Finally re-released in 2003, with a bonus DVD! This 1995 release, at the time considered by the artist to be her most personal to date (it preceded Lover's Speak), contains the spectrum of classic Armatrading styles: the elegant simplicity of Merchant of Love; the blues of Lost the Love; the country/gospel strains of Beyond the Blue, complete with slide guitar; and the driving beat of Can't Stop Loving You. Her ballad Trouble is a stately, loving trubute to her mother. And one of the best tracks, Shapes and Sizes, even features the strings of the Kronos Quartet! Over two decades of recording and delighting audiences with her rich, warm vocals, and still going strong.

Armatrading,Joan