Power Station - Living In Fear (1996)

"Living in Fear" is the second album from the supergroup The Power Station, released in 1996. The band had the same lineup as for their previous album in 1985. However, John Taylor was going through a divorce at the time, as well as entering drug rehab, and pulled out before the album was recorded. Instead Bernard Edwards, the producer, played all Taylor's bass parts on the record. Unfortunately, Edwards died of pneumonia in Japan before the album was released; the album is dedicated to his memory. These two events did not help the album and it was not a commercial success, with only one single, "She Can Rock It", being released. Despite John Taylor's absence, he still received credit on the album. The entire first stretch of the album is pretty strong, from "Scared" to the mildly sleazy grind of "She Can Rock It," reminiscent of lead vocalist Robert Palmer's late-'80s highlights.

 

01.  "Living in Fear"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 4:37

02.  "She Can Rock It"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 4:16

03.  "Scared"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 4:06

04.  "Fancy That"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 3:41

05.  "Notoriety"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 5:06

06.  "Power Trippin'"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 4:21 (bonus track, previously released)

07.  "Life Forces"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 4:08

08.  "Let's Get It On"  (Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend)  - 7:03

09.  "Babyin' You"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 3:12 (bonus track)

10.  "Shut Up"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 4:12

11.  "Love Conquers All"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 4:30

12.  "Charanga"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 6:01 (bonus track, previously released)

13.  "Taxman"  (George Harrison)  - 3:51

14.  "Dope"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 2:53

15.  "She Can Rock It (edit)"  (J.Taylor, A.Taylor, Thompson, Palmer)  - 4:00 (bonus track, previously released)

Released:  30 September 1996

Recorded at:  Ocean in L.A.; Hit Factory, Electric Lady and The Power Station in New York; Stonehenge in Milan; El Vino, Spain

Genre:  Rock

Length:  48:29

Label:  Chrysalis/Capitol

Producer:  Bernard Edwards

Personnel

Robert Palmer - vocals, keyboards

Andy Taylor - guitar

Bernard Edwards - bass

Tony Thompson - drums

José Rossy - percussion

Wally Badarou - keyboards

Philippe Saisse - keyboards

Lenny Pickett - horns

Earl Gardner - horns

Alex Foster - horns

Mark J. Suozzo - horns

Joseph Gollehon - horns