To The Limit - Joan Armatrading

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to share my album of the week!

My album of the week is: To The Limit by Joan Armatrading

So who is Joan Armatrading? She’s released 20 Studio Albums over her almost 50-year recording career, and she was nominated for a Grammy award 3 times, and a Brit award twice! She was born in 1950 is Saint Christopher and Nevis (aka. Saint Kitts), and she moved to Birmingham in the UK, at 7 years old.

One of her most famous songs is called Love and Affection, and it was her first song to reach the top 10 in the UK charts. She’s also known for Drop the Pilot, The Weakness in Me, and Down to Zero.

On To the Limit, my favourite song is Your Letter. (I couldn’t play this in the video for copyright reasons, of course). It’s Track 2 on Side A. I’d really recommend giving it a listen! This song is about love and relationships. It’s got a real emotional depth to it, and there’s so many ways that it could be interpreted.

In addition, her voice sounds absolutely wonderful, and in this song, it really shines. There’s also some beautiful instrumental sections, especially that saxophone. You’ve got to give this song a listen to know exactly what I’m talking about.

So to the limit was released in... (This is the part in the video where the birds start making LOTS of noise in the background...)

So, To the Limit was released in 1978, and it was her 5th studio album. This album was released by A&M records.

That’s my album for this week, To the Limit by Joan Armatrading. Go give it a listen and let me know what you think below!

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The resale value of this album on Vinyl is between £5-£20, dependent on condition and seller.