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She Makes My Day

"She Makes My Day" is a song by British vocalist Robert Palmer, which was released in 1988 as the third single from his ninth studio album Heavy Nova.[2] The song was written and produced by Palmer.[3] "She Makes My Day" reached No. 6 in both the UK and Ireland.[4][5]

"She Makes My Day"
Single by Robert Palmer
from the album Heavy Nova
B-side"Disturbing Behaviour"
ReleasedOctober 1988 (UK)[1]
Recorded1987
Length4:21
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Robert Palmer
Producer(s)Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer singles chronology
"Early in the Morning"
(1988) 		"She Makes My Day"
(1988) 		"Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin'"
(1989)

In Michael Luckman's book Alien Rock: The Rock 'n' Roll Extraterrestrial Connection, Palmer said of writing the track, "I didn't give much thought to it at all. It was like automatic writing."[6]

Release edit

"She Makes My Day" was released by EMI on 7" vinyl in the UK, Europe, Australia and the US. A 12" vinyl version was released in the UK and Spain, while a CD edition was also issued in the UK and Japan.[7] All editions featured the B-side "Disturbing Behaviour", except the US and Japanese releases. The US release featured "Casting a Spell" as the B-side, and "Change His Ways" for the Japanese release. All three B-sides appeared on Heavy Nova.[2]

Promotion edit

A music video was filmed to promote the single. It received medium rotation on MTV.[8]

Critical reception edit

Upon release, Billboard listed the song as a recommended single under the "Pop" category and described it as a "lilting, easy-paced rock ballad".[9] James Masterton, in his 2015 book The Top 40 Annual 1988, described the song as a "smouldering Sinatra-esque slow jazz single".[10] In a retrospective review of Heavy Nova, Terry Staunton of Record Collector felt the song was an "intricately layered ballad" and "arguably the sweetest few minutes in his entire catalogue".[11]

Track listing edit

7" single
  1. "She Makes My Day" - 4:21
  2. "Disturbing Behaviour" - 3:43
7" single (US release)
  1. "She Makes My Day" - 4:21
  2. "Casting a Spell" - 3:55
7" single (US promo)
  1. "She Makes My Day" - 4:21
  2. "She Makes My Day" - 4:21
12" single
  1. "She Makes My Day" - 4:21
  2. "Disturbing Behaviour" - 3:43
  3. "Simply Irresistible (E.T. Remix)" - 6:33
CD single (UK release)
  1. "She Makes My Day" - 4:23
  2. "Disturbing Behaviour" - 3:45
  3. "Simply Irresistible (E.T. Remix)" - 6:33
CD single (UK release)
  1. "She Makes My Day" - 4:23
  2. "Change His Ways" - 2:56

Personnel edit

  • Robert Palmer - vocals, producer
  • Eric "E.T." Thorngren - mixing
  • David Harper - executive producer
  • The Artful Dodgers Ltd - sleeve design
  • Neil Matthews - photography

Charts edit

Chart (1988–89) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 57
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Rober Palmer singles".
  2. ^ a b Robert Palmer. "Heavy Nova - Robert Palmer | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  3. ^ "Robert Palmer - She Makes My Day / Disturbing Behaviour - EMI - UK - EM 65". 45cat. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  4. ^ "ROBERT PALMER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  5. ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  6. ^ Luckman, Michael (2010-06-15). Alien Rock: The Rock 'n' Roll Extraterrestrial Connection - Michael Luckman - Google Books. ISBN 9781451604320. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  7. ^ "Robert Palmer - She Makes My Day at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  8. ^ Billboard magazine - The Clip List - March 11, 1989 - page 67
  9. ^ Billboard magazine - Single reviews - February 11, 1989 - page 71
  10. ^ Masterton, James (1988-10-15). "The Top 40 Annual 1988 - James Masterton - Google Books". Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  11. ^ "Heavy Nova/Don't Explain - Record Collector Magazine". Recordcollectormag.com. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  12. ^ "Robert Palmer – She Makes My Day". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Robert Palmer – She Makes My Day" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – She Makes My Day". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Robert Palmer – She Makes My Day". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Robert Palmer: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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