ight ▁of ▁Hand ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁The ▁Sh out ing ▁Stage ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁and ▁He arts ▁and ▁Flow ers ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁for ▁A & M ▁Records , ▁which ▁all ▁made ▁the ▁UK ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁commercial ▁success ▁of ▁her ▁earlier ▁works ▁despite ▁successful ▁national ▁t ours ▁( a ▁show ▁from ▁her ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁" Sh out ing ▁Stage " ▁tour ▁was ▁also ▁fil med ▁for ▁television ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁guest ▁of ▁Sue ▁Law ley ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁radio ▁programme ▁Des ert ▁Island ▁Dis cs ▁where ▁her ▁favour ite ▁choice ▁was ▁Van ▁Mor r ison ' s ▁" Mad ame ▁George ". ▁Ar mat rad ing ' s ▁full ▁list ▁included ▁El la ▁Fitz ger ald ▁and ▁Gustav ▁Mah ler . ▁Her ▁lux ury ▁item ▁was ▁a ▁guitar , ▁while ▁her ▁cast away ' s ▁book ▁was ▁Why ▁Did n ' t ▁They ▁Ask ▁Evans ? ▁by ▁Ag ath a ▁Christ ie . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁A & M ▁released ▁the ▁compilation ▁The ▁Very ▁Best ▁of ▁Joan ▁Ar mat rad ing ▁which ▁returned ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 . ▁However , ▁her ▁following ▁studio ▁album ▁for ▁A & M , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ' s ▁Square ▁the ▁Circle , ▁did ▁not ▁rep licate ▁this ▁success ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁her ▁final ▁recording ▁for ▁the