Not Too Far Away Joan Armatrading

• 1 I Like It When We're Together 03:37
• 2 Still Waters 04:14
• 3 No More Pain 03:36
• 4 Cover My Eyes 03:54
• 5 Invisible (Blue Light) 03:56
• 6 Not Too Far Away 04:29
• 7 Any Place 03:58
• 8 Always in My Dreams 03:53
• 9 This Is Not That 03:32
• 10 Loving What You Hate 04:14
• Total Runtime 39:23

Info zu Not Too Far Away

Joan Armatrading is a woman of candour – not to mention can do. Her lyrics, her distinctive voice and her multi-instrumental prowess have led to an enduring love and respect from millions across the world. Her words have an authenticity and her vocals an authority that resonate directly with the listener.

On her new studio album ‘Not Too Far Away’, she presents 10 new tracks that take the deeply personal and make it universal. It is Joan at her very best. A love album of intensity that gets better on every listen.

From the Cri de Coeur of the opening song, ‘I Like It When We’re Together’, to the heartfelt ‘No More Pain’ where Joan jumps straight in with “This pain is my protection”, these are lyrics that don’t prevaricate, they tell it how it is. In that seemingly effortless way of all good writing, they touch the heart and mind of the recipient.

There is the haunting and rather melancholic ‘Cover My Eyes’, the tough and complex ‘Invisible (Blue Light)’, the wistful ‘Not Too Far Away’ title track infused with longing, and the instantly memorable and anthemic ‘Any Place’. From ‘Always In My Dreams’ with its solo piano accompaniment to the jaunty ‘This Is Not That’ there is a glorious array of rhythms and tempos.

‘Not Too Far Away’ is Joan’s 21st album and, once again, she has written, sung, arranged and produced all the tracks as well as playing all the instruments except for drums which she programmed. It comprises the studio follow-up to the genre based trilogy, ‘This Charming Life’, the jazz orientated ‘Starlight’ and the blues based ‘Into The Blues’.

"Her voice is ageless, her powers are undiminished." — The Guardian

"For an artist well into her fifth decade of writing and recording music, Joan Armatrading has remained more energized and prolific than singers half her age. Following a trilogy of albums devoted entirely to specific genres -- 2007's Into the Blues (blues), 2011 This Charming Life (rock), and 2013's Starlight (jazz) -- a collection of songs composed for a production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, and a live album documenting her 18-month solo Me Myself I world tour, the British songwriting icon returns with Not Too Far Away, her first un-themed studio album since 2003's career highlight Lovers Speak. Like that album and a good portion of her canon before it, Not Too Far Away is chiefly concerned with various aspects of love and affection as Armatrading unburdens her soul's contents with the frank and approachable candor that is one her hallmarks. Her reliability not only as a writer but as a singer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist, has become a key part of her narrative -- especially in the second half of her career -- and she once again applies these talents, not only producing the album, but playing and programming every instrument and arranging the strings for her only guest artist, the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Opening cut "I Like It When We're Together" is classic Armatrading, pairing heartfelt melodies with smartly crafted rhythmic pop. Likewise, the strident "Any Place" and effervescent "This Is Not That" both recall the bright hooks of her early-'80s new wave output, albeit with a softer edge. That said, Not Too Far Away is by no means a throwback to any earlier phase of her career, but rather a continuation of her shockingly consistent creative expression that has been ongoing since her 1970 debut. That Armatrading is still writing quality songs in 2018 is no surprise, but the single-mindedness of her vision and her doggedness to continue maintaining all aspects of are genuinely impressive." (Timothy Monger, AMG)

Joan Armatrading, vocals, guitars, drum programming, instrumentation, string arrangements
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Hein, conductor

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