The Shouting Stage
Joan Armatrading
1988: A&M CD 5211 DX 003416
I was first given a cassette copy of this by my Ex around the time the album came out, and it still holds a definite lock on that time in my mind. Why it’s so hard to find a copy of it on CD, I do NOT know. The title song and “Words” are a little close to the bone for me but extremely good songs, and “Straight Talk” is just a gas. The whole album carries a feeling of the heat of that Seattle summer, the apartment where I lived, the sunsets, everything. It’s a dangerous listen that way.
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