SONG OF THE DAY
“She Makes My Day” by Robert Palmer (Heavy Nova, EMI Records, 1988). Written by Robert Palmer.
INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)
– Heavy Nova is the tenth solo album by Robert Palmer.
– His first album for EMI Records after a 15-year association with Island Records (both with Vinegar Joe and as a solo artist), it followed Palmer’s very popular album Riptide.
– Heavy Nova continued Palmer’s popularity with the single “Simply Irresistible”, which spent three weeks at #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the U.S.
– The name Heavy Nova derives from Palmer’s love of both heavy metal and bossa nova rhythms.
– The album was recorded at Logic Studios, Milan, Italy and Compass Point Studios Bahamas.
– The album peaked at #13 in the US, #17 in the UK and #15 in Netherland. 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 1980 album Clues.
– Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003), born in Batley, Yorkshire, was a Grammy Award-winning English singer-songwriter.
– He was known for his distinctive voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues. He found success both in his solo career and in the supergroup Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the US and the UK.
– His iconic music videos by Terence Donovan for the hits “Simply Irresistible” and “Addicted to Love”, featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark eye makeup and bright red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s.
– Sharp-suited, his involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered five decades.