Robert Palmer: At His Very Best

Reviewed by GRAHAM REID


Herald rating: * * * *

When Palmer died suddenly in September the obituaries all noted his sexy videos and the man's ineffable sense of the suave. Fewer acknowledged his soulful vocals which carried him through a string of hits (more than you might think) which included Every Kinda People, Addicted to Love, Simply Irresistible and I'll Be Your Baby Tonight with UB40.

They are all here, along with Some Like It Hot with The Power Station which included a couple of Taylors from Duran Duran. This reissue, originally released last year, adequately sums up a career notable for more than those titillating MTV clips.

(Universal)