Woke Up Laughing Explained

Woke Up Laughing
Type:	remix
Artist:	Robert Palmer
Cover:	Woke Up Laughing.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Label:	Metro Blue
Producer:	Robert Palmer
Prev Title:	The Very Best of Robert Palmer
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Rhythm & Blues
Next Year:	1998

Woke Up Laughing is a 1998 album of remixes, rerecordings, and otherwise creative approaches to Robert Palmer's discography that's "inspired by a love of the world of music, 1977–1997, with many alternate versions appearing for the first time on disc," according to the CD's back cover. Gerald Seligman, the founder of EMI Hemisphere, suggested the initial idea for Woke Up Laughing, but Palmer wasn't interested in a simple compilation, preferring instead a rethink and a fresh approach. The cover photo was taken by Palmer's longtime drummer, Dony Wynn; when Palmer's son, Jim, saw it, he thought it was perfect for the album and recommended it be used.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Housework"
2. "Charanga" [alternate version of 1996 B-side by [[The Power Station (band)|the Power Station]]]
3. "Woke Up Laughing 79/89" [latter portion of track (1:49-5:32) recorded in 1989]
4. "Aeroplane"
5. "History"
6. "What's It Take?"
7. "Pride"
8. "Chance"
9. "Honeymoon"
10. "Best of Both Worlds" [remix]
11. "Monogamy" [remix]
12. "Honey Bee"
13. "Casting a Spell" [remix]
14. "Between Us" [remix with alternate vocal]

Released on Metro Blue, a sister label of Blue Note Records, based in New York City.

Notes and References

1. 5 October 1998. Jazz. CMJ. 36. 29 December 2022.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/woke-up-laughing-mw0000601047 Allmusic