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"Some People Can Do What They Like" is the third solo studio album by Robert Palmer, released in 1976.
It includes "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" which peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and number 46 in the UK in 1977.
The album peaked at number 68 in the US. The album was dedicated to Mongezi Feza.
Robert Palmer's third album is a blue-eyed soul album that sits comfortably alongside Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley and Pressure Drop.
This time, Palmer drops the orchestrations that tarted up portions of Pressure Drop in favor of a stripped-down yet stylish sound that shows off his ability to create a romantic, soulful mood.
Highlights include "One Last Look," a lush breakup ballad that features a catchy, harmony-drenched chorus, and "Keep in Touch," a romantic tune that highlights Palmer's vocal style at its seductive height over a jazzy yet mellow melody built on a complex background vocal arrangement. Another standout track is "Man Smart, Woman Smarter," a tongue-in-cheek look at the battle between the sexes that deftly blends pop melodicism with reggae rhythms.
The downside of Some People Can Do What They Like is that it often favors mood over hooks and this leads to music that is listenable yet falls short of being truly compelling: funky mood pieces like "What Can You Bring Me" and "Hard Head" successfully evoke a sultry mood but never take that mood in an interesting melodic direction.
Another problem track is "Off the Bone," an effects-drenched instrumental snippet that serves no purpose other than to fill up two minutes of the album's running time.
Despite these occasional lapses, Some People Can Do What They Like remains a solid and likable outing with enough memorable moments to please anyone who enjoys blue-eyed soul at its most silky and elegant.
The model on the front cover, engaging Palmer in a game of strip poker, is Playboy magazine's April 1976 Playmate of the Month, Denise Michele.
Side one
1. One Last Look - 4:11
2. Keep In Touch - 3:04
3. Man Smart, Woman Smarter - 2:35
4. Spanish Moon - 5:55
5. Have Mercy - 3:49
Side two
1. Gotta Get A Grip On You (Part II) - 3:57
2. What Can You Bring Me - 3:40
3. Hard Head - 4:29
4. Off The Bone - 2:15
5. Some People Can Do What They Like - 4:09
Personnel
- Robert Palmer – vocals
- Pierre Brock, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
- Richie Hayward, Jeff Porcaro, Spider Webb, Robert Greenidge – drums
- Chilli Charles – timbales
- Sam Clayton – percussion, congas, background vocals
- Jody Linscott – percussion, congas
- Paul Barrere – guitar, background vocals
- Freddie Harris, Carol Kaye, Freddy Wall – guitar
- Bill Payne – keyboards, background vocals
- James Allen Smith, William "Smitty" Smith – keyboards
- Greg Carroll – harmonica
- Arthur Smith – ocarina, whistle
Production
- Producer – Steve Smith
- Engineered & Mixed by Phill Brown at Clover Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
- Assistant Engineer – Toby Scott
- Additional Engineer on Tracks #2, 8 & 10 – Richard Digby Smith
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
- Cover Photography – Moshe Brakha
- Design – Ria Lewerke
- Management – Connie De Nave
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Ariola Benelux B.V.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 29619
- Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 29620
- Recorded At – Clover Recorders
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Notes
Release: 1976
Format: LP, Vinyl
Pressed: Germany
Genre: Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul
Label: Island
Catalog# 28 145 XOT
Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)
Prijs: €10,00
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