Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley

Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
Studio album by
Robert Palmer
ReleasedSeptember 1974
Studio
Genre
Length35:24
LabelIsland
ProducerSteve Smith
Robert Palmer chronology
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
(1974) 		Pressure Drop
(1975)
Singles from Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
  1. "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley"
    Released: 1975[4]

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.[5][6]

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][7][8]

The album peaked at No. 107 in the Billboard 200. "Get Outside", which was released as the B-side to "Which of Us Is the Fool", a single from Palmer's next album Pressure Drop, bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 105. Neither the album nor its singles charted in the UK however.[9]

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  2. ^ a b c "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Robert Palmer Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ Staff writer (28 June 1975). "Singles Reviews: Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. XXXVII (6): 20 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Roxon, Lillian (1978). Lillian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia. Grosset & Dunlap. p. 380. ISBN 9780448145723. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Beat Instrumental & International Recording: Issues 134-139". Beat Publications. 1974. pp. 29–30. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. ^ Morris, Chris (11 October 2003). "Robert Palmer Dead at 54". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media. p. 10. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Robert Palmer". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.