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Joan Armatrading - The Key (1983) {Japan for USA}

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 3 Nov 2022 21:19:47

Joan Armatrading - The Key (1983) {Japan for USA}
Rock, Soft Rock, Singer/Songwriter | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 38:50 | 236,95 Mb
Label: A&M Records (USA) | Cat.# CD-4912 | Released: 1983-02-28

"The Key" is the 8th studio album by the British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, released on 28 February 1983 by A&M Records. The album was recorded at Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush, London; Polar Studios in Stockholm and also in New York. The album spawned the single "Drop the Pilot", which became one of Armatrading's biggest hits, reaching #11 in the UK Singles Chart over a 10-week stay. It also quickly became a staple of Armatrading's live performances and has featured on many of her compilation albums. Armatrading and her backing band also performed the song on Top of the Pops in early 1983. The album was a commercial success for Armatrading, reaching #10 in the UK album charts and #32 in the US album charts, as well as spawning the hit single "Drop the Pilot". It was certified Gold by the BPI. The album is one of only two Armatrading albums to reach the top 40 in the USA, the other being "Me Myself I". The album peaked at #4 in Australia and was that country's 7th biggest-selling album of the year.

~Wikipedia

Many of the same musicians from Walk Under Ladders return for The Key, but gone are that album's warm island airs. Instead, producer Steve Lillywhite wraps some might say smothers Armatrading's voice in sophisticated synthesizers (courtesy of Larry Fast) and punchy rock arrangements that are enervating but less inviting than her earlier work. That more aggressive sound didn't come at the cost of commercial success, however, and both "(I Love It When You) Call Me Names" and "Drop the Pilot" (the latter produced by Val Garay) helped push The Key into the U.S. Top 40. Armatrading has always been an excellent communicator, and when given the spotlight as on the otherworldly "I Love My Baby" or the sinister "The Dealer" she is one of rock's more compelling female artists. Yet the decision to bring Tony Levin's bass up in the mix and find time for Adrian Belew's frenetic solos sells Armatrading's estimable talents short on some tracks. Thankfully, her humor and humanity rise above the arrangements at welcome intervals, notably with "Everybody Gotta Know," "What Do Boys Dream," and "Foolish Pride." Fans of her acoustic music may find The Key a little too aggressive for their tastes, but anyone open to modern rock should enjoy this album.

~Review by Dave Connolly

Release of the album: 1983, February, 28 [LP A&M Records, Cat.# AMLX 64912, UK]
Release of this CD: 1983 [CD A&M Records (USA), Cat.# CD-4912 / UPC: no barcode]
©&℗ 1983 A&M Records, Inc.
Printed/Made in Japan

Credits:

Design, Art Direction – Michael Ross
Engineer – Mark Dearnley (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 11), Val Garay (tracks: 3, 7)
Engineer [Assisted By] – Niko Bolas (tracks: 3, 7)
Management – Running Dog Management Ltd.
Management [Sole Representation] – Mike Noble
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Painting – Donna Muir
Photography By – Jamie Morgan
Producer – Steve Lillywhite (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 11), Val Garay (tracks: 3, 7)
Written-By, Arranged By – Joan Armatrading

Tracklist:

01. (I Love It When You) Call Me Names (04:23)
02. Foolish Pride (03:16)
03. Drop The Pilot (03:41)
04. The Key (04:02)
05. Everybody Gotta Know (03:43)
06. Tell Tale (02:31)
07. What Do Boys Dream (02:55)
08. The Game Of Love (03:35)
09. The Dealer (03:18)
10. Bad Habits (03:47)
11. I Love My Baby (03:29)

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Thanks to the original releaser

See also:
Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion (1977) [1997, Remastered Reissue]

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