29 Palms (song)

"29 Palms" is a rock song by English musician Robert Plant. It is included on his 1993 album Fate of Nations and the songwriting is credited to Plant; two of his backing musicians on the recording, Charlie Jones and Doug Boyle; and Chris Blackwell and Phil Johnstone.[1]

"29 Palms"
Single by Robert Plant
from the album Fate of Nations
B-side"21 Years"
ReleasedMay 1993 (1993-05)
GenreRock
Length4:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Chris Hughes
  • Robert Plant
Robert Plant singles chronology
"Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"
(1990)		 "29 Palms"
(1993)		 "I Believe"
(1993)

A review in Billboard magazine described "29 Palms" as "richly emotive rock with strong, spell-casting power" and notes Plant's vocal and the guitars and percussion.[2] Released as a single, it became his second most successful single on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached number 21.[3][4] The song was mixed by Tim Palmer at Westside Studios in London.

Lyrics

In a 1993 interview, Plant would not discuss the song, except to say "'29 Palms' was written on tour, the last time we were in California."[5] Twentynine Palms, California is a small town located in the Mojave Desert about 140 miles east of Los Angeles. It is best known as one of the main entry ways to the Joshua Tree National Park.

The song includes the refrain:

It comes kinda hard
When I hear your voice on the radio (When I hear your voice on the radio)
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you
Oh, oh, oh
29 Palms
I feel the heat of your desert heart (Feel the heat of your desert heart)
Taking me back down the road that leads back to you

Personnel

Billboard's single review notes "[v]ibrant electro-acoustic guitars" and "a percussive grandeur that includes skillful use of snare, tom-toms, and timpani".[2] The musicians are:[1]

Charts
1993 singles charts
Chart Peak Ref(s)
UK Official Singles Chart 21 [3]
Canada RPM100 Hit Tracks 11 [6]
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks 4 [7]

References
  1. "29 Palms" (Limited edition picture sleeve). Robert Plant. London: Fontana Records. 1993. Back cover. Fated 1.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Single Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 105 no. 30. 24 July 1993. p. 81. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. "Robert Plant – Singles". Official Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. Plant's 1983 single "Big Log" was his most successful, reaching number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.
  5. Interview: Archive.org
  6. "RPM100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Vol. 58 no. 9. 11 September 1993 – via Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  7. "Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 105 no. 31. 31 July 1993. p. 70. ISSN 0006-2510.
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