Don't Explain (Robert Palmer album)

Don't Explain is the tenth solo studio album by Robert Palmer, released in 1990. During the course of its 18 tracks, Palmer displays rock, R&B, jazz and Bahamian influences. Several classic songs are covered, as well. The album peaked at number 9 in the UK and number 88 in the US.[3]

Don't Explain
Studio album by
Robert Palmer
Released5 November 1990
RecordedLogic Studios (Milan, Italy)
GenreRock
Length66:33
LabelEMI USA
ProducerTeo Macero, Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer chronology
Addictions: Volume 1
(1989)		 Don't Explain
(1990)		 Addictions: Volume 2
(1992)
Singles from Don't Explain
  1. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
    Released: 29 October 1990
  2. "You're Amazing"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You"
    Released: 24 December 1990
  4. "Happiness"
    Released: April 1991
  5. "Dreams to Remember"
    Released: June 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboardfavourable[2]

The album was certified UK Gold by BPI in November 1990.[4]

Track listing
  1. "Your Mother Should Have Told You" (Robert Palmer, Guy Pratt) (3:41)
  2. "Light-Years" (Divinyls, Robert Palmer) (4:27)
  3. "You Can't Get Enough of a Good Thing" (Robert Palmer) (4:08)
  4. "Dreams to Remember" (Otis Redding, Zelda Reading, Joe Rock) (4:25)
  5. "You're Amazing" (Stephen Fellows, Alan Mansfield, Robert Palmer, Guy Pratt, Steve Stevens) (3:49)
  6. "Mess Around" (Stephen Fellows, Robert Palmer) (4:50)
  7. "Happiness" (Robert Palmer) (2:52)
  8. "History" (Robert Palmer) (4:32)
  9. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" with UB40 (Bob Dylan) (3:26)
  10. "Housework" (Stephen Fellows, Robert Palmer) (3:12)
  11. "Mercy Mercy Me" (Marvin Gaye) / "I Want You" (Arthur "T-Boy" Ross, Leon Ware) (5:59)
  12. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) (2:28)
  13. "Aeroplane" (Robert Palmer) (3:04)
  14. "People Will Say We're in Love" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) (2:20)
  15. "Not a Word" (Robert Palmer, Guy Pratt, Colin Vearncombe) (4:18)
  16. "Top 40" (Mose Allison) (2:40)
  17. "You're So Desirable" (Ray Noble) (2:24)
  18. "You're My Thrill" (Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney) (3:58)
  • N.B. The liner notes for the 1st US pressing (EMI/Capitol – CDP-7-93935-2) attribute the final song to Ned Washington & Burton Lane. While they co-wrote a song by that name, the one on Palmer's album is the Clare & Gorney composition made popular by Billie Holiday.

Chart performance
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 29
Austrian Albums Chart[6] 17
Canadian Albums Chart[7] 28
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 85
German Albums Chart[9] 40
New Zealand Albums Chart[10] 48
Swedish Albums Chart[11] 48
UK Albums Chart[3] 9
US Billboard Hot 200[12] 88

Personnel
  • Robert Palmer – lead and backing vocals, guitar, drums
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Alan Darby – guitar
  • Eddie Martinez – guitar
  • Saverio Porciello – guitar
  • Steve Stevens – guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
  • Brent Bourgeois – keyboards, backing vocals (2, 3)
  • Alan Mansfield – keyboards, drums
  • William Bryant – acoustic piano, bass
  • Frank Blair – bass
  • Guy Pratt – bass
  • Dony Wynn – drums, percussion
  • Cyro Baptista – percussion
  • Pino Pischetola – percussion
  • Claudio Pascoli – saxophone
  • Chuck Findley – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Demo Morselli – trumpet
  • Luka Belak – violin
  • Clare Fischer – clarinet, string and horn arrangements, conductor
  • Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
  • B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (2, 3, 4)
  • Pamela Starks – backing vocals (9)
  • UB40 – backing vocals (9)

Production
  • Robert Palmer – producer (1-6, 9, 10, 17), co-producer (7, 8, 11, 13)
  • Teo Macero – producer (7, 8, 11-16, 18)
  • David Harper – executive producer
  • Richard Cobble – production coordination
  • Arne Frager – engineer
  • Pino Pischetola – engineer
  • Mike Fraser – mixing (1, 5)
  • Eric "ET" Thorngren – mixing (2, 3, 4, 6-18)
  • Henry Marquez – art direction, design
  • Timothy Greenfield-Sanders – photography
  • David King – stylist

References
  1. AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann. "Don't Explain - Robert Palmer | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. "Album Reviews: Spotlight". Billboard. 17 November 1990. p. 64.
  3. "ROBERT PALMER - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. "Album artist 453 – Robert Palmer". Tsort.info. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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  7. "Bienvenue au site Web BIBLIOTHÈQUE ET ARCHIVES CANADA | Welcome to the LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA website". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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  9. Hung, Steffen. "germancharts.de - Robert Palmer - Don't Explain". Germancharts.de. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  10. Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz - Robert Palmer - Don't Explain". charts.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  11. Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Robert Palmer - Don't Explain". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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