Joan Armatrading's songs are personal and introspective with the emphasis more on lyrical than musical invention. She writes with vivid imagery…. Already a well-known name in Europe, Joan seems headed for success on our side of the Atlantic as well….

Sheila F. Younge, "Record Reviews: 'Joan Armatrading'," in Essence (copyright © by Essence Communications Inc. 1977), Vol. 8, No. 2, June, 1977, p. 39.