Ridin High

Robert Palmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 20, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00000DRDU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,583 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Factory sealed and wrapped-- Has a small cut on the edge (artwork is excellent)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised, November 7, 2000

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Justin R. Macumber "writer * podcaster" (Fort Worth, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ridin High (Audio CD)

When I think of Swing or Big Band music, a lot names come to mind, but one I never would have thought of was Robert Palmer, the singer of dreadful 80s tunes like Irresistable. In my youth I was *not* a Palmer fan. But one day I was listening to the radio and I heard his rendition of "Mercy Mercy Me." Well, I thought it was great, even if he was the singer, so I bought the CD it was on ("Don't Explain"). Some of the other songs were okay, such as Housework, but I really didn't get into it until I got to the title track. When I heard the opening music, and then his voice, I was hooked. And then came Aeroplane, and lastly You're My Thrill. Those songs were great! But sadly they only made up a small segment of the CD. Well, a couple of years later, and he released "Ridin' High," a fantastic set of swinging standards and other finger-snappin' cuts. No, it's not the greatest versions of these songs on the planet, but he delivers them with real zeal and love. His voice can alternate between sultry and sizzling with ease. And what's greatest is that he turned to this style of music years before it became trendy. I highly recommend this disk.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Interpretations of Great Songs, April 11, 2004

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L. L. Holmes (Butte, MT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ridin High (Audio CD)

Pulled this CD out the other day for a listen--had forgotten how much I enjoyed it. Palmer released this a long time before it was fashionable for rock singers to cut standards albums, and he did his with great class and style. It's not the usual collection of songs, and the arrangements are very fresh and unique. I highly recommend it to people who enjoy the classics. Not your run-of-the-mill lounge singer act.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Robert Palmer Rides High With The Standards, November 21, 2003

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Thomas Leonard (Pittsburgh PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ridin High (Audio CD)

Ridin High is a 1992 album release by Robert Palmer that finds the singer diving headfirst into pre rock era jazz and romantic standards, completely abandoning the dance friendly hard rock and R&B blue eyed soul of his most famous recordings. Actually, Palmer grew up on this music and occassionally recorded songs in this vein on previous albums. Here, the singer stretches a bit too thin as he seems to struggle at times to capture the emotion and handle the vocal challenges of this type of music. Sinatra or Bennett he isn't, but at times Palmer shows he has the versatility vocally to do justice to these standards. Uptempo fare like "No, Not Much" and "Goody Goody" suit him well, but Palmer handles himself on slower standards like "Love Me Or Leave Me", "The Tender Trap", and beautiful haunting rendition of Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain", possibly the album's highlight. Casual fans will distress the lack of rock oriented material.