| "Love and Affection" | ||||
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| Single by Joan Armatrading | ||||
| from the album Joan Armatrading | ||||
| B-side | "Help Yourself" | |||
| Released | October 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1974/1975 | |||
| Genre | Folk, Pop | |||
| Length | 4:28 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joan Armatrading | |||
| Producer(s) | Glyn Johns | |||
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| "Love and Affection" on YouTube | ||||
"Love and Affection" is a song by Kittitian-English singer-songwriter 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.
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.