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"You're Amazing" is a song by English vocalist Robert Palmer, which was released in 1990 as the second single from his tenth studio album Don't Explain. It was written by Steven Fellows, Alan Mansfield, Palmer, Guy Pratt and Steve Stevens, and produced by Palmer.

In the US, "You're Amazing" peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 5 on Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart. A music video was filmed to promote the single.

Critical reception

Upon release, Billboard commented: "Palmer's reliably strong soul stylings added to headbanger guitar riffs and sweet background harmonies proves to be a quirky, but potent, combination." In a retrospective review of Don't Explain, Paul Sinclair of Super Deluxe Edition listed the song as one of the album's "charmless excursions into heavy-ish rock".

Track listing

Cassette single

"You're Amazing" – 3:50
"So Emboldened" – 3:14

CD single (American promotional #1 – Remixed Version)

"You're Amazing" – 3:35

CD single (American promotional #2)

"You're Amazing" – 3:50

CD single (Japanese release)

"You're Amazing" – 3:50
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" – 3:26
"Deep End" – 4:32

Personnel

Robert Palmer – lead vocals, producer ("You're Amazing", "So Emboldened", "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight", "Deep End")
Mike Fraser – mixing ("You're Amazing" – American promotional version)
UB40 – producer ("Deep End")

Charts

Chart performance for "You're Amazing"
Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	103
Canadian Singles Chart	14
US Billboard Hot 100	28
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks	5

References

"Robert Palmer Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
^ "Robert Palmer - Don't Explain at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
^ Billboard. "Robert Palmer You're Amazing Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
^ Billboard. "Robert Palmer You're Amazing Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
Billboard magazine - Single Reviews - November 10, 1990 - page 91
"Best of Both Worlds? Robert Palmer EMI-era combo sets miss the mark". superdeluxeedition. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
"Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 18 February 1991". Retrieved 20 February 2022.
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-09.

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Studio albums	Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley (1974) Pressure Drop (1975) Some People Can Do What They Like (1976) Double Fun (1978) Secrets (1979) Clues (1980) Pride (1983) Riptide (1985) Heavy Nova (1988) Don't Explain (1990) Ridin' High (1992) Honey (1994) Rhythm & Blues (1999) Drive (2003)
Live albums	Maybe It's Live (1982) Live at the Apollo (2001) At the BBC (2010)
Compilations	Addictions: Volume 1 (1989) Addictions: Volume 2 (1992) The Very Best of Robert Palmer (1995) Woke Up Laughing (1998) 20th Century Masters (1999)
Singles	"Give Me an Inch" "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" "Every Kinda People" "Best of Both Worlds" "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" "Can We Still Be Friends" "Not a Second Time" "Johnny and Mary" "Looking for Clues" "Some Guys Have All the Luck" "You Are in My System" "You Can Have It (Take My Heart)" "Discipline of Love" "Addicted to Love" "Hyperactive" "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" "Sweet Lies" "Simply Irresistible" "Early in the Morning" "She Makes My Day" "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" "Change His Ways" "It Could Happen to You" "Life in Detail" "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" "You're Amazing" "Mercy Mercy Me" / "I Want You" "Happiness" "Witchcraft" "Girl U Want" "Know by Now" "You Blow Me Away" "Respect Yourself" "True Love"
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