Addictions: Volume 1

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Addictions: Volume 1
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Greatest hits album by
Released30 October 1989 [1]
Genre
Length51:30
Label Island
Robert Palmer chronology
Heavy Nova
(1988)
Addictions: Volume 1
(1989)
Don't Explain
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
New Musical Express 7/10 [3]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Addictions: Volume 1 is the first compilation album by English singer Robert Palmer, released in 1989 by Island Records. It contains singles and album tracks, some in remix form, from Palmer's solo studio albums Double Fun (1978), Secrets (1979), Clues (1980), Pride (1983), Riptide (1985) and Heavy Nova (1988), plus two tracks from the live album Maybe It's Live , two tracks from the soundtrack to the film Sweet Lies , and one track from the Power Station's self-titled album (1985), on which Palmer is lead vocalist.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Palmer, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (remix) John Moon Martin Secrets 3:15
2."Pride"  Pride 4:05
3."Addicted to Love" (edit)  Riptide 4:21
4."Sweet Lies"
  • Palmer
  • Frank Blair
  • Dony Wynn
Sweet Lies soundtrack3:05
5."Woke Up Laughing" (remix) Sweet Lies soundtrack4:06
6."Looking for Clues" (remix)  Clues 4:54
7."Some Guys Have All the Luck"Jeff Fortgang Maybe It's Live 3:06
8."Some Like It Hot" (as part of The Power Station) The Power Station 5:05
9."What's It Take?" Secrets3:28
10."Every Kinda People" Andy Fraser Double Fun 3:26
11."Johnny and Mary" Clues4:05
12."Simply Irresistible"  Heavy Nova 4:18
13."Style Kills"
Maybe It's Live4:16

Charts

Chart (1989–1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 10
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7] 60
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 7
US Billboard 200 [11] 79

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] Platinum70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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