Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

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Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

The Key - Joan Armatrading

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Joan Armatrading

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Stock Number

SP 4912

Matrix

SP 04912-A/B

Label

A&M Records

Country

United States

Format

vinyl album, CD album, cassette album.

Released: 1983-4 -12

Recording Notes

Custom liner. CD is Audio Master Plus (AM+) Series

Track	Track Title	Track Time
1	Call Me Names (I Love It When You)	00:04:23
2	Foolish Pride	00:03:16
3	Drop the Pilot	00:03:41
4	The Key	00:04:01
5	Everybody Gotta Know	00:03:48
6	Tell Tale	00:02:31
7	What Do Boys Dream	00:02:55
8	The Game Of Love	00:03:34
9	The Dealer	00:03:19
10	Bad Habits	00:03:43
11	I Love My Baby	00:03:29

Chart	Peak	Date
Billboard Top 200 Albums	32	1983-4-30

Credit	Role Sort ascending
Joan Armatrading	vocal
Jeremy Meek	vocal
Guy Barker	trumpet
Annie Whitehead	trombone
Larry Fast	synthesizer
Mel Collins	sax
Val Garay	producer
Steve Lillywhite	producer
Dean Klevatt	piano
Joan Armatrading	piano
Jamie Morgan	photography
Julian Diggle	percussion
M. L. Benoit	percussion
Donna Muir	painting
Dean Klevatt	organ
Bernie Grundman	mastering
Dean Klevatt	marimba
Steve Goldstein	keyboards
Gary Sanford	guitar
Craig Hull	guitar
Joan Armatrading	guitar
Adrian Belew	guitar
Tim Pierce	guitar
Daryl Stuemer	guitar
Mark Dearnley	engineer
Val Garay	engineer
Craig Krampf	drums
Stewart Copeland	drums
Jerry Marotta	drums
Michael Ross	design
Tony Levin	bass
Bryan Garofalo	bass
Niko Bolas	assistant engineer
Michael Ross	art direction

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