Riptide
by Robert Palmer

Riptide by Robert Palmer
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 15,756th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 45 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (190th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,139th)
Award Best albums of all time (15,756th)

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Robert Palmer bestography

Riptide is ranked 4th best out of 23 albums by Robert Palmer on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Robert Palmer is Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley which is ranked number 11448 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 102.

Robert Palmer album bestography « Higher ranked (15,107th)
Some People Can Do What They Like
This album (15,756th)
Riptide
Lower ranked (23,056th) »
Double Fun

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Riptide track list

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Riptide rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 15,756th | 1980s rank: 2,139th | 1985 rank: 190th

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70/100 (from 45 votes)
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The title of "Addicted to Love" was very fitting. Also features a re-working of the Terry Lewis/Jimmy Jam production team's "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" which was originally essayed by R&B recording artist Cherrelle.
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