''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
"Some Guys Have All the Luck" is a song written by Jeff Fortgang, which has been a Top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 twice, first by The Persuaders in 1973 reaching No. 39, then by Rod Stewart in 1984 where it hit No. 10 in the U.S. and N ...
", which was a hit for Palmer in the UK,
peaking at No. 16 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
.
The album peaked at No. 23 in Sweden and No. 92 in the Netherlands.
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
Andrew McIan Fraser (3 July 1952 – 16 March 2015) was a British musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist and co-composer for the rock band Free, which he helped found in 1968 when he was 15. He also founded the rock band Sharks ...
) – 4:17
# "
Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" is a 1978 song, written and originally recorded by Moon Martin and sung a year later by Robert Palmer. The song became one of Palmer's definitive hits.
Background
Moon Martin originally recorded the song ...
" (
Moon Martin
John David "Moon" Martin (October 31, 1945 – May 11, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Career
Born in Altus, Oklahoma, United States, Martin gained recognition in the 1970s as a pop artist and composer. Originally a rockab ...
) – 4:04
# "
Some Guys Have All the Luck
"Some Guys Have All the Luck" is a song written by Jeff Fortgang, which has been a Top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 twice, first by The Persuaders in 1973 reaching No. 39, then by Rod Stewart in 1984 where it hit No. 10 in the U.S. and N ...
" (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
Jack Waldman (September 6, 1952 – May 17, 1986) was a jazz and rock musician, composer, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
Waldman was best known for his studio work and performances with singer Rob ...
– keyboards (1-6, 9, 10)
* Michael Dawe – drums (1-5, 10)
* Donny Wynn – drums (6, 7, 9)
*
Adrian Belew
Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual and impressionistic approach to ...
– 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
Rhett Davies (born 1949 in London) is an English record producer and engineer.
Davies' father was trumpet player Ray Davies (no relation to Ray Davies of The Kinks). Davies became a studio engineer at Island Records studios in the early 1970s, a ...
and Jack Nuber
* Assistant Engineer – Harold Dorsett
* Mixed by Jack Nuber at
Compass Point Studios
Compass Point Studios was a music recording studio in the Bahamas, founded in 1977 by Chris Blackwell, the owner of Island Records. The concept of the studio was of a recording facility supported by in-house sets of artists, musicians, producer ...
(New Providence, Bahamas).
* Mastered by
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''.
Biography
T ...
at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
* Photography and Design – Graham Hughes
* Sculpture – Paul Wunderlich
Charts
References
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Robert Palmer (singer) albums
Albums produced by Robert Palmer (singer)
1982 live albums
Island Records live albums