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Untitled
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]

Riptide is the eighth solo studio album by the British singer Robert Palmer. It was originally released in November 1985. The album was recorded over a period of three months in 1985, at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Palmer's later work. The album charted at number 8 in the US and No. 5 in the UK. It was certified double platinum in the US by the RIAA in March 1996 and certified gold in the UK by BPI in August 1986. It featured the songs "Addicted to Love", "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On", "Discipline of Love", and "Riptide" which were all released as singles. The song "Addicted to Love" peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986,[3] helped by a memorable music video. Palmer won a Grammy Award for the song in 1987. And the song "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On", a cover version of a song by R&B singer Cherrelle, reached No. 2 on the Hot 100.

For the album, Palmer collaborated with two former members from The Power Station, guitarist Andy Taylor and drummer Tony Thompson. The Power Station's producer Bernard Edwards also played bass and produced the album. The album also features contributions from American Singer-songwriter Chaka Khan, Level 42's keyboardist Wally Badarou, and session musicians Guy Pratt, Jeff Bova, Eddie Martinez, and Jack Waldman (who died a year after the album's release[4]).

2013 reissue

Riptide was reissued on 30 April 2013 by Culture Factory USA, an independent label that specializes in cult artists. The reissue CD was packaged in a miniature replica of the original quality vinyl packaging complete with an inner sleeve that features the original lyrics, photographs of Palmer and credits for the album. The label side of the CD features a replica of what the original Island label looked like at the time of issue and even features "grooves" as if the black CD is made of vinyl.

The reissues did not have any additional outtakes or bonus tracks.[5]

Critical reception

In a contemporary review music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "C-" and panned it as "his pop breakthrough" and added that "what makes him barely listenable is his holdings in r&b."[6]

In a a retrospective review, an anonymous critic for AllMusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars and wrote that "Riptide packages Robert Palmer's voice and suave personality into a commercial series of mostly rocking songs that seem custom-tailored to be chart hits."

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleLength
1."Riptide" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)2:24
2."Hyperactive" (Tony Haynes, Dennis Nelson, Robert Palmer)5:08
3."Addicted to Love" (Palmer)6:01
4."Trick Bag" (Earl King)3:01

Side two

No.TitleLength
1."Get It Through Your Heart" (Palmer)2:49
2."I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis)3:43
3."Flesh Wound" (Frank Blair, Palmer)3:43
4."Discipline of Love" (David Batteau, Don Freeman)6:06
5."Riptide (Reprise)" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)2:00
Total length:34:55
Additional tracks

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1985-86) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[7] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart[8] 13
UK Albums Chart[9] 5
US Billboard 200[10] 8

Release history

Label Cat. No. Format Date
Island 90471-1, 7 90471-1 US Vinyl 1985[11]
Island 7 90471-4 US Cassete 1985[12]
Island 610 541-222, CID 130, 90471-2 GE CD 1985[13]
Island ICT 9801 UK Casette 1985[14]
Island 407 083-630, 407 083 GE Casette 1985[15]
Island ZCI-9801 UK Casette 1985[16]
Island A4-90471, A4 90471 US Casette 1985[17]
Island ISLC-1066, ISLC 1066 CA Casette 1985[18]
Island ILPS 9801 UK, IRE, PO, SC Vinyl 1985[19][20][21][22]
Island R25D-2014 JP Vinyl 1985[23]
Island ISL 1066 CA Vinyl 1985[24]
Island 7 90471-2 US CD 1986[25]
Island P35D 20010 JP CD 24 April 1987[26]
Island, Island Masters 826 463-2, IMCD 25 EU CD 1989[27]
Island Masters PSCD-1152 JP CD 25 November 1991[28]
Island Masters UICY-6600 JP CD 22 November 2006[29]
Culture Factory 782026 FRA CD 30 April 2013[30]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Riptide" on All Music Guide. Retrieved on August 13, 2009
  2. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Robert+Palmer
  3. ^ Allmusic
  4. ^ http://www.artistswithaids.org/national/registry.html#musicians
  5. ^ "Home". Culturefactoryusa.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  6. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Robert+Palmer
  7. ^ "LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  8. ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  9. ^ "UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  10. ^ "Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  11. ^ "Riptide 1". Discogs. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Riptide 2". Discogs. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Riptide 3". Discogs. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  14. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/4147601
  15. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/1974994
  16. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/3013373
  17. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/395015
  18. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/5898374
  19. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/471426
  20. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/3708936
  21. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/5688329
  22. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/1450918
  23. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/1623211
  24. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/4022055
  25. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/2369965
  26. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/5937877
  27. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/2852675
  28. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/3302652
  29. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/4022055
  30. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Robert-Palmer-Riptide/release/5315467
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