'' Riptide '' is the eighth solo studio album by the English singer Robert Palmer , originally released in November 1985 . The album was recorded over a period of three months in 1985 , at Compass Point Studios in Nassau , Bahamas . The album charted at number 8 in the US and No. 5 in the UK . It was certified double platinum in the US by the RIAA in March 1996 and certified gold in the UK by BPI in August 1986 . It featured the songs " Addicted to Love " , " I Did n't Mean to Turn You On " , " Hyperactive " , " Discipline of Love " , and " Riptide " which were all released as singles . The single " Addicted to Love " was accompanied by an iconic and much-imitated music video , directed by Terence Donovan , in which Palmer is surrounded by a bevy of near-identically clad , heavily made-up ( and appropriately pouty ) female " musicians , " either mimicking or mocking the painting style of Patrick Nagel . In September 1986 , Palmer performed " Addicted to Love " at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles . In 1987 , he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for " Addicted to Love " . At the 1987 Brit Awards , Palmer received his first nomination for Best British Male
1986 MTV Video Music Awards
1986 MTV Video Music Awards
Riptide (album)