Joan Armatrading

vocal, producer, arranger, acoustic guitar, guitar, recording, performer, guitars, piano, keyboard, 12 string guitar, mbira, electric piano, mandolin

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Graham Dickson (UK engineer aka "Overdubs") mix, recording All a Woman Needs, Always, Can't Let Go, Dark Truths, Did I Make You Up, Free, Good Times, Hearts and Flowers, Living for You, More Than One Kind of Love, Promise Land, Someone's in the Background, Something in the Air Tonight, Straight Talk, Stronger Love, The Devil I Know, The Power of Dreams, The Shouting Stage, Watch Your Step, Words
Steve Lillywhite mix, producer (I Love It When You) Call Me Names, Angel Man, Bad Habits, Don Juan, Everybody Gotta Know, Figure of Speech, Foolish Pride, I Love My Baby, Jesse, Killing Time, Kind Words (and a Real Good Heart), Laurel and the Rose, One More Chance, Reach Out, Russian Roulette, Tell Tale, The Dealer, The Game of Love, The Key
Jerry Donahue 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar Down to Zero, Get in the Sun, Help Yourself, Join the Boys, Kissin' and a Huggin', Love and Affection, Mama Mercy, Never Is Too Late, Opportunity, Peace in Mind, People, Save Me, Show Some Emotion, Tall in the Saddle, Warm Love, Water With the Wine, Willow
Jerry Marotta drums (I Love It When You) Call Me Names, At the Hop, Bad Habits, Eating the Bear, Everybody Gotta Know, Foolish Pride, I Love My Baby, I Wanna Hold You, I'm Lucky, No Love, Only One, Romancers, The Dealer, The Game of Love, The Key, The Weakness in Me, When I Get It Right
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/chapman stick) bass (I Love It When You) Call Me Names, At the Hop, Bad Habits, Foolish Pride, I Love My Baby, I Wanna Hold You, I'm Lucky, No Love, Only One, Romancers, Tell Tale, The Dealer, The Game of Love, The Key, The Weakness in Me, When I Get It Right

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Graham Dickson (UK engineer aka "Overdubs") mix, recording All a Woman Needs, Always, Can't Let Go, Dark Truths, Did I Make You Up, Free, Good Times, Hearts and Flowers, Living for You, More Than One Kind of Love, Promise Land, Someone's in the Background, Something in the Air Tonight, Straight Talk, Stronger Love, The Devil I Know, The Power of Dreams, The Shouting Stage, Watch Your Step, Words
Steve Lillywhite mix, producer (I Love It When You) Call Me Names, Angel Man, Bad Habits, Don Juan, Everybody Gotta Know, Figure of Speech, Foolish Pride, I Love My Baby, Jesse, Killing Time, Kind Words (and a Real Good Heart), Laurel and the Rose, One More Chance, Reach Out, Russian Roulette, Tell Tale, The Dealer, The Game of Love, The Key
Jerry Donahue 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar Down to Zero, Get in the Sun, Help Yourself, Join the Boys, Kissin' and a Huggin', Love and Affection, Mama Mercy, Never Is Too Late, Opportunity, Peace in Mind, People, Save Me, Show Some Emotion, Tall in the Saddle, Warm Love, Water With the Wine, Willow
Jerry Marotta drums (I Love It When You) Call Me Names, At the Hop, Bad Habits, Eating the Bear, Everybody Gotta Know, Foolish Pride, I Love My Baby, I Wanna Hold You, I'm Lucky, No Love, Only One, Romancers, The Dealer, The Game of Love, The Key, The Weakness in Me, When I Get It Right
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/chapman stick) bass (I Love It When You) Call Me Names, At the Hop, Bad Habits, Foolish Pride, I Love My Baby, I Wanna Hold You, I'm Lucky, No Love, Only One, Romancers, Tell Tale, The Dealer, The Game of Love, The Key, The Weakness in Me, When I Get It Right
Dave Markee bass, bass guitar Down to Zero, Help Yourself, Join the Boys, Kissin' and a Huggin', Like Fire, Love and Affection, Opportunity, People, Save Me, Somebody Who Loves You, Tall in the Saddle, Warm Love, Water With the Wine
Pino Palladino bass, bass guitar All a Woman Needs, Dark Truths, Did I Make You Up, Living for You, Something in the Air Tonight, Straight Talk, The Devil I Know, The Power of Dreams, The Shouting Stage, Watch Your Step, Words
Glyn Johns engineer, producer Down to Zero, Help Yourself, Join the Boys, Like Fire, Love and Affection, People, Save Me, Somebody Who Loves You, Tall in the Saddle, Water With the Wine, Willow
Noel Harris mix All a Woman Needs, Dark Truths, Did I Make You Up, Living for You, Straight Talk, Stronger Love, The Devil I Know, The Shouting Stage, Watch Your Step, Words
Richard Gottehrer producer All the Way From America, Feeling in My Heart (For You), Friends, I Need You, Is It Tomorrow Yet?, Ma-Me-O-Beach, Me Myself I, Simon, Turn Out the Light, When You Kisses Me
Hiram Bullock guitars All the Way From America, Feeling in My Heart (For You), Friends, I Need You, Is It Tomorrow Yet?, Ma-Me-O-Beach, Me Myself I, Simon, Turn Out the Light, When You Kisses Me
Tom Lord-Alge mix Always, Can't Let Go, Free, Good Times, Hearts and Flowers, More Than One Kind of Love, Promise Land, Someone's in the Background, Something in the Air Tonight, The Power of Dreams
Thom Panunzio engineer All the Way From America, Feeling in My Heart (For You), Friends, I Need You, Is It Tomorrow Yet?, Ma-Me-O-Beach, Me Myself I, Simon, Turn Out the Light, When You Kisses Me
Chris Spedding guitars All the Way From America, Feeling in My Heart (For You), Friends, I Need You, Is It Tomorrow Yet?, Ma-Me-O-Beach, Me Myself I, Simon, Turn Out the Light, When You Kisses Me
Clarence Clemons saxophone All the Way From America, Feeling in My Heart (For You), Friends, I Need You, Is It Tomorrow Yet?, Ma-Me-O-Beach, Me Myself I, Simon, Turn Out the Light, When You Kisses Me
Anton Fig drums All the Way From America, Feeling in My Heart (For You), Friends, I Need You, Is It Tomorrow Yet?, Ma-Me-O-Beach, Me Myself I, Simon, Turn Out the Light, When You Kisses Me
Heidi Cannavo (engineer) mix All a Woman Needs, Dark Truths, Did I Make You Up, Living for You, Straight Talk, Stronger Love, The Devil I Know, The Shouting Stage, Watch Your Step, Words
Alex White keyboard Angel Man, Don Juan, Figure of Speech, Jesse, Killing Time, Kind Words (and a Real Good Heart), Laurel and the Rose, One More Chance, Reach Out, Russian Roulette
Danny Federici organ All the Way From America, Feeling in My Heart (For You), Friends, I Need You, Is It Tomorrow Yet?, Ma-Me-O-Beach, Me Myself I, Simon, Turn Out the Light, When You Kisses Me
Steve Greetham bass guitar Angel Man, Don Juan, Figure of Speech, Jesse, Killing Time, Kind Words (and a Real Good Heart), Laurel and the Rose, One More Chance, Reach Out, Russian Roulette
Mark Wallis engineer Angel Man, Don Juan, Figure of Speech, Jesse, Killing Time, Kind Words (and a Real Good Heart), Laurel and the Rose, One More Chance, Reach Out, Russian Roulette
Gregg Caruso engineer All the Way From America, Feeling in My Heart (For You), Friends, I Need You, Is It Tomorrow Yet?, Ma-Me-O-Beach, Me Myself I, Simon, Turn Out the Light, When You Kisses Me
Dave Mattacks drums All a Woman Needs, Join the Boys, Like Fire, Love and Affection, People, Save Me, Somebody Who Loves You, Tall in the Saddle, The Shouting Stage, Water With the Wine
Geoff Dugmore drums Angel Man, Don Juan, Figure of Speech, Jesse, Killing Time, Laurel and the Rose, One More Chance, Reach Out, Russian Roulette
Mark Dearnley engineer (I Love It When You) Call Me Names, Bad Habits, Everybody Gotta Know, Foolish Pride, I Love My Baby, Tell Tale, The Dealer, The Game of Love, The Key
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist) bass All the Way From America, Feeling in My Heart (For You), Friends, I Need You, Ma-Me-O-Beach, Simon, Turn Out the Light, When You Kisses Me
Don Freeman bass synthesizer, keyboard Always, Free, Good Times, More Than One Kind of Love, Promise Land, Someone's in the Background, Something in the Air Tonight, The Power of Dreams
Paul Shaffer piano All the Way From America, Feeling in My Heart (For You), Friends, I Need You, Ma-Me-O-Beach, Me Myself I, Simon, Turn Out the Light
Bryan Garofalo bass Drop the Pilot, Get in the Sun, Mama Mercy, Never Is Too Late, Peace in Mind, Show Some Emotion, What Do Boys Dream, Willow
Bob Noble keyboard, organ, strings All a Woman Needs, Dark Truths, Did I Make You Up, Straight Talk, Stronger Love, The Devil I Know, The Shouting Stage, Words
Peter Wood (UK keyboardist/pianist) organ, piano Down to Zero, Help Yourself, Join the Boys, People, Save Me, Tall in the Saddle, Water With the Wine
Ray Cooper (percussionist) percussion, talking drum, tambourine At the Hop, Figure of Speech, I'm Lucky, Kind Words (and a Real Good Heart), No Love, Only One, The Weakness in Me
Daryl Stuermer guitar (I Love It When You) Call Me Names, Bad Habits, Everybody Gotta Know, Foolish Pride, The Dealer, The Game of Love, The Key
Mel Collins horn, saxophone Bad Habits, Foolish Pride, Kissin' and a Huggin', Mama Mercy, No Love, Tell Tale, When I Get It Right
Hugh Burns acoustic guitar, guitar, guitars At the Hop, I Wanna Hold You, I'm Lucky, No Love, Only One, Romancers, The Weakness in Me
Adrian Belew guitar (I Love It When You) Call Me Names, Bad Habits, Everybody Gotta Know, Foolish Pride, The Game of Love, The Key
Jean-Alain Roussel keyboard, organ, piano, synthesizer Back to the Night, Body to Dust, Cool Blue Stole My Heart, Let's Go Dancing, Steppin' Out, Travel So Far
Georgie Fame organ Mama Mercy, Never Is Too Late, Peace in Mind, Show Some Emotion, Warm Love, Willow
Phil Palmer guitar All a Woman Needs, Living for You, Straight Talk, The Devil I Know, Watch Your Step, Words
Larry Fast synthesizer (I Love It When You) Call Me Names, Everybody Gotta Know, I Love My Baby, The Dealer, The Game of Love, The Key
Nick Plytas keyboard, organ, piano At the Hop, I Can't Lie to Myself, No Love, Romancers, The Weakness in Me, When I Get It Right
Thomas Dolby synthesizer Eating the Bear, I Wanna Hold You, I'm Lucky, Only One, The Weakness in Me, When I Get It Right
Gary Sanford electric guitar, guitar, guitars At the Hop, Bad Habits, Foolish Pride, I Can't Lie to Myself, Romancers, When I Get It Right
David Kemper drums Get in the Sun, Mama Mercy, Never Is Too Late, Peace in Mind, Show Some Emotion, Willow
Wesley Magoogan saxophone Angel Man, One More Chance, Reach Out, Straight Talk, Stronger Love
Manu Katché drums, hi-hat Good Times, Something in the Air Tonight, Straight Talk, The Power of Dreams, Words
Pete Gage electric guitar, guitar, percussion, synthesizer Back to the Night, Come When You Need Me, Cool Blue Stole My Heart, Dry Land, Travel So Far
Clarke Peters vocal Get in the Sun, Love and Affection, Opportunity, People
Jamie Lane drums Good Times, Living for You, More Than One Kind of Love, Watch Your Step
John "Rabbit" Bundrick organ Get in the Sun, Mama Mercy, Never Is Too Late, Show Some Emotion
Kenney Jones (drummer for Small Faces, Faces, and The Who) drums Down to Zero, Help Yourself, Join the Boys, Water With the Wine
Mick Karn bass guitar Free, More Than One Kind of Love, Promise Land, Someone's in the Background
Ron Mathewson double bass Body to Dust, Come When You Need Me, Cool Blue Stole My Heart, Let's Go Dancing
Steve Jansen drums Free, Promise Land, Someone's in the Background
Guy Barker trumpet Foolish Pride, Living for You, Tell Tale
Dean Klevatt marimba, organ, piano Everybody Gotta Know, The Dealer, The Game of Love
Julian Diggle percussion At the Hop, I Love My Baby, The Key
Tony Carr drums, percussion Body to Dust, Come When You Need Me, Cool Blue Stole My Heart
Alan Clark (keyboardist) keyboard, piano Living for You, Stronger Love, Watch Your Step
Steve York bass guitar, harmonica Cool Blue Stole My Heart, So Good, Travel So Far
Annie Whitehead trombone Foolish Pride, Tell Tale
Henry Spinetti drums Kissin' and a Huggin', Warm Love
Tony Newman (rock drummer for Jeff Beck Group/May Blitz) drums Back to the Night, Steppin' Out
Kirby Gregory guitars I Wanna Hold You, When I Get It Right
Andy Partridge acoustic guitar, guitars Eating the Bear, The Weakness in Me
Leroy Champaign vocal Love and Affection, People
Gasper Lawal congas, percussion Back to the Night, Steppin' Out
M. L. Benoit percussion Drop the Pilot, What Do Boys Dream
Jody Linscott percussion Did I Make You Up, The Shouting Stage
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) bass Is It Tomorrow Yet?, Me Myself I
Mark Brzezicki drums Did I Make You Up, The Devil I Know
Tim Pierce guitar Drop the Pilot, What Do Boys Dream
Mark Knopfler guitar Did I Make You Up, The Shouting Stage
David Rhodes (Guitarist) vocal Straight Talk, Words
Steve Goldstein keyboard Drop the Pilot, What Do Boys Dream
Shamsi Sarumi percussion Cool Blue Stole My Heart, So Good
Hossam Ramzy percussion More Than One Kind of Love, Something in the Air Tonight
Craig Krampf drums Drop the Pilot, What Do Boys Dream
Joe Scott (40s-60s US blues artist) vocal Get in the Sun, Opportunity
Craig Hull guitar Drop the Pilot, What Do Boys Dream
Brian Rogers (UK arranger & composer) conductor, instrument arranger Help Yourself, Warm Love
Val Garay engineer, producer Drop the Pilot, What Do Boys Dream
Bryn Haworth mandolin, slide guitar Like Fire, Somebody Who Loves You
Phil Chen bass guitar Back to the Night, Steppin' Out
Tim Hinkley organ Kissin' and a Huggin', Peace in Mind
Niko Bolas engineer Drop the Pilot, What Do Boys Dream
Phillip St. John piano Is It Tomorrow Yet?
Clifford Carter piano When You Kisses Me
Colin Pincott guitar Back to the Night
Ricky Hirsh guitars Friends
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist) horn Romancers
Robert "Robbie" Shakespeare bass I Can't Lie to Myself
Gus Dudgeon producer (I Love It When You) Call Me Names
Sammy Turner vocal Turn Out the Light
Mel Gaynor drums Kind Words (and a Real Good Heart)
Dave Koz saxophone Free
Bernie Holland guitar Steppin' Out
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar drums I Can't Lie to Myself
BJ Cole steel guitar Down to Zero
Chris Kerran tabla So Good
Stewart Copeland drums Tell Tale
John Halsey drums Travel So Far
Andy Sommers guitar Steppin' Out
John Astley engineer Willow
Jimmy Jewell saxophone Love and Affection
Andy Shepherd saxophone Someone's in the Background
Eddie Golga guitar Laurel and the Rose
Tony Levin (UK jazz drummer) drums, percussion Eating the Bear
Jeremy Meek vocal The Dealer
George Kerr vocal Turn Out the Light
Gerry Conway percussion Come When You Need Me
Graham Lyle 12 string guitar Down to Zero
Dick Cuthell horn Romancers