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Based on 26 ratings
1985 Ratings: #304
November 4, 1985 / Release Date
LP / Format
Island / Label
Bernard EdwardsProducer
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Leo_AV
72

After many years of moderate success, followed by his breakthrough as the lead singer of the supergroup The Power Station, Robert Palmer released his most successful album, Riptide.

Even during MTV's golden age, "Addicted to Love" became an icon of the decade with its memorable video, earning him his first number one hit on the Hot 100 and propelling him to stardom. His cover of "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On," with the same theme as the video, reached #2. The ... read more

55

I really like the songs I didn't mean to turn you on and trick bag. The rest is ok.

cappyk
69

There are two pretty famous songs on this that were huge hits back in the day. "Addicted to Love" stormed to the top of the charts and stayed there long enough to be a Top 10 hit for the entire year in the U.S.. That was due in part to the catchiness of the song but, perhaps most importantly, its memorable (and now iconic) music video that played constantly on MTV back when MTV actually mattered. And then there's "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On," which hit #2 on the ... read more

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