Robert Palmer is the James Bond of British soul, a suave and deadly ladies' man with the finest taste. Always on the prowl, he stalks the suggestive ‘70s New Orleans funk of “Sailing Shoes” and the pumping ‘80s rock squeal of “Simply Irresistible” with a raised eyebrow and a pained howl (“Some Guys Have All the Luck”) that suggest he's deep in the throes of an addiction to love. Occasionally he drops the roguish mask, revealing unexpected tenderness in the adoring and jazzy “She Makes My Day” and even social empathy, via the warm, rolling electro-pop of “Johnny and Mary.”