The Very Best of the Island Years

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

Tracklist

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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
recording of:
Hey Julia
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer
2:25
3Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley
cover recording of:
Sneakin’ Sally Thru the Alley
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
4:23
4Give Me an Inch
recording of:
Give Me an Inch
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer
3:17
5Which of Us Is the Fool
recording of:
Which of Us Is the Fool
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer
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
publisher:
Island Music
3:14
8You’re Gonna Get What’s Coming
recording of:
You’re Gonna Get What’s Coming
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer
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
assistant mixer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Kendal Stubbs
drums (drum set):
Dony Wynn
electric bass guitar:
Pierre Brock
guitar:
Eddie Martinez and Kenny Mazur
keyboard:
Steve Robbins and Jack Waldman
vocals:
Robert Palmer
remixer:
Eric Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1979)
cover recording of:
Bad Case of Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Moon Martin
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd.
3:12
10Can We Still Be Friends?
producer:
Robert Palmer
cover recording of:
Can We Still Be Friends
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Earmark Music Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:38
11Jealous
producer:
Robert Palmer
recording of:
Jealous
lyricist and composer:
Jo Allen
3:14
12Not a Second Time
producer:
Robert Palmer
cover recording of:
Not a Second Time
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
2:49
13Looking for Clues
recording of:
Looking for Clues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer
publisher:
Bungalow Music
4:08
14Johnny and Mary
engineer and mixer:
Alex Sadkin
producer:
Robert Palmer
recording of:
Johnny and Mary
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer
publisher:
Bungalow Music, Bungalow Music N.V., Island Music and Warner/Chappell
3:56
15Some Guys Have All the Luck
engineer and mixer:
Jack Nuber
producer:
Robert Palmer
guitar:
Ken Mazur
recorded at:
The Dominion Theatre in 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
3:07
16Pride
producer:
Robert Palmer
recording of:
Pride
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer
3:27
17You Are in My System
producer:
Robert Palmer
cover recording of:
You Are in My System
writer:
David Frank and Mic Murphy
4:24
18Hyperactive
recording of:
Hyperactive
writer:
Tony Haynes, Dennis Nelson and Robert Palmer
3:56
19Addicted to Love
producer:
Bernard Edwards
mixer:
Eric Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (in 1985)
recording of:
Addicted to Love
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer
publisher:
Bungalow Music, Bungalow Music N.V., Heavy Nova Music, Island Music Ltd., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG, Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. and WC Music Corp.
3:56
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
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On
writer:
James Harris III and Terry Lewis
publisher:
Avant Garde Music Publishing (in 1985) and Flyte Tyme Tunes (in 1985)
3:45
22Sweet Lies — From the Movie Sweet Lies
recording of:
Sweet Lies
composer:
Frank Blair, Robert Palmer and Dony Wynn
3:08
23Simply Irresistible (live)
live recording of:
Simply Irresistible
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer
publisher:
Heavy Nova Music
4:11