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How Cruel
1979 EP by Joan Armatrading From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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How Cruel is a 12-inch one-sided EP by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, which was released in November 1979 on A&M.[2] The title track had previously appeared on Armatrading's live album Steppin' Out, which was not released in the US.[2] The EP was released in the US and elsewhere, but not in the UK.[3] It made it to number 10 on the Dutch Album Top 100 and peaked at #19 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.[4][5] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards in 1981.[6] The single from this EP was "Rosie"/"How Cruel" (1979/1980), which reached #49 in the UK and #52 in Australia.[7][8][9] "Rosie" was included on Armatrading's first compilation album, 1983's Track Record,[10] as well as her 2004 live album Live: All the Way from America.[11] All four tracks from this EP were placed at the start of the second CD of Armatrading's 2003 compilation album Love and Affection: Joan Armatrading Classics (1975–1983).[12]
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Joan Armatrading.
- "Rosie" – 3:10
- "How Cruel" – 3:04
- "He Wants Her" – 3:15
- "I Really Must Be Going" – 4:27
Personnel
- Joan Armatrading – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Richard Hirsch, Winston Delandro – guitar
- Ben Adkins, Bill Bodine, Durban Betancourt-Laverde – bass
- James Lascelles, Mike Storey, Red Young – keyboards
- Gary Mallaber, Richard Bailey – drums
- Lon Price – saxophone on "How Cruel"
- Technical
- Henry Lewy, Skip Cottrell, Chris Tsangarides – engineers
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References
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