Walk Under Ladders

Walk Under Ladders
Studio album by Joan Armatrading
Released	September 1981
Recorded	July 1981 at The Town House, London
Genre	Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock
Length	35:16
Label	A&M
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Joan Armatrading chronology
Me Myself I (1980)Me Myself I1980 Walk Under Ladders (1981) The Key (1983)The Key1983

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Walk Under Ladders is the seventh studio album by the British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading. Released in September 1981, it reached number 6 on the UK Album Chart and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. The album peaked at number 16 in Australia.

Background

The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite. Five tracks from the album were released as singles; "I'm Lucky", "When I Get It Right", "No Love", "I Wanna Hold You" and "The Weakness in Me".

The album was reissued by Cherry Pop in 2010 featuring three bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joan Armatrading

Side One

1. "I'm Lucky" 3:05
2. "When I Get It Right" 3:03
3. "Romancers" 3:48
4. "I Wanna Hold You" 3:46
5. "The Weakness in Me" 3:33

Side Two

1. "No Love" 3:58
2. "At the Hop" 3:26
3. "I Can't Lie to Myself" 3:23
4. "Eating the Bear" 2:59
5. "Only One" 4:15

Bonus tracks on the 2010 reissue

• "Shine" 3:48
• "Dollars" 3:28
• "Crying" 3:23

Personnel

• Joan Armatrading – guitar, piano, vocals
• Thomas Dolby – synthesizer
• Andy Partridge – guitar
• Hugh Burns – guitar
• Mel Collins – saxophone
• Ray Cooper – percussion
• Dick Cuthell – horn
• Julian Diggle – percussion
• Sly Dunbar – drums
• Tony Levin – bass
• Jerry Marotta – drums, vocals
• Nick Plytas – keyboards
• Gary Sanford – guitar, background vocals
• Kev Garside – guitar
• Robbie Shakespeare – bass
• Kirby Gregory – guitar
• Rico Rodriguez – horn

Production

• Recorded at: The Town House, London, July 1981
• Producer: Steve Lillywhite
• Recording engineer: Steve Brown
• Assistant engineer: George Chambers
• Album cover art direction: Michael Ross
• Album cover design: Michael Ross & Simon Ryan
• Front cover & inner sleeve photography: Tony McGee
• Back cover & inner sleeve portrait: Graham Hughes