Pressure Drop (album)

Pressure Drop
Studio album by
Robert Palmer
ReleasedNovember 1975
StudioBlue Seas, Hunt Valley, Maryland
Genre
Length36:54
LabelIsland
ProducerSteve Smith
Robert Palmer chronology
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
(1974) 		Pressure Drop
(1975) 		Some People Can Do What They Like
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Pressure Drop is the second solo album by English singer Robert Palmer, released in 1975. Palmer is backed by Little Feat and other musicians. The title track is a cover version of the reggae hit by Toots and the Maytals. However, many other songs on the album use "New Orleans funk ... along with smooth, dated disco ballads smothered in strings".[1] Continuing his association with Little Feat started by his cover of "Sailing Shoes" on his 1974 debut album Sneaking Sally Through the Alley, Feat was used as backing band on several cuts, most notably Lowell George's slide guitar on "Here With You Tonight". George also contributed the tune "Trouble" on which Feat pianist Bill Payne plays the intro. David Jeffries' review says that the album is considered "too blue-eyed and polished for fans of Palmer's more gutsy moments" but concludes that "Pressure Drop has grown into the great overlooked album in Palmer's discography".[1] In June 2009 (issue 187), the album was ranked as No. 20 on Mojo's list of the 50 best records released by Island. The album peaked at No. 136 in the US.[5]

Songs "Give Me an Inch" and "Which of Us Is the Fool" were issued as singles; a music video was produced for the latter. According to former bandmate Pete Gage, the song "Here with You Tonight" was written towards the end of Palmer's time in Vinegar Joe.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "Pressure Drop - Robert Palmer - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ Lechner, Ernesto (2004). "Robert Palmer". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 613–614. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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  4. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. 26 February 2024. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ "Robert Palmer". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Memories of Robert Palmer". Robert Palmer official site. Retrieved 21 January 2021.