Album · Robert Palmer
Don’t Explain by Robert Palmer
Don’t Explain is an album by Robert Palmer, released in 1990. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You”, on 1 list with a best position of #793.
Don't Explain, Robert Palmer's tenth solo studio album, came out on EMI on 5 November 1990, with Teo Macero producing, and it finds the sharpest-dressed man in rock stretching out in every direction at once. Across 18 tracks, Palmer runs through rock, R&B, jazz and reggae, and mixes in a stack of classic covers, using that smooth, soulful voice like a tailor's tape measure on each one.
"You're Amazing" and the "Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You" medley are the tracks radio took to. It reached number 9 in the UK, where it went gold that November, but managed only number 88 in the US.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Don’t Explain on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You | 1 | #793 | – | 1991 | |
| 2 | You're Amazing | 1 | #78 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.