Me Myself I
For the 2000 film, see Me Myself I (film).
| Me Myself I | ||||
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| Studio album by Joan Armatrading | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | March 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 35:48 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Richard Gottehrer | |||
| Joan Armatrading chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 6/10[2] |
Me Myself I is an album by Joan Armatrading. Released in 1980, the album was Armatrading's highest ever chart placing both in the UK (no.5) and in the US (no.28). It was certified "Gold" in the UK by the BPI in July 1980.
The title track became one of her most successful singles, peaking at no.21 in the UK. It was also used in the soundtrack of an Australian movie of the same title made in 1999.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Joan Armatrading.
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Me Myself I" (released as a single; bass: Marcus Miller) | 3:16 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Ma-Me-O Beach" | 3:00 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Friends" (guitar: Ricky Hirsh) | 3:05 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Is It Tomorrow Yet" (piano: Phillip St John; bass: Marcus Miller) | 3:31 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Turn out the Light" | 4:19 | ||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 6. | "When You Kisses Me" (piano: Clifford Carter) | 3:14 | ||||||||
| 7. | "All the Way from America" (released as a single) | 4:49 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Feeling in My Heart (for You)" | 3:36 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Simon" | 3:40 | ||||||||
| 10. | "I Need You" | 2:44 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Joan Armatrading – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Chris Spedding – guitar
- Hiram Bullock – guitar
- Ricky Hirsh – guitar (3)
- Danny Federici – organ
- Paul Shaffer – piano
- Clifford Carter – piano (6)
- Phillip St John – piano (4)
- Tom Sowell - synthesiser
- Clarence Clemons – saxophone
- Will Lee – bass
- Marcus Miller – bass (1, 4)
- Anton Fig – drums
- George Kerr, Sammy Turner - background vocals (5)
- Thom Panunzio - engineer
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (May 29 – June 11 1980): 30.
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