Don't Explain (Robert Palmer album)
Don't Explain is the tenth solo studio album by Robert Palmer, released in 1990. During the course of its 18 tracks, Palmer displays rock, R&B, jazz and Bahamian influences. Several classic songs are covered, as well. The album peaked at number 9 in the UK and number 88 in the US.[3]
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| Released | 5 November 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Logic Studios (Milan, Italy) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 66:33 | |||
| Label | EMI USA | |||
| Producer | Teo Macero, Robert Palmer | |||
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| Billboard | favourable[2] |
The album was certified UK Gold by BPI in November 1990.[4]
Track listing
- "Your Mother Should Have Told You" (Robert Palmer, Guy Pratt) (3:41)
- "Light-Years" (Divinyls, Robert Palmer) (4:27)
- "You Can't Get Enough of a Good Thing" (Robert Palmer) (4:08)
- "Dreams to Remember" (Otis Redding, Zelda Reading, Joe Rock) (4:25)
- "You're Amazing" (Stephen Fellows, Alan Mansfield, Robert Palmer, Guy Pratt, Steve Stevens) (3:49)
- "Mess Around" (Stephen Fellows, Robert Palmer) (4:50)
- "Happiness" (Robert Palmer) (2:52)
- "History" (Robert Palmer) (4:32)
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" with UB40 (Bob Dylan) (3:26)
- "Housework" (Stephen Fellows, Robert Palmer) (3:12)
- "Mercy Mercy Me" (Marvin Gaye) / "I Want You" (Arthur "T-Boy" Ross, Leon Ware) (5:59)
- "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) (2:28)
- "Aeroplane" (Robert Palmer) (3:04)
- "People Will Say We're in Love" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) (2:20)
- "Not a Word" (Robert Palmer, Guy Pratt, Colin Vearncombe) (4:18)
- "Top 40" (Mose Allison) (2:40)
- "You're So Desirable" (Ray Noble) (2:24)
- "You're My Thrill" (Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney) (3:58)
- N.B. The liner notes for the 1st US pressing (EMI/Capitol – CDP-7-93935-2) attribute the final song to Ned Washington & Burton Lane. While they co-wrote a song by that name, the one on Palmer's album is the Clare & Gorney composition made popular by Billie Holiday.
Chart performance
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums Chart[5] | 29 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[6] | 17 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[7] | 28 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[8] | 85 |
| German Albums Chart[9] | 40 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[10] | 48 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[11] | 48 |
| UK Albums Chart[3] | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot 200[12] | 88 |
Personnel
- Robert Palmer – lead and backing vocals, guitar, drums
- Dennis Budimir – guitar
- Alan Darby – guitar
- Eddie Martinez – guitar
- Saverio Porciello – guitar
- Steve Stevens – guitar
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
- Brent Bourgeois – keyboards, backing vocals (2, 3)
- Alan Mansfield – keyboards, drums
- William Bryant – acoustic piano, bass
- Frank Blair – bass
- Guy Pratt – bass
- Dony Wynn – drums, percussion
- Cyro Baptista – percussion
- Pino Pischetola – percussion
- Claudio Pascoli – saxophone
- Chuck Findley – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Demo Morselli – trumpet
- Luka Belak – violin
- Clare Fischer – clarinet, string and horn arrangements, conductor
- Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
- B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (2, 3, 4)
- Pamela Starks – backing vocals (9)
- UB40 – backing vocals (9)
Production
- Robert Palmer – producer (1-6, 9, 10, 17), co-producer (7, 8, 11, 13)
- Teo Macero – producer (7, 8, 11-16, 18)
- David Harper – executive producer
- Richard Cobble – production coordination
- Arne Frager – engineer
- Pino Pischetola – engineer
- Mike Fraser – mixing (1, 5)
- Eric "ET" Thorngren – mixing (2, 3, 4, 6-18)
- Henry Marquez – art direction, design
- Timothy Greenfield-Sanders – photography
- David King – stylist
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References
- AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann. "Don't Explain - Robert Palmer | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Album Reviews: Spotlight". Billboard. 17 November 1990. p. 64.
- "ROBERT PALMER - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- "Album artist 453 – Robert Palmer". Tsort.info. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- "ROBERT PALMER - DON'T EXPLAIN (ALBUM)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- Hung, Steffen. "Robert Palmer - Don't Explain". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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- Hung, Steffen. "Robert Palmer - Don't Explain". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- Hung, Steffen. "germancharts.de - Robert Palmer - Don't Explain". Germancharts.de. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz - Robert Palmer - Don't Explain". charts.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Robert Palmer - Don't Explain". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- "Robert Palmer - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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