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Joan Armatrading — I Can't Lie To Myself
Album: Sly & Robbie - In Good Company
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Released: 2001
Length: 3:20
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Why here
Why now
Why so early
Why you getting down on me
You know you're a
Beautiful person
But just now
You bother me

It's so coincidental
You reaching out for me
Just when I got
All this money
And you
Footloose and fancy free

I love you like a broth
I'll help you find you feet
But don't take advantage honey
Your feet ain't under me

Why so tall
So young
So handsome
You get the best of me
In your eyes
I see a reflection
You the beauty I'm the beast

You got yourself a lover
Can't take for a ride
But you know I love you honey
I cannot lie

You want some money
Kiss and cuddle too
Take it all now baby
It's always been for you

I can't lie to myself
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 Chrispy wrote:

Bill, you gotta play Show Some Emotion (#2 track on a 1977 LP named eponymously) by Joan A.



It's definitely in the mix.
Posted 1 week ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Joan does dub. Love it.
Posted 1 week ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Yes please - more Joan Armatrading.
Posted 1 month ago by Greggostoker    [ Reply ]
lol...
I love you like a broth
I'll help you find you feet

I'm quite sure that she loves him like a male sibling, not like a clear soup...the interwebz serving up another helping of ooopsies...
Posted 1 year ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Me thinks that Sly & Robbie really wanted to be lead on this recording. Would have made them look better if they had more appropriately mixed themselves in as the backup, or accompanying band instead. :-[
Posted 1 year ago by spetrie    [ Reply ]
An old flame. X
Posted 2 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
Bill, you gotta play Show Some Emotion (#2 track on a 1977 LP named eponymously) by Joan A.
Posted 2 years ago by Chrispy    [ Reply ]
Killer vocalist with a badass rhythm section.  
Posted 2 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
 barbarabush450 wrote:

More Sly & Robbie, please.



More Joan Armatrading PLEASE!
Posted 2 years ago by jmgarcia    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:

Armatrading's voice is overwhelmed by the instrumentation.  Whoever mixed that should be kicked.  Then kicked again for good measure.



It's pretty busy.
Posted 3 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
This comes from Joan's awesome "Walk Under Ladders"  album, including Sly and Robbie, Thomas Dolby and Tony Levin, among others. Steve Lillywhite produced.
Posted 4 years ago by bviner    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:
Armatrading's voice is overwhelmed by the instrumentation.  Whoever mixed that should be kicked.  Then kicked again for good measure.
 

Good to see you've got that all taken care of.
Posted 4 years ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
Just downloaded this!  Thank you for helping to expand my music library.
Posted 5 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
wow, cool, a funky Joan Armatrading track I don't know! a gift. Somehow I missed this one - I didn't like Ladders much.
Posted 6 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 stunix wrote:
Im guessing there is a slight error with the album art.
 

No. The album is by Jamaican rhythm-masters & producers Sly & Robbie. Joan is a guest vocalist (& songwriter of this track, which is why she gets the artist credit).
Posted 6 years ago by William    [ Reply ]
More Sly & Robbie, please.
Posted 6 years ago by barbarabush450    [ Reply ]
Im guessing there is a slight error with the album art.
Posted 6 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
In certain parts of this the vocals sound like Devo.

 
On the first few bars I was thinking Patti Smith.  I agree, more Joan!  It was nice to hear her.
Posted 6 years ago by Ralf    [ Reply ]
In certain parts of this the vocals sound like Devo.
Posted 6 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
I caught on to Me Myself I decades ago, she's unique and wonderful.  Great lyrics that really mean something to me
Posted 7 years ago by LAwolf8    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:
Armatrading's voice is overwhelmed by the instrumentation.  Whoever mixed that should be kicked.  Then kicked again for good measure.

 
Huh!  Sounds pretty well mixed on my rig...
Posted 7 years ago by midigitguy    [ Reply ]
Armatrading's voice is overwhelmed by the instrumentation.  Whoever mixed that should be kicked.  Then kicked again for good measure.
Posted 7 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
Fabulous!!! volume makes it better imo : )
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 lizmccraven wrote:
More Joan Armatrading!
 
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Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 heeb wrote:
I like J.A., but why try playing reggae with musicians who obviously are not capable of it? Oops, Sly and Robbie? Well, never liked them anyway.
 
Ha ha! Indeed - many might knot know Sly and Robbies influence within the Reggae industry. 

I saw them play a few years ago and was pretty excited to hear them, especially as I am a HUGE fan of most things Reggae.  Anyway, I was rather underwhelmed by the experience and found it difficult to understand how some of the amazing things I had heard on record did not match the live experience by a country (and not a country and western obviously!) mile. 
Posted 8 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
holy shit this is terrible.
Posted 21 years ago by klezmer41    [ Reply ]
I like J.A., but why try playing reggae with musicians who obviously are not capable of it? Oops, Sly and Robbie? Well, never liked them anyway.
Posted 21 years ago by heeb    [ Reply ]
I love this song... but would also love to hear \"The weakness in me\" on RP as well... Just a thought..
Posted 22 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]
Every time RP plays (look-alike) Tracy Chapman, I can't help but thinking; 'nice, but I wish it was Joan Armatrading instead'. Well, here she is! A good one.
Posted 22 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by pilgrim: Yeah! More Joan, less DMB! :D
Hey Pilgrim! I love Joan and Dave!! MORE BOTH!!!
Posted 22 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]
Yeah! More Joan, less DMB! :D
Posted 23 years ago by pilgrim    [ Reply ]