The Weakness in Me: Joan Armatrading

£14.99

Since the release of her debut album Whatever’s For Us in 1972, Joan Armatrading has, across a fifty-year career, traversed styles and genres to create a monumental body of work. Acknowledged as the first British female singer-songwriter to gain international success, her writing is alive with intelligence and empathy and paints the human experience with insight and emotion. Selected and arranged by the author, and featuring a foreword by revered record producer Glyn Johns, ‘The Weakness In Me’ presents the lyrics of Armatrading. It also contains an introduction by Armatrading alongside annotations to a number of songs, giving a rare, personal glimpse into the creative process of a true pioneer.

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Since the release of her debut album Whatever’s For Us in 1972, Joan Armatrading has, across a fifty-year career, traversed styles and genres to create a monumental body of work. Acknowledged as the first British female singer-songwriter to gain international success, her writing is alive with intelligence and empathy and paints the human experience with insight and emotion.

Selected and arranged by the author, and featuring a foreword by revered record producer Glyn Johns, The Weakness In Me presents the lyrics of Armatrading for the first time in one unique volume. It also contains an introduction by Armatrading alongside annotations to a number of songs, giving a rare, personal glimpse into the creative process of a true pioneer.

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Weight 0.42 kg
Dimensions 22.2 × 14.5 × 2.4 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

208

Language

English

Dewey

782.421640268 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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