‘I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On’ by Robert Palmer – Classic Hit or Miss

Palmer recorded the album Riptide at Compass Point Studios in 1985, recruiting Thompson and Andy Taylor to play on some tracks plus Power Station record producer Bernard Edwards, who worked with Thompson in Chic, to helm the production. Riptide featured the US #1 and UK #5 single "Addicted to Love". The single was accompanied by a memorable and much-parodied music video, directed by Terence Donovan, in which Palmer is surrounded by a bevy of near-identically clad, heavily made-up (and appropriately pouty) female "musicians," either mimicking or mocking the painting of Patrick Nagel.

The singles "Hyperactive!" and his cover of Cherrelle's "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" also performed well, with the latter being a #2 US and #9 UK hit single.  Another song, "Trick Bag," was written by one of his major influences, New Orleans jazz artist Earl King.

This song hit #2 on the charts back in 1986 - how about today?