Track Record (Joan Armatrading album)

Track Record
Greatest hits album by Joan Armatrading
Released	1983
Label	A&M
Producer	Joan Armatrading Glyn Johns Richard Gottehrer Steve Lillywhite Val Garay
Joan Armatrading chronology
The Key (1983) Track Record (1983) Secret Secrets (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A− [2]

Track Record is the first greatest hits album by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, released in 1983 on A&M Records.

Album content

Track Record contains selected singles and album tracks from five of Armatrading's previously released studio albums— Joan Armatrading (1976), Show Some Emotion (1977), Me Myself I (1980), Walk Under Ladders (1981) and The Key (1983)—plus a track from the EP How Cruel (1979) and two new songs.

Track listing

All tracks written by Joan Armatrading.

No.	Title	Origin	Length
1.	"Drop the Pilot"	The Key	3:42
2.	"(I Love It When You) Call Me Names"	The Key	3:24
3.	"Frustration"	new song	3:35
4.	"When I Get It Right"	Walk Under Ladders	2:50
5.	"I'm Lucky"	Walk Under Ladders	3:04
6.	"Me Myself I"	Me Myself I	3:16
7.	"The Weakness in Me"	Walk Under Ladders	3:32
8.	"Heaven"	new song	4:40
9.	"Down to Zero"	Joan Armatrading	3:50
10.	"Love and Affection"	Joan Armatrading	4:27
11.	"Show Some Emotion"	Show Some Emotion	3:30
12.	"Willow"	Show Some Emotion	4:03
13.	"Rosie"	How Cruel (EP)	3:10

Personnel

• Joan Armatrading – production (tracks 3, 8, 13)
• Val Garay – production and engineering (track 1)
• Richard Gottehrer – production (track 6)
• Glyn Johns – production (tracks 10–12) and engineering (track 10)
• Steve Lillywhite – production (tracks 2–5, 7, 8)
• Frank de Luna – mastering
• Moshe Brakha – photography
• Michael Ross – design and art direction

Charts

Chart performance for Track Record

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3]	4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4]	11
UK Albums (OCC) [5]	18
US Billboard 200 [6]	113

References

1. "Joan Armatrading - Track Record Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: Joan Armatrading". www.robertchristgau.com.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Joan Armatrading – Track Record". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
4. "Charts.nz – Joan Armatrading – Track Record". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
5. "Joan Armatrading | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
6. "Joan Armatrading Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

External links

• Track Record at Discogs