Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley

Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
Studio album by Robert Palmer
Released	September 1974
Genre	Rock
Length	35:24
Label	Island
Producer	Steve Smith
Robert Palmer chronology
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley (1974) Pressure Drop (1975)Pressure Drop1975

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Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley is the debut solo album by Robert Palmer, released in 1974. It was his first effort after three album releases co-fronting the band Vinegar Joe.

Palmer is backed by The Meters and Lowell George of Little Feat. Multiple reviewers have commented that Palmer sang confidently on this album, despite being backed by more accomplished musicians such as Lowell George, Art Neville and New Orleans singer-songwriter Allen Toussaint.^[2][3]

Recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana, New York, and Compass Point Studios in Nassau, the album was released on compact disc in 1987 by Wea manufacturing.

The album peaked at No. 107 in the US according to the Billboard 200 chart.^[4]

The title track had previously been recorded by Lee Dorsey. It was issued by him in 1970 as a single on Polydor Records.^[5]

Track listing

All songs by Robert Palmer except where noted.

1. "Sailing Shoes" (Lowell George) – 2:44
2. "Hey Julia" – 2:24
3. "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" (Allen Toussaint) – 4:21
4. "Get Outside" – 4:32
5. "Blackmail" (Robert Palmer, Lowell George) – 2:32
6. "How Much Fun" – 3:02
7. "From a Whisper to a Scream" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:32
8. "Through It All There's You" – 12:17

Personnel

• Robert Palmer – vocals
• Steve Smith – producer
• Phill Brown – engineering, mixing
• Ken Laxton – engineering
• Alan Varner – engineering
• Rhett Davies – engineering
• Graham Hughes – artwork, cover photography
• Vicki Brown – backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4)
• Mongezi Feza (credited as Mongezi) - flageolet, horns (tracks 6, 8)

Tracks 1, 6, & 7 – The Meters

• Art Neville – keyboards
• Leo Nocentelli – guitar
• George Porter, Jr. – bass
• Joseph Modeliste – drums

Track 3 – The Meters, Simon Phillips and Lowell George

• Art Neville – keyboards
• Leo Nocentelli – guitar
• George Porter, Jr. – bass
• Simon Phillips – drums
• Lowell George – slide guitar

Tracks 2, 4, 5, & 8 is the New York rhythm section

• Cornell Dupree – guitar
• Richard Tee – piano
• Gordon Edwards – bass
• Bernard Purdie – drums
• Jim Mullen – guitar on track 2
• Jody Linscott – percussion on track 2
• Steve York – harmonica solo on track 3
• Lowell George – guitar on 1, 3, 4, 6, & 7
• Steve Winwood – piano on 8

See also

• List of albums released in 1974

References