''Robbie Nevil'' is

Robbie Nevil Robert S. Nevil (born October 2, 1958) is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist who had five ''Billboard'' top 40 hits including his songs "C'est la Vie" (#2, 1986), "Dominoes" (#14, 1987), and " Wot's It to Ya" (#10, 1987 ...

's first album, released in 1986. It peaked at #37 on the ''Billboard'' 200, remaining on the chart for 46 weeks. The album produced three

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Top 20 pop singles: "

C'est La Vie C'est la vie may refer to: * C'est la vie (phrase), ''C'est la vie'' (phrase), a French phrase, translated as "That's life" Books * C'est la Vie (comic strip), ''C'est la Vie'' (comic strip), an English-language comic strip by Jennifer Babcock * ...

" (#2), "

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" (#14) and " Wot's It to Ya" (#10). In the United Kingdom, the album was retitled ''C'est La Vie'' after the single reached Number 3 on the Gallup UK Singles Chart, with the album becoming a small hit when it peaked at Number 93 in June 1987.

Track listing

#"Just a Little Closer" (

Mark Mueller Mark Mueller (born July 11, 1957) is an American songwriter. A two-time winner of the ASCAP Pop Award for writing one of the Most Performed Songs of the year, he has had three ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top Ten singles and one #1 Adult Contemporary ...

, Nevil) – 3:58 #"

" (Bobby Hart, Dick Eastman, Nevil) – 4:46 #"Limousines" (Mark Mueller, Nevil,

Tommy Faragher Thomas Edward Faragher is an American producer, composer, songwriter, singer, and arranger. He is originally from Redlands, California. Performer Faragher started his career as a singer and keyboardist with his family, who formed a group called ...

) – 3:55 #"Back to You" (Brock Walsh, Nevil) – 4:07 #"

C'est la Vie C'est la vie may refer to: * C'est la vie (phrase), ''C'est la vie'' (phrase), a French phrase, translated as "That's life" Books * C'est la Vie (comic strip), ''C'est la Vie'' (comic strip), an English-language comic strip by Jennifer Babcock * ...

" (Duncan Pain, Nevil, Mark Holding) – 4:29 #" Wot's It to Ya" (Brock Walsh, Nevil) – 3:47 #"Walk Your Talk" (Duncan Pain, Nevil) – 3:40 #"Simple Life (Mambo Luv Thang)" (Brock Walsh,

Mark Goldenberg Mark Goldenberg (born April 10, 1952) is an American guitarist and songwriter, noted for his session work and composition of successful songs for Linda Ronstadt, the Pointer Sisters, and others. Biography Early career Raised in Chicago, Illin ...

, Nevil) – 5:19 #"Neighbors" (David Krems, Keith Steinbaum, Nevil) – 3:35 #"Look Who's Alone Tonight" (

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, Phil Galdston, Nevil) – 4:18

Personnel

Musicians

*Robbie Nevil – vocals, guitars, keyboards on "Back to You" *

– bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals *

– keyboards, bass on "Look Who's Alone Tonight" *

Judd Lander Judd Lander (born 1 March 1948) is an English harmonicist. Originally from Liverpool, Lander was previously a member of the band The Hideaways. He has experienced success as a prolific session musician, record industry executive, and company direc ...

– harmonica solo on "Wot's It to Ya" *

Boris Williams Boris Peter Bransby Williams (born 24 April 1957) is a French-born English drummer best known for his extensive work with the Cure (1984–1994). Biography Born in Versailles, France, he had previously worked with various artists, including T ...

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*Mike Nocito – cymbals *

Frank Ricotti Frank Ricotti (born 31 January 1949) is an English jazz vibraphonist and percussionist. Early life and education Ricotti was born in London, England. His father was a drummer. Bill Ashton, founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NY ...

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Alex Sadkin Alex Sadkin (April 9, 1949July 25, 1987) was an American record producer, engineer, mixer and mastering engineer. Sadkin grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida across the street from Bennett Elementary School, and played saxophone in Sunrise Junio ...

– environmental percussion on "Back to You" * Ian Ritchie – saxophone on "C'est la Vie" *Elaine Griffiths, Fiona Griffiths,

Carol Kenyon Carol Kenyon (sometimes spelt Karol; born 1959) is a British singer. She is best known for her vocals on the Heaven 17 hit song "Temptation", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1983. When the song was re-released as a remix by ...

, Chris Thompson,

Miriam Stockley Miriam Arlene Stockley (born 15 April 1962) is a British singer. She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and her work is influenced by the African music of her home country. Her distinctive ''vocal warm up#Vocalise, vocalise'' style gained in ...

, Stevie Lange – backing vocals

Production

*Produced and mixed by

for Peregine Productions, Inc. and

Phil Thornalley Philip Thornalley (born 5 January 1960) is an English songwriter-producer who has worked in the music industry since 1978. He is perhaps best known for co-writing (with Scott Cutler and Anne Preven) the song " Torn" (made famous by Natalie Imbr ...

for Voodoo, Ltd *Recorded and engineered by

*Assistant recording engineer: Nick Lacey *Mix assistant: Matt Barry *Recorded and mixed at RAK Studios (St. John's Wood, London, England) *Design: Paula Scher for Koppel & Scher *Photography: Duane Michaels *Creative direction: Ken Baumstein

Certifications

References

External links

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