How Cruel

by Joan Armatrading

How Cruel cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 14:03
  • Community rating: 3.45/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in the wake of her international commercial breakthrough, this four-track release captures the British singer-songwriter expanding her acoustic foundations. The incorporation of subtle reggae rhythms and sharp, observational lyricism demonstrated her remarkable stylistic versatility.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, acoustic, female-vocals, confessional, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Rosie (3:12)
  2. How Cruel (3:04)
  3. He Wants Her (3:16)
  4. I Really Must Be Going (4:30)

Credits

  • Ben Adkins - bass
  • Bill Bodine - bass
  • Durban Betancourt-Laverde - bass
  • Gary Mallaber - drums
  • Richard Bailey - drums
  • Richard Hirsch - guitar
  • Winston Delandro - guitar
  • James Lascelles - keyboards

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