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Joan Armatrading

Real Name:
Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading
Profile:
British singer, songwriter, and guitarist born December 9, 1950 in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Armatrading moved with her family to Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, in 1957 and in the early 1970s, moved to London to perform in a repertory production of "Hair".

Armatrading has been nominated twice for a Brit award as best female vocalist and has received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996. She has been nominated three times for a Grammy Award, including being the first UK female artist to be nominated in the Grammy Blues category for her 2007 release "Into The Blues".

Armatrading was part of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" Tour 2008.
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Discography

Releases:
Whatever's For Us (Album) (8 versions)   A&M Records ... 1972
Back To The Night (Album) (6 versions)   A&M Records ... 1975
Down To Zero (7")   A&M Records 1976
Joan Armatrading (Album) (6 versions)   A&M Records ... 1976
Love And Affection (7", Single)   A&M Records 1976
Show Some Emotion (7")   A&M Records 1977
Show Some Emotion (Album) (7 versions)   A&M Records ... 1977
Willow (Edit) (7")   A&M Records 1977
To The Limit (Album) (3 versions)   A&M Records 1978
Bottom To The Top (7", Single)   A&M Records 1979
How Cruel (EP) (3 versions)   A&M Records ... 1979
Rosie / How Cruel (7", Single)   A&M Records 1979
Steppin' Out (Album) (6 versions)   A&M Records ... 1979
Can't Be Love - Do It To Me Anyway / Me Myself I (7", Promo, W/Lbl)   T.K. Records, A&M Records 1980
Me Myself I (Album) (3 versions)   A&M Records 1980
Me Myself I (Single) (2 versions)   A&M Records 1980
No Love (7")   A&M Records 1981
The Weakness In Me (12", EP)   A&M Records 1981
Walk Under Ladders (Album) (3 versions)   A&M Records 1981
When I Get It Right (7", Promo)   A&M Records 1981
(I Love It When You) Call Me Names (7", Promo)   A&M Records 1983
(I Love It When You) Call Me Names / Drop The Pilot (12", Promo)   A&M Records 1983
Drop The Pilot (Single) (3 versions)   A&M Records 1983
Frustration (7", Single)   A&M Records 1983
The Key (Album) (3 versions)   A&M Records 1983
Track Record (Comp) (3 versions)   A&M Records 1983
Secret Secrets (Album) (4 versions)   A&M Records ... 1985
Temptation (Single) (4 versions)   A&M Records 1985
Kind Words (And A Real Good Heart) (Single) (4 versions)   A&M Records 1986
More Than One Kind Of Love (7", Single)   A&M Records 1986
Sleight Of Hand (Album) (3 versions)   A&M Records 1986
Classics Volume 21 (CD)   A&M Records 1987
Classics Volume 21 (CD, Comp)   A&M Records 1987
Joan Armatrading (CD, Mini, Single, Comp, Gat)   A&M Records, A&M Records 1988
Living For You (7")   A&M Records 1988
Stronger Love (7")   A&M Records 1988
The Shouting Stage (7")   A&M Records 1988
The Shouting Stage (Album) (5 versions)   A&M Records 1988
Free (7")   A&M Records 1990
Hearts And Flowers (Album) (4 versions)   A&M Records 1990
Love And Affection (CD, Maxi)   A&M Records 1991
The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading (Comp) (3 versions)   A&M Records ... 1991
What's Inside (CD, Album)   BMG, RCA 1995
Master Series (CD, Comp)   A&M Records 1997
Love And Affection: Joan Armatrading Classics (1975-1983) (2xCD, Album)   A&M Records 2003
Mean Old Man (LP)   Platinum (2), Neon (2)  
Replay Joan Armatrading (LP)   Sierra Records  
Appears On:
Nightingales & Bombers (Album) (13 versions) Visionary Mountain Bronze Records (2) ... 1975
There's Music In The Air (LP, Album) Let's Go Dancing / You... A&M Records 1976
Coca Cola Star Party 4 (7")   CBS 1980
A Private Heaven (Album) (2 versions) Love And Affection EMI Records ... 1984
A Kind Of Magic (Album) (5 versions) Don't Lose Your Head EMI ... 1986
Spontaneous Inventions (LP, Album) Opportunity Blue Note, Blue Note 1986
Wembley - The Prince's Trust Concert (2 versions) Reach Out A&M Records 1987
Beautiful Mess (Album) (2 versions) Weakness In Me Capitol Records 1992
Nochmal Mit Gefühl (CD, Album)   Viellieb Rekords 1994
Drive (4xCD, Comp) Drop The Pilot PolyGram, PolyGram 1996
The '96 Brit Awards (Comp) (2 versions) Shapes And Sizes, Shap... Columbia ... 1996
Perfect Day '97 (Maxi, Single) (4 versions)   Chrysalis 1997
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? Vol 5 (2xCD, Comp) Drop The Pilot EVA Belgium 1997
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? Vol 6 (2xCD, Comp) Love & Affection EVA Belgium 1998
10 Things I Hate About You (Music From The Motion Picture) (CD, Comp) The Weakness In Me Hollywood Records 1999
Ten Mile Bank (CD, Album, Mixed) Walk Under Ladders Radikal Records 2001
Love & Affection (12")   Manifesto, Manifesto 2002
Mehr Ist Mehr (The Greatest Hits) (CD, Comp) All The Weakness In Me Viellieb Rekords 2002
I've Got My Own Hell To Raise (2 versions) Down To Zero Anti- ... 2005
New Waves (2xCD, Comp) Drop The Pilot Family Recordings (UK) 2005
Blinded By The Light & Other Hits (CD, Comp) Visionary Mountains Flashback Records 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Odyssey From Altec (LP, Comp) It Could Have Been Better A&M Records 1973
Feels So Good - Listen To The Music (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Rosie CBS Grammofoonplaten BV 1980
Foreplay #32: A&M's Pre-Release Sampler (May 1980) (12", S/Sided, Promo, Smplr) Me Myself I, Ma-Me-O-B... A&M Records 1980
Rock'n'Reggae Party (LP) Simon CBS, CBS Schallplatten GmbH 1981
Roots Of Reggae (2xLP, Comp) Rosie Dominion Records (NL) 1981
Love Me Tonight - The 28 Best Love Songs (2xLP, Comp) Love And Affection Arcade 1982
Oro Puro 2 (LP, Mixed, Comp) Drop The Pilot CBS 1983
Trac-Man (LP) Drop The Pilot CBS Records New Zealand 1983
Diamonds Of Rock & Pop (Cass, Comp) Head Of The Table Avenue Records (4) 1984
Love Ballads (7xCass, Comp, Ltd + Box) Love And Effection Street Sounds 1984
The Princes Trust Collection (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Love And Affection Telstar 1985
Maxi Power - Hot Stuff From Ibiza (Comp) (2 versions) Kind Words (And A Real... Polystar Records 1986
Sweet Summer Nights (CD, Comp) Feeling In My Heart (F... Polydor, Polygram 1986
The Prince's Trust (LP) Reach Out A&M Records, Sonografica 1986
The Ultimate British Collection (CD) Love And Effection Quality Records / Quality Music & Video 1986
The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (The Music) (Album, Comp) (6 versions) (I Love It When You) C... Virgin ... 1987
Wembley - The Prince's Trust Concert (2 versions) Reach Out A&M Records 1987
The Greatest Love (Comp) (2 versions) Love And Affection Telstar 1988
Highlights From The Royal Concert (CD, Comp) Reach Out Disky 1989
The Superstars Collection - Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Reach Out (Live) Telstar 1991
The Superstars Collection - Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Love And Affection Telstar 1991
All Woman (CD, Comp) The Weakness In Me Quality Television 1992
All Woman - The Complete Woman (Box + 2xCD, Comp) The Weakness In Me Quality Television, Quality Television, Quality Television 1992
The Heat Is On! (CD) Rosie Arcade 1992
The Rock Collection: Soft Rock (2xCD, Comp) Love And Affection Time Life Music 1992
Pure Rock (2xCass, Comp) Head Of The Table Eurostar 1993
The 80's Collection 1983 (2xCD) Drop The Pilot Time Life Music 1993
All Woman 4 (CD, Comp) Love And Affection Quality Television 1994
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll... But We Like It! - Virgin Radio Vol 1 (2xCD, Comp) Love And Affection Fragile Records (5) 1994
Yabbadabbadooooo!!!! (2xCD) Show Some Emotion ZYX Music 1994
Boys On The Side (Original Soundtrack Album) (CD, Comp) Willow Arista 1995
Girls And Guitars (CD, Comp) Love & Affection Global Television 1995
Labelled With Love (CD, Comp) Love And Affection Spectrum Music (2) 1995
Studio Brussel: Het Museum - Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Me, Myself And I Play That Beat! 1995
Drive (4xCD, Comp) Drop The Pilot PolyGram, PolyGram 1996
The '96 Brit Awards (Comp) (2 versions) Shapes And Sizes Columbia ... 1996
The Best Of All Woman Volume 2 (2xCD, Comp) I'm Lucky Dino Entertainment 1996
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? Vol. 3 (2xCD) Rosie EVA Belgium 1996
Mixed Emotions - Reflecting Both Sides Of Love (2xCD, Comp) Love & Affection PolyGram TV 1997
Pop'n'Rock 80 Volume 6 (CD, Comp) Me Myself I PolyGram Projets Spéciaux 1997
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? Vol 5 (2xCD, Comp) Drop The Pilot EVA Belgium 1997
Power Of A Woman (2xCD, Comp) Drop The Pilot Startel Entertainment 1998
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? Vol 6 (2xCD, Comp) Love & Affection EVA Belgium 1998
10 Things I Hate About You (Music From The Motion Picture) (Comp) (2 versions) The Weakness In Me Hollywood Records 1999
One Shot '80 Volume 7 (CD) Drop The Pilot Universal Music (Italy) 1999
Π&Ρ (CD, Comp) Help Yourself ΠΟΠ + ΡΟΚ (Magazine), Universal Music (Greece) 1999
Classic Rock: Women In Rock (2xCD, Comp) Drop The Pilot Time Life Music 2000
De Pre Historie - De Jaren 80 Volume 3 (Box + 10xCD) Rosie EVA Belgium 2000
De Pre Historie 1980 Volume 3 (CD) Rosie EVA Belgium 2000
That Sounds Better Volume 2 (CD, Promo, Car) Love And Affection Universal Music (Netherlands) 2000
Music Of The Year: 1983 (CD, Comp) Drop The Pilot Spectrum Music (2) 2001
Songs (The Best Of The Singer/Songwriters) (2xCD, Comp) Rosie Warner Strategic Marketing (The Netherlands) 2001
Best Of The 80's - 1980 (CD) Rosie Universal Music (Netherlands) 2002
Pure Genius (2xCD) Love And Affection Warner Music UK Ltd. 2002
Movies (3xCD, Comp) Willow ("Boys On The S... Universal International Music BV 2003
Best Of Acoustic (2xCD) Love And Affection Echo 2004
The Trip Created By Tim Love Lee (2xCD) Like Fire Family Recordings (UK) 2004
New Waves (2xCD, Comp) Drop The Pilot Family Recordings (UK) 2005
One Shot 1983 (2xCD, Comp) Drop The Pilot Universal Music (Italy) 2005
The Ultimate Acoustic Songbook. (2xCD, Comp) Love And Affection Sony BMG Music Entertainment, EMI, Virgin 2005
429 Records (CD, Enh, Promo) A Woman In Love 429 Records 2007
KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 15 (2xCD, Comp) A Woman In Love KGSR 2007
Het Beste Van 2 Meter Sessies 1987-2009 (3xCD, Comp) Promise Land Universal Music (Netherlands) 2009
New York Collection 1983 (CD) Drop The Pilot New York Company  
The Last Dance (CD) Love And Affection Sony Music Special Markets  
Total Relaxed (2xCass) Love And Affection Polystar Records  
Tropical Feeling (4xCD) Rosie Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH  
Unofficial Releases:
Nightingales & Bombers (LP, Album, Unofficial) Visionary Mountain · ... AnTrop 1993
Ten Years Of Covers (CD) The Weakness In Me Kiss The Stone 1995
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