ROBERT PALMER Likes It Hot!

ROBERT PALMER Likes It Hot!

If you’re one of those people who’s been thinking that Robert Palmer is a guy who recenty burst onto the rock music charts with the hit singles "Addicted To Love" and "Some Like It Hot" you're totally wrong. That’s right, Robert Palmer has been making music for quite some time—almost 20 years! ■jLet's go back to the beginning |B|Palmer’s illustrious career...the late-1960s, when Palmer had his ,|first semi-professional band called |the Mandrakes—when he was just H|years old. He quit to join the jWan Bown Band and moved from fhis hometown of Yorkshire to ^Hidon the following, year he ^ned DaDa, and .Palmer toured iAmerica for the. first time—before HaDa transformed into a band called ogar Joe. After 18 i ■phis, he embarked bn a solo Hper. Gpt'atLthaf straight?

.'ou have it—proof that Parmer has certainly been round for a while, and we ^ven’t even gotten to his ilo accomplishments yet!

His first solo LP, Sneakin’

BJV Through The Alley, ame a considerable Jio hit in America, and |ter Palmer played a jes of showcases in ■states with positive !SPonse, he began basing his care,§t$^$ifK-

York. Sb^ecji4e:b£?LPs from mer Included:

Je People Qaa Wo What fhey fe Double FumSbcrets (which ’clqded “Bad Case Of Loving

You”), Maybe It’&ffijjijkWfi&e-' (which $he top five danee^t^'You Are In My -.f^S^eteth*') and his newest release, :~Riptide—and although many of these albums were criticallyaccibimed and bis to.urs did wet}-; T Palmer'still friade nb breaf gains in bringing his unique style of music to the masses.

When Palmer’s name became associated with Duran Duran members John and Andy Taylor, he attracted more ..'att©h#dr!;. than ever before. At the time the Povii Station was formed, Duran Dura: mania was at an all-timo:Wgh; Tl Itijand had just come off a highlyi’Successful world tour and now - John and Andy wanted to do something musical of their own. Although Palmer had little regart for their music, after John and Andy sent him a demo of a few songs, he was convinced to join the Power Station project. The subsequent LP sold three millioi copies and soon plans were bef made for a Power Station tour, with Palmer presumably on lead As turned out, Paimer ..^J^plVpt§d instead to commit himself iiipcourse, a snj,afc'mfete‘ the R/pfl LP hit ^er to^ Ten on the Billboard fcfiarts, and the single I ..^Sg&ffiflcted To Love” shot up to I His tour is also doing quite I ^01-' well, sold out in many cities, wiiH girls screaming for the charismi ,iart. The unique style combining jock and dance rhythms proves that Robert Palmer had always jeen a “superstar”... Recently he said: “I’m really interested in doing overtly sentimental music in the face of such a cynical world. I want to do .jmething unique; the whole joy of music is there’s no rules.”