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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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Sea Of Love: The Collection
Rock - Released by Mercury Records on 1 jan. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sea of Love
Rock - Released by Classic Music International on 22 mrt. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Sea of Love (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1960
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Sea Of Love (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 02)
R&B - Released by Music Manager on 19 dec. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sea of Love (feat. Mr. Phil Phillips)
Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) - Released by CEN on 24 jul. 2012
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Phil Phillips - Gold Selection
Pop - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 27 jul. 2020
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Phil Phillips - Platinum Selection
Pop - Released by Retro Music Box on 27 jul. 2020
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Drowning in the Sea
Soul - Released by Excess Music on 1 jul. 2020
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Unchained Melody
Rock - Released by Classic Records on 26 jan. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Presenting Phil Phillips
Pop - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 24 dec. 1959
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Remember When We Met?
Pop - Released by Reminisce Music on 29 mei 2023
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Easter Day With No One Else
Soul - Released by Reminisce Music on 2 sep. 2021
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My Funny Valentine
Moderne jazz - Released by DIZZY on 2 jun. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Phil Phillips Sus Primeros Éxitos
Reggae - Released by OK Records on 23 dec. 2016
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