Every Kinda People

"Every Kinda People"
"Every Kinda People"
Single by Robert Palmer
from the album Double Fun
B-side	"Keep in Touch" (EU); "How Much Fun" (US);
Released	10 March 1978 (EU); 24 March 1978 (UK)
Genre	Reggae rock ; calypso ; pop ;
Length	3:17 (album version); 3:25 (1989 version); 3:47 (1992 remix);
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Andy Fraser
Producer(s)	Tom Moulton
Robert Palmer singles chronology
Audio video
	"Every Kinda People" on YouTube

Last updated September 26, 2025

↑ "charts.org.nz - Robert Palmer - Every Kinda People". Charts.nz. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
↑ "Music Week" (PDF). Music Week . 11 March 1978. p. 62. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
↑ Breihan, Tom (4 December 2020). "The Number Ones: Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love"". Stereogum . Retrieved 15 December 2022.
↑ Giles, Jeff (26 September 2013). "Top 10 Robert Palmer Songs - Ultimate Classic Rock". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (December 22, 2024). "Robert Palmer: Clues". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
↑ "Andy Fraser - Writing credits". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
↑ "Robert Palmer". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 641.
1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 189.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4594." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
↑ "Top 200 Singles of '78" (PDF). RPM . Retrieved September 22, 2024.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2006." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
↑ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media . 14 March 1992. p. 24. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
↑ "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 7 March 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

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[1] "charts.org.nz - Robert Palmer - Every Kinda People". Charts.nz. Retrieved June 7, 2025.

[2] "Music Week" (PDF). Music Week . 11 March 1978. p. 62. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[3] Breihan, Tom (4 December 2020). "The Number Ones: Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love"". Stereogum . Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[ultimateclassicrock.com-4] Giles, Jeff (26 September 2013). "Top 10 Robert Palmer Songs - Ultimate Classic Rock". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[PM-5] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (December 22, 2024). "Robert Palmer: Clues". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 22, 2025.

[6] "Andy Fraser - Writing credits". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

[7] "Robert Palmer". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[WHITBURN-8] 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 641.

[TOPADULTCONTEMP-9] 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 189.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_Robert_Palmer-10] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4594." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[11] "Top 200 Singles of '78" (PDF). RPM . Retrieved September 22, 2024.

[RPM_Palmer_1992-12] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2006." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

[13] "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media . 14 March 1992. p. 24. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[14] "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 7 March 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

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v t e Robert Palmer
Studio albums	Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley (1974) Pressure Drop (1975) Some People Can Do What They Like (1976) Double Fun (1978) Secrets (1979) Clues (1980) Pride (1983) Riptide (1985) Heavy Nova (1988) Don't Explain (1990) Ridin' High (1992) Honey (1994) Rhythm & Blues (1999) Drive (2003)
Live albums	Maybe It's Live (1982) Live at the Apollo (2001) At the BBC (2010)
Compilations	Addictions: Volume 1 (1989) Addictions: Volume 2 (1992) The Very Best of Robert Palmer (1995) Woke Up Laughing (1998) 20th Century Masters (1999)
Singles	"Give Me an Inch" "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" "Every Kinda People" "Best of Both Worlds" "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" "Can We Still Be Friends" "Not a Second Time" "Johnny and Mary" "Looking for Clues" "Some Guys Have All the Luck" "You Are in My System" "You Can Have It (Take My Heart)" "Discipline of Love" "Addicted to Love" "Hyperactive" "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" "Sweet Lies" "Simply Irresistible" "Early in the Morning" "She Makes My Day" "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" "Change His Ways" "It Could Happen to You" "Life in Detail" "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" "You're Amazing" "Mercy Mercy Me" / "I Want You" "Happiness" "Witchcraft" "Girl U Want" "Know by Now" "You Blow Me Away" "Respect Yourself" "True Love"
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