The Very Best of the Island Years

~ Release by Robert Palmer (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Sailin’ Shoes
cover recording of:
Sailin’ Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Lowell George
publisher:
Naked Snake Music (in 1972)
2:42
2Hey Julia
producer:
Steve Smith (70s producer & engineer, mainly Island Records)
recording of:
Hey Julia
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
42:25
3Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley
cover recording of:
Sneakin’ Sally Thru the Alley
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
4:23
4Give Me an Inch
recording of:
Give Me an Inch
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
3:17
5Which of Us Is the Fool
recording of:
Which of Us Is the Fool
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
3:20
6Man Smart, Woman Smarter
recording of:
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
lyricist and composer:
David Kleiber
2:32
7Every Kinda People
recording of:
Every Kinda People
lyricist and composer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
3:14
8You’re Gonna Get What’s Coming
recording of:
You’re Gonna Get What’s Coming
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc. and Porpoise Publishing Ltd. (in 1978)
3:17
9Bad Case of Lovin’ You (Doctor, Doctor)
recording engineer and mixer:
Karl Pitterson
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Kendal Stubbs
drums (drum set):
Dony Wynn
electric bass guitar:
Pierre Brock
guitar:
Eddie Martinez (guitar) and Kenny Mazur
keyboard:
Steve Robbins (US keyboardist) and Jack Waldman
vocals:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
remixer:
Eric Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
Bad Case of Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Moon Martin
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd.
4.653:12
10Can We Still Be Friends?
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
Can We Still Be Friends
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Earmark Music Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
13:38
11Jealous
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Jealous
lyricist and composer:
Jo Allen
53:14
12Not a Second Time
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
Not a Second Time
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
52:49
13Looking for Clues
recording of:
Looking for Clues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music
4:08
14Johnny and Mary
engineer and mixer:
Alex Sadkin
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Johnny and Mary
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music, Bungalow Music N.V., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
4.53:56
15Some Guys Have All the Luck
engineer and mixer:
Jack Nuber
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
guitar:
Ken Mazur
recorded at:
The Dominion Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-10)
live cover recording of:
Some Guys Have All the Luck (on 1980-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Fortgang
4.353:07
16Pride
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Pride
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
53:27
17You Are in My System
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
You Are in My System
writer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) and Mic Murphy
4:24
18Hyperactive
recording of:
Hyperactive
writer:
Tony Haynes, Dennis Nelson and Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
3:56
19Addicted to Love
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
mixer:
Eric Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1985)
recording of:
Addicted to Love
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music, Bungalow Music N.V., Heavy Nova Music, Island Music Ltd., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and WC Music Corp.
4.53:56
20Discipline of Love
recording of:
Discipline of Love (Why Did You Do It)
writer:
David Batteau and Don Freeman
3:24
21I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Avant Garde Music Publishing (in 1985) and Flyte Tyme Tunes (in 1985)
43:45
22Sweet Lies — From the Movie Sweet Lies
recording of:
Sweet Lies
composer:
Frank Blair, Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter) and Dony Wynn
43:08
23Simply Irresistible (live)
live recording of:
Simply Irresistible
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Heavy Nova Music
4:11