Addictions: Volume 1
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Addictions: Volume 1 is an album featuring Robert Palmer's best-known songs, released in 1989 by Island Records
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Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
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Track listing
- "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"Bad Case of Loving You " is a 1978 song recorded by Robert Palmer and written by Moon Martin. The song appeared on Palmer's 1979 album Secrets and was a hit, reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Canadian RPM chart in 1979...
" (remix) – 3:15 - "Pride" – 4:05
- "Addicted to LoveAddicted to Love (song)Tina Turner has made "Addicted to Love" a regular feature of her live shows since 1986, although her version did not make it onto the market until two years later....
" – 4:21 - "Sweet LiesSweet Lies (song)"Sweet Lies" is a song written by Robert Palmer, Frank Blair and Dony Wynn, and performed by Palmer for the 1988 film Sweet Lies. It appears on the film's soundtrack, and on Palmer's Addictions: Volume 1....
" – 3:05 - "Woke Up Laughing" (remix) – 4:06
- "Looking for Clues" (remix) – 4:54
- "Some Guys Have All the LuckSome Guys Have All the Luck"Some Guys Have All the Luck" is a song written by Jeff Fortgang , which has been a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 twice, first by The Persuaders in 1973 , then by Rod Stewart in 1984, whose version hit #10...
" – 3:06 - "Some Like It HotSome Like It Hot (song)"Some Like It Hot" is a song recorded by Power Station. It was the first single released from the group's 1985 eponymous debut album. Released by Parlophone Records in 1985, the song features heavy drum beats from Tony Thompson and vocals from Robert Palmer. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking...
" – 5:05 - "What's It Take?" – 3:28
- "Every Kinda PeopleEvery Kinda People"Every Kinda People" is a 1978 song originally performed by Robert Palmer in his Double Fun album. It was Palmer's first hit song in the U.S., reaching the Top 20...
" – 3:26 - "Johnny and MaryJohnny and Mary"Johnny and Mary" is a song written by Robert Palmer and was recorded in 1980 at Compass Point Studios, New Providence, in the Bahamas. The song was featured on Palmer's album Clues . "Johnny and Mary" only went to #44 on the UK Singles Chart, but did reach #18 on Billboard's Club Play Singles chart...
" – 4:05 - "Simply IrresistibleSimply Irresistible (song)"Simply Irresistible" is the first single released from the 1988 studio album Heavy Nova by Robert Palmer and is presented in one of the most distinctive and memorable music videos of the 1980s....
" – 4:18 - "Style Kills" – 4:16
Charts
Chart (1989) |
Peak position | Certification |
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Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
79 | Platinum |
UK Album Chart | 7 | Platinum |