Show Some Emotion

Show Some Emotion
Studio album by Joan Armatrading
Released	October 1977
Genre	pop, rock
Length	37:12
Label	A&M
Producer	Glyn Johns
Joan Armatrading chronology
Joan Armatrading (1976) Show Some Emotion (1977) To the Limit (1978)

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.^[1] Show Some Emotion reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 52 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart.^[2][3]

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

1. "Woncha Come on Home" — 2:40
2. "Show Some Emotion" — 3:31
3. "Warm Love" — 3:04
4. "Never Is Too Late" — 5:32
5. "Peace in Mind" — 3:19
6. "Opportunity" — 3:25
7. "Mama Mercy" — 2:47
8. "Get in the Sun" — 3:19
9. "Willow" — 4:53
10. "Kissin' and a Huggin'" — 4:42

Personnel

• Joan Armatrading — acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals, thumb piano
• John "Rabbit" Bundrick — organ, keyboards
• Pete Clarke — vocals, background vocals
• Mel Collins — saxophone
• Jerry Donahue — guitar, electric guitar
• Georgie Fame — synthesizer, keyboards
• Bryan Garofalo — bass
• Tim Hinkley — synthesizer, keyboards
• Kenney Jones — drums
• David Kemper — drums
• Dave Markee — bass
• Joe Scott — vocals, background vocals
• Henry Spinetti — drums

• Glyn Johns — producer, engineer

References