Woke Up Laughing

Robert Palmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B00000C2MF
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,050 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #15 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Adult Contemporary
  • #21 in Music > Indie Music > R&B > Soul
  • #32 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Pop Rock

Track Listings

1. Housework

2. Charanga

3. Woke Up Laughing 79/89

4. Aeroplane

5. History

6. Whats It Takes

7. Pride

8. Chance

9. Honeymoon

10. Best Of Both Worlds

11. Monogamy

12. Honey Bee

13. Casting A Spell

14. Between Us

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Island Sounds Dominate Unique Best Of Set, November 8, 2003

By 

Thomas Leonard (Pittsburgh PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Woke Up Laughing (Audio CD)

Woke Up Laughing is a Robert Palmer "best of" set that zeroes in on his long standing love of world music, African, Latin, and Carribean influenced arrangements and (in many cases) lyrics. Although best known alternately as a blue eyed soul singer frollicking with Little Feat and Lowell George or as the suave pop sophisticate whose unique blend of driving guitar powered hard rock with R&B flavored dance beats dominated Top 40 radio in the 80's and early 90's, Robert Palmer often composed and arranged music in very diverse styles not present in his radio hits. Starting with his early solo work in the 70's and runing through into the mid 90's, Palmer routinely recorded songs with strong world music backgrounds, even on some of most successful rock albums. This set captures most of them, nearly 20 years worth, and includes several "standards" of the singer's live act as well as a few more recent gems like "Charanga" (performed with The Power Station) and "Honey A/HoneyB" (based upon African JuJu music). Long time fans will remember minor hits like "Pride" and "Woke Up Laughing", also included. A few songs are represneted in alternative versions or with slightly different arrangements than when first released on past albums. Excellent liner notes where Robert Palmer discusses the background of each song. Truly a showcase of the multi faceted nature of the musician, this album is a must for any Robert Palmer fan. If it's radio hits and hard rock you're looking for, check out other collections

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect summer day music Booty's will shake, October 16, 1999

By 

Brian D. Coke ([e-mail]) (Fort Pierce Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Woke Up Laughing (Audio CD)

I loved this disc.....a wonderful collection of Palmer's Island sounding music. For the musicaly inclined Lots of polyrythms This disc always makes me smile. Quite possibly the most eloquently produced album I have ever listened to. Over and over....Don't miss this !!! bc

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Example of Robert Palmers Best Work !, November 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Woke Up Laughing (Audio CD)

I was never a big fan of Robert Palmer's rock and roll stuff. However, I am the BIGGEST fan of his "tropical music" and his older stuff. In my opinion, "Some People Can Do What They Like" is one of the best recordings I've heard. "Woke up Laughing", (the song), is a masterpiece, and the rest of the CD is as well. I've always appreciated unusual percussion and a tropical flair (without the hokiness that you sometimes get). This C-D arrived on a Friday night and I sat down and listened to it .... then I listened to it again. Incredible.