Best of Both Worlds: Anthology 1974-2001
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Most pop stars are lucky if they can create one enduring piece of cultural iconography for themselves. Unfortunately for Robert Palmer, his MTV-forged persona as impeccably tailored ?80s crooner backed by a band of leggy fashion models largely overshadowed a career that was as eclectic as it was accomplished. Those who know the singer only by his video for "Addicted to Love" arguably don't know Palmer at all. Indeed, during the previous decade his ostensibly blue-eyed soul sensibilities had actually encompassed funk, New Orleans R&B, reggae, rock, and pop both Euro ("Give Me an Inch") and synth Gary Numan's "I Dream of Wires"). But that creative restlessness also seems to be the reason his commercially promising stint in the all-star Power Station (represented here by "Some Like It Hot" and an infectious cover of T. Rex's "Bang A Gong") was so short-lived. And it's perhaps why, after "Simply Irresistible" and the surge of alternative rock essentially marked the end of his MTV prime, his ?90s work variously retrenched Palmer in soul (including a rewarding medley of Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me"/"I Want You"), torch songs, Caribbean influences, and even Delta blues. This collection ably completes the musical circle Palmer began in the mid ?70s, astutely chronicling pop's ongoing battle between style and substance along the way. --Jerry McCulley
Tracks
| 1 | Sailin' Shoes |
| 2 | Hey Julia |
| 3 | Sneakin' Sall Through The Alley - remix |
| 4 | How Much Fun |
| 5 | Give Me An Inch - remix |
| 6 | Pressure Drop |
| 7 | Trouble |
| 8 | Which Of Us Is The Fool |
| 9 | Spanish Moon |
| 10 | Man Smart (Woman Smarter) |
| 11 | Some People Can Do What They Like |
| 12 | You're Gonna Get What's Coming - remix |
| 13 | Every Kinda People - remix |
| 14 | Best Of Both Worlds - remix |
| 15 | Bad Case Of Lovin' You (Doctor, Doctor) - remix |
| 16 | Jealous |
| 17 | Can We Still Be Friends? - remix |
| 18 | I Dream Of Wires |
| 19 | Not A Second Time |
| 20 | Some Guys Have All The Luck |
| 21 | Pride |
| 22 | What Do You Care (live) |
| 23 | You Are In My System - remix |
| 24 | Some Like It Hot - The Power Station |
| 25 | Get It On (Bang A Gong) - The Power Station |
| 26 | Addicted To Love - remix |
| 27 | Hyperactive |
| 28 | I Didn't Mean to Turn You On |
| 29 | Sweet Lies - from the movie Sweet Lies |
| 30 | She Makes My Day |
| 31 | Early In The Morning |
| 32 | Simply Irresistible |
| 33 | You're Amazing - remix/edit |
| 34 | I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Robert Palmer & UB40 |
| 35 | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) / I Want You |
| 36 | Want You More |
| 37 | Know By Now |
| 38 | Stone Cold |
| 39 | Milkcow's Calf Blues |
| 40 | Johnny & Mary (live) |
| 41 | Riptide (live) |
| 42 | Looking For Clues (live) |
