1995 Joan Armatrading – What’s Inside
What’s Inside is the fourteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading. The album was written, arranged and produced by Armatrading, co-produced by David Tickle and recorded at the A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood. The strings were recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, with the Kronos Quartet’s contribution recorded at The Plant Recording Studios, Sausalito, California and The Memphis Horns recorded at Kiva Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee. The album was released in 1995 by RCA and was Armatrading’s only album for the label. She had left A&M in 1992 after an eighteen-year association with the company.
Armatrading used a string orchestra on several tracks. She used the London Metropolitan Orchestra, along with the Kronos Quartet on one track and The Memphis Horns on two songs. Because of this, the album had several arrangers (see Personnel list) including Armatrading herself.
B. J. Cole returned to play slide guitar, the first time he had played on an Armatrading album since 1976, when he played on the track “Down to Zero” from the eponymous Joan Armatrading album; and Manu Katché once more returned to play drums. After a twelve-year gap, Tony Levin reprised his role as one of the album’s bass guitarists – he had previously played on Walk Under Ladders in 1981 and The Key in 1983. Other than those, Armatrading and her co-producer David Tickle worked with a new set of musicians for the album, including some very experienced artists guesting on several tracks, such as Darryl Jones, who had worked with Miles Davis and Eric Clapton, among others, and who went on to join the Rolling Stones; Greg Phillinganes, a keyboardist who had worked with Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin and many others, and Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Tracks
1 In Your Eyes (Caroline Dale) 02:42
2 Everyday Boy (Joan Armatrading) 04:37
3 Merchant Of Love (Joan Armatrading) 04:49
4 Shapes And Sizes (Joan Armatrading) 03:15
5 Back On The Road (Joan Armatrading) 02:43
6 Lost The Love (Joan Armatrading) 03:43
7 Songs (Joan Armatrading) 03:49
8 Would You Like To Dance (Joan Armatrading) 04:01
9 Recommend My Love (Joan Armatrading) 04:30
10 Beyond The Blue (Joan Armatrading) 03:52
11 Can’t Stop Loving You (Joan Armatrading) 03:25
12 Shape Of A Pony (Joan Armatrading) 04:42
13 Trouble (Joan Armatrading) 04:06
Biography
Musicians
1 In Your Eyes
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
2 Everyday Boy
Bass | Darryl Jones |
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Guitar | Joan Armatrading |
Keyboards | Benmont Tench |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
3 Merchant Of Love
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Guitar | Joan Armatrading |
Keyboards | Benmont Tench |
Percussion | Alex Acuna |
Background Vocals | K La |
Background Vocals | Ray Williams |
Background Vocals | Terry Evans |
Background Vocals | Willie Greene |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
4 Shapes And Sizes
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Acoustic Guitar | Hojah Farah |
Keyboards | Todd Cochran |
Percussion | Alex Acuna |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
5 Back On The Road
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Guitar | Joan Armatrading |
Keyboards | Benmont Tench |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
6 Lost The Love
Bass | Darryl Jones |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Guitar | Joan Armatrading |
Keyboards | Todd Cochran |
Percussion | Alex Acuna |
Background Vocals | K La |
Background Vocals | Ray Williams |
Background Vocals | Terry Evans |
Background Vocals | Willie Greene |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
7 Songs
Bass | Tony Levin |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Percussion | Alex Acuna |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
8 Would You Like To Dance
Bass | Darryl Jones |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Guitar | Joan Armatrading |
Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
Horns | The Memphis Horns |
Background Vocals | K La |
Background Vocals | Ray Williams |
Background Vocals | Terry Evans |
Background Vocals | Willie Greene |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
9 Recommend My Love
Bass | Darryl Jones |
Drums | Manu Katche |
E-Bow | Joan Armatrading |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Background Vocals | K La |
Background Vocals | Ray Williams |
Background Vocals | Terry Evans |
Background Vocals | Willie Greene |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
10 Beyond The Blue
Bass | Darryl Jones |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Guitar | BJ Cole |
Acoustic Guitar | Joan Armatrading |
Keyboards | Benmont Tench |
Percussion | Alex Acuna |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
11 Can’t Stop Loving You
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Guitar | Joan Armatrading |
Keyboards | Benmont Tench |
Horns | The Memphis Horns |
Percussion | Alex Acuna |
Background Vocals | K La |
Background Vocals | Ray Williams |
Background Vocals | Terry Evans |
Background Vocals | Willie Greene |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
12 Shape Of A Pony
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Guitar | Joan Armatrading |
Keyboards | Benmont Tench |
Penny Whistle | Boz Burrell |
Percussion | Alex Acuna |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
13 Trouble
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Manu Katche |
Keyboards | Todd Cochran |
Percussion | Alex Acuna |
Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
Other Musicians
Strings – The London Metropolitan Orchestra
Liner Notes
Producer – David Tickle, Joan Armatrading
Arranged By – Joan Armatrading
Arranged By (Strings) – Caroline Dale (Track 1)
Arranged By (Strings) – Joan Armatrading (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Arranged By (Strings) – Dana Brayton (Track 4)
Engineer – Wolfgang Amadeus
Engineer (Second, Horns) – Malcolm Springer
Engineer (Second, Quartet) – Tom Luekens
Engineer (Second, Strings) – Simon Rhodes
Engineer (Second) – Chad Munsey
Engineer (Additional) – Graham Dickson, Mike Ging (Track 2)
Mixed By – David Tickle (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Mixed By – Shelly Yakus (Track 2)
Orchestrated By – Caroline Dale
Recorded By – David Tickle
Design, Illustration – Sherri Maxwell
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, Sausalito
Recorded At Kiva Recording Studio
Phonographic Copyright BMG Music
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