On June 22, 1988, “EMI” label released “Heavy Nova”, the ninth Robert Palmer studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Logic” in Milan, Italy, “Compass Point” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Robert Palmer.

Personnel:

• Robert Palmer – lead and backing vocals, art direction
• Eddie Martinez – guitars
• Dennis Budimir – additional guitars
• John Grey – additional guitars, additional percussion
• William Bryant – keyboards
• Misha Schneider – keyboards
• Jeff Bova – additional keyboards
• Richard Gibbs – additional keyboards
• Garth Hudson – accordion, additional keyboards
• Tom “T-Bone” Wolk – accordion
• Frank Blair – bass
• Barry “Sun John” Johnson – additional bass
• Dony Wynn – drums
• Ricky Fataar – additional drums
• Dom Um Romão – percussion, additional backing vocals
• Robyn Lobe – additional percussion
• Chuck Findley – trumpet
• Luka Belak – violin
• Clare Fischer – strings
• Rick Danko – additional backing vocals
• B.J. Nelson – additional backing vocals
• Tim Kramer – engineer
• Bookie Epsie – engineer assistant
• Scott Forman – engineer assistant
• Roy Sweeting – engineer assistant
• Eric Thorngren – mixing
• Henry Marquez – design
• Terence Donovan – photography
• Richard Cobble – production coordinator
• David Harper – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Palmer, except where noted.

1. Simply Irresistible
2. More Than Ever
3. Change His Ways
4. Disturbing Behavior
5. Early in the Morning – Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor, Charlie Wildon
6. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
7. She Makes My Day
8. Between Us
9. Casting a Spell
10. Tell Me I’m Not Dreaming – Michael Omartian, Bruce Sudano, Jay Griska