Shawn Phillips (born February 3, 1943) is an American folk-rock musician, primarily influential in the 1960s and 1970s.
Phillips has recorded twenty albums and worked with musicians including Donovan, Paul Buckmaster, J. Peter Robinson, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bernie Taupin, Manos Hatzidakis and many others. The Texas-born singer-songwriter was described as “The best kept secret in the music business” by the late rock impresario Bill Graham.
Four of his albums Faces, Bright White, Furthermore, and Do You Wonder made it into the Billboard Top 100. In addition, the singles, “Lost Horizon” and “We”, made Billboard’s top 100 in 1973 (63 and 92 respectively).
Tracks
1 Bright White (Shawn Phillips) 2:54
2 Salty Tears (Shawn Phillips) 3:03
3 All The Kings And Castles (Shawn Phillips) 4:27
4 Victoria Emmanuele (Shawn Phillips) 4:25
5 Planned ‘0’ (Shawn Phillips) 6:38
6 Lasting Peace Of Mind (Shawn Phillips) 6:17
7 Technotronic Lad (Shawn Phillips) 3:32
8 Dream Queen (Shawn Phillips) 4:27
9 It’s A Beautiful Morning (Shawn Phillips) 3:16
10 Lady Of The Blue Rose (Shawn Phillips) 5:41
Musicians
1 Bright White
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Clavinet | Craig Doerge |
Organ | William Smith |
Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
2 Salty Tears
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Barrington York DeSouza |
Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Guitar | Tony Walmsley |
Acoustic Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
Synthesizer | Shawn Phillips |
3 All The Kings And Castles
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Barrington York DeSouza |
Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Guitar | Tony Walmsley |
Acoustic Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
Synthesizer | Shawn Phillips |
4 Victoria Emmanuele
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Barrington York DeSouza |
Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Guitar | Tony Walmsley |
Acoustic Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
Synthesizer | Shawn Phillips |
Sax | Bobby Keys |
Sax | Jim Horn |
Trombone | Jim Price |
5 Planned ‘0’
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Barrington York DeSouza |
Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Guitar | Tony Walmsley |
Acoustic Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
Synthesizer | Shawn Phillips |
6 Lasting Peace Of Mind
ass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Barrington York DeSouza |
Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Guitar | Tony Walmsley |
Acoustic Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
Synthesizer | Shawn Phillips |
7 Technotronic Lad
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Barrington York DeSouza |
Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Guitar | Tony Walmsley |
Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
Acoustic Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
Synthesizer | Shawn Phillips |
8 Dream Queen
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Barrington York DeSouza |
Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Guitar | Tony Walmsley |
Acoustic Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Acoustic Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
Synthesizer | Shawn Phillips |
9 It’s A Beautiful Morning
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Barrington York DeSouza |
Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Guitar | Tony Walmsley |
Acoustic Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
Synthesizer | Shawn Phillips |
10 Lady Of The Blue Rose
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Barrington York DeSouza |
Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Guitar | Tony Walmsley |
Acoustic Guitar | Shawn Phillips |
Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
Synthesizer | Shawn Phillips |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jonathan Weston
Producer (Assistant) – Robert Appère
Arranged By (Orchestral) – Peter Robinson (Track 3)
Arranged By (Orchestral) – Paul Buckmaster (Track 10)
Engineer – Robert Appère
Design – John Millerburg
Photography By – Suzanne Ayers
Typography – John Cabalka
Recorded At – Clover Recorders
Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Published By – Dick James Music, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.