Pressure Drop (album)

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Pressure Drop
Robert Palmer Pressure Drop.jpg
Studio album by
Robert Palmer
ReleasedNovember 1975
StudioBlue Seas, Hunt Valley, Maryland
Genre
Length36:54
Label Island
Producer Steve Smith
Robert Palmer chronology
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
(1974)		Pressure Drop
(1975)		 Some People Can Do What They Like
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pressure Drop is the second solo album by English singer Robert Palmer, released in 1975. Palmer is backed by Little Feat and other musicians. The title track is a cover version of the reggae hit by Toots and the Maytals. However, many other songs on the album use "New Orleans funk ... along with smooth, dated disco ballads smothered in strings". [1] Continuing his association with Little Feat started by his cover of "Sailing Shoes" on his 1974 debut album Sneaking Sally Through the Alley , Feat was used as backing band on several cuts, most notably Lowell George's slide guitar on "Here With You Tonight". George also contributed the tune "Trouble" on which Feat pianist Bill Payne plays the intro. David Jeffries' review says that the album is considered "too blue-eyed and polished for fans of Palmer's more gutsy moments" but concludes that "Pressure Drop has grown into the great overlooked album in Palmer's discography". [1] In June 2009 (issue 187), the album was ranked as No. 20 on Mojo 's list of the 50 best records released by Island. The album peaked at No. 136 in the US. [5]

Contents

Songs "Give Me an Inch" and "Which of Us Is the Fool" were issued as singles; a music video was produced for the latter. According to former bandmate Pete Gage, the song "Here with You Tonight" was written towards the end of Palmer's time in Vinegar Joe. [6]

Track listing

All songs by Robert Palmer except where noted.

  1. "Give Me an Inch" – 3:17
  2. "Work to Make It Work" – 4:27
  3. "Back in My Arms" – 3:30
  4. "River Boat" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:44
  5. "Pressure Drop" (Frederick Hibbert) – 5:26
  6. "Here with You Tonight" (Robert Palmer, Pete Gage) – 4:57
  7. "Trouble" (Lowell George) – 2:25
  8. "Fine Time" – 5:43
  9. "Which of Us Is the Fool" – 3:25

Featured on the 2013 CD reissue by Edsel (which is bundled with Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley) are acoustic demos of "Willin'" (George) and "Hope We Never Wake". Palmer rerecorded "Work to Make It Work" for his final studio album featuring original compositions, 1999's Rhythm & Blues (released in 1998 in Japan). In 2012, the song was featured in the action-adventure video game Sleeping Dogs .

Personnel

Technical

Paul Barrère, Lowell George, Kenny Gradney, Richie Hayward, Bill Payne and Sam Clayton were members of Little Feat at the time. Fran Tate sang backup vocals on some Little Feat records, extending the Little Feat connection.

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References

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  2. ↑ Lechner, Ernesto (2004). "Robert Palmer". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 613–614. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
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  4. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. 26 February 2024. ISBN   978-0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ↑ "Robert Palmer". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Memories of Robert Palmer". Robert Palmer official site . Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Chris Jagger and 'Pressure Drop'". Hanging Out : Carinthia West.
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