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Heavy Nova
Studio album by
Robert Palmer
Released22 June 1988
Recorded1987
StudioLogic Studios (Milan, Italy); Compass Point Studios (Nassau, The Bahamas)
GenreHard rock[1]
Length38:29
LabelEMI, Manhattan
ProducerRobert Palmer
Robert Palmer chronology
Riptide
(1985) 		Heavy Nova
(1988) 		Addictions: Volume 1
(1989)
Singles from Heavy Nova
  1. "Simply Irresistible"
    Released: June 22, 1988
  2. "Early in the Morning"
    Released: 1988
  3. "She Makes My Day"
    Released: October 1988
  4. "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"
    Released: 1989
  5. "Change His Ways"
    Released: May 1989
  6. "It Could Happen to You"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Heavy Nova is the ninth studio album by English singer Robert Palmer, released in 1988. His first album for EMI Records after a 15-year association with Island Records (both with the band Vinegar Joe and as a solo artist), it followed Palmer's very successful album Riptide (1985).

Heavy Nova continued Palmer's popularity with the single "Simply Irresistible", which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the United States. The name Heavy Nova derives from Palmer's love of both heavy metal and bossa nova rhythms.

The album was recorded at Logic Studios in Milan, Italy and Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas.

The album peaked at No. 13 in the US, No. 17 in the UK and No. 15 in The Netherlands. The album was certified US Platinum by RIAA in November 1988 and UK Gold by BPI in November 1988. It remains Palmer's second most successful album worldwide, behind his 1985 album Riptide.

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Palmer, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Simply Irresistible" 4:14
2."More Than Ever" 3:25
3."Change His Ways" 2:56
4."Disturbing Behaviour" 3:45
5."Early in the Morning"
4:42
6."It Could Happen to You"
2:32
7."She Makes My Day" 4:23
8."Between Us" 4:49
9."Casting a Spell" 3:57
10."Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"
3:46

Personnel

Production

  • Robert Palmer – producer, art direction
  • David Harper – executive producer
  • Richard Cobble – production coordinator
  • Tim Kramer – engineer
  • Bookie Epsie – assistant engineer
  • Scott Forman – assistant engineer
  • Roy Sweeting – assistant engineer
  • Eric Thorngren – mixing
  • Henry Marquez – design
  • Terence Donovan – photography
  • Tony Baglio – management
  • Pino Pischetola – management

Charts and certifications

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