1978 Robert Palmer – Double Fun
Double Fun is the fourth solo album by Robert Palmer, released in 1978. Self-produced, this pop album is influenced by multiple genres including blue-eyed soul, disco and heavy rock but maintains an overall consistency of production which holds it all together. The album peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1978, his highest rank up to that point, and includes a top 20 hit, “Every Kinda People.”
The hit single from the album “Every Kinda People” was written by former Free bassist Andy Fraser. Fraser recorded his own version of the song which he never released but which Palmer heard. This album and the hit single paved the way for his next album Secrets which reached No. 19 on the Billboard charts and gave Palmer his biggest hit yet with the Moon Martin penned “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)”.
The album cracked the Billboard Top 100 peaking at No. 45 thanks to the success of “Every Kinda People”, and two follow up singles continued to keep the album afloat on the charts. The last track “You’re Going To Get What’s Coming” penned by Palmer later became a hit single (reaching No. 73 on the Billboard Charts in 1980) for Bonnie Raitt and was featured on her 1979 album The Glow. Double Fun peaked at No. 10 in the Netherlands and No. 29 in New Zealand
Tracks
1 Every Kinda People (Andy Fraser) 3:19
2 Best Of Both Worlds (Robert Palmer) 3:59
3 Come Over (Robert Palmer) 4:10
4 Where Can It Go? (Robert Palmer) 3:21
5 Night People (Allen Toussaint) 4:17
6 Love Can Run Faster (Robert Palmer) 4:07
7 You Overwhelm Me (Robert Palmer) 3:10
8 You Really Got Me (Ray Davies) 4:26
9 You\’re Gonna Get What\’s Coming (Robert Palmer) 4:32
Media
Musicians
Bass | Pierre Brock |
Bass | Bob Babbitt |
Bass | Jimmy Williams |
Drums | Richie Hayward |
Drums | Chris Parker |
Drums | Allan Schwartzberg |
Drums | Keith Benson |
Guitar | Neil Hubbard |
Guitar | Paul Barrere |
Guitar | Freddie Harris |
Guitar | Donovan McKitty |
Guitar | James Mahony |
Guitar | TJ Tindall |
Guitar | Robert Palmer |
Keyboards | Bill Payne |
Keyboards | James Alan Smith |
Keyboards | Steve Robbins |
Keyboards | Louis John Davis |
Keyboards | Edward Putmon |
Keyboards | Ron Kersey |
Sax | Michael Brecker |
Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Percussion | Allan Schwartzberg |
Percussion | Robert Palmer |
Steel Drums | Robert Greenidge |
Background Vocals | Russell, Brian |
Background Vocals | Brenda Russell |
Liner Notes
Producer – Robert Palmer (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Producer – Tom Moulton (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
Producer (Executive – Chris Blackwell, David Harper
Arranged By (Strings) – Gene Page, Harry Bluestone
Mastered By (Mastering Engineer) – Jose Rodriquez
Recorded By – Arthur Stoppe, Phil Brown
Art Direction – Robert Palmer, Tina Bossidy
Photography By – Hiro
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Inc.
Copyright (c) – Island Records Inc.
Recorded At – The Hit Factory
Recorded At – Mediasound
Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Manufactured By – Island Records
Distributed By – Island Records