Maybe It's Live is a live album by Robert Palmer, released in 1982. It combines six live tracks of old songs with four new songs recorded in the studio, including "Some Guys Have All the Luck", which was a hit for Palmer in the UK,[2] peaking at No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart.
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| Released | March 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 11 October 1980 | |||
| Venue | Dominion Theatre, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 36:30 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Robert Palmer | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
The album peaked at No. 23 in Sweden and No. 92 in the Netherlands.[4]
Track listing
editAll songs by Robert Palmer except where noted.
- "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" (Allen Toussaint) — 4:07
- "What's It Take?" — 2:54
- "Best of Both Worlds" — 3:06
- "Every Kinda People" (Andy Fraser) — 4:17
- "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (Moon Martin) — 4:04
- "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (Jeff Fortgang) — 3:09
- "Style Kills" (Gary Numan, Robert Palmer) — 4:16
- "Si Chatouilleux" — 4:34
- "Maybe It's You" (David Ian Ainsworth, Danny Wilde) — 3:43
- "What Do You Care" — 2:20
Tracks #1–5 & 10 recorded live.
Personnel
edit- Robert Palmer — vocals; bass on "Style Kills" and "Si Chatouillieux"; drums, keyboards and guitar on "Si Chatouillieux"
- Alan Mansfield — guitar (1–5, 7, 10), keyboards (1–6, 9, 10)
- Chris Bishop — bass (1–6, 10)
- Jack Waldman — keyboards (1–6, 9, 10)
- Michael Dawe — drums (1–5, 10)
- Dony Wynn — drums (6, 7, 9)
- Adrian Belew — guitar on "Si Chatouillieux"
- Kenny Mazur — guitar on "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
- Danny Wilder — bass and guitar on "Maybe It's You"
- Gary Numan — keyboards on "Style Kills"
- Production
- Produced and Arranged by Robert Palmer
- Executive Producer — David Harper
- Engineers — Rhett Davies and Jack Nuber
- Assistant Engineer — Harold Dorsett
- Mixed by Jack Nuber at Compass Point Studios (New Providence, Bahamas).
- Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Photography and Design — Graham Hughes
- Sculpture — Paul Wunderlich
Charts
edit| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 32 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 148 |
References
edit- ^ "Robert Palmer - Some Guys Have All The Luck". 45cat.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b Maybe It's Live at AllMusic
- ^ "Robert Palmer: Maybe It's Live : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Album artist 453 - Robert Palmer". Tsort.info. Retrieved 1 March 2012.