Before he moved to Nassau and became a carefree, laid-back expat who craved sunshine, Robert Palmer lived in New York City, hired Little Feat for a backup band, and released the all over the place yet still solid Pressure Drop.
Named after the massive reggae hit from Toots & the Maytals and the excellent cover version Palmer performs here, Pressure Drop is sometimes wrongly sold as the singer's first island-styled album.
Past the title cut, Feat and the New Orleans funk of the Meters are much bigger influences, along with smooth, dated disco ballads smothered in strings.
The latter numbers are what make the album too blue-eyed and polished for fans of Palmer's more gutsy moments, but the soft songs are well written and convincing, especially the opening "Give Me an Inch." Better still is the loose and feel-good funk that has long made this effort a fan favorite, with Palmer delivering full-bodied vocals over bright horns and popping basslines.
Since compilations and Palmer's own live set lists increasingly ignored the album over time, Pressure Drop has grown into the great overlooked album in the man's discography, and it's much more rewarding than the unfamiliar track list displays.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Give Me an InchRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Work to Make It WorkRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Back in My ArmsRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | River BoatBill Anderson, Allen Toussaint | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Pressure DropFredrick Hibbert | Robert Palmer | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Here with You TonightPete Gage | Robert Palmer | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | TroubleLowell George | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | Fine TimeRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | Which of Us Is the FoolRobert Palmer | Robert Palmer | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 220 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Allen | Horn |
| 2 | Bill Anderson | Composer |
| 3 | Paul Barrére | Guitar, Voices |
| 4 | Joe Brown | Banjo |
| 5 | Phil Brown | Engineer |
| 6 | Phill Brown | Engineer, Mixing |
| 7 | Vicki Brown | Vocals (Background), Voices |
| 8 | Sam Clayton | Congas, Vocals (Background), Voices |
| 9 | Mel Collins | Horn, Saxophone |
| 10 | Gordon DeWitte | Clavinet, Keyboards |
| 11 | Mongezi Feza | Flageolet, Horn |
| 12 | Martin Fry | Tuba |
| 13 | Pete Gage | Composer |
| 14 | Lowell George | Composer, Guitar |
| 15 | Kenny Gradney | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 16 | Ed Greene | Congas, Drums |
| 17 | Muscle Shoals Harris | Horn |
| 18 | Richie Hayward | Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background), Voices |
| 19 | Fredrick Hibbert | Composer |
| 20 | James Jamerson | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 21 | Muscle Shoals Horns | Horn |
| 22 | Gene Page | Strings |
| 23 | Robert Palmer | Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Bill Payne | Keyboards, Vocals |
| 25 | Jean Roussel | Clavinet, Keyboards |
| 26 | Barry Sage | Assistant Engineer |
| 27 | Steve Smith | Producer |
| 28 | David Snell | Harp |
| 29 | Fran Tate | Vocals, Voices |
| 30 | Allen Toussaint | Composer |
| 31 | Steve York | Harmonica |
| 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). |