Robert Palmer – “Sneakin Sally Through The Alley”, “Every Kinda People”, “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)”, “Johnny and Mary”, “Some Guys Have All the Luck”, “You Are In My System”, “Addicted to Love” and “Simply Irresistible”

Robert Palmer, who joined his first band in England in 1964, released his first solo album “Sneakin Sally Through The Alley” in 1974 – strongly influenced by the funk of Little Feat. It was recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Here’s the title track, “Sneakin Sally Through The Alley”:

And “Sneakin Sally Through The Alley” live in Europe nearly a decade later:

In 1978 Robert Palmer had a Top 20 hit with “Every Kinda People” from his Billboard Top 50 album “Double Fun”:

This is “Every Kinda People” live:

Recorded in 1978, “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” appeared on Robert Palmer’s 1979 album “Secrets” and reached number 14 on the Top 40 charts that year:

Then in 1980, on his album “Clues”, came one of my favourites, “Johnny and Mary”:

It was around this time that I saw Robert Palmer live in Germany, in Erlangen near Nuremberg

In 1982 he released “Some Guys Have All the Luck”, sung here live in 1983 in Dortmund:

The 1983 track “You Are In My System” was one of Robert Palmer’s numerous cover songs:

The 1986 number one single “Addicted to Love” (recorded in 1985) was all Robert Palmer again. Here it is live in Tokyo in 1986:

For this song Robert Palmer was awarded a Grammy in 1987. He received another in 1989 for the pure Palmer piece “Simply Irresistible”, performed here on the David Letterman Show:

Unfortunately Robert Palmer died in September 2003 at just 54, otherwise I am sure we would have enjoyed many more hits from him.

Nevertheless, in a career spanning almost 40 years, with major hits in the late Seventies and early Eighties, he has left an envious musical legacy embracing a whole range of different musical styles.

Something for everyone, for “Every Kinda People”…

Something for you too?

Paul