Love and Affection

"Love and Affection" is a song by Joan Armatrading. Her fourth single, and her third for A&M Records, it was her first chart success. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1976. One of her best-known recordings, it has been described as a "deceptively feisty ballad ... an instant classic."[1] It appeared on her eponymous third album. The song has twice been used as the title track of compilation albums, for 1999's Love and Affection: The Best of Joan Armatrading and 2003's Love and Affection: Classics 1975–1983.

For the song by Nelson, see (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection. For the song by Donna Lewis, see Now in a Minute. For the Def Leppard song, see Hysteria (Def Leppard album).
"Love and Affection"
Single by Joan Armatrading
from the album Joan Armatrading
B-side"Help Yourself"
ReleasedOctober 1976
Recorded1974/1975
GenreFolk, Pop
Length4:28
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Joan Armatrading
Producer(s)Glyn Johns
Joan Armatrading singles chronology
"Dry Land"
(1975)		 "Love and Affection"
(1976)		 "Down to Zero"
(1977)

The male backing vocal, which has been described as a "honeyed baritone", was performed by American actor and singer Clarke Peters.[2] The alto saxophone was by Gallagher and Lyle session player Jimmy Jewell.

Cover versions
  • Sheena Easton covered "Love and Affection" on her 1984 platinum album A Private Heaven.
  • Martha Davis (of the Motels) and Sly Stone perform a duet of the song which appeared on the 1986 soundtrack for Soul Man.
  • In 1990 American singer Sinitta covered the song. It was produced by Barry Anthony Andrews and released as a non-album single. The single peaked at #62 in the UK.
  • Melissa Etheridge performed the song in 1996, live on the VH1 channel, with Joan Osborne, Paula Cole, Jewel and a backing band.
  • Kate Ceberano recorded a version for her 1996 album Blue Box. It was released as the third single from that album.
  • The song was covered by Two Nice Girls in a medley with the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" and later by Courtney Pine and Kele Le Roc.
  • Daley covered "Love and Affection" (retitled "Love + Affection") for his 2014 album Days & Nights.
  • Dutch singer Mathilde Santing covered the song on her album Under a Blue Roof (1994).

Chart performance
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 16
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 10

References
  1. Birch, Helen (4 November 2005). "'I prefer birdsong to chatter'". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  2. Anthony, Andrew (4 September 2011). "Dominic West and Clarke Peters: 'We love each other's company'". The Observer. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  3. "Search the charts". The Irish Charts.


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