Faber Members get access to live and online author events and receive regular e-newsletters with book previews, promotional offers, articles and quizzes. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. Joan Armatrading will be making a special appearance at Waterstones, Piccadilly to sign copies of The Weakness In Me.

So it’s not that women aren’t there; it’s just that the way of the world is to highlight the men’s achievements. The run of her first albums from ‘whatever for us’ to her self-titled album in 1976 were created in turbulent times in Britain, perfect surroundings for pop, rock and folk musicians to re-energise themselves creatively.

What might seem touching, even profound wrapped around a tune can seem cloying and over sentimentalised on the page. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. While she was somewhat less prolific in the ‘90s than she had been up to that point, the new millennium constituted a rebirth of sorts for Armatrading.

Armatrading wrote the songs on that first album with Pam Nestor, but subsequently wrote most (if not all) of her material alone.

As I bathe in your eyes/ like a ship in the sea / travelling millions of miles’ she sings on ‘already there. Selected and arranged by the author, and featuring a foreword by revered record producer Glyn Johns, The Weakness In Me presents the lyrics of Joan Armatrading for the first time in one unique volume. Selected and arranged by the author, and featuring a foreword by revered record producer Glyn Johns, The Weakness In Me presents the lyrics of Armatrading for the first time in one unique volume. The South African leader was a man of fire and rebellion and with lines like ‘we should treat each other/ as we should be treated’ drifting close to sycophancy – there’s a tendency to dilute his politics and almost canonise him.

Selected and arranged by the author and featuring a foreword by revered record producer Glyn Johns, The Weakness In Me presents the lyrics of Armatrading for the first time in one unique volume. We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. Having interviewed her several times now, I would also take issue with the notion that she is uptight and guarded.Although she’s on record as stating that none of her lyrics are statements of her own personal situation – it’s hard not to read something into it. This time around, we discussed everything from Consequences to the COVID pandemic to some of her older classics. Please Note: By their very nature, all signed books will have been handled several times before they get to you. In 2020 she received the Ivors Academy Fellowship Award, their highest accolade, and in 2021 was awarded an AIM Award for her contribution to music. When her debut album, Whatever’s For Us, came out in 1972, there was really no one else like Armatrading on the scene.