The Power Station - The Power Station (1985)

Artist:  The Power Station
Title:  The Power Station
Release:  1985
Format:  LP
Label:  Parlophone Records
Catalog#  2402971

The Power Station was a supergroup formed by Robert Palmer, Tony Thompson (of Chic) and Andy and John Taylor from Duran Duran. They came together in 1984 to record a one-off album, as a respite from the relentless global touring and promotion of Duran Duran.
The original plan for this one-album project was for the three musicians (Taylor, Taylor and Thompson) to provide musical continuity to an album full of material, with a different singer performing on each track. Those who were approached included Mick Jagger, Billy Idol, Mars Williams (who eventually contributed brass to the album) and Richard Butler (of The Psychedelic Furs), and Mick Ronson.
The group then invited eclectic soul singer Robert Palmer to record vocals for the track “Communication”. When he heard that they had recorded demos for “Get It On (Bang a Gong)”, he asked to try out vocals on that one as well, and by the end of the day, the group knew that they had found that elusive chemistry which distinguishes successful bands. Before long, they had decided to record the entire album with Palmer.
However, the union was not to hold. By the time the band decided to take the 8-track set on the road, Palmer had left to record his solo album Riptide (which, likely because of the involvement of The Power Station participants Edwards, Thompson, and Andy Taylor, is very similar in sound to The Power Station album). He was replaced by Michael Des Barres (famed for co-writing Animotion’s “Obsession”).
During the promotion cycle for the album, EMI released three singles, including the cover of T-Rex’s “Get It On”, “Communication” and “Some Like It Hot”.


Side one
1.  Some Like It Hot  (5:05)
2.  Murderess  (4:17)
3.  Lonely Tonight  (4:00)
4.  Communication  (3:38)

Side two
1.  Get It On (Bang A Gong)  (5:29)
2.  Go To Zero  (4:58)
3.  Harvest For The World  (3:37)
4.  Still In Your Heart  (3:07)

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