At His Very Best

~ Release by Robert Palmer (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Every Kinda People
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Every Kinda People
lyricist and composer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
43:27
2Bad Case of Loving You
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
Bad Case of Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Moon Martin
4.653:12
3Johnny & Mary
engineer and mixer:
Alex Sadkin
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Johnny and Mary
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music, Bungalow Music N.V., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.) and Warner/Chappell
4.54:02
4Looking for Clues
engineer:
Alex Sadkin
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Looking for Clues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music
45:01
5Some Guys Have All the Luck
engineer and mixer:
Jack Nuber
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
guitar:
Ken Mazur
recorded at:
The Dominion Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-10)
live cover recording of:
Some Guys Have All the Luck (on 1980-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Fortgang
4.353:10
6You Are in My System
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
You Are in My System
writer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) and Mic Murphy
55:02
7You Can Have It
3:10
8Some Like It Hot
additional engineer:
Rob Eaton, Steve Rinkoff and Tony Taverner
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Bernard Edwards
performer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter), Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
mixed at and engineered at:
Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Some Like It Hot
writer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter), Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran) and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
publisher:
Bungalow Music and Tritec Music Ltd. (publisher and copyrights holder)
4.255:07
9Addicted to Love
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Bernard Edwards
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
bass guitar:
Bernard Edwards
drums (drum set):
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
guitar:
Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
background vocals:
Benny Diggs and Fonzi Thornton
vocals arranger:
Chaka Khan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1985)
recording of:
Addicted to Love
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Heavy Nova Music, Island Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
44:27
10I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Bernard Edwards
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
bass guitar:
Bernard Edwards
drums (drum set):
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
guitar:
Eddie Martinez (guitar)
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Avant Garde Music Publishing (in 1985) and Flyte Tyme Tunes (in 1985)
4.353:37
11Sweet Lies
recording of:
Sweet Lies
composer:
Frank Blair, Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter) and Dony Wynn
43:10
12Simply Irresistible
engineer:
Tim Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
recording of:
Simply Irresistible
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
3.64:16
13She Makes My Day
engineer:
Tim Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Remlap Co. Inc. (in 1988)
recording of:
She Makes My Day
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
34:23
14I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
performer:
UB40
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1967-10 until 1967-11)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Dwarf Music (in 1968)
4.53:27
15Mercy Mercy Me
3:55
16Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley
cover recording of:
Sneakin’ Sally Thru the Alley
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
4:46
17Riptide
producer:
Bernard Edwards
cover recording of:
Riptide
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
22:27
18I Need Your Love So Bad
cover recording of:
Need Your Love So Bad
lyricist and composer:
Little Willie John and Mertis John Jr. (older brother of Little Willie John)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co and Peter Maurice Music Co.
2:09
19TV Dinners
cover recording of:
TV Dinners
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Co. (publisher) (in 1983)
3:34

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