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You Overwhelm Me
Robert Palmer - You Overwhelm Me Titre : You Overwhelm Me Ecrit par : R. Palmer Première publication : Sur l'album Double Fun (1978) Paroles : You overwhelm me When you move your body next to mine Won't you tell me H ow you always know what's on my mind...
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Girl U Want
Robert Palmer - Girl U Want Titre : Girl U Want Ecrit par : G. Casale / M. Mothersbaugh Première publication : Sur l'album Honey (1994) Classement : UK#57 Paroles : You're in a corner everywhere you turn You know you're headed for the planet of burn But...
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Finding My Voice
Titre : Finding My Voice: My Autobiography Auteur : Elkie Brooks Date de publication : 2012 Editeur : The Robson Press (UK) Type : Essai Les mémoires de la célèbre chanteuse anglaise qui partagea la scène avec Robert Palmer au début des années 1970 au...
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Extraits d'interviews
Sur la réaction de ses parents à ses débuts: "Ils ont ri lorsque j'ai dit que j'allais me mettre en avant et chanter parce que j'étais si timide. Quand j'ai commencé, j'avais pour habitude de me cacher derrière les amplis et de garder les yeux fermés....
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Chris Blackwell's Tribute
"Robert had so much natural style and taste, seemingly in everything. I had gone to what I remember as a rather grungy club outside London to see The Alan Bown Set, a band led by a trumpeter. My wife and myself were watching all the people coming in when...
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My Life In Dire Straits
Titre : My Life In Dire Straits Auteur : John Illsley Date de publication : 2021 Editeur : Diversion Books (US) / Bantam Press (UK) Type : Essai Dans ses mémoires, le bassiste de Dire Straits revient notamment sur l'enregistrement de l'album Communiqué...
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Rob's Revenge
Every once in a while, Robert Palmer pulls another hit out of the bag, and silences those critics who accuse him of being a pop dilettante. Currently riding high with his latest album Riptide, he spoke to Hank Bordowitz. There are a lot of different views...
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Rob's Revenge (part II)
The demos Palmer makes are very comprehensive. Everything he wants on his record is musically intact before a single session is booked. "To a certain extent, the album Pride is all me. I brought on the other players to articulate the parts, a drummer,...
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Compass Point All Stars: Quand Le Meilleur Groupe Du Monde Se Trouvait Aux Bahamas
Il y a quarante ans, Chris Blackwell, fondateur d'Island Records, recrutait la crème des musiciens (Sly et Robbie ...) pour enregistrer avec Grace Jones dans son studio de Nassau, aux Bahamas. Et créait ainsi les Compass Point All Stars, qui virent affluer...
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I Love Slipknot
After 35 years making hit records Robert Palmer has mellowed but lost none of his trademark cool. He tells Jamie Dickson why he is delighted with "his new future" "Were you around in Bangkok when they wanted to put me in that spaceship coming down through...
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The Power Station
The Power Station on Saturday Night Live Duran Duran Meets Chic: One-Shot Supergroup On February 16th, a major new supergroup unveiled itself on national television. Curiously, they claimed that their debut would also be their one and only performance....
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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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The Presence Of A Star
"... What matters in Robert Palmer's albums is the overall effect. The tightness, the intertwining of rhythm and melody lines..." Robert Palmer's third album, Some People Can Do What They Like , is one of the strongest, most compelling rock records that...
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The Newest Rising Star On Stage...
Robert Palmer opened his fall tour at the Mineshaft Monday, and it promises to be more successful than his tour last spring. Palmer has a new album full of good material, the band is in top shape, and Island Records is preceeding him with massive promotions....
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Premium Gold Collection
Titre : Premium Gold Collection Date de publication : 2000 (UE) Label : EMI Type : Compilation Morceaux : 1. Simply Irresistible 2. Change His Ways 3. Disturbing Behavior 4. Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (Al B. Sure! remix) 5. She Makes My Day 6. Mess Around...
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Robert Palmer At The BBC
Titre : At The BBC Date de publication : 2010 Label : Spectrum Type : Album Morceaux : 1. Every Kinda People (live) 2. What Can You Bring Me (live) 3. Dance For Me (live) 4. Want You More (live) 5. You Can Have It (Take My Heart) (live) 6. Woke Up Laughing...
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The Silver Collection
Titre : The Silver Collection Date de publication : 2007 (UE) Label : Spectrum Type : Compilation Morceaux : 1. Some Guys Have All The Luck 2. Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) (remix) 3. Looking For Clues (remix) 4. Too Good To Be True (remix)...
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The Best Of The Power Station
Titre : The Best Of The Power Station Date de publication : 2003 (US) Label : EMI - Capitol Special Markets Type : Compilation Morceaux : 1. Some Like It Hot 2. Murderess 3. Lonely Tonight 4. Harvest For The World 5. Get It On (Bang A Gong) 6. Communication...
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The Best Of Robert Palmer
Titre : 20th Century Masters : The Best Of Robert Palmer Date de publication : 1999 (US) Label : Island Type : Compilation Morceaux : 1. Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley 2. Man Smart, Woman Smarter 3. Every Kinda People 4. Best Of Both Worlds 5. Bad Case...
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The Essential Selection
Titre : The Essential Selection Date de publication : 2000 (UE) Label : Disky Type : Compilation Morceaux : 1. Wham Bam Boogie 2. Notoriety - The Power Station 3. You Can't Get Enough Of A Good Thing 4. Girl U Want 5. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - with...
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Obituary
Robert Palmer, who has died aged 54, was a gravelly-voiced singer and songwriter whose four-decade career incorporated every genre of music from experimental Jazz to Blues, Soul, Calypso, Reggae and the Bossa Nova. He is best known, however, for the pounding...
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Obituary
Eclectic singer-songwriter noted for his dapper dress sense Most famous for transatlantic hits such as the barnstorming US chart-topper Addicted To Love and the equally raucous Simply Irresistible , the British singer Robert Palmer was a consummate performer...
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Extremes Of Style
Traveling all the musical map, Robert Palmer goes rock, funk, pop with Heavy Nova The black silk tie sways crookedly from the neck of a creased white shirt, the sandy hair looks damp and mussed. There's a cigarette in one hand, a glass of whiskey (no...
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Gold (édition 2007)
Titre : Gold Date de publication : 2007 (Canada) Label : Universal Type : Compilation Morceaux : 1. Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) 2. Pride 3. Addicted To Love 4. Sweet Lies 5. Woke Up Laughing ('88 version) 6. Looking For Clues 7. Some Guys...
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Gold
Titre : Gold Date de publication : 2006 (UE) Label : Universal Type : Compilation Morceaux : 1. Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) (remix) 2. Pride (extended version) 3. Addicted To Love (edit) 4. Sweet Lies 5. Woke Up Laughing ('88 version) 6. Looking...