Robbie Nevil (album)

Robbie Nevil
Studio album by Robbie Nevil
Released	November 11, 1986
Recorded	1985–1986
Genre	Pop, dance-pop
Length	41:59
Label	Manhattan CDP-7-46390
Producer	Alex Sadkin, Phil Thornalley
Robbie Nevil chronology
Robbie Nevil (1986) A Place Like This (1988)
Singles from Robbie Nevil
"C'est La Vie" Released: October 1986 "Dominoes" Released: February 1987 "Wot's It to Ya" Released: May 1987

Robbie Nevil is Robbie Nevil's first album, released in 1986. It peaked at #37 on the Billboard 200, remaining on the chart for 46 weeks. The album produced three Billboard Top 20 pop singles: "C'est La Vie" (#2), "Dominoes" (#14) and "Wot's It to Ya" (#10).^[1] In the United Kingdom, the album was retitled C'est La Vie after the single reached Number 3 on the Gallup UK Singles Chart, with the album becoming a small hit when it peaked at Number 93 in June 1987.^[2]

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Track listing[]

1. "Just a Little Closer" 3:58 (Mark Mueller, Nevil)
2. "Dominoes" 4:46 (Bobby Hart, Dick Eastman, Nevil)
3. "Limousines" 3:55 (Mueller, Nevil, Tommy Faragher)
4. "Back to You" 4:07 (Brock Walsh, Nevil)
5. "C'est la Vie" 4:29 (Duncan Pain, Nevil, Mark Holding)
6. "Wot's It to Ya" 3:47 (Walsh, Nevil)
7. "Walk Your Talk" 3:40 (Pain, Nevil)
8. "Simple Life (Mambo Luv Thang)" 5:19 (Walsh, Mark Goldenberg, Nevil)
9. "Neighbors" 3:35 (David Krems, Keith Steinbaum, Nevil)
10. "Look Who's Alone Tonight" 4:18 (John Van Tongeren, Phil Galdston, Nevil)

Personnel[]

• Robbie Nevil - vocals, guitars, keyboards on Track 4
• Tommy Faragher - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• John Van Tongeren - keyboards, bass on Track 10
• Judd Lander - harmonica solo on Track 6
• Boris Williams - hi-hat
• Mike Nocito - cymbals
• Frank Ricotti - percussion
• Alex Sadkin - environmental percussion on Track 4
• Ian Ritchie - saxophone on Track 5
• Elaine Griffiths, Fiona Griffiths, Carol Kenyon, Chris Thompson, Miriam Stockley, Stevie Lange - backing vocals

Production[]

• Produced & Mixed by Alex Sadkin for Peregine Productions, Inc. & Phil Thornalley for Voodoo, Ltd.
• Recorded & Engineered by Phil Thornalley
• Assistant Recording Engineer: Nick Lacey
• Mix Assistant: Matt Barry
• Recorded & Mixed at RAK Studios (St. John's Wood, London, England)
• Design: Paula Scher for Koppel & Scher
• Photography: Duane Michaels
• Creative Direction: Ken Baumstein
• Management: Bennett Freed for NuVisions Entertainment, Ltd. & Ron Weisner

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External links[]

• "Robbie Nevil" (album) at discogs: link