Track Record (Joan Armatrading album)

1983 greatest hits album by Joan Armatrading

Track Record

Greatest hits album by

Joan Armatrading

Released| 1983
Label| A&M
Producer|

* Joan Armatrading
* Glyn Johns
* Richard Gottehrer
* Steve Lillywhite
* Val Garay

Joan Armatrading chronology
| The Key
(1983)  | Track Record
(1983)  | Secret Secrets
(1985)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Christgau's Record Guide| A−[2]

Track Record is the first compilation album by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, released in 1983 on A&M Records.

## Album content

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Track Record contains selected singles and album tracks from five of Armatrading's previously released studio albums—Joan Armatrading (1976), Show Some Emotion (1977), Me Myself I (1980), Walk Under Ladders (1981) and The Key (1983)—plus a track from the EP How Cruel (1979) and two new songs.

## Track listing

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All tracks written by Joan Armatrading.

No.| Title| Origin| Length

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1.| "Drop the Pilot"| The Key| 3:42
2.| "(I Love It When You) Call Me Names"| The Key| 3:24
3.| "Frustration"| new song| 3:35
4.| "When I Get It Right"| Walk Under Ladders| 2:50
5.| "I'm Lucky"| Walk Under Ladders| 3:04
6.| "Me Myself I"| Me Myself I| 3:16
7.| "The Weakness in Me"| Walk Under Ladders| 3:32
8.| "Heaven"| new song| 4:40
9.| "Down to Zero"| Joan Armatrading| 3:50
10.| "Love and Affection"| Joan Armatrading| 4:27
11.| "Show Some Emotion"| Show Some Emotion| 3:30
12.| "Willow"| Show Some Emotion| 4:03
13.| "Rosie"| How Cruel (EP)| 3:10

## Personnel

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* Joan Armatrading – production (tracks 3, 8, 13)
* Val Garay – production and engineering (track 1)
* Richard Gottehrer – production (track 6)
* Glyn Johns – production (tracks 10–12) and engineering (track 10)
* Steve Lillywhite – production (tracks 2–5, 7, 8)
* Frank de Luna – mastering
* Moshe Brakha – photography
* Michael Ross – design and art direction

## Charts

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Chart performance for Track Record Chart (1983)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 11
UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 18
US Billboard 200[6] | 113

## References

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1. ^ "Joan Armatrading - Track Record Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" - via www.allmusic.com.
2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Joan Armatrading". www.robertchristgau.com.
3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Joan Armatrading – Track Record". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
4. ^ "Charts.nz – Joan Armatrading – Track Record". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
5. ^ "Joan Armatrading | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
6. ^ "Joan Armatrading Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

## External links

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* Track Record at Discogs

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Studio albums|

* Whatever's for Us (1972)
* Back to the Night (1975)
* Joan Armatrading (1976)
* Show Some Emotion (1977)
* To the Limit (1978)
* Me Myself I (1980)
* Walk Under Ladders (1981)
* The Key (1983)
* Secret Secrets (1985)
* Sleight of Hand (1986)
* The Shouting Stage (1988)
* Hearts and Flowers (1990)
* Square the Circle (1992)
* What's Inside (1995)
* Lovers Speak (2003)
* Into the Blues (2007)
* This Charming Life (2010)
* Starlight (2012)
* Not Too Far Away (2018)
* Consequences (2021)
* How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean (2024)

Live albums|

* Steppin' Out (1979)
* Live: All the Way from America (2004)
* Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)

EPs|

* How Cruel (1979)

Compilation albums|

* Track Record (1983)
* The Very Best of Joan Armatrading (1991)

Singles|

* "Dry Land"
* "Love and Affection"
* "Down to Zero"
* "Me Myself I"
* "The Weakness in Me"
* "I'm Lucky"
* "No Love"
* "Drop the Pilot"
* "Kind Words (And a Real Good Heart)"

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