Life in Detail

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"Life in Detail"
Single by Robert Palmer
from the album Pretty Woman (soundtrack)
Released1990
Length4:07
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Robert Palmer, Allen Powell
Producer(s) Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer singles chronology
""Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (re-issue)"
(1989)
"Life in Detail"
(1990)
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
(1990)

"Life in Detail" is a song by the English vocalist Robert Palmer, which was released in 1990 as a promotional single from the soundtrack of the American romantic comedy film Pretty Woman . [1] The song was written by Palmer and Allen Powell, and produced by Palmer. [2] It reached No. 7 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks, [3] and No. 34 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles Chart. [4]

Contents

"Life in Detail" had been written exclusively for the film. [5] Powell had previously been the drummer in Vinegar Joe, which Palmer fronted, in the early 1970s. Following the band's split, Palmer and Powell continued their friendship and would write a number of songs together which Palmer recorded. [6] [7] According to Manchester Evening News , "Life in Detail" allowed him to buy a 40-foot sail boat to live on, which he had moored at Sausalito, California. [8]

Critical reception

Upon release, the Nanaimo Daily News described the song as a "thumping jumper". [5] The Clarion-Ledger noted: "The driving "Life in Detail" is only slightly less irresistible than Palmer's previous chartbusters". [9] Paul Sinclair of Super Deluxe Edition described the song as a "relative obscurity from the soundtrack of the film Pretty Woman". [10]

Track listing

CD single (promo only)

  1. "Life in Detail" - 4:07

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canadian Top Singles ( RPM ) [4] 34
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks [11] 14
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks [3] 7

Personnel

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