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The Power Station Live In Japan (1996)
It was 1996 and the 80's had come to a disappointing conclusion in contrast to its glorious on-set. However, Brit-Pop had seen off naff pop, Grunge has passed along with Curt Cobain, House music was exploding, Ibiza was back to its best and something...
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Robert Palmer Is Mr. Variety
With his designer suits, coiffed hair, rouged cheeks and sophisticated air, Robert Palmer carves himself an image of pop music bourgeois, a man whose urbane tastes run far beyond the standard T-shirt, leather and glitter togs of his trade. In other words,...
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Robert Palmer Dead At 54
There was much more to Robert Palmer than a well-tailored suit. The poised and versatile English vocalist died of a heart attack Sept. 26 in Paris. He was 54. Palmer was probably best-known for such mid-'80s hits as Addicted To Love and Simply Irresistible...
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Johnny Comes Home
Most folks at the Smash Hits Cultural Collective (motto: "Good Taste Costs Nothing") are keeping fingers crossed in the hope that Johnny And Mary will finally bring Robert Palmer the major chart success that's been eluding him for so long. Born in Yorkshire,...
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Articles 2000s / 20s
Robert Palmer: An Appreciation John Taylor - 2000 The Place That Changed Me The Independent - 2000 I Love Slipknot The Telegraph - 2002 Robert Palmer The Guardian - 2002 I Love My... Marvellous Minidisc Player Daily Mirror Magazine - 2002 Robert Palmer:...
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Interview with Dony Wynn (2005)
David: First off, my sincere condolences on the death of singer Robert Palmer. You drummed many a year, on many a tour, on almost every continent with Robert. He was a big favorite of mine, and I know a lot about Robert as a performer. Tell me about Robert...
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Robert Palmer (1949-2003)
Il est regrettable que l'image vendeuse mais réductrice répandue par MTV au milieu des années 80, celle du playboy tiré à quatre épingles entouré d'une myriade de jolies filles, ait fini par discréditer en partie le chanteur talentueux et le musicien...
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The Very Best Of Robert Palmer
Titre : The Very Best Of Robert Palmer Date de publication : 1995 (UE) / 1997 (US) Label : EMI (UE) / Capitol (US) Type : Compilation Classement : UK#4 Récompenses : Disque de Platine UK Morceaux : 1. Addicted To Love (edit) 2. Bad Case Of Loving You...
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Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
Titre : Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley Date de publication : 1974 Label : Island Type : Album Classement : US#107 Morceaux : 1. Sailin' Shoes 2. Hey Julia 3. Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley 4. Get Outside 5. Blackmail 6. How Much Fun 7. From A Whisper...
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Pressure Drop
Titre : Pressure Drop Date de publication : 1975 Label : Island Type : Album Classement : US#136 Morceaux : 1. Give Me An Inch 2. Work To Make It Work 3. Back In My Arms 4. River Boat 5. Pressure Drop 6. Here With You Tonight 7. Trouble 8. Fine Time 9....
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The Power Station
Titre : The Power Station Date de publication : 1985 Label : Capitol Type : Album Classement : US#6 / UK#12 Récompenses : Disque de Platine US / Disque d'Or UK Morceaux : 1. Some Like It Hot 2. Murderess 3. Lonely Tonight 4. Communication 5. Get It On...
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Don't Explain
Titre : Don't Explain Date de publication : 1990 Label : EMI Type : Album Classement : US#88 / UK#9 Récompenses : Disque d'Or UK Morceaux : 1. Your Mother Should Have Told You 2. Light Years 3. You Can't Get Enough Of A Good Thing 4. Dreams To Remember...
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Some People Can Do What They Like
Titre : Some People Can Do What They Like Date de publication : 1976 Label : Island Type : Album Classement : US#68 / UK#46 Morceaux : 1. One Last Look 2. Keep In Touch 3. Man Smart, Woman Smarter 4. Spanish Moon 5. Have Mercy 6. Gotta Get A Grip On You...
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Honey
Titre : Honey Date de publication : 1994 Label : EMI Type : Album Classement : UK#25 Morceaux : 1. Honey A 2. Honey B 3. You're Mine 4. Know By Now 5. Nobody But You 6. Love Takes Time 7. Honeymoon 8. You Blow Me Away 9. Close To The Edge 10. Closer To...
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Addictions Vol. 2
Titre : "Addictions" Volume 2 Date de publication : 1992 Label : Island Type : Compilation Classement : UK#12 Récompenses : Disque d'Argent UK Morceaux : 1. Remember To Remember (remake) 2. Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley (remix) 3. Maybe It's You (remix)...
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Riptide
Titre : Riptide Date de publication : 1985 Label : Island Type : Album Classement : US#8 / UK#5 Récompenses : 2 x Disque de Platine US / Disque d'Or UK Morceaux : 1. Riptide 2. Hyperactive 3. Addicted To Love 4. Trick Bag 5. Get It Through Your Heart...
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Ridin' High
Titre : Ridin' High Date de publication : 1992 Label : EMI Type : Album Classement : US#173 / UK#32 Morceaux : 1. Love Me Or Leave Me 2. (Love Is) The Tender Trap 3. You're My Thrill 4. Want You More ('92 version) 5. Baby, It's Cold Outside 6. Aeroplane...
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Maybe It's Live
Titre : Maybe It's Live Date de publication : 1982 Label : Island Type : Album Classement : US#148 / UK#32 Morceaux : 1. Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley (live) 2. What's It Take? (live) 3. Best Of Both Worlds (live) 4. Every Kinda People (live) 5. Bad...
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Hommages
Chris Blackwell (fondateur d'Island Records) : "Robert et moi étions devenus des amis très proches. Robert était unique en ce qu'il s'intéressait tellement à d'autres types de musique et n'était pas effrayé de les reprendre " (1999) Lire l'hommage complet...
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Elkie Brooks Remembers Singing With Robert Palmer
This was taken at Reading Festival, three months after we released the first Vinegar Joe album with Island Records. In the three years that the band existed, between 1971 and 1974, we released three albums. We were never huge, but we were very popular...
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Mandrakes Find Recording A Tough Business
Scarborough group, The Mandrakes, went to Hull on Sunday and found that recording is no easy business. They were there to make demo-disks of four numbers written by lead singer Allen Palmer (19). They arrived at Mr. Keith Hird's recording studio at Willerby...
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Palmer Doesn't Care Whether The Shoe Fits
Although Robert Palmer didn't have to move to the Bahamas to learn how to produce good music, it's environment apparently lends itself to creative thought. With a solid background of intriguing albums, such as his '75 debut release, Sneakin' Sally Through...
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Looking For Clues
An explanation first of all. The title of this article is the title of a track from Robert Palmer's 1980 album Clues. Extracted like a plum from a rich but complex pudding, it became a massive hit tune throughout Europe and America. Pulled by the delighted...
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Bob's Your Uncle
Cool smoothie Robert Palmer - who caused a right old rumpus when he ditched the Power Station - is back in the charts doing what he does best - crooning about lurve. Addicted To Love has given him his first American Number One, and also his first hit...
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Singer Backs His Sentiment With Heavy Metal
Some people think of Robert Palmer as the singer from Power Station, the guy who sang with those two guys from Duran Duran. Others associate him with his current hit Addicted To Love. And all those fans together have made Addicted To Love the biggest...