Maybe It's Liveis alive albumbyRobert Palmer,released in 1982. It combines six live tracks of old songs with four new songs recorded in the studio, including "Some Guys Have All the Luck",which was a hit for Palmer in the UK,[2]peaking at No. 16 on theUK Singles Chart.

Maybe It's Live
Live albumby
ReleasedMarch 1982
Recorded11 October 1980
VenueDominion Theatre,London
GenreRock
Length36:30
LabelIsland
ProducerRobert Palmer
Robert Palmerchronology
Clues
(1980)
Maybe It's Live
(1982)
Pride
(1983)
SinglesfromMaybe It's Live
  1. "Some Guys Have All the Luck[1]"
    Released: January 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

The album peaked at No. 23 in Sweden and No. 92 in the Netherlands.[4]

Track listing

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All songs byRobert Palmerexcept where noted.

  1. "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" (Allen Toussaint) — 4:07
  2. "What's It Take?" — 2:54
  3. "Best of Both Worlds"— 3:06
  4. "Every Kinda People" (Andy Fraser) — 4:17
  5. "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"(Moon Martin) — 4:04
  6. "Some Guys Have All the Luck"(Jeff Fortgang) — 3:09
  7. "Style Kills" (Gary Numan,Robert Palmer) — 4:16
  8. "Si Chatouilleux" — 4:34
  9. "Maybe It's You" (David Ian Ainsworth, Danny Wilde) — 3:43
  10. "What Do You Care" — 2:20

Tracks #1–5 & 10 recorded live.

Personnel

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  • Robert Palmer — vocals; bass on "Style Kills" and "Si Chatouillieux"; drums, keyboards and guitar on "Si Chatouillieux"
  • Alan Mansfield — guitar (1–5, 7, 10), keyboards (1–6, 9, 10)
  • Chris Bishop — bass (1–6, 10)
  • Jack Waldman— keyboards (1–6, 9, 10)
  • Michael Dawe — drums (1–5, 10)
  • Dony Wynn — drums (6, 7, 9)
  • Adrian Belew— guitar on "Si Chatouillieux"
  • Kenny Mazur — guitar on "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
  • Danny Wilder — bass and guitar on "Maybe It's You"
  • Gary Numan— keyboards on "Style Kills"
Production
  • Produced and Arranged by Robert Palmer
  • Executive Producer — David Harper
  • Engineers —Rhett Daviesand Jack Nuber
  • Assistant Engineer — Harold Dorsett
  • Mixed by Jack Nuber atCompass Point Studios(New Providence, Bahamas).
  • Mastered byTed Jensenat Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Photography and Design — Graham Hughes
  • Sculpture — Paul Wunderlich

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 32
United States (Billboard 200) 148

References

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  1. ^"Robert Palmer - Some Guys Have All The Luck".45cat.Retrieved17 July2018.
  2. ^abMaybe It's LiveatAllMusic
  3. ^"Robert Palmer: Maybe It's Live: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone".Rolling Stone.Archived fromthe originalon 21 April 2009.Retrieved4 September2017.
  4. ^"Album artist 453 - Robert Palmer".Tsort.info.Retrieved1 March2012.