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"Down to Zero" is a 1976 song by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading. It features pedal steel guitar by B. J. Cole and drums by Kenney Jones of the Faces.〔Mayes, p. 59〕 == History == The song first appeared on Armatrading's 1976 album ''Joan Armatrading'', which was produced and engineered by Glyn Johns and recorded at the independent Olympic Studios in Barnes, London. It was the first song to be recorded for the album.〔Mayes, p. 58〕 "Down To Zero" was released as a single, also in 1976, by A&M ''("Down to Zero/Like Fire" – AMS 7270)'', and followed the success of the single "Love and Affection" which had been released in August 1976. In his review of the album on AllMusic, Dave Connolly cites "Down to Zero" as "(of ) the album's most memorable tracks".〔("Joan Armatrading" ), AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2012.〕 Women's music writer Lucy O'Brien described the song as "a full-tilt rollercoaster ... a masterly analysis of rejection." 〔O'Brien, p.185〕 Critic Wilfrid Mellers, in his book ''Angels of the Night'', praised the song's "jazz intensity", achieved he says, through its "triplet cross-rhythms". 〔Mellers, p. 218〕 "Down To Zero" has since been re-released on numerous collections, among them: ''Live at the Bijou Bijou Club, Philadelphia Superstar Radio Network'' (1977, promo album); ''Track Record'' (1983), ''Joan Armatrading: Greatest Hits'' (1987), ''Joan Armatrading: 25th Anniversary Series'' (1987), ''Love And Affection'' (1996), ''Joan Armatrading: Master Series#'' (1999); ''Joan Armatrading: Millennium Edition'' (2000); ''The Best of Joan Armatrading: The Millennium Collection'' (2000); ''Joan Armatrading: Best'' (2001); ''Classic Joan Armatrading'' (2001); ''Love and Affection: Joan Armatrading Classics 1975-1983'' (2003); ''Live: All the Way from America'' (2004); ''Joan Armatrading: Gold'' (2005). "Down To Zero" was re-released in July 1990 as a live version on the b-side of the single "Promise Land" (AM 567) from the album ''Hearts and Flowers''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joan Armatrading Discography – UK )〕 The single's B-side, "Like Fire", also appears on the ''Joan Armatrading'' album. "Down To Zero" was used as the theme song for the BBC series ''Nurse'' in 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nurse, Episode 1 – Music Played )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Down to Zero」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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