Some People Can Do What They Like

Some People Can Do What They Like
Studio album by
Robert Palmer
ReleasedOctober 1976[1]
RecordedClover Studios, Los Angeles
Genres
Length36:29
LabelIsland
ProducerRobert Palmer
Robert Palmer chronology
Pressure Drop
(1975)		 Some People Can Do What They Like
(1976)		 Double Fun
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStar[5]
The Village VoiceC+[6]

Some People Can Do What They Like is the third solo studio album by Robert Palmer, released in 1976. It includes "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" which peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and number 46 in the UK in 1977. The album peaked at number 68 in the US. The album was dedicated to Mongezi Feza. The model on the front cover, engaging Palmer in a game of strip poker, is Playboy magazine's April 1976 Playmate of the Month, Denise Michele.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Last Look"
4:22
2."Keep in Touch"Robert Palmer3:25
3."Man Smart (Woman Smarter)"King Radio2:35
4."Spanish Moon"Lowell George5:58
5."Have Mercy"Don Covay3:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gotta Get a Grip on You (Part II)"
3:57
2."What Can You Bring Me"James Gadson3:43
3."Hard Head"Eddie Curtis4:30
4."Off the Bone"
2:18
5."Some People Can Do What They Like"Palmer4:09
Total length:36:29

Charts

Chart (1976/77) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 80
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 46
United States (Billboard 200) 68

Personnel

Production

  • Producer – Steve Smith
  • Engineered & Mixed by Phill Brown at Clover Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Assistant Engineer – Toby Scott
  • Additional Engineer on Tracks #2, 8 & 10 – Richard Digby Smith
  • Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
  • Cover Photography – Moshe Brakha
  • Design – Ria Lewerke
  • Management – Connie De Nave

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Some People Can Do What They Like". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Some People Can Do What They Like - Robert Palmer - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Robert Palmer: Some People Can do What They Like : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. 5 May 2024. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (27 December 1976). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 228. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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