Some People Can Do What They Like Explained
Some People Can Do What They Like is the third solo 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
- "One Last Look" (Bill Payne, Fran Tate) – 4:22
- "Keep in Touch" (Robert Palmer) – 3:25
- "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" (Norman Span aka King Radio) – 2:35
- "Spanish Moon" (Lowell George) – 5:58
- "Have Mercy" (Don Covay) – 3:50
- "Gotta Get a Grip on You (Part II)" (Robert Palmer, Alan Powell) – 3:57
- "What Can You Bring Me" (James Gadson) – 3:43
- "Hard Head" (Eddie Curtis) – 4:30
- "Off the Bone" (Phill Brown, Robert Palmer, Steve Smith) – 2:18
- "Some People Can Do What They Like" (Robert Palmer) – 4:09
Charts
Personnel
- Robert Palmer – vocals
- Pierre Brock, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
- Richie Hayward, Jeff Porcaro, Spider Webb, Robert Greenidge – drums
- Chilli Charles – timbales
- Sam Clayton – percussion, congas, background vocals
- Jody Linscott – percussion, congas
- Paul Barrere – guitar, background vocals
- Freddie Harris, Carol Kaye, Freddy Wall – guitar
- Bill Payne – keyboards, background vocals
- James Allen Smith, William "Smitty" Smith – keyboards
- Greg Carroll – harmonica
- Arthur Smith – ocarina, whistle
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
- List of albums released in 1976
Notes and References
- Web site: Some People Can Do What They Like . . 8 May 2011.
- Book: Lechner, Ernesto. Robert Palmer. . 2004 . . 4th . Brackett . Nathan . Hoard . Christian . 0-7432-0169-8 . 613–614.
- Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 228.