names," and even lesser known tunes like "Feelin In My Heart for You," and "Heaven," which closes the set. There is little that's left out, making this one of the most glorious "Best Of's" to come out in the Chronicles series. If there was a true introduction to Armatrading, this one serves the role far better than a mere ten-cut greatest hits. Her depth and breadth across genres and styles and even instrumentation and vocal phrasing are dizzying in their scope.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Gage, Producer
℗ 1975 A&M Records Inc.
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Gage, Producer
℗ 1975 A&M Records Inc.
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pam Nestor, ComposerLyricist - Pete Gage, Producer
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer - Clarke Peters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Jewell, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - David Anderle, Producer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1977 A&M Records
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joan Armatrading, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dick Sims, Accordion, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Spinetti, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Quitman Dennis, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Markee, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Red Young, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Joan Armatrading, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 A&M Records
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Lewy, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Gottehrer, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Gottehrer, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Gottehrer, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Gottehrer, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Gottehrer, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Gottehrer, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Gottehrer, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Gottehrer, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 A&M Records
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 A&M Records
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 A&M Records
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Val Garay, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joan Armatrading, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Joan Armatrading, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Album review
Gold is a solid, top to bottom look at Joan Armatrading's ambitious, iconoclastic if often under-noticed career between the years 1975 and 1983. The two discs are literally packed, with 43 cuts, and all the hits and fan expectations are included in wonderfully remastered sound. From "Cool Blues Stole My Heart," to "Love and Affection," and "Show Some Emotion," to "Drop the Pilot," "(I Love It When You) Call Me Names," and even lesser known tunes like "Feelin In My Heart for You," and "Heaven," which closes the set. There is little that's left out, making this one of the most glorious "Best Of's" to come out in the Chronicles series. If there was a true introduction to Armatrading, this one serves the role far better than a mere ten-cut greatest hits. Her depth and breadth across genres and styles and even instrumentation and vocal phrasing are dizzying in their scope.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 43 track(s)
- Total length: 02:38:08
- Main artists: Joan Armatrading
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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