Phil Phillips
b. John Phillip Baptiste, 14 March 1931, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. Phillips wrote his one hit, ‘Sea Of Love’, to impress a would-be girlfriend in 1958. He was introduced to producer George Khoury, who recorded the song at the Goldband Recording Studio and released it on his own label, credited to Phil Phillips And The Twilights. Although the song never had the intended effect upon the girl, the single sold well locally, resulting in the larger Mercury Records picking up distribution and the ballad reached number 2 in the US national chart and number 1 in the R&B chart. The song was typical of the ‘swamp-rock’ sound that Cajun community of the bayou of southern Louisiana was producing by such artists as Rod Bernard, Tommy McLain, and Johnnie Allan. Phillips recorded several other songs during the next few years, but never again managed to chart. His song later resurfaced recorded by Marty Wilde (UK number 3, 1959), Del Shannon and the Honeydrippers (a rock supergroup with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Nile Rodgers of Chic), the latter nearly matching the original’s performance by reaching the US number 3 position in 1985. In 1989, Phillips’ original recording made news again as the title song for Al Pacino’s film of the same name. Phillips worked as a Louisiana disc jockey in the late 80s.
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Diskografie
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Sea Of Love: The Collection
Rock - Erschienen bei Mercury Records am 01.01.2014
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Sea of Love
Rock - Erschienen bei Classic Music International am 22.03.2010
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Sea of Love
Jazz - Erschienen bei Stars and Stripes am 15.05.2013
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Sea of Love (Mono Version)
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1960
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Sea Of Love (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 02)
R&B - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 19.12.2018
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Sea of Love (feat. Mr. Phil Phillips)
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei CEN am 24.07.2012
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Phil Phillips - Gold Selection
Pop - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 27.07.2020
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Phil Phillips - Platinum Selection
Pop - Erschienen bei Retro Music Box am 27.07.2020
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Drowning in the Sea
Soul - Erschienen bei Excess Music am 01.07.2020
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Unchained Melody
Rock - Erschienen bei Classic Records am 26.01.2013
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Sea of Love
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 15.05.2013
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Presenting Phil Phillips
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Digital Enterprises am 24.12.1959
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Remember When We Met?
Pop - Erschienen bei Reminisce Music am 29.05.2023
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Easter Day With No One Else
Soul - Erschienen bei Reminisce Music am 02.09.2021
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My Funny Valentine
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei DIZZY am 02.06.2015
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Phil Phillips Sus Primeros Éxitos
Reggae - Erschienen bei OK Records am 23.12.2016
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