Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley 1st Video

[sallie46]

What a great song!

[millholmehouse]

God I miss him

[klkhere]

I agree with you oddie99

[SchubertJustin]

Where is this version from? how was it released?

[papillon0970]

RP: you did it because it must have felt pretty good back then in 1974.

Today, in 2011, it still kicks ass so I guess it was worth it.

Thank you Sir for your beautiful music and may you Rest In Peace.

[papillon0970]

Sting is full of it, pretending to save the rain forest....

Does not even come anywhere close to Robert Palmer.

[oeddie99]

Thank you Lowell and Little Feat

[klkhere]

@oeddie99

Amen

[klkhere]

@oeddie99

Amen

[dlh60]

Yes a good version but not as bouncy as the version with the hot harp.

[kkj1966]

My dad would blast this song on his 8TRACK in his green caddy with a black droptop.

I always thought it was a meters' song. Damn, Robert Palmer was bad!

[oatesfan]

Sexy as hell all the way around. Woo!

[californiagurl66]

the great Zigaboo on drums

[dandamagetoo]

the first three song set on the sneakin record may be my favorite set. way up there if not no 1

[jocam32]

RP....FKG PPPPPPPPPPPPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­IIIIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPPPP­P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jimboticon]

If you ever have a chance to listen to the CD, this song is so much more better.  There are cool guitars at the beginning and it lasts a long time after the video ends. The cd version is awesome.

[lwplwp]

This version is MUCH better than the other one posted....

[TheDmac2727]

clav ftw.

[mriseborough]

Nice version, so much clearer, especially the clavinet & slide..

[buster52]

lowell produced this, didn't he? and feat was the band on roberts next album, i think

[crayhead]

Lowell George!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stealyourface73]

Correction, it was Allen Tousaint who wrote this song.

[stealyourface73]

Lee Dorsey wrote Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley.

[Palmerholic]

I love 1970s Robert Palmer so much, he was in his purest form during the Vinegar Joe era and the dawn of his solo career up to Clues. He had so much longing and loving in that rough, raspy and untrained early voice of his. I do appreciate the deepness that developed in his voice in the 80s, but stuff like his voice on Pressure Drop sends a thrilling feeling through my body and soul and I think it's what he intended.

[jsupe]

What a timeless voice and funky track. One of the great British Blue Eyed Soul singers. RIP Robert, you will be sorely missed.

[SometimeAngel]

Meters were on this album too. then on "Pressure Drop" it was mostly Feat

[SometimeAngel]

Absolutely LOWELL GEORGE played guitar on most of the album. You can HEAR it's his guitar right away. I used to have this on vinyl and everyone was credited on the liner notes.

[azenkoan]

Is Little Feat the back up band on the video? If I'm not mistaking they were on the original album. Members of Little Feat and possibly Lowell George.

[risch]

I always thought it was the meters....

[SometimeAngel]

Absolutely Little Feat (credits)

[JamesHartBassist]

Sorry, there were no musician credits for this release.

But 'Sneakin' and 'Sailin' (track 1 & 3) were the Meters... Art Neville (keyboards); Leo Nocentelli ( guitar) George Porter (bass), Joseph Modeliste (drums).

[TheOldskier]

Whoever they were, the bass player could lay down the funk! If it wasn't Kenny Gradney from Feat he could sure hold a candle to him!

Kenny and Ritchie Hayward are my fav rhythm section of all time. The guy on this track knocked me out in the first few notes.

[sugarbeet]

Apart from the great Lowell George on slide the band on this album was The Meters - Allen Toussaint's house band at his C Saint studio. Bass player - Mr George Porter Jr.

[iamkellen]

IT WAS THE METERS!

[2manystrats]

First heard this groove in 74 or 75 on the Himalayan at the Myrtle Beach Grand Strand along side the Hughes Corporation's 'Rock the Boat' and have been addicted to Palmer ever since.

[kooodeal]

Robert singing with James Brown is the bomb. Check it out.

[finspitzdad]

Palmer was so good in the 70's. I can't blame him for cashing in durng the heyday of MTV, but this remains one of his masterpieces.

[SimonDolan]

I have just `discovered` this and I can`t believe this is so good - 1974 as well!!!

[shinytinhead]

sting is a supremely silly man, whereas Robert Palmer had the groove.

[SimonDolan]

True.

[SilverWolfMoon]

The video is 1974, but this version of the song is an 1980s remix, from "Addictions Vol.2" {and various other compilations}. The original is much slower and 'soulful'.

But both are great :)

[RedSchwartz]

Nah. Not slower..does sound like some clav was added..vocal sound identical so guessing this isn't a live version..

[pollyluallen]

WAY big losses, he and Lowell, my idol of all time. This is good stuff and I'm thinking of friends who don't know of this stuff...to be remedied immediately starting with the 'Sneakin' Sally...' lp!

[NickDeakin1]

I can't believe this hasn't been listen by so many others. Jusssst an awesome tunes. . .

[mainlinefoos]

Am I correct in saying that this is the version from Addictions, Vol. 2?

[kchipster]

Palmer was soulful enuff on his own, but add The Meters as the rhythm section, Lowell George on lead and producing and the associated coke use/abuse and you come up w/some KIKAZZ blue-eyed soul, brother!!

[daryle1220]

I can relate ,You know, just been caught. tryna talk double talk. I hate when that happens. As for the song its fantastic. I went to one of Roberts' early concerts when this album was released and he was so cool, I mean he was like an Iceberg,he was just that cool.

[boobietuber2]

Oh so sweet.....so smooth....ty

[swsjr]

Wow.. Funked from the floor up..

[ekkostar]

Dead or alive, Robert is still dynamic and bombastic. He's my homeboy!

[buster52]

hey, thanks for posting this. the mix seems much stronger on your clip than anyone else's. i had this on vinyl in the day, and it still SLAMS!

thanks again.

[nettiebaby45]

The first video, song number 3 on the album,

but actually THIS song's version is the remix

from Addictions, Vol.2. Rock on, Robert,baby!!

[nhgranite1]

needed so much today,more than ever, his music so fine, maybe Sting comes close.

[BrickLaneBetty]

But Sting has no soul, he has charm and talent but he's sexless since hanging out with madonna.

[nhgranite1]

thanks for the update, I probably agree since I believe while Madonna tries to project some sort of female heat, she has no core appeal to my gender;she can't beat father time. Still getting back to Sting, I maintain he has some kind of "soul" but I really don't know that much about the essence of what you're opining though, as I said, I find myself agreeing with your astute premise.

[BrickLaneBetty]

I just think sting lost the connection to American soul around "Bring on the night" and his whole Versace/madonna/tantric yoga millionaire life just kind of brought him into the "Lighter side." Palmer may have gone mainstream in popularity but he always stayed sexy. Robbie Williams couldn't tie his shoes.

[nhgranite1]

ABSOLUTELY!

[conefsl]

wow so funky!!!!