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Personal Data:
| Born: |
19.01.1948 |
(Batley, GB, as Alan Robert Palmer) |
| Died: |
26.09.2003 |
(heart attack) |
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Appearances:
Former Members:
Freddie Wall (g, 9/78); Alexander Morgan (g, cca 5/83); Alan Mansfield (g,kb, cca 5/83)
Pierre Brock (bg, 9/78); Frank Blair (bg, cca 5/83)
Jack Waldman (kb, 9/78, cca 5/83); Steve Robbins (kb, 9/78)
Joe Galdo (ds, 9/78); Donny Wynn (ds, cca 5/83); Michael Dawe (ds, cca 5/83)
Albums Discography:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | Sneaking Sally Through The Alley
produced by: Steve Smith
featuring: Lowell George (g), The Meters, Steve York (hca), Chris Stainton (p), Jody Brown (perc), Jim Mullen (g), Jody Brown (perc), Richard Tee (p), Pretty Purdie (ds), Cornell Dupree (g), Gordon Edwards (bg),Mel Collins (horns), Gaspar Lawal (perc), Rick Parfitt (g), Steve Winwood (p), Vicki Brown (voc) | 13.09.1974 | Island | | | | | 2. | Pressure Drop
produced by: Steve Smith | 07.11.1975 | Island | | | | | 3. | Some People Can Do What They Like | 12.11.1976 | Island | | 46 | 68 | | 4. | Double Fun
produced by: Tom Moulton | 1/1978 | Island | | | 45 | | 5. | Secrets | 08.06.1979 | Island | | 54 | 19 | | 6. | Clues | 8/1980 | Island | | 31 | 59 | | 7. | Maybe It's Live | 3/1982 | Island |  | 32 | | | 8. | Pride | 4/1983 | Island | | 37 | | | 9. | Riptide | 11/1985 | Island | | 5 | 8 | | 10. | The Early Years | 7/1987 | See For Miles |  | | | | 11. | Heavy Nova | 6/1988 | EMI | | 17 | 13 | | 12. | Addictions Vol. 1 (The Best Of) | 11/1989 | Island | | 7 | 79 | | 13. | Don't Explain
(2LP) | 05.11.1990 | EMI | | 9 | 88 | | 14. | Addictions Volume 2 | 3/1992 | Island | | 12 | | | 15. | Ridin' High | 10/1992 | EMI classics | | 32 | 173 | | 16. | Honey | 9/1994 | EMI | | 25 | | | 17. | The Very Best Of Robert Palmer | 10/1995 | EMI | | 4 | | | 18. | Woke Up Laughing | 26.10.1998 | Metro Blue/EMI | | | | | 19. | Monkey Business
& John Wetton | 01.02.1999 | Blueprint/EFA | | | | | 20. | Rhythmandblues | 6/1999 | Eagle/BMG | | | | | 21. | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | 09.11.1999 | Universal | | | | | 22. | Live At The Apollo | 3/2001 | Eagle/BMG | | | | | 23. | Best of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology | 30.04.2002 | Hip-O | | | | | 24. | At His Very Best | 11/2002 | UMTV | | 38 | | | 25. | Drive | 06.05.2003 | Compendia | | | | | 26. | Very Best of Robert Palmer | 11.11.2003 | Capitol | | | | | 27. | Very Best of the Island Years | 19.07.2005 | Island | | | | | 28. | Legend: Live on Stage | 04.10.2005 | Music Club International | | | | | 29. | Live at the Apollo | 11.07.2006 | Laserlight | | | | | 30. | Gold | 18.09.2006 | Island | | | | | 31. | Best of Robert Palmer | 17.10.2006 | Capitol | | | | | 32. | Silver Spectrum Collection | 04.06.2007 | Spectrum | | | | | 33. | Colour Collection | 15.10.2007 | Spectrum | | | | | 34. | Platinum | 25.03.2008 | EMI | | | | | 35. | Classic | 07.04.2009 | Spectrum Audio | | | | | 36. | Robert Palmer At The BBC | 29.04.2010 | Spectrum | | | | | 37. | Essential | 08.11.2011 | EMI | | | | | 38. | Best | 07.10.2014 | | | | | | 39. | Five Classic Albums | 22.04.2016 | Spectrum Music | | | | | 40. | Collected | 26.08.2016 | USM | | | |
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Singles Discography:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley / Epidemic
(v USA) | 11/1974 | Island | | | | 2. | Which Of Us Is The Fool / Get Outside | 03.10.1975 | Island | | 105 | | 3. | Give Me An Inch Girl / Pressure Drop | 30.01.1976 | Island | | 106 | | 4. | Man Smart, Woman Smarter / From A Whisper To A Scream | 08.10.1976 | Island | | | | 5. | Man Smart, Woman Smarter / Keep In Touch | 10/1976 | Island | | 63 | | 6. | Some People Can Do What They Like / One Lost Look
(v USA) | 3/1977 | Island | | | | 7. | Every Kinda People / How Much Fun | 3/1978 | Island | | 13 | | 8. | Every Kinda People / Keep In Touch | 28.04.1978 | Island | 53 | | | 9. | Come Over / You Overwhelm Me
(v USA) | 5/1978 | Island | | | | 10. | The Best Of Both Worlds / The Best Of Both Worlds (dub)
12" + Pressure Drop | 14.07.1978 | Island | | | | 11. | You're Gonna Get What's Coming / Where Can It Go
(v USA) | 7/1978 | Island | | | | 12. | Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) / Love Can Run Faster | 18.05.1979 | Island | 61 | 1 | | 13. | Jealous / Woman You're Wonderful
(v GB) | 8/1979 | Island | | | | 14. | Jealous / In Walks Love Again | 9/1979 | Island | | 106 | | 15. | Can We Still Be Friends / Back In My Arms | 16.11.1979 | Island | | | | 16. | Can We Still Be Friends / Remember To Remember | 12/1979 | Island | | 52 | | 17. | Johnny And Mary / Style Kills
(v USA) | 8/1980 | Island | | | | 18. | Johnny And Mary / What's It Take
12" + Remember To Remember | 22.08.1980 | Island | 12 | | | 19. | Looking For Clues / Woke Up Laughing | 10/1980 | Island | | 105 | | 20. | Looking For Clues / In Walks Love Again
12" + Good Care Of You / Style Kills | 07.11.1980 | Island | 27 | | | 21. | Not A Second Time / Woke Up Laughing | 19.06.1981 | Island | | | | 22. | Some Guys Have All The Luck / Too Good To Be True
12" + Style Kills / Si Chatouillieux / What Do You Care | 29.01.1982 | Island | 13 | | | 23. | Pride / Pride (instrumental)
12" + Parade Of The Obliterators | 12.11.1982 | Island | | | | 24. | You Are In My System / Deadline | 18.03.1983 | Island | 26 | 78 | | 25. | You Can Have It (Take My Heart) / The Silver Gun | 03.06.1983 | Island | 66 | | | 26. | Discipline Of Love / Dance For Me
12" + Woke Up Laughing | 10/1985 | Island | 68 | 82 | | 27. | Riptide / Back In My Arms
7"(2) + Johnny And Mary
12" + No Not Much (live) / Trick Bag (live) | 12/1985 | Island | 85 | | | 28. | Addicted To Love / Let's Fall In Love Tonight | 1/1986 | Island | | 1 | | 29. | Addicted To Love / Remember To Remember
7"(2) + More | 4/1986 | Island | 3 | | | 30. | Hyperactive / Woke Up Laughing | 5/1986 | Island | | 33 | | 31. | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On / Get It Through Your Heart
7"(2) You Are In My System / Johnny And Mary | 7/1986 | Island | 4 | 2 | | 32. | Discipline Of Love / Dance For Me
7"(2) + Remember To Remember / Addicted To Love
12" + Riptide (Medley) | 10/1986 | Island | 68 | | | 33. | Sweet Lies / Want You More
12" + Riptide | 3/1988 | Island | 58 | 94 | | 34. | Addicted To Love (Live) | 3/1988 | | 71 | | | 35. | Simply Irresistible / Nova | 6/1988 | EMI | 44 | 2 | | 36. | She Makes My Day / Disturbing Behaviour
12",CD + Simply Irresistable (extended) | 10/1988 | EMI | 5 | | | 37. | Early In The Morning | 10/1988 | Manhattan | | 19 | | 38. | Change His Ways / More Than Ever
CD + She Makes My Day | 5/1989 | EMI | 28 | | | 39. | Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming | 6/1989 | Manhattan | | 60 | | 40. | It Could Happen To You / Change His Ways
12" + Early In The Morning (get up mix)
CD + Casting A Spell | 8/1989 | EMI | 71 | | | 41. | Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) / Sweet Lies
12",CD + What's It Take | 11/1989 | Island | 80 | | | 42. | Your Mama Said You Cried In... | 6/1990 | | 90 | | | 43. | I'll Be Your Baby Tonight / Deep End
& UB 40 | 22.10.1990 | EMI | 5 | | | 44. | You're Amazing | 11/1990 | EMI | | 28 | | 45. | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - I Want You / Oh Yeah | 12/1990 | EMI | 6 | 16 | | 46. | Happiness / All Shook Up | 4/1991 | EMI | | | | 47. | Dreams To Remember / Mess Around
12" + Happiness
CD + Mercy Mercy Me / I Want You | 6/1991 | EMI | 68 | | | 48. | Every Kinda People / Every Kinda People (radio mix) | 2/1992 | Island | 40 | | | 49. | You Are In My System / You're Gonna Get What's Coming / Too Good To Be True | 6/1992 | Island | | | | 50. | Witchcraft / Chance
CD + She Makes My Day / Mercy Mercy Me - I Want You | 10/1992 | EMI | 50 | | | 51. | Girl You Want / No Fuss | 27.06.1994 | EMI | 57 | | | 52. | Know By Now / Mercy Mercy Me - I Want You
CD1 + Simply Irresistible
CD2 + In The Stars / She Makes My Day | 8/1994 | EMI | 25 | | | 53. | You Blow Me Away / Simply Irresistible
CD1 + No Control / Know By Now
CD2 + Change His Ways | 12/1994 | EMI | 38 | | | 54. | Respect Yourself / You Blow Me Away
CD1 + Get It On (45 mix) / Some Like It Hot (7" mix) / Respect Yourself (FX mix)
CD2 + Girl U Want / Race To The End Of The Set Medley | 02.10.1995 | EMI | 45 | | | 55. | Addicted To Love
& Motiv8 | 08.06.1998 | FX | | | | 56. | True Love | 29.03.1999 | | | | | 57. | Addicted To Love
& Shake Before Use | 30.09.2002 | Serious | 42 | |
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Awards:
1986 Grammy Awards - Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male (SP "Addicted To Love")
1988 Grammy Awards - Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male (SP "Simply Irresistible")
Various:
appeared on the LP:
Keef Hartley: Lancashire Hustler (6/73, Deram)
Comsat Angels: Chasing Shadows (1/87, Island)
produced by LP:
Peter Baumann: Repeat Repeat (25.9.81, Virgin)
Comsat Angels: Chasing Shadows (1/87, Island)
Compilation Appearances:
"Sneakin' Sally Thru The Alley" on OST "The Way, Way Back" (2.7.13, Columbia)
Press References:
| Big Beng! | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1999 | 27 | 12.08.1999 | 40 | Forum kritikum | album review | | 2001 | 9 | 03.05.2001 | 36 | Forum kritikum | album review | | Melodie | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1981 | 2 | | 54 | | profile | | Melody Maker | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1975 | 43 | 25.10.1975 | 14 | Singles | single review | | 1975 | 46 | 15.11.1975 | 32 | | interview | | 1976 | 2 | 10.01.1976 | 23 | Albums | album review | | 1976 | 18 | 01.05.1976 | 62 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1976 | 43 | 23.10.1976 | 3 | New Singles | single review | | 1976 | 45 | 13.11.1976 | 7 | | profile | | 1978 | 17 | 29.04.1978 | 13 | Singles | single review | | 1978 | 28 | 15.07.1978 | 20 | Singles | single review | | 1978 | 30 | 29.07.1978 | 5 | News | | | 1978 | 37 | 16.09.1978 | 46 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1978 | 38 | 26.09.1978 | 15 | Singles | single review | | 1978 | 39 | 07.10.1978 | 35 | | interview | | 1979 | 19 | 19.05.1979 | 3 | News | | | 1979 | 21 | 02.06.1979 | 18 | Singles | single review | | 1979 | 25 | 07.07.1979 | 48 | Albums | album review | | 1979 | 37 | 29.09.1979 | 3 | News | | | 1979 | 43 | 17.11.1979 | 50 | Singles | single review | | 1979 | 44 | 24.11.1979 | 37 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1980 | 28 | 23.08.1980 | 18 | Single File | single review | | 1980 | 33 | 27.09.1980 | 3 | News | | | 1980 | 39 | 08.11.1980 | 16 | Singles | single review | | 1981 | 25 | 20.06.1981 | 23 | Singles | single review | | 1981 | 27 | 04.07.1981 | 30 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1982 | 5 | 30.01.1982 | 19 | Singles | single review | | 1982 | 46 | 13.11.1982 | 23 | Singles | single review | | 1983 | 12 | 19.03.1983 | 19 | Singles | single review | | 1983 | 16 | 16.04.1983 | 25 | Albums | album review | | 1983 | 17 | 23.04.1983 | 16 | It's Alive - Tour Dates | | | 1983 | 22 | 28.05.1983 | 14 | | interview | | 1983 | 23 | 04.06.1983 | 14 | Singles | single review | | 1983 | 24 | 11.06.1983 | 16 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1990 | 0 | 20.10.1990 | 4 | News | | | 1992 | 8 | 22.02.1992 | 31 | Singles | single review | | 1994 | 26 | 02.07.1994 | 32 | Singles | single review | | 1994 | 36 | 10.09.1994 | 36 | Singles | single review | | 1995 | 40 | 07.10.1995 | 36 | Singles | single review | | New Musical Express | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1974 | 0 | 31.08.1974 | 17 | Albums | album review | | 1974 | 0 | 05.10.1974 | 44 | Musicians | | | 1975 | 0 | 08.11.1975 | 33 | Information City | | | 1976 | 0 | 23.10.1976 | 28 | Singles | single review | | 1976 | 0 | 13.11.1976 | 25 | | interview | | 1976 | 0 | 20.11.1976 | 28 | Platters | album review | | 1976 | 0 | 27.11.1976 | 5 | | interview | | 1976 | 0 | 25.12.1976 | 29 | On The Town | gig review | | 1990 | 0 | 08.12.1990 | 6 | Thrills - Big Mouth | | | Rock & Pop | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1993 | 18 | 20.09.1993 | 15 | | | | 1994 | 22 | 08.11.1994 | 28 | Recenze | album review | | 1995 | 24 | 05.12.1995 | 27 | Recenze | album review | | 2003 | 11 | | 8 | Pelmel | | | Rock Revue | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1990 | 3 | | 35 | | album review | | Rolling Stone | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1999 | 3 | | 79 | Nová alba | album review |
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