Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X . Retrieved 16 August 2020– via robertchristgau.com.

Awards". Joanarmatrading.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 . Retrieved 25 October 2013. a b c d Birch, Helen (4 November 2005). "Interview: Joan Armatrading". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 April 2011. Anderson-Minshall, Diane (26 February 2013). "Joan Armatrading Still Sings of 'Love and Affection' ". The Advocate . Retrieved 9 December 2020. The song has stood the test of time and remains one of Armatrading’s most well-known and loved songs. It has been covered by several artists and has been featured in movies and TV shows. 6. What genre does The Weakness In Me belong to? Also: eclectic, richly warm, gruff and percussive, [2] commanding, espresso-dark, cigar-smoky, a deep alto, and gruff mezzo. [3]The line indicates that the narrator is torn between her loyalty to her current lover and her feelings for the other person. 5. What is the legacy of The Weakness In Me? A younger brother, Tony Armatrading, was a stage, film, and television actor who lived in Los Angeles. He died of cancer on 10 May 2021, at the age of 59. [67] [68]

Writing this, I find myself trying to dig up conflict or an arc in Joan Armatrading’s story, if only to bring some shape or context to my love of her music. And I know, although it’s not necessary for me to know about people’s personal life to enjoy their art, it would be dishonest if I said that sometimes it helps me round out and even increase my appreciation. Armatrading was born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts, and Nevis, and raised in Birmingham, England. 12. What is Joan Armatrading’s musical style? Armatrading left for London to join the touring cast of Hair, then spent a year on the dole to write music with a partner, Pamela Nestor, with whom she split after her first album, 1972’s Whatever’s For Us. The record label bigwig, the story goes, had focused more on Armatrading’s voice, and so she was signed as a solo act rather than as a duo. That split with her only songwriting partner is one of the few points of intrigue I can find in Armatrading’s past, and even that isn’t so juicy. Nestor produced one reggae-ish solo single a couple years later, and eventually dropped out of the music business altogether. Other than an abstract for her Ph.D. thesis, there’s no sign of her online. The song can be classified as soulful pop or adult contemporary. 7. What instruments are used in The Weakness In Me? Singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading on Guildford life, 'Love and Affection' and her music career". Surrey Life. 20 September 2012 . Retrieved 7 June 2019.Lewis, Isobel (25 April 2023). "Joan Armatrading's first classical symphony to be performed at Queen Elizabeth Hall". The Independent . Retrieved 23 November 2023. Box Score Top Grossing Concerts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 1 June 1985. pp.48–. ISSN 0006-2510. Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, CBE ( / ˈ ɑːr m ə ˌ t r eɪ d ɪ ŋ/, born 9 December 1950 [1]) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist. [2] In 2014 and 2015, Armatrading embarked on her last major tour, the Me Myself I Tour, the first to feature her solo on stage. An accompanying CD/DVD album, entitled Me Myself I World Tour, was released in 2016. [33] [34] The Weakness in Me" is a song by Joan Armatrading, from her seventh album Walk Under Ladders, released as a single in the US and Netherlands in November 1981. Despite not charting, the song has become one of Armatrading's better-known songs. Armatrading has said "it's about somebody who has an affair and they've fallen for the person that they're having the affair with, but they love the person they were with whilst they were having the affair." [1] B-sides [ edit ]

In 1986, actress and singer Karla DeVito covered the song for her second album Wake 'Em Up in Tokyo. Armatrading performed as a cameo vocalist for the song "Don't Lose Your Head" on the 1986 Queen album A Kind of Magic. The song is kind of jazz-ish, in both her vocal, and the heavy use of bass and piano. The bass plays a big part in creating the sound of this song. Her vocal is amazing. Notice that she doesn’t belt out any notes in an attempt for emphasis. We already hear the emotion in her words right from the beginning of the song. The lyrics are great. The words she chooses can be unexpected at times and she is able to convey a lot of thoughts in a few words. (see above). The Weakness In Me Lyrics a b "Joan Armatrading is looking for new talent". Birmingham Mail. 15 July 2011 . Retrieved 15 August 2020. In 2003, no longer attached to a major label, she released the album Lovers Speak. Though it was her first album in eight years, it met with little commercial success. In 2004, she released a live album, Live: All the Way from America, which was a recording of a concert from her Lovers Speak tour.Armatrading presented a five-part series on BBC Radio 4 called Joan Armatrading's Favourite Guitarists which was broadcast in July 2009, in which she talked to guitarists about their music and their technique. [44] She followed this up with another five-part series called Joan Armatrading: More Guitar Favourites, which was broadcast in November and December 2011. [45] a b Smithies, Gran (21 September 2014). "Joan Armatrading's enduring charm". Stuff . Retrieved 9 December 2020.

In 2007 Armatrading appeared in Episode 3 of the second series of Live from Abbey Road performing "Tall in the Saddle" from her 1976 self-titled album, and "Woman in Love" from the album Into The Blues. She also appeared on Later... with Jools Holland where she performed "Love and Affection", as well as "Woman in Love" and "My Baby's Gone" both from her 2007 Into The Blues album. [ citation needed] The song elicits an emotional response from many listeners who have gone through similar experiences. It is a poignant reflection of the human condition – the struggle between our desires and our values, between our loyalty and our attraction. 4. What is the meaning behind the line “I have a lover who loves me / How could I break such a heart?” a b "Joan Armatrading Readying The Release Of 'Me Myself I World Tour' DVD And CD Set For Release". 429 Records via PR Newswire. 14 October 2016 . Retrieved 3 February 2017. In 1991, A&M released the compilation The Very Best of Joan Armatrading which returned her to the Top 10. However, her following studio album for A&M, 1992's Square the Circle, did not replicate this success and would be her final recording for the label. Following her departure from A&M, a label she had been with for almost 20 years, Armatrading signed with RCA for her 1995 album What's Inside. Despite various television appearances and a full tour (which included a string quartet in addition to her stage band), the album was not a commercial success, becoming her lowest charting studio album in 20 years. In August 1996 Armatrading performed at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. [25] In December 1998, she released Lullabies with a Difference, an album of lullabies contributed by her and several of her favourite artists, in honour of PACES, a charity for children with cerebral palsy. [26] 2000s onwards [ edit ] Joan Armatrading Supports Local Talent on her September to November 2012 UK and Ireland tour". LocalTalent. Retrieved 8 November 2012.a b "One woman, one guitar: Joan Armatrading goes it alone on yearlong world tour". Guitar Girl Magazine. 19 April 2015 . Retrieved 27 April 2018. The main appeal of Armatrading, besides her songs’ blend of jazz and pop, is her voice. Attempts to describe it can be measured by the degree to which they avoid failure. Joan Armatrading’s voice has been described as deep, husky, lyrical, flexible, throaty, genuine, gripping, no-nonsense, dusky, Odetta-like, headstrong, deceptively angsty, natural and artless, satisfyingly unpredictable. [1] The one real enigma has been Armatrading’s private life. Dubbed “Joan Armour-plating” by journalists, for decades she’s been cagey about her love life, her friends, sexuality. Questions about her private life have always been off-limits. McVeigh, Sarah (26 March 2013). "Joan Armatrading speaks to Richard Glover about music, love and affection". ABC Sydney. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 25 October 2013. Armatrading entered into a civil partnership with artist Maggie Butler in the Shetland Islands in 2011, [61] [62] [63] the day after the Shetland Folk Festival, [64] but does not talk publicly about being gay. [62]