How Cruel

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How Cruel
How Cruel.jpg
EP by
Joan Armatrading
ReleasedNovember 1979
Studio
Genre pop, reggae
Label A&M
Producer Joan Armatrading, Henry Lewy
Joan Armatrading chronology
Steppin' Out
(1979)		How Cruel
(1979)		 Me Myself I
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

How Cruel is a 12-inch one-sided EP by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, which was released in November 1979 on A&M. [2] The title track had previously appeared on Armatrading's live album Steppin' Out , which was not released in the US. [2] The EP was released in the US and elsewhere, but not in the UK. [3] It peaked at #19 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. [4] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards in 1981. [5] The single from this EP was "Rosie"/"How Cruel" (1979/1980), which reached #49 in the UK and #52 in Australia. [6] [7] [8] "Rosie" was included on Armatrading's first compilation album, 1983's Track Record , [9] as well as her 2004 live album Live: All the Way from America . [10] All four tracks from this EP were placed at the start of the second CD of Armatrading's 2003 compilation album Love and Affection: Joan Armatrading Classics (1975–1983). [11]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joan Armatrading.

  1. "Rosie" – 3:10
  2. "How Cruel" – 3:04
  3. "He Wants Her" – 3:15
  4. "I Really Must Be Going" – 4:27

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Sales and certifications

Certifications for How Cruel
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI) [15] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Joan Armatrading – How Cruel (1979, Vinyl) , retrieved 16 February 2021
  2. 1 2 3 Ruhlmann, William. How Cruel at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music . Virgin. p. 19. ISBN   1852279478.
  4. ↑ "Joan Armatrading". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Female". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. ↑ " Rosie / How Cruel " at Discogs (list of releases)
  7. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 29. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  8. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 19. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  9. ↑ Connolly, Dave. Track Record at AllMusic . Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Jurek, Thom. Live: All the Way from America at AllMusic . Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  11. ↑ Jurek, Thom. Love and Affection: Joan Armatrading Classics (1975–1983) at AllMusic . Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joan Armatrading – How Cruel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joan Armatrading – How Cruel". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1980". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Joan Armatrading – How Cruel" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 16 July 2022.Enter How Cruel in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1983 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
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