Essential

~ Release by Robert Palmer (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Simply Irresistible
engineer:
Tim Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recording of:
Simply Irresistible
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Heavy Nova Music
3.64:15
2Change His Ways
recording of:
Change His Ways
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
42:58
3Disturbing Behavior
recording of:
Disturbing Behavior
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
23:46
4Tell Me I’m Not Dreaming
cover recording of:
Tell Me I’m Not Dreaming
writer:
Jay Gruska, Michael Omartian and Bruce Sudano
4:12
5She 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.
34:22
6Mess Around
recording of:
Mess Around
writer:
Stephen Fellows and Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
4:50
7Light Years
recording of:
Light-Years
writer:
Bjarne Ohlin and Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
4:28
8Dreams to Remember
cover recording of:
I’ve Got Dreams to Remember
writer:
Otis Redding, Zelma Redding and Joe Rock (US songwriter/band manager)
publisher:
GMB Unlimited Publishing (ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
34:25
9You Can’t Get Enough of a Good Thing
recording of:
You Can’t Get Enough of a Good Thing
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
24:06
10Happiness
recording of:
Happiness
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
2:52
11Mercy Mercy Me / I Want You (medley)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer) and Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
medley including a cover recording of:
I Want You
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Jobete Music Co., Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
medley including a cover recording of:
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
3.55:57
12Know by Now
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Know by Now
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
4.54:10
13Love Takes Time
recording of:
Love Takes Time
writer:
Sharon O’Neill and Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
5:02
14You Blow Me Away
recording of:
You Blow Me Away
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
4:34
15Close to the Edge
recording of:
Close to the Edge
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
2:29
16Closer to the Edge
recording of:
Closer to the Edge
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
2:43
17Girl U Want
cover recording of:
Girl U Want (Devo song)
writer:
Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh
publisher:
DEVO Music and Nymph Music
2:23
18Wham Bam Boogie
recording of:
Wham Bam Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
23:16
19Hard Head
3:04