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.

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

Sinitta version
"Love and Affection"
Single by Sinitta
Released1990
GenreDance-pop
Length4:11
LabelFanfare Records
Songwriter(s)Joan Armatrading
Producer(s)Barry Andrews
Sinitta singles chronology
"Hitchin' a Ride"
(1990)		 "Love and Affection"
(1990)		 "Shame, Shame, Shame"
(1992)
Music video
"Love and Affection" on YouTube

In 1990 American singer Sinitta covered "Love and Affection". It was produced by Barry Anthony Andrews and released as a non-album single. The single peaked at number 62 in the UK.

Critical reception

David Giles from Music Week wrote, "Dance interpration of the Joan Armatrading classic that works well, if only because it adapts the original rather more cleverly into dancefloor mode than the recent Loving You did. Enormous hit potential here."[4]

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 62

Other cover versions

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.
  4. Giles, David (25 August 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 17. Retrieved 31 October 2020.



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