1981 Joan Armatrading – Walk Under Ladders
Walk Under Ladders is the seventh studio album by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, released in September 1981 by A&M Records. The album peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. The album peaked at No. 16 in Australia. Two minor hits from the album both fell just short of cracking the UK Top 40: “I’m Lucky”, which peaked at No. 46, and “No Love”, which peaked at No. 50.
Tracks
1 I’m Lucky (Joan Armatrading) 03:07
2 When I Get It Right (Joan Armatrading) 02:49
3 Romancers (Joan Armatrading) 03:49
4 I Wanna Hold You (Joan Armatrading) 03:48
5 The Weakness In Me (Joan Armatrading) 03:33
6 No Love (Joan Armatrading) 03:59
7 At The Hop (Joan Armatrading) 03:26
8 I Can’t Lie To Myself (Joan Armatrading) 03:25
9 Eating The Bear (Joan Armatrading) 03:00
10 Only One (Joan Armatrading) 04:15
Biography
Musicians
1 I’m Lucky
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Guitar | Hugh Burns |
| Synthesizer | Thomas Dolby |
| Percussion | Ray Cooper |
| Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
2 When I Get It Right
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Guitar | Gary Sanford |
| Guitar | Graham (Kirby) Gregory |
| Organ | Nick Plytas |
| Synthesizer | Thomas Dolby |
| Horns | Mel Collins |
| Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
3 Romancers
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Guitar | Gary Sanford |
| Guitar | Hugh Burns |
| Organ | Nick Plytas |
| Horns | Dick Cuthell |
| Horns | Rico Rodriguez |
| Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
4 I Wanna Hold You
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Guitar | Hugh Burns |
| Guitar | Graham (Kirby) Gregory |
| Synthesizer | Thomas Dolby |
| Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
5 The Weakness In Me
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Guitar | Hugh Burns |
| Acoustic Guitar | Andy Partridge |
| Piano | Nick Plytas |
| Synthesizer | Thomas Dolby |
| Percussion | Ray Cooper |
| Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
6 No Love
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Guitar | Hugh Burns |
| Keyboards | Nick Plytas |
| Sax | Mel Collins |
| Tambourine | Ray Cooper |
| Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
7 At The Hop
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Guitar | Hugh Burns |
| Organ | Nick Plytas |
| Percussion | Julian Diggle |
| Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
8 I Can’t Lie To Myself
| Bass | Robbie Shakespeare |
| Drums | Sly Dunbar |
| Guitar | Gary Sanford |
| Organ | Nick Plytas |
| Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
9 Eating The Bear
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Guitar | Andy Partridge |
| Synthesizer | Thomas Dolby |
| Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
10 Only One
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Guitar | Hugh Burns |
| Synthesizer | Thomas Dolby |
| Talking Drums | Ray Cooper |
| Vocals | Joan Armatrading |
Liner Notes
Producer – Steve Lillywhite
Engineer – Steve Brown
Art Direction, Design – Michael Ross
Design – Simon Ryan
Photography – Graham Hughes, Tony McGee
Recorded At The Town House
Phonographic Copyright A&M Records, Inc
Copyright Rondor Music (London) Ltd