| The Key | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 28 February 1983 | |||
| Studio | Townhouse Studios, London, Polar Studios, Stockholm and New York | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Steve Lillywhite, Val Garay | |||
| Joan Armatrading chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Key is the eighth studio album by the British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, released on 28 February 1983 by A&M Records (AMLX64912). The album was recorded at Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush, London; Polar Studios in Stockholm and also in New York.
The album spawned the single "Drop the Pilot", which became one of Armatrading's biggest hits, reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart over a 10-week stay.[4] It also quickly became a staple of Armatrading's live performances and has featured on many of her compilation albums. Armatrading and her backing band also performed the song on Top of the Pops in early 1983.
- ^ Connolly, Dave. "The Key". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 16 August 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
- ^ "Official Charts: Joan Armatrading". Official Charts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2016.