"She Makes My Day" is a song by British vocalist
Robert Palmer, which was released in 1988 as the third single from his ninth studio album ''
Heavy Nova''.
The song was written and produced by Palmer.
"She Makes My Day" reached No. 6 in both the UK and Ireland.
In Michael Luckman's book ''Alien Rock: The Rock 'n' Roll Extraterrestrial Connection'', Palmer said of writing the track, "I didn't give much thought to it at all. It was like automatic writing."
Release
"She Makes My Day" was released by EMI on 7" vinyl in the UK, Europe, Australia and the US. A 12" vinyl version was released in the UK and Spain, while a CD edition was also issued in the UK and Japan. All editions featured the B-side "Disturbing Behaviour", except the US and Japanese releases. The US release featured "Casting a Spell" as the B-side, and "Change His Ways" for the Japanese release. All three B-sides appeared on ''Heavy Nova''.
Promotion
A music video was filmed to promote the single. It received medium rotation on
MTV
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Critical reception
Upon release, ''
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'' listed the song as a recommended single under the "Pop" category and described it as a "lilting, easy-paced rock ballad".
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, in his 2015 book ''The Top 40 Annual 1988'', described the song as a "smouldering Sinatra-esque slow jazz single". In a retrospective review of ''Heavy Nova'', Terry Staunton of ''
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'' felt the song was an "intricately layered ballad" and "arguably the sweetest few minutes in his entire catalogue".
Track listing
;7" single
#"She Makes My Day" - 4:21
#"Disturbing Behaviour" - 3:43
;7" single (US release)
#"She Makes My Day" - 4:21
#"Casting a Spell" - 3:55
;7" single (US promo)
#"She Makes My Day" - 4:21
#"She Makes My Day" - 4:21
;12" single
#"She Makes My Day" - 4:21
#"Disturbing Behaviour" - 3:43
#"Simply Irresistible (E.T. Remix)" - 6:33
;CD single (UK release)
#"She Makes My Day" - 4:23
#"Disturbing Behaviour" - 3:45
#"Simply Irresistible (E.T. Remix)" - 6:33
;CD single (UK release)
#"She Makes My Day" - 4:23
#"Change His Ways" - 2:56
Personnel
*
Robert Palmer - vocals, producer
* Eric "E.T." Thorngren - mixing
* David Harper - executive producer
* The Artful Dodgers Ltd - sleeve design
* Neil Matthews - photography
Charts
References
{{Robert Palmer
1988 songs
1988 singles
1989 singles
EMI Records singles
Robert Palmer (singer) songs
Songs written by Robert Palmer (singer)