Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)

"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" is a 1978 song, written and originally recorded by Moon Martin, and sung a year later by Robert Palmer. The song became one of Palmer's best known hits.

"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
Single by Robert Palmer
from Secrets"
B-side"Love Can Run Faster"
ReleasedJuly 1979
GenreRock, hard rock
Length3:10
LabelIsland Records
Songwriter(s)Moon Martin
Robert Palmer singles chronology
""Every Kinda People"
(1978)
Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) ""Can We Still Be Friends"
(1979)

Moon Martin originally recorded the song in 1978. Martin's record label Capitol Records released the song in the United Kingdom and Spain as a stand-alone vinyl single, but inserted the song into the United States release of Martin's album Shots from a Cold Nightmare. His original recording did not enter the music charts.[2]

A year later the song appeared on Robert Palmer's 1979 album Secrets. In Palmer's home country, the United Kingdom, the song debuted and peaked at #61 on the UK Singles Chart on 7 July 1979.[3]

References

  1. Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) (Media notes). Robert Palmer. Island Records / EMI Records. WIP 6481. 
  2. Leszczak, Bob (10 July 2014). "Bad Case of Loving You".. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. 
  3. "Search results for 'Bad Case of Lovin' You (Doctor Doctor)'". Official Charts. United Kingdom. Retrieved 13 February 2017.