Don't Explain (Robert Palmer album)

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Don't Explain
Robert Palmer Dont Explain.jpg
Studio album by
Released5 November 1990
RecordedLogic (Milan)
Genre
Length66:33
Label EMI USA
Producer
Robert Palmer chronology
Addictions: Volume 1
(1989)
Don't Explain
(1990)
Addictions: Volume 2
(1992)
Singles from Don't Explain
  1. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
    Released: 22 October 1990
  2. "You're Amazing"
    Released: November 1990 (US)
  3. "Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You"
    Released: 24 December 1990
  4. "Happiness"
    Released: 2 April 1991 [1]
  5. "Dreams to Remember"
    Released: 3 June 1991 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Billboard favourable [4]
New Musical Express 6/10 [5]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Don't Explain is the tenth solo studio album by English singer Robert Palmer, released in 1990. During the course of its 18 tracks, Palmer displays rock, R&B, jazz and reggae influences. Several classic songs are covered, as well. The album peaked at number 9 in the UK and number 88 in the US. [7]

Contents

In the UK the album was certified Gold by the BPI in November 1990. [8]

Track listing

  1. "Your Mother Should Have Told You" (Robert Palmer, Guy Pratt) – 3:41
  2. "Light-Years" (Divinyls, Robert Palmer) – 4:27
  3. "You Can't Get Enough of a Good Thing" (Robert Palmer) – 4:08
  4. "Dreams to Remember" (Otis Redding, Zelda Reading, Joe Rock) – 4:25
  5. "You're Amazing" (Stephen Fellows, Alan Mansfield, Robert Palmer, Guy Pratt, Steve Stevens) – 3:49
  6. "Mess Around" (Stephen Fellows, Robert Palmer) – 4:50
  7. "Happiness" (Robert Palmer) – 2:52
  8. "History" (Robert Palmer) – 4:32
  9. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"; with UB40 (Bob Dylan) – 3:26
  10. "Housework" (Stephen Fellows, Robert Palmer) – 3:12
  11. "Mercy Mercy Me" (Marvin Gaye) / "I Want You" (Arthur "T-Boy" Ross, Leon Ware) – 5:59
  12. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) – 2:28
  13. "Aeroplane" (Robert Palmer) – 3:04
  14. "People Will Say We're in Love" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 2:20
  15. "Not a Word" (Robert Palmer, Guy Pratt, Colin Vearncombe) – 4:18
  16. "Top 40" (Mose Allison) – 2:40
  17. "You're So Desirable" (Ray Noble) – 2:24
  18. "You're My Thrill" (Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney) – 3:58

Note:

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [19] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Index: Releases". Record Mirror . 6 April 1991. p. 9.
  2. "New Singles". Music Week . 1 June 1991. p. 34.
  3. William Ruhlmann. "Don't Explain - Robert Palmer | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. "Album Reviews: Spotlight". Billboard. 17 November 1990. p. 64.
  5. Dalton, Stephen (1 December 1990). "Long Play". New Musical Express . p. 35.
  6. Chong, Davydd (19 January 1991). "Albums". Record Mirror . p. 16. ISSN   0144-5804.
  7. "ROBERT PALMER - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  8. "Album artist 453 – Robert Palmer". Tsort.info. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  9. "Australiancharts.com – Robert Palmer – Don't Explain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Robert Palmer – Don't Explain" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. "Bienvenue au site Web BIBLIOTHÈQUE ET ARCHIVES CANADA | Welcome to the LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA website". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Robert Palmer – Don't Explain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Robert Palmer – Don't Explain" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  14. "Charts.nz – Robert Palmer – Don't Explain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  15. "Swedishcharts.com – Robert Palmer – Don't Explain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  17. "Robert Palmer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  18. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  19. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 27 November 2021.