Rhythm & Blues is the thirteenth studio album by English singer Robert Palmer. It was first released in Japan in October 1998, before being released elsewhere in 1999, and was his first new release in five years.[1] The album reached No. 118 in the UK[3] but did not chart in the US. Palmer's long-term girlfriend Mary Ambrose arranged strings and sang background vocals on "Twenty Million Things", a song from Lowell George's 1979 solo album Thanks, I'll Eat It Here. Sharon O'Neill co-wrote "True Love" and also provided backing vocals on "Twenty Million Things".[4]
The album's only single, "True Love", peaked at No. 94 in the UK.[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Robert Palmer except where noted.
"I Choose You" (Robert Palmer, Willie Hutch) – 4:18
"Dance for Me" – 3:53
"Twenty Million Things" (Jed Levy, Lowell George) – 3:09
The UK and Canadian track listing features all the same songs with the exception that the track "Dance for Me" is replaced by the track "Tennis", written by Palmer. The tracks also appear in different order.
Personnel
Robert Palmer – vocals, arrangements
Featuring – Alan Mansfield (track 1), Bertram Engel (tracks 3, 7, 8), Bill Payne (track 12), Carl Carlton (tracks 3, 7, 8, 11), Ken Taylor (tracks 3, 7, 8), Pascal Kravetz (tracks 3, 7, 8)
James Palmer and Mauro Spina – percussion (track 12)
Mary Ambrose – strings (track 12)
Mary Ambrose and Sharon O'Neill – backing vocals (track 12)
Production
Produced by Pino Pischetola and Robert Palmer
Production assistant – Paul Cavanaugh
Production coordinator – Richard Coble
Engineered and mixed by Pino Pischetola (tracks 1–10, 12) and Alessandro Benedetto (track 11)
Assistant engineer – Nick Friend
Editing – Kurt Wipfli
Mastered by Antonio Baglio
Design concept and logo – Robert Palmer
Art direction – Ian Ross
Photography – Fabio Nosotti (cover) and Mark Allan (inner)
