Love and Affection

"Love and Affection"
Single by Joan Armatrading
from the album Joan Armatrading
B-side"Help Yourself"
ReleasedOctober 1976
Recorded1974/1975
GenreFolk, Pop
Length4:28
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Joan Armatrading
Producer(s)Glyn Johns
Joan Armatrading singles chronology
"Dry Land"
(1975)
"Love and Affection"
(1976)
"Down to Zero"
(1977)
Music video
"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.

  1. ^ Birch, Helen (4 November 2005). "I prefer birdsong to chatter". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  2. ^ Anthony, Andrew (4 September 2011). "Dominic West and Clarke Peters: 'We love each other's company'". The Observer. Retrieved 6 November 2011.