Love and Affection

"Love and Affection"
"Love and Affection"
Single by Sinitta
Released	1990
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	4:11
Label	Fanfare Records
Songwriter	Joan Armatrading
Producer	Barry Andrews
Sinitta singles chronology
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	"Love and Affection" on YouTube

"Love and Affection"
"Love and Affection"
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	Joan Armatrading
Producer	Glyn Johns
Joan Armatrading singles chronology
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.

Personnel

Source: ^[3]

Joan Armatrading – vocals, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars
Jerry Donahue – acoustic & electric guitars
Jimmy Jewell – alto saxophone^[4]
Dave Markee – bass guitar
Dave Mattacks – drums
Leroy Champaign – backing vocals^{[citation needed]}
Clarke Peters – backing vocals^[2]

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	16
UK Singles (OCC)	10

1991 remix

Chart (1991)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	91

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[7]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Sinitta version

In 1990 American singer Sinitta covered "Love and Affection". It was produced by Barry Anthony Andrews and released as a non-album single. The single peaked at number 62 in the UK.

Critical reception

David Giles from Music Week wrote, "Dance interpretation of the Joan Armatrading classic that works well, if only because it adapts the original rather more cleverly into dancefloor mode than the recent Loving You did. Enormous hit potential here."^[8]

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)	62

Mr Pink presents The Program version

A house music version by Mr Pink presents The Program, with Mr Pink (real name Leiam Sullivan) and Dave Lee (see Dave Lee discography), reached #22 in the UK charts in 2002.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	22

Other cover versions

Sheena Easton covered "Love and Affection" on her 1984 platinum album A Private Heaven.
Martha Davis (of the Motels) and Sly Stone perform a duet of the song which appeared on the 1986 soundtrack for Soul Man.
Melissa Etheridge performed the song in 1996, live on the VH1 channel, with Joan Osborne, Paula Cole, Jewel and a backing band.
Kate Ceberano recorded a version for her 1996 album Blue Box. It was released as the third single from that album.
The song was covered by Two Nice Girls in a medley with the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" and later by Courtney Pine and Kele Le Roc.
Daley covered "Love and Affection" (retitled "Love + Affection") for his 2014 album Days & Nights.
Dutch singer Mathilde Santing covered the song on her album Under a Blue Roof (1994).

References

^ Birch, Helen (4 November 2005). "I prefer birdsong to chatter". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
^ ^a ^b Anthony, Andrew (4 September 2011). "Dominic West and Clarke Peters: 'We love each other's company'". The Observer. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
^ Connolly, Dave. "Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ Millward, Stephen (1 December 2012). Changing Times: Music and Politics In 1964. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 274. ISBN 9781780883441. Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via Google Books.
^ "Search the charts". The Irish Charts.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
^ "British single certifications – Joan Armatrading – Love and Affection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
^ Giles, David (25 August 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 17. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "MR PINK PTS THE PROGRAM songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
^ Ward, Christian (12 September 2005). "Program: Love And Affection". New Musical Express. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
^ "Leiam Sullivan". Mustard Music Publishing. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
^ "Wannabe the next big thing?". Teesside Gazette. 4 January 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

External links

"Love and Affection" lyrics from Joan Armatrading's official website

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[1] Birch, Helen (4 November 2005). "I prefer birdsong to chatter". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2008.

[cpeters-2] Anthony, Andrew (4 September 2011). "Dominic West and Clarke Peters: 'We love each other's company'". The Observer. Retrieved 6 November 2011.

[AllMusic-3] Connolly, Dave. "Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[4] Millward, Stephen (1 December 2012). Changing Times: Music and Politics In 1964. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 274. ISBN 9781780883441. Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via Google Books.

[5] "Search the charts". The Irish Charts.

[sc_UK_-6] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

[United_KingdomJoan_ArmatradingLove_and_AffectionsingleCertRef-7] "British single certifications – Joan Armatrading – Love and Affection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[8] Giles, David (25 August 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 17. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[occ2002-9] "MR PINK PTS THE PROGRAM songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

[10] Ward, Christian (12 September 2005). "Program: Love And Affection". New Musical Express. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

[11] "Leiam Sullivan". Mustard Music Publishing. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

[12] "Wannabe the next big thing?". Teesside Gazette. 4 January 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

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v t e Joan Armatrading
Studio albums	Whatever's for Us (1972) Back to the Night (1975) Joan Armatrading (1976) Show Some Emotion (1977) To the Limit (1978) Me Myself I (1980) Walk Under Ladders (1981) The Key (1983) Secret Secrets (1985) Sleight of Hand (1986) The Shouting Stage (1988) Hearts and Flowers (1990) Square the Circle (1992) What's Inside (1995) Lovers Speak (2003) Into the Blues (2007) This Charming Life (2010) Starlight (2012) Not Too Far Away (2018) Consequences (2021) How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean (2024)
Live albums	Steppin' Out (1979) Live: All the Way from America (2004) Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)
EPs	How Cruel (1979)
Compilation albums	Track Record (1983) The Very Best of Joan Armatrading (1991)
Singles	"Dry Land" "Love and Affection" "Down to Zero" "Rosie" "Me Myself I" "The Weakness in Me" "I'm Lucky" "When I Get It Right" "No Love" "Drop the Pilot" "Temptation" "Love by You" "Kind Words (And a Real Good Heart)" "The Shouting Stage" "Living for You" "More than One Kind of Love" "Wrapped Around Her" "True Love" "Shapes and Sizes" "Everyday Boy"
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Discography
Albums	Sinitta! Wicked Naughty Naughty The Hits+ Collection 86–09: Right Back Where We Started From
Singles	"I Could Be" "Never Too Late" "Cruising" "So Macho" "Feels Like The First Time" "Toy Boy" "GTO" "Cross My Broken Heart" "Hitchin' a Ride" "I Don't Believe in Miracles" "Right Back Where We Started From" "Love on a Mountain Top" "Love and Affection" "Shame, Shame, Shame"

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Live albums	Kate Ceberano and Her Septet Kate Ceberano and Friends Kate Ceberano Live with the WASO The Monash Sessions
Soundtracks	You've Always Got the Blues Jesus Christ Superstar
Compilations	True Romantic Anthology
Notable singles	"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" "I'm Beginning to See the Light" "Bedroom Eyes" "Love Dimension" "Young Boys Are My Weakness"/"Brave" "That's What I Call Love" "Nature Boy" "Every Little Thing" "Everything's Alright" "I Don't Know How to Love Him" "Love and Affection" "Pash" "I Won't Let You Down"
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