Joan Armatrading
Into The Blues
 
“Into The Blues is the CD I’ve been promising myself to write for a long time. Recording it has given me so much pleasure and playing blues guitar…, I adore it! I hope you will love listening to these songs with the kind of enjoyment I had making them.” - Joan Armatrading
 
Release Date: May 1, 2007
news
"Into The Blues" secures the Grammy Nomination for "Best Contemporary Blues Album"
What's on Winnipeg (August 2007)
Monday Magazine (Summer 2007)
Armatrading finally No. 1 with blues (June 13, 2007)
Associated Press (Summer, 2007)
LA Weekly (Summer, 2007)
Billboard reviews (Summer, 2007)
Venuszine (Summer, 2007)
"Blues Mama" East Bay Express (June 27, 2007)
"Joan Armatrading moves 'Into the Blues' - Aspen Times (June 26, 2007)
"Play The Blues" Long Island Press (June 22, 2007)
"Sounds Around Town - Online Extra" PhoenixvilleNews.com (June 7, 2007)
"Armatrading takes an offbeat route 'Into The Blues' " Boston Herald (June 4, 2007)
Joan Armatrading returns with "Into The Blues" - Press Release (June, 2007)
L.A. Times review (June, 2007)
Critics Pick - The Onion (June, 2007)
Armatrading takes fans 'Into the Blues' - The Capital Times (June 13, 2007)
Toronto Star review (June 12, 2007)
"Armatrading communes with loyal fans" - Times Union (June 1, 2007)
"Joan Armatrading on Getting 'Into the Blues'" - NPR Weekend Edition (June 3, 2007)
"Appel Farm: Performers showcase festival's diversity" - Courier Post Online (June 1, 2007)
FOLK/ROCK - Rochester City Newspaper (May 30, 2007)
Personal songs, but no secrets - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (May 24, 2007)
"Joan Armatrading: Tackling the Blues – Straight, No Chaser" - BET.com (May 17, 2007)
"Joan Armatrading Stays True to Herself" - PRO.QB Magazine feature on Joan
"Into The Blues" Debuts at #1 on Billboard's Blues Chart and #2 on iTunes Blues Chart!!!
"Bledsoe: With foray into the blues, Armatrading mines its soul" - Knox News (April 2007)
"An Excursion Into The Blues Joan Armatrading Takes Us There " - Venice Magazine (May 2007)
"Listen Up " - USA Today (May 7, 2007)
"The Thrill is Found " - Daily News (April 29, 2007)
"Joan Armatrading gets into the blues" -Bucks Free Press (February 2007)
"An Enduring Talent" - R&R
Joan Armatrading Tour Dates
Joan Armatrading Bio
A Woman In Love
Play The Blues
Into The Blues
Liza
Secular Songs
My Baby’s Gone
D.N.A
Baby Blue Eyes
Deep Down
There Ain’t A Girl Alive
Empty Highway
Mama Papa
Something’s Gotta Blow
A Woman In Love (KBCO - live)
Love and Affection (KGSR - live)
A Woman In Love (KGSR - live)
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A Woman In Love
 
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Joan talking about "Into The Blues"
 
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