Show Some Emotion (album)
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau [2] | B+ |
Show Some Emotion is a studio album by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, released in 1977 on A&M. In a review for Allmusic, Dave Connolly gave the album a star rating of three out of five. He did not enjoy the album as much as her previous self-titled album, saying that much of it was "like outtakes from that effort". He criticised the lyrics and arrangements, as well as the track placement. However, he praised "Show Some Emotion" and "Willow" as highlights.[3] "The Dean of Rock Critics", Robert Christgau, on the other hand, called her "Sometimes funny, always real, and never ever pretentious", but said that "Most of the meaning of the ordinary-plus lyrics is conveyed by stance and nuance."[2] Show Some Emotion reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart,[4] No. 52 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart,[5] and No. 18 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart.[6]
Armatrading's 1979 live album Steppin' Out contains two tracks from Show Some Emotion, "Mama Mercy" and "Kissin' and a Huggin'".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Joan Armatrading
Side One
- "Woncha Come on Home" — 2:40
- "Show Some Emotion" — 3:31
- "Warm Love" — 3:04
- "Never Is Too Late" — 5:32
- "Peace in Mind" — 3:19
Side Two
- "Opportunity" — 3:25
- "Mama Mercy" — 2:47
- "Get in the Sun" — 3:19
- "Willow" — 4:53
- "Kissin' and a Huggin'" — 4:42
Personnel
- Joan Armatrading — acoustic guitar, vocals, thumb piano
- John "Rabbit" Bundrick — Hammond organ
- Pete Clarke — vocals, background vocals
- Mel Collins — saxophone
- Jerry Donahue — electric guitar
- Georgie Fame — Fender Rhodes electric piano
- Bryan Garofalo — bass
- Tim Hinkley — Hammond organ, piano
- Kenney Jones — drums
- David Kemper — drums
- Dave Markee — bass
- Joe Scott — vocals, background vocals
- Henry Spinetti — drums
- Glyn Johns — producer, engineer
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "CG: Joan Armatrading". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ Connolly, Dave, "Show Some Emotion > Review", Allmusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved 25 July 2010
- ^ "Joan Armatrading", The Official Charts Company, retrieved 25 July 2010
- ^ "Show Some Emotion > Charts & Awards", Allmusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved 25 July 2010
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 19. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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