Walk Under Ladders

Walk Under Ladders
Studio album by Joan Armatrading
Released	September 1981
Recorded	July 1981
Genre	Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock
Length	35:16
Label	A&M
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Joan Armatrading chronology
Me Myself I (1980) Walk Under Ladders (1981) The Key (1983)

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Walk Under Ladders is an album by Joan Armatrading, produced by Steve Lillywhite. It spawned the hit "The Weakness in Me", and it was a top ten UK album (#6), although it did not do as well in the US (#88). Ir was certified gold by the BPI.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joan Armatrading

1. "I'm Lucky" 3:05
2. "When I Get It Right" 3:03
3. "Romancers" 3:48
4. "I Wanna Hold You" 3:46
5. "The Weakness in Me" 3:33
6. "No Love" 3:58
7. "At the Hop" 3:26
8. "I Can't Lie to Myself" 3:23
9. "Eating the Bear" 2:59
10. "Only One" 4:15

Personnel

• Joan Armatrading - guitar, piano, vocals
• Thomas Dolby - synthesizer
• Andy Partridge - guitar
• Hugh Burns - guitar
• Mel Collins - saxophone
• Ray Cooper - percussion
• Dick Cuthell - horn
• Julian Diggle - percussion
• Sly Dunbar - drums
• Tony Levin - bass
• Jerry Marotta - drums, vocals
• Nick Plytas - keyboards
• Gary Sanford - guitar, background vocals
• Kev Garside - guitar
• Robbie Shakespeare - bass
• Kirby Gregory - guitar
• Rico Rodriguez - horn

Production

• Recorded at: The Town House, London, July 1981^[1]
• Producer: Steve Lillywhite
• Recording engineer: Steve Brown
• Assistant engineer: George Chambers
• Album cover art direction: Michael Ross
• Album cover design: Michael Ross & Simon Ryan
• Front cover & inner sleeve photography: Tony McGee
• Back cover & inner sleeve portrait: Graham Hughes

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