Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley (CD)

Robert Palmer was best known as the smoothie who monopolized MTV in the 1980s, crooning "Addicted to Love" before a backdrop of guitar-wielding models, though he had far more substance than that image would suggest. The British soulster began in an English R&B outfit called Vinegar Joe before going solo in the mid-1970s. His early albums found him backed by the Meters and Little Feat, churning out striking versions of reggae and R&B classics. By the turn of the decade, he'd rocked up his sound, added sleek synths, and taken to covering Gary Numan. Until his death in 2003, soul and style were Palmer's watchwords.

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  General Rock & Pop
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• Release Date: June 1, 1990
• Label: Island Records (USA)
• UPC: 042284260725
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106666817
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #11489 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #4726 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #2979 in General Rock & Pop (See Top 100 General Rock & Pop Bestsellers)

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Personnel include: Robert Palmer (vocals, guitar); The Meters (various instruments); Lowell George (guitar).

After three releases co-fronting the critically acclaimed but commercially underwhelming Vinegar Joe, Robert Palmer's first solo album is a far cry from the bombastic, mega-produced MTV-friendly fare he's best known for. Instead, it's a quietly soulful effort that finds him backed by stellar musicians from Little Feat and the Meters.

Here, as you might expect, the groove is everything. Palmer's vocals are thoroughly assured (if he was intimidated by the credentials of his backing musicians you'd never guess it) and his choice of material, including great songs by Alan Toussaint and Lowell George, is impeccable. Undervalued at the time of its release, this is one of those rare artifacts of the early '70s that doesn't sound remotely dated.

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