Joan Armatrading - Me Myself I (1980/2021) (Hi-Res)

On the trio of albums that made her reputation in 1976-1978, Joan Armatrading, Show Some Emotion, and To the Limit, Armatrading relied on the pristine production of Glyn Johns to underscore the sensitivity of her folk-based confessional songs. Here, on her first full-length album in two years, she turned to rock producer Richard Gottehrer and a session band that included Anton Fig, Chris Spedding, and members of the E Street Band, making her case for being a mainstream rocker. The songs were less serious, too, notably the title track, a U.K. hit. (The album's other British chart single was the ballad "All the Way from America," which was more in the style of her earlier work.) The result was the best-selling album Armatrading has ever had in either the U.S. or U.K. ~ William Ruhlmann

01. Joan Armatrading - Me Myself I (03:18)
02. Joan Armatrading - Ma Me O Beach (03:03)
03. Joan Armatrading - Friends (03:08)
04. Joan Armatrading - Is It Tomorrow Yet? (03:33)
05. Joan Armatrading - Turn Out The Light (04:22)
06. Joan Armatrading - When You Kisses Me (03:16)
07. Joan Armatrading - All The Way From America (04:52)
08. Joan Armatrading - Feeling In My Heart (For You) (03:37)
09. Joan Armatrading - Simon (03:41)
10. Joan Armatrading - I Need You (02:53)