Heavy Nova (album)

1988 studio album by Robert Palmer

Heavy Nova is the ninth studio album by English singer Robert Palmer, released in 1988. His first album for EMI Records after a 15-year association with Island Records, it followed Palmer's very successful album Riptide (1985).

Background

The name Heavy Nova derives from Palmer's love of both heavy metal and bossa nova rhythms. The album continued Palmer's popularity with the single "Simply Irresistible", which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the United States.

The album peaked at No. 13 in the US, No. 17 in the UK and No. 15 in The Netherlands. The album was certified Platinum by RIAA in November 1988 and Gold by BPI in November 1988. It remains Palmer's second most successful album worldwide, behind his 1985 album Riptide.

Recording

The album was recorded at Logic Studios in Milan, Italy and Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas during 1987.

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Palmer, except where noted.

Personnel

• Robert Palmer – lead and backing vocals
• William Bryant – keyboards
• Misha Schneider – keyboards
• Jeff Bova – additional keyboards
• Richard Gibbs – additional keyboards
• Garth Hudson – accordion, additional keyboards
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – accordion
• Eddie Martinez – guitars
• Dennis Budimir – additional guitars
• John Grey – additional guitars, additional percussion
• Frank Blair – bass
• Barry "Sun John" Johnson – additional bass
• Dony Wynn – drums
• Ricky Fataar – additional drums
• Dom Um Romão – percussion, additional backing vocals
• Robyn Lobe – additional percussion
• Chuck Findley – trumpet
• Luka Belak – violin
• Clare Fischer – strings
• Rick Danko – additional backing vocals
• B.J. Nelson – additional backing vocals

Production

• David Harper – executive producer
• Robert Palmer – producer, art direction
• Tim Kramer – engineer
• Bookie Epsie – assistant engineer
• Scott Forman – assistant engineer
• Roy Sweeting – assistant engineer
• Eric Thorngren – mixing
• Richard Cobble – production coordinator
• Henry Marquez – design
• Terence Donovan – photography
• Tony Baglio – management
• Pino Pischetola – management

Charts

Certifications

See also

• List of albums released in 1988

References

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