Single:
Bad Case of Loving You entered the Australian singles chart* on 16 July 1979 and peaked at #13. The song was #72 on the Top 100 of 1979.
Album:
The song is on Secrets which entered the Australian albums chart* on 2 July 1979 and peaked at #23.
Songwriter:
Moon Martin
Producer:
Robert Palmer
Record label of Australian release:
Island
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
This song was written by Moon Martin. John David Martin got the name ‘Moon’ because he often used it in his lyrics. He released the original version on his 1978 album Shots From a Cold Nightmare. Martin is a singer/guitarist/songwriter from Oklahoma who made his way to California in the late ’60s with his band Southwind. When the group broke up in 1971, Martin took on studio work.
Robert Palmer heard the song when he was being driven to one of his shows by a rep from his label, who played it for him. Palmer included it in his set and got a great response, so he recorded it for his Secrets album.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/robert-palmer/bad-case-of-loving-you
Lyrics:
Whoa, the hot summer night fell like a net
I’ve got to find my baby yet
I need you to soothe my head
Turn my blue heart to red
Doctor, doctor, give me the news
I’ve got a bad case of lovin’ you
No pill’s gonna cure my ill
I’ve got a bad case of lovin’ you
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