"The Weakness in Me" is a song by

Joan Armatrading Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, (, born 9 December 1950) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received ...

, from her seventh album ''

Walk Under Ladders ''Walk Under Ladders'' is the seventh studio album by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, released on 4 September 1981 by A&M Records. The album peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic In ...

'', released as a single in the US and Netherlands in November 1981. Despite not charting, the song has become one of Armatrading's better-known songs. Armatrading has said "it's about somebody who has an affair and they've fallen for the person that they're having the affair with, but they love the person they were with whilst they were having the affair."

B-sides

The single featured as its B-side the original songs "Dollars" and "Crying", which remained unreleased on an album until the reissue of ''

''.

Track listings

7": A&M / 2381-S (US) # "The Weakness in Me" – 3:32 # "Crying" – 3:28 7": A&M / AMS 9190 (Netherlands) # "The Weakness in Me" – 3:32 # "Dollars" – 3:29 12": A&M / AMS 12.9191 (Netherlands) #"The Weakness in Me" – 3:32 # "Dollars" – 3:29 # "Crying" – 3:28 # "Shine" – 3:49

Personnel

* Joan Armatrading – Vocals, Guitar * Hugh Burns – Guitar * Ray Cooper – Percussion *

Thomas Dolby Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher. Dolby came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including "She Blinded Me ...

– Synthesiser *

Tony Levin Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer, specializing in electric bass, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson (since 1 ...

– Bass *

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– Drums *

Andy Partridge Andrew John Partridge (born 11 November 1953) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who founded the rock band XTC. He and Colin Moulding each acted as a songwriter and frontman for XTC, with Partridge writing and sing ...

– Guitar * Nick Plytas – Organ, Piano

Cover versions

* In 1986, actress and singer

Karla DeVito Karla DeVito (born May 29, 1953) is an American singer and actress. Early life and education DeVito was born in suburban Chicago in Mokena, Illinois. She attended Willow Crest Grade School in Mokena and Lincoln-Way High School in New Lenox. Sh ...

covered the song for her second album ''Wake 'Em Up in Tokyo''. * In 1992, punk rock band Thelonius Monster covered the song for their fourth album '' Beautiful Mess''. * In 1993, folk singers

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and

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covered the song for their album ''Frances Black & Kieran Goss.'' * In 1995,

Melissa Etheridge Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead ...

covered the song for the compilation album ''Ain't Nuthin' but a She Thing''. The song was then featured on her 2002 DVD concert album ''Live... And Alone''. In 2003, Etheridge was nominated with the song for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. * In 2000, actress Kassie DePaiva covered the song for her debut album ''Naked''. * In 2000, Bob Rowe covered the song for his tribute album ''Tom Thumb's Blues – A Tribute to Judy Collins''. * In 2003, folk singer John Wright covered the song for his sixth album ''That's The Way Love Is''. * In 2005, British singer

Keisha White Keisha White (born 31 March 1988) is an English R&B singer. She has released two albums: '' Seventeen'' in 2005 and '' Out of My Hands'' in 2006. She is the voice behind ''"Someday"'', the theme to the CBBC television series ''The Story of Tracy ...

released an R&B version of the song on her debut album '' Seventeen.'' It had been intended to be the third single from the album but it was not released. The song was then released a year later as the first single from her second album '' Out of My Hands''. The song was produced by Lucas Secon and peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Charts.

References

External links

"Weakness In Me (The)" lyrics from Joan Armatrading's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weakness in Me 1981 songs Joan Armatrading songs Songs written by Joan Armatrading Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite A&M Records singles