Robert Palmer's second EMI album, which turned out to be a sales disappointment, seems to combine two different musical concepts in its 18 tracks.
The first is a straightforward, rhythm-heavy Robert Palmer rock album that takes up about the first half of the record.
The second is a soundtrack for a planned musical that a Palmer bio describes as "a futuristic comedy using telling songs from the '40s to the present day," some produced by jazzman Teo Macero.
These include songs like Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (done reggae style), Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me" and "I Want You," and Rodgers & Hammerstein's "People Will Say We're in Love." The idea looks forward to Palmer's next album, Ridin' High, which is comprised entirely of standards, but the mixture of rhythm tracks and string-filled arrangements here makes for a confusing mixture.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your Mother Should Have Told YouRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Light-YearsThe Divinyls, Robert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | You Can't Get Enough of a Good ThingRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Dreams to RememberZelda Reading, Joe Rock | Robert Palmer | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | You're AmazingAlan Mansfield, Robert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Mess AroundRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | HappinessRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | HistoryRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | I'll Be Your Baby TonightRobert Palmer, UB40 | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | HouseworkRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Mercy Mercy Me/I Want YouMarvin Gaye, Arthur Ross, Leon Ware | Robert Palmer | Play | 05:59 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 12 | Don't ExplainBillie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr. | Robert Palmer | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 13 | AeroplaneRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 14 | People Will Say We're in LoveOscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Robert Palmer | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 15 | Not a WordRobert Palmer, Colin Vearncombe | Robert Palmer | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 16 | Top 40 | Robert Palmer | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 17 | You're So DesirableRay Noble | Robert Palmer | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 18 | You're My ThrillBurton Lane, Ned Washington | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 66 mins | 152 MB | |||||
| 66 mins | 401 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Babbitt | Bass |
| 2 | Cyro Battista | Percussion |
| 3 | Luka Belak | Violin |
| 4 | Frank Blair | Bass |
| 5 | Brent Bourgeois | Keyboards, Vocals |
| 6 | Dennis Budimir | Guitar |
| 7 | Richard Coble | Production Coordination |
| 8 | Alan Darby | Guitar |
| 9 | The Divinyls | Composer |
| 10 | Chuck Findley | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 11 | Claire Fisher | Conductor, Horn Arrangements |
| 12 | Arnie Fraser | Engineer |
| 13 | Mike Fraser | Mixing |
| 14 | Marvin Gaye | Composer |
| 15 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 16 | David Harper | Executive Producer |
| 17 | Arthur Herzog, Jr. | Composer |
| 18 | Billie Holiday | Composer |
| 19 | Pete Keinlow | Pedal Steel |
| 20 | David King | Stylist |
| 21 | Burton Lane | Composer |
| 22 | Teo Macero | Producer |
| 23 | Alan Mansfield | Composer, Keyboards |
| 24 | Henry Marquez | Art Direction |
| 25 | Eddie Martinez | Guitar |
| 26 | Demo Morselli | Trumpet |
| 27 | B.J. Nelson | Vocals |
| 28 | Ray Noble | Composer |
| 29 | Robert Palmer | Composer, Drums, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 30 | Claudio Pascoli | Saxophone |
| 31 | Pino Pischetola | Engineer |
| 32 | Saverio Porciello | Guitar |
| 33 | Guy Pratt | Bass |
| 34 | Zelda Reading | Composer |
| 35 | Joe Rock | Composer |
| 36 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 37 | Arthur Ross | Composer |
| 38 | Pam Starks | Vocals |
| 39 | Steve Stevens | Guitar |
| 40 | Eric "ET" Thorngren | Mixing |
| 41 | UB40 | Composer |
| 42 | Colin Vearncombe | Composer |
| 43 | Gerald Vinci | Concert Master |
| 44 | Leon Ware | Composer |
| 45 | Ned Washington | Composer |
| 46 | Dony Wynn | Drums, Percussion |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |