Double Fun (album)

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Double Fun
Double Fun cover
Studio album by Robert Palmer
Released 1978
Genre Rock
Length 34:48
Label Island
Producer(s) Robert Palmer, Tom Moulton
Professional reviews
Robert Palmer chronology
Some People Can Do What They Like
(1976)
Double Fun
(1978)
Secrets
(1979)


Double Fun is Robert Palmer's fourth solo album, released in 1978. Self-produced, this pop album is influenced by multiple genres including blue-eyed soul, disco and heavy rock but maintains an overall consistency of production which holds it all together.[1] The album peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1978, his highest rank up to that point,[2] and it includes a top 20 hit, "Every Kinda People."[3]

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Robert Palmer except where noted.

  1. "Every Kinda People" (Andy Fraser) – 3:17
  2. "Best of Both Worlds" – 3:54
  3. "Come Over" – 4:06
  4. "Where Can It Go?" – 3:20
  5. "Night People" (Allen Toussaint) – 4:12
  6. "Love Can Run Faster" – 4:02
  7. "You Overwhelm Me" – 3:05
  8. "You Really Got Me" (Ray Davies) – 4:23
  9. "You're Gonna Get What's Coming" – 4:29

[edit] Credits

  • Robert PalmerVocals, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Production (tracks 1,3,5,6,7,9)
  • Tom Moulton – Production (tracks 2,4,8)
  • Bob Babbitt – Bass
  • Paul Barrere – Guitar, Vocals
  • Keith Errol Benson – Drums
  • Harry Bluestone – Concert Master
  • Michael BreckerHorn
  • Randy Brecker – Horn
  • Pierre Brock – Bass
  • Lenny Castro – Percussion
  • Louis John Davis – Keyboards
  • Robert Greenidge – Percussion
  • Freddie Harris – Guitar
  • Richie Hayward – Drums
  • Neil Hubbard – Guitar
  • Ron Kersey – Keyboards
  • James Mahoney – Guitar
  • Donovan McKitty – Guitar
  • Chris Parker – Drums
  • Bill Payne – Keyboards, Vocals
  • Edward Putmon – Keyboards
  • Don Renaldo – Concert Master
  • Steve Robbins – Keyboards
  • Brenda Russell – Vocals
  • Brian Russell – Vocals
  • Allan Schwartzberg – Percussion, Drums
  • James Allen Smith – Keyboards
  • T.J. Tindall – Guitar
  • Jimmy Williams – Bass

[edit] References

  1. ^ Donald A. Guarisco. [Review of Double Fun. All Music Guide. Retrieved on March 6, 2007.
  2. ^ Billboard Albums Chart for Robert Palmer. All Music Guide. Retrieved on Error: invalid time.
  3. ^ Billboard Singles Chart for Robert Palmer. All Music Guide. Retrieved on Error: invalid time.