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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Discografía
21 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Sea Of Love: The Collection
Rock - Editado por Mercury Records el 1 ene. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sea of Love
Rock - Editado por Classic Music International el 22 mar. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sea of Love
Jazz - Editado por Stars and Stripes el 15 may. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Sea of Love (Mono Version)
Pop - Editado por BNF Collection el 1 ene. 1960
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Sea Of Love (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 02)
R&B - Editado por Music Manager el 19 dic. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sea of Love (feat. Mr. Phil Phillips)
Música vocal (profana y sacra) - Editado por CEN el 24 jul. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Phil Phillips - Gold Selection
Pop - Editado por Vintage Jukebox el 27 jul. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Phil Phillips - Platinum Selection
Pop - Editado por Retro Music Box el 27 jul. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Drowning in the Sea
Soul - Editado por Excess Music el 1 jul. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Unchained Melody
Rock - Editado por Classic Records el 26 ene. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sea of Love
Jazz - Editado por Black Sheep Music el 15 may. 2013
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Presenting Phil Phillips
Pop - Editado por Universal Digital Enterprises el 24 dic. 1959
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Remember When We Met?
Pop - Editado por Reminisce Music el 29 may. 2023
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Easter Day With No One Else
Soul - Editado por Reminisce Music el 2 sept. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Bernie´s Tune
Jazz contemporáneo - Editado por DIZZY el 2 jun. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
My Funny Valentine
Jazz contemporáneo - Editado por DIZZY el 2 jun. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Phil Phillips Sus Primeros Éxitos
Reggae - Editado por Ok Records el 23 dic. 2016
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