Steppin' Out is not an album for the casual fan. I'm the first to admit that I'm not all that well versed in all things Armatrading, although over the last couple of years I've picked up a few of her albums, and I've really enjoyed them. Some more than others, but they were all good. While the album was "Recorded 'LIVE' in North America" the album was not released in the US. Apparently this was at the behest of Joan herself as she didn't think her album sales there warranted a live album. So those in the UK, Europe and Canada (yay) were the lucky recipients. The album itself is surprisingly short, just nine songs and clocking in at less than twenty two minutes a side, which for a live album seems a tad skinny. Most of the songs are full band with the title track being a solo version featuring Joan on guitar. The first couple of plays through, the album felt dull and frankly kind of boring. Which I found strange. Maybe my expectations were a li...
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