Me Myself I Explained

Me Myself I
Type:Album
Artist:Joan Armatrading
Cover:Me Myself I - Joan Armatrading.jpg
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Released:May 1980
Recorded:March 1980
Studio:The Record Plant, New York City
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Length:35:48
Label:A&M
Producer:Richard Gottehrer
Prev Title:How Cruel
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Walk Under Ladders
Next Year:1981

Me Myself I is the sixth studio album by British recording artist Joan Armatrading. Released in May 1980, the album was Armatrading's highest ever chart placing both in the UK (number 5) and in the US (number 28). In Australia, the album peaked at number 13.[2] It was certified "Gold" in the UK by the BPI in July 1980.

The title track became one of her most successful singles, peaking at number 21 over an 11-week stay in the UK Singles Chart. It was also used in the soundtrack of an Australian movie of the same title made in 1999. "All the Way From America" was a minor hit, peaking at number 54 in the UK chart.

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Notes and References

  1. Rolling Stone Staff. November 11, 2020. The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980. September 30, 2023. Rolling Stone. Me Myself I is her punchiest rock album..
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 19. 0-646-11917-6.
  3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 19.
  4. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1980 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart. Recorded Music New Zealand. 28 January 2022.