Double Fun
Titre : Double Fun
Date de publication : 1978
Label : Island
Type : Album
Classement : US#45
Morceaux :
3. Come Over
5. Night People
8. You Really Got Me
Une réédition de l'album initialement prévue en 2007 devait intégrer des morceaux supplémentaires :
You Overwhelm Me (alternate take)
Let Me Feel Your Thing
Love Can Run Faster (Lee Perry version)
Love Can Run Faster (dub version)
Best Of Both Worlds (Lee Perry version)
So Fine
You're Gonna Get What's Coming (alternate take)
Simples :
- Every Kinda People b/w How Much Fun (US 7")
- Every Kinda People b/w Keep In Touch (UK 7")
- Every Kinda People b/w Where Can It Go? (NL 7")
- Best Of Both Worlds b/w Where Can It Go? (UK 7")
- Best Of Both Worlds b/w Keep In Touch (NL 7")
- Best Of Both Worlds b/w Sneakin' Sally + Pressure Drop (UK 12")
- Best Of Both Worlds b/w Best Of Both Worlds - dub (UK 7")
- You're Gonna Get What's Coming - edit b/w Where Can It Go? (US 7")
- You Overwhelm Me b/w Come Over (US 7")
- Every Kinda People b/w Not A Second Time (FR reissue 7")
- Every Kinda People b/w Best Of Both Worlds (FR reissue 7")
- Every Kinda People b/w Johnny And Mary (FR reissue 7")
Critiques / Reviews :
- "Long a favorite of music critics, Palmer appears ready to break through to a mass audience with this exceptionally tasty effort. Already being picked up by AOR stations, the single, 'Every Kinda People', could be the Top 40 hit Palmer needs to reach a larger audience. Ray Davies' 'You Really Got Me' is another song with potentially wide appeal. R&B influences, topnotch arrangements and Palmer's elegant singing style add up to double fun for listeners." (Cash Box)
- "Once again Palmer mixes catchy calypso rhythms in a package containing sophisticated rock and ballad material. Using an expressive, tenor vocal style, Palmer is backed by numerous New York session players who add keyboards, bass, guitar, percussion, horns and drums as well as strings for a rich musical texture." (Billboard)
- "Robert Palmer is still seeking a wider audience for his elegant vanilla soul music and the expertly produced 'Double Fun' could be the record that introduces him to an expanded fandom. A host of stellar session men (Paul Barrere, Edward Putmon, etc) and drop-ins (Bill Payne, the Brecker Brothers) provide solid backing for palmer's velvety vocals and careful phrasing. Most of the nine songs (the singer penned six) are ballads, and Palmer works his charming magic on such gems as the reggae-flavored title cut and Andy Fraser's 'Every Kinda People'. But the best cuts are those on which Palmer takes a few chances. Allen Toussaint's 'Night People' alternates between sinister and funky modes and moods. Palmer also offers an interesting cover of Ray Davies' 'You Really Got Me'. But the disk's showcase song is 'Love Can Run Faster', a melodic guide to the not-so-smooth course of true romance. 'Double Fun' is subtle and somewhat low-key, but it will certainly add to your pleasure." (The Pittsburg Press)
- "Robert Palmer's new album 'Double Fun' should attract listeners and dancers like moths to a candle. Palmer has gone beyond the slippery eclectism that the guys in Little Feat helped him define for his first three records. Here he's jumped headlong into embracing such sounds as blue-eyed soul and reggae. The hearty mix of styles and great songs on this LP, highlighted by Palmer's most effortless and seamless vocals, makes 'Double Fun' live up to its title. Cuts to check out include the calypso soul of 'Every Kinda People', the steamy funk on Allen Toussaint's 'Night People', the raucously reggae 'Best Of Both Worlds' and a knock-out version of the Kinks' 'You really Got Me'." (The Sarasota Journal)
- "Palmer is supposed to be some kind of moderator between Bryan Ferry's debonair matinee idol and a sweaty '60s soul singer. Unfortunately, 'Double Fun' is like his other records, limited and clumsy, without the grace required for either role. 'Double Fun' sounds like a single shipment of boredom." (Star News)