Every Kinda People
{{Infobox song
| name = Every Kinda People
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Robert Palmer
| album = Double Fun
| B-side =
- "Keep in Touch" (EU)
- "How Much Fun" (US)
| released = 10 March 1978 (EU){{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Robert+Palmer&titel=Every+Kinda+People&cat=s|title=Robert Palmer singles}}
{{start date|1978|3|24|df=y}} (UK){{cite magazine|publication-date=11 March 1978|title=Music Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1978/Music-Week-1978-03-11-S-OCR.pdf|magazine=Music Week|page=62|access-date=15 November 2022}}
| format =
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| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
- Reggae rock{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" |website= Stereogum |date= 4 December 2020 |access-date= 15 December 2022 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2109297/the-number-ones-robert-palmers-addicted-to-love/columns/the-number-ones/}}
- calypso{{cite web |last1=Giles |first1=Jeff |title=Top 10 Robert Palmer Songs - Ultimate Classic Rock |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/robert-palmer-songs/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=26 September 2013 |access-date=7 January 2023}}
- pop{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/robert-palmer-clues/|title=Robert Palmer: Clues|work=Pitchfork|date=December 22, 2024|access-date=January 22, 2025|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas}}
| length =
- 3:17 (album version)
- 3:25 (1989 version)
- 3:47 (1992 remix)
| label = Island
| writer = Andy Fraser
| producer = Tom Moulton
| prev_title = Man Smart, Woman Smarter
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Best of Both Worlds
| next_year = 1978
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|R686uRAzwIk|"Every Kinda People"}}}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|fhB_ZthG55g|"Every Kinda People"|link=no}}|header=Audio video}}
}}
"Every Kinda People" is a song originally performed by English singer Robert Palmer on his 1978 album Double Fun. It was released as the album's lead single in March 1978. The song was written by Andy Fraser.{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/272908-Andy-Fraser?type=Credits&subtype=Writing-Arrangement | title=Andy Fraser - Writing credits |website=Discogs.com | access-date=23 March 2015}}
Original version
The song reached number 53 in the United Kingdom{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16930/robert-palmer/|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=13 January 2021}} and at number 16 in the United States, making Palmer's first top 40 hit in that country. The original version also charted on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number 22. In Canada, it reached number 12 on the RPM chart to become his first top 40 hit in the country.
1992 remix
Palmer released a re-mixed version of this song on his 1992 compilation album Addictions: Volume 2, as the lead single from that album, ultimately becoming a radio hit, peaking at number 8 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In the UK, the remix did better than its original 1978 release, peaking at number 43. In Canada, the remix peaked at number 26.
Charts
=1978 original version=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| style="text-align:center;"|Chart (1978)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|12|artist=Robert Palmer|song=Every Kinda People|chartid=4594|access-date=September 6, 2024}} |
| align=left | UK Singles (OCC)
| align=center | 53 |
| align=left |US Hot 100 (Billboard) {{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=641}}
|align=center|16 |
| align=left |US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=189}}
|align=center |22 |
==Year-end charts==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (1978)
! Position |
|---|
| Canada (RPM){{cite magazine |url= https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0070a.pdf |title=Top 200 Singles of '78| magazine=RPM|access-date=September 22, 2024}}
| style="text-align:center;"|84 |
| US Hot 100 (Billboard)
| style="text-align:center;"|73 |
=1992 remix=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (1992)
!Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|26|artist=Robert Palmer|song=Every Kinda People|chartid=2006|access-date=February 13, 2025|refname=RPM_Palmer_1992|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Europe (European Dance Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-03-14.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=Music & Media|date=14 March 1992|page=24|accessdate=31 October 2021}}
|20 |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)
|43 |
| scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)
|8 |
Personnel
- Robert Palmer – vocals, guitar
- Paul Barrere, Freddie Harris – guitar
- James Alan Smith – keyboards
- Bob Babbitt – bass
- Allan Schwartzberg – drums
- Robert Greenidge – steel drums
- Jody Linscott – percussion
References
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Category:Robert Palmer (singer) songs
Category:Chaka Demus & Pliers songs