Album · 1990
Don't Explain
Don't Explain is a 1990 pop rock album by Robert Palmer. It runs 18 tracks across 67 minutes.
Pop Rock · Rock · Blue-Eyed Soul
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- 3 critics
- 18
- Tracks
- 67 min
- Runtime
- 118 bpm
- Tempo
- A major
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- New Musical Express6/10
- Record Mirror2.5/5
- AllMusic2/5
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Don't Explain is the tenth solo studio album by Robert Palmer, released in 1990. During the course of its 18 tracks, Palmer displays rock, R&B, jazz and Bahamian influences. It featured two UK top 10 hits with covers of Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" – collaboration with UB40 – and Marvin Gaye's cover "Mercy Mercy Me". Several classic songs are covered, as well. The album peaked at number 9 in the UK and number 88 in the US. The album was certified UK Gold by BPI in November 1990.
In brief
- When was Don't Explain released?
- Don't Explain was released in 1990.
- How many tracks are on Don't Explain?
- Don't Explain has 18 tracks, with a runtime of 67 minutes.
- What genre is Don't Explain?
- Don't Explain is catalogued under Pop Rock, Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul.
- What BPM is Don't Explain?
- Don't Explain runs at a median tempo of 118 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Don't Explain?
- Listeners of Don't Explain also rate Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, Greatest Hits by The Police, The Joshua Tree by U2.
Don't Explain at a glance
- Label
- EMI
- Produced by
- Teo Macero
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