JOAN ARMATRADING RETURNS WITH
“INTO THE BLUES”
429 Records’ Release In Stores May 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Baby when you sing the blues, I take all my clothes off, for you…” So sings Joan Armatrading whimsically on “Play The Blues,” a track off of her stunning new recording, “Into The Blues.” An all new collection of songs penned, produced and performed by a proven master of finely tuned, emotionally charged pop/rock, “Into The Blues” is Armatrading’s definitive take on the blues and all that entails. 429 Records will release “Into The Blues” on May 1st and Armatrading will tour the U.S. this summer.
Long recognized as a pioneering force as a woman in rock music, “Into The Blues” is a musical statement from a master songwriter and player. From the shimmering pop tones of the opening track and first single “A Woman In Love” to the discontented swagger of “Ain’t A Girl Alive” to the dark, cautionary mood of set closer “Something’s Gotta Blow,” Armatrading delivers her most confident, personal and musically accomplished work to date. “Into The Blues” touches on many moods—emotions range from lighthearted to shockingly dark. Her effortlessly expressive guitar work is a constant and exhilarating element throughout. Joan also produced a rare video for “A Woman In Love”—currently streaming on www.429records.com (as well as “In These Times” from Lover’s Speak), You Tube or DVD copy is available at contact below.
“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!” Says Armatrading.
Track listing is as follows:
- 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
429 Records is a unit of the Savoy Label Group (SLG). SLG is the North American unit of CME (Columbia Music Entertainment), the oldest music company in Japan. The Savoy Label Group is lead by Steve Vining. CME is headed by Chairman Strauss Zelnick, founder of Zelnick Media. Zelnick Media owns interests in and manages an array of media companies including music-related holdings such as CME, Savoy Label Group and Time Life
Contact:
Kurt Nishimura
SILVERLAKE MEDIA
323.663.6303
kurtnishimura@earthlink.net
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