Joan Armatrading – Sleight Of Hand (E/VG+) – LP, UK 1986

Sleight Of Hand is an LP by Joan Armatrading from 1986 released on the A&M Records label.

About this album

Sleight Of Hand is one of Joan Armatrading’s most assured 1980s albums, balancing crisp pop-rock arrangements with her distinctive, emotionally direct songwriting. Issued in 1986, it shows Armatrading refining the personal, self-contained style that made her one of British music’s most respected singer-songwriters. The album moves between taut, melodic singles and more reflective material, with her warm, grainy voice carrying lyrics that are observant, intimate and unforced. By this point in her career, Armatrading had already built a reputation for writing and producing work on her own terms, and Sleight Of Hand reinforces that independence with clarity and confidence.

Genre: Pop & Rock