Maybe It's Live
1982 live album by Robert Palmer
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Live album by Robert Palmer | ||||
Released | March 1982 | |||
Recorded | 11 October 1980 | |||
Venue | Dominion Theatre, London | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 36:30 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Robert Palmer | |||
Robert Palmer chronology | ||||
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Singles from Maybe It's Live | ||||
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Maybe It's Live is a live album by Robert Palmer, released in 1982. It combines six live tracks of old songs with four new songs recorded in the studio, including "Some Guys Have All the Luck", which was a hit for Palmer in the UK,[2] peaking at No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart.
The album peaked at No. 23 in Sweden and No. 92 in the Netherlands.[4]
Track listing
All songs by Robert Palmer except where noted.
- "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" (Allen Toussaint) — 4:07
- "What's It Take?" — 2:54
- "Best of Both Worlds" — 3:06
- "Every Kinda People" (Andy Fraser) — 4:17
- "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (Moon Martin) — 4:04
- "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (Jeff Fortgang) — 3:09
- "Style Kills" (Gary Numan, Robert Palmer) — 4:16
- "Si Chatouilleux" — 4:34
- "Maybe It's You" (David Ian Ainsworth, Danny Wilde) — 3:43
- "What Do You Care" — 2:20
Tracks #1-5 & 10 recorded live.
Personnel
- Robert Palmer — vocals; bass on "Style Kills" and "Si Chatouillieux"; drums, keyboards and guitar on "Si Chatouillieux"
- Alan Mansfield — guitar (1-5, 7, 10), keyboards (1-6, 9, 10)
- Chris Bishop — bass (1-6, 10)
- Jack Waldman — keyboards (1-6, 9, 10)
- Michael Dawe — drums (1-5, 10)
- Dony Wynn — drums (6, 7, 9)
- Adrian Belew — guitar on "Si Chatouillieux"
- Kenny Mazur — guitar on "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
- Danny Wilder — bass and guitar on "Maybe It's You"
- Gary Numan — keyboards on "Style Kills"
- Production
- Produced and Arranged by Robert Palmer
- Executive Producer — David Harper
- Engineers — Rhett Davies and Jack Nuber
- Assistant Engineer — Harold Dorsett
- Mixed by Jack Nuber at Compass Point Studios (New Providence, Bahamas).
- Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Photography and Design — Graham Hughes
- Sculpture — Paul Wunderlich
Charts
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 32 |
United States (Billboard 200) | 148 |
References
- ^ "Robert Palmer - Some Guys Have All The Luck". 45cat.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b Maybe It's Live at AllMusic
- ^ "Robert Palmer: Maybe It's Live : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Album artist 453 - Robert Palmer". Tsort.info. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
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- Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley (1974)
- Pressure Drop (1975)
- Some People Can Do What They Like (1976)
- Double Fun (1978)
- Secrets (1979)
- Clues (1980)
- Pride (1983)
- Riptide (1985)
- Heavy Nova (1988)
- Don't Explain (1990)
- Ridin' High (1992)
- Honey (1994)
- Rhythm & Blues (1999)
- Drive (2003)
- Maybe It's Live (1982)
- Live at the Apollo (2001)
- At the BBC (2010)
- Addictions: Volume 1 (1989)
- Addictions: Volume 2 (1992)
- The Very Best of Robert Palmer (1995)
- Woke Up Laughing (1998)
- 20th Century Masters (1999)
- "Give Me an Inch"
- "Man Smart, Woman Smarter"
- "Every Kinda People"
- "Best of Both Worlds"
- "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
- "Can We Still Be Friends"
- "Not a Second Time"
- "Johnny and Mary"
- "Looking for Clues"
- "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
- "You Are in My System"
- "You Can Have It (Take My Heart)"
- "Discipline of Love"
- "Addicted to Love"
- "Hyperactive"
- "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
- "Sweet Lies"
- "Simply Irresistible"
- "Early in the Morning"
- "She Makes My Day"
- "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)"
- "Change His Ways"
- "It Could Happen to You"
- "Life in Detail"
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
- "You're Amazing"
- "Mercy Mercy Me" / "I Want You"
- "Happiness"
- "Witchcraft"
- "Girl U Want"
- "Know by Now"
- "You Blow Me Away"
- "Respect Yourself"
- "True Love"
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