It might be 1980 earlier than Robert Palmer would even seem within the High 40 of the album chart in his native U.Ok. However fortunately, by then, tangible recognition of his wide-ranging abilities was slightly simpler to come back by in America. On October 23, 1976, his third album Some Individuals Can Do What They Like entered the U.S. chart, simply as its predecessors had. It might grow to be his most profitable to this point.
Palmer’s debut set Sneakin’ Sally By way of The Alley inexplicably missed the U.Ok. charts, however spent a wholesome 15 weeks on the American survey, even when it by no means climbed increased than No.107. The follow-up Strain Drop was one thing of a sideways step at greatest, commercially talking, with a No.136 peak and a seven-week span. However Some Individuals Can Do What They Like would climb to No.68 and did no less than give him a U.Ok. album debut, albeit lasting only one week.
Some Individuals… marked a big step for the Yorkshire-born artist in being the primary album he produced himself, taking the baton from Steve Smith. As earlier than, he was ably accompanied by members of Little Feat, and by different such studio notables as Chuck Rainey and Jeff Porcaro.
4 Palmer originals made the observe itemizing, two of them solo compositions (the title lower and “Keep In Touch”) and others with Alan Powell (“Gotta Get A Grip On You (Part II)”) and Smith and Phill Brown (“Off The Bone”). Little Feat frontman Lowell George didn’t play on the album this time, however was represented in Robert’s cowl of his tune “Spanish Moon,” from the band’s personal breakthrough album of 1974, Feats Don’t Fail Me Now.
Originals and stylish covers
Palmer’s love of American soul once more got here by way of on such cuts as Don Covay’s “Have Mercy,” and he loved some airplay with the only launch of the often-covered “Man Smart (Woman Smarter).” The observe was first recorded in calypso model by King Radio way back to 1936, and revived by Harry Belafonte in 1952.
Different recordings of “Man Smart” adopted by such names as Nina & Frederik and even actor Robert Mitchum; there have been Sixties covers ranging as far and extensive as these by Joan Baez and Roger Whittaker. A 12 months after Palmer’s model, the Carpenters did one for his or her Passage album.
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“This new album is a killer, it really is,” Palmer instructed the music paper Sounds as Some Individuals… was launched. “It’s nice because I don’t need to feel awkward when people come up to me and say they really like my stuff. I can say, thank you very much, that’s what I do and I do it to the best of my ability. I like it too.”
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