Rhythm & Blues

Robert Palmer

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 1999)
• Original Release Date: July 20, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00000JFWG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #73,752 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
1999 album featuring the single 'True Love' and 11 other tracks. WEA. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars R&B Flavored Pop w/ Soulful Vocals, November 8, 2003

By	Thomas Leonard (Pittsburgh PA) - See all my reviews

Critics and fans were torn on this 1999 Robert Palmer album. Some loved it, some hated it, alternately praising the smooth soulful vocals or complaining the heavy keyboard laiden arrangements or the lack of traditional "Palmer style" hard rock. Here, the singer tackles modern sounding pop music with a strong R&B slant arrangement wise. There a few uptempo numbers, particulalry "You're Not The Only One", and songs like the single "Stone Cold" have slower but still scorching dance sound to them. "True Love", the first single, is a definate soul pop ballad that vocally plays into all of Palmer's strengths as a blue eyed soul singer. "Paradise" is easily the most romantic song on the set, and one of the most romantic songs in the singer's catalogue. Uptempo dominates the set however as ballads sit in the minority. "Mr Wise Guy" is another solid soul flavored effort, and Palmer hits all the right notes with a surprisingly good rendition of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On". There are no hard rock numbers and no world music numbers, trademarks of Palmer's earlier albums. Still, this album excells at showing Robert Palmer could not only sing, but compose and produce songs with a definate fresh soul pop feel to them. "True Love" and "Stone Cold" are clearly the highlights but the album has few misses, even it lacks many home runs. You wont have to be a die hard Robert Palmer fan to enjoy this album.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More Blues than Rhythm, March 14, 2000

By	Mr. D. W. Lloyd - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been a Robert Palmer fan for several years now and I have all of his albums. I hate to hear anything bad about his music but I find this album a bit of a let down, especially after waiting such a long time for it's release. The tracks are too keyboard orientated and this spoils it for me. The single 'True love' is exceptional as is the wonderful 'Stone Cold'(with it's great vocal arrangements). The album showcases Palmer's splendid vocal, however the songs just don't cut it. Take my advice, buy 'Honey' or 'Heavy Nova' instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not true R&B, but not Pop either, May 8, 2002

By	"crazylad" (los angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

First off, this is not true R&B by any stretch by the imagination but rather true 'blue eye soul' which isn't bad. I too stumbled upon this CD at a store and decided to take a chance and bought it. I was very surprised at how good this CD is. Robert really searched deep inside and pulled out some of his best vocal work in years. While other reviewers felt this album was soulless I say it was the quite the opposite. On such songs as 'Stone Cold', Wise guy, I Choose You, and the title track screams of sensuality that is especially true of Marvin Gaye's 'Let's get it on'. It's a shame that this CD didn't get the radio play it deserved. But his tour '99 to support it was the coolest!