On the turntable this Sunday...Some People Can Do What They Like

Some People Can Do What They Like is Robert Palmer's third solo album, released in 1976. It includes "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" which peaked at #63 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and #46 in the UK in 1977. The album peaked at #68 in the US. The album was dedicated to Mongezi Feza. The model on the front cover, engaging Palmer in a game of strip poker, is Playboy magazine's April 1976 Playmate of the Month, Denise Michele.

Track listing:

1."One Last Look" (Bill Payne, Fran Tate) – 4:22

2."Keep in Touch" (Robert Palmer) – 3:25

3."Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" (David Kleiber) – 2:35

4."Spanish Moon" (Lowell George) – 5:58

5."Have Mercy" (Don Covay) – 3:50

6."Gotta Get a Grip on You, Pt. II" (Robert Palmer, Alan Powell) – 3:57

7."What Can You Bring Me" (James Gadson) – 3:43

8."Hard Head" (John Watson) – 4:30

9."Off the Bone" (Phil Brown, Robert Palmer, Steve Smith) – 2:18

10."Some People Can Do What They Like" (Robert Palmer) – 4:09

Personnel:

Robert Palmer - vocals

Chuck Rainey - bass

Paul Barrere - guitar, background vocals

Chilli Charles - timbales

Pierre Brock - bass

Greg Carroll - harmonica

Sam Clayton - percussion, background vocals

Robert Greenidge - steel drums & pans

Freddie Harris - guitar

Richard Hayward - drums

Carol Kaye - guitar

Jody Linscott - percussion, Conductor

Jeff Porcaro - drums

Bill Payne - keyboards, background vocals

James Allen Smith - keyboards

Freddie Wall - guitar

Michael "Spider" Webb - drums

William D. "Smitty" Smith - keyboards

Arthur Smith - ocarina, penny whistle