published: 20 /
2 /
2023
Label:
BMG
Format: CD X2
Eclectic double CD live album from iconic singer-songwriter and guitarist Joan Armatrading, which celebrates her fifty years in the music business.
Review
The iconic singer-songwriter and guitarist Joan Armatrading has released a new live album, at the age of 72 recorded in 2021 in the historic Asylum Chapel in South London, celebrating her fifty years in the music business.
The performance was filmed and produced by Armatrading and originally screened by the BBC last year. The record, 'Live At Asylum Chapel', shows how Armatrading can still hold an audience even under the unnatural conditions of lockdown in which it was recorded.
The two-disc set features perennial favourites such as ‘Love And Affection’ and ‘Drop The Pilot’ as well as giving a live debut to songs from her latest acclaimed Top 10 studio album ‘Consequences’, accompanied by a spirited, empathic band. Recalling the occasion, Armatrading said: “Fifty years is a long time but for me it’s flown by and I still get the same thrill from writing songs as when I started. This live album is a great way to look back and also bring my story right up to date… I absolutely loved doing the concert at Asylum Chapel. Loved the atmosphere of the place, working with the musicians and just playing.”
Highlights of this twenty-six-track collection include: the soulful opener ‘Into The Blues’; the plaintive, atmospheric ‘All The Way From America’; a soaring, jazzy version of ‘Mama Mercy’; the emotive ballad ‘The Weakness In Me’; the electric love song ‘Already There’ with its crescendo frisson; an exuberant, riotous, jazz-tinged ‘Kissin’ And A Huggin’; an ebullient rendition of ‘Me Myself I’; and the spine-tingling ‘Willow’.
Eclectic, crossing genres and landmark times in her career, reflecting her rich diversity as a musician, ‘Live At The Asylum’ marks an invigorating next stage in this unconventional, distinctive artist’s journey.
Track Listing:-
1
Into The Blues
2
Down To Zero
3
Travel So Far
4
All The Way From America
5
This Is Not That
6
Invisable (Blue Light)
7
I Like It When We're Together
8
True Love
9
Heading Back To New York City
10
Mama Mercy
11
Empty Highway
12
The Weakness In Me
13
In These Times
14
Natural Rhythm
15
Already There
16
Consequences
17
Better Life
18
Glorious Madness
19
Promise Land
20
No More Pain
21
Love & Affection
22
Kissin' & A Huggin'
23
Drop The Pilot
24
Me Myself I
25
Willow
26
To Anyone Who Will Listen
Band Links:-
http://www.joanarmatrading.com/
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https://twitter.com/armatradingjoan
Label Links:-
https://www.bmg.com/uk/
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