buffyleigh
3
This is really good, and I never heard of her before. It's really nice & smooth folk rock/pop with a jazz/R'n'B twist. Great voice, nice compositions, some very seventies sounds, nothing too mellow or cheesy.
Joan Armatrading has never quite reached the heights of superstardom, perhaps because she has always refused to play the tabloid fame game and kept her private life to herself. This album is a quiet gem, from one of Britain’s greatest singer songwriters, mixing songs of longing and regret with some gorgeously smooth jazzy R&B. There are some very pointed lyrics here too, especially Water with the Wine dealing with date rape.