29 Palms (song)

"29 Palms"
Single by Robert Plant
from the album Fate of Nations
B-side"21 Years"
ReleasedApril 1993 (1993-04)[1]
GenreRock
Length4:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Chris Hughes
  • Robert Plant
Robert Plant singles chronology
"Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"
(1990)
"29 Palms"
(1993)
"I Believe"
(1993)
Music video
"29 Palms" on YouTube

"29 Palms" is a rock song by English musician Robert Plant, released in April 1993 by Fontana and Es Paranza as the first single from his sixth album, Fate of Nations (1993). The songwriting credited to Plant, Charlie Jones and Doug Boyle (two of the backing musicians on the recording), Chris Blackwell and Phil Johnstone.[2]

A review in Billboard magazine described "29 Palms" as "richly emotive rock with strong, spell-casting power" and notes Plant's vocal and the guitars and percussion.[3] Released as a single, it became his second most successful single on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached number 21.[4][5]

  1. ^ "The Great Rock Discography". p. 477.
  2. ^ "29 Palms" (Limited edition picture sleeve). Robert Plant. London: Fontana Records. 1993. Back cover. Fated 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Single Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 30. 24 July 1993. p. 81. ISSN 0006-2510.
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  5. ^ Plant's 1983 single "Big Log" was his most successful, reaching number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.