Phil Phillips

John Phillip Baptiste, *14-03-1931, Lake Charles, LA, +14-03-2020

By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Dik DeHeer, Thieu Van De Vorst, Carl G. Cederblad, Rog Peyton

SESSIONS

1953 unknown, LA – The Gateway Quartet (John Phillip Batiste, Edward Batiste, Elijah Batiste, Mack Robinson)

G01 SAMSON AND DELILAH Dot 45-1174

G02 SAVE ME, LORD Dot 45-1174

G03 GO DOWN TO THE RIVER 45-1175

G04 I WANNA GO TO HEAVEN 45-1175

G05 FOUR AND TWENTY ELDERS 45-1176

G06 SUN DIDN’T SHINE 45-1176

G07 LOOK AWAY 45-1177

G08 STEAL AWAY 45-1177

G09 I'LL SHAKE MOTHER'S HAND 45-1178

G10 YOU CAN'T DO WRONG 45-1178

Early 1959 Goldband Recording Studio, Lake Charles, LA - Phil Phillips With The Twilights (Phil Phillips [vcl/gt], Ernest Jacobs [piano] + more musicians)

001 KH-530/YW 18523 JUELLA Khoury’s 711 Mercury 71464X45 / BCD 16981

002 KH-531/YW 18524 SEA OF LOVE Khoury’s 711 Mercury 71464X45 /SR 60217 SR 60234 BCD 16981

MERCURY MG 20511/SR 60217 GOLDEN GOODIES: THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS OF MILLION RECORD SELLERS (1959)

September 1959 Goldband Recording Studio, Lake Charles, LA  - Phil Phillips with The Twilights and The Cupcakes

003 YW 18952/PB 2200? DON’T LEAVE ME unissued/ BCD 16981

004 YW 18953.PB 2201 TAKE THIS HEART 71531X45/ BCD 16981

Fall 1959 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips (orch. Cond. By Fred Norman. Producer: Clyde Otis)

005 YW 19184/PB 2580 WEEPING WILLOW SR 60234 BCD 16981

006 YW 19185/PB 2581 DARLING NEVER LET ME GO SR 60234 BCD 16981

007 YW 19186/PB 2582 MY DARLING SR 60234 BCD 16981

008 YW 19187/PB 2583 YOUR LOVE ALONE unissued

009 YW 19188/PB 2584 PROVIDING 71550X45 / BCD 16981

010 YW 19189/PB 2585 DON´T LEAVE ME 71550X45 / BCD 16981

011 YW 19190/PB 2586 SWEET AFFECTION 71817/ BCD 16981

012 YW 19191/PB 2587 I’LL NEVER LET YOU GO unissued

013 YW 19192/PB 2588 YOUR TRUE LOVE ONCE MORE 71611x45/ BCD 16981

014 YW 19193/PB 2589 VERDIE MAE 71531X45 /SR 60172 BCD 16981

MERCURY MG 20493/SR 60172 14 NEWIES BUT GOODIES (1960)

Fall 1959 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips (orch. Cond. By Fred Norman)

015 YW 19206/PB 2590 STORMY WEATHER (KEEPS RAININ‘ ALL THE TIME) 71649/SR 60234 BCD 16981 [alt.*] BCD 16981

016 YW 19207PB 2591 UNCHAINED MELODY  SR 60234 BCD 16981

*on BCD 16981 listed as first version, no recording info found

Early 1960 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips (orch. Cond. By Belford Hendricks)

017 YW 19799/PB 3098 COME BACK MY DARLING 71656/SR 60234 BCD 16981

018 YW 19800/PB 3099 YES I’LL GET BY  SR 60234 BCD 16981

019 YW 19801/PB 3100 GHOST OF ST. MARIA SR 60234 BCD 16981

020 YW 19802/PB 3101 ANGEL MY ANGEL SR 60234 BCD 16981

021 YW 19803/PB 3102 SKYLARK unissued

022 YW 19804/PB 3103 WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART 71611X45/ BCD 16981

023 YW 19805/PB 3104 DON’T CRY BABY 71649/SR 60234 BCD 16981

024 YW 19806/PB 3105 NOBODY KNOWS AND NOBODY CARES 71656/SR 60234 BCD 16981

October 1960 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips

025 YW 20264/PS 491 BETRAY 71817/ BCD 16981

026 YW 20265/PS 492 NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU  71746/ BCD 16981

027 YW 20266/PS 493 I LOVE TO LOVE YOU 71746 / BCD 16981

028 YW 20267/PS 494 LOVE IS WONDERFUL unissued/ BCD 16981

1964 unknown, LA – Phil Phillips

029 YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE Tamm T 2004

030 I'M ALONE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Tamm T 2004

1966 unknown, LA – Phil Phillips

031 SoN 37221 PLEASE FORGIVE ME  Clique CR 100

032 SoN 37222 BEWARE CR 100

1966 unknown, LA – Phil Phillips

033 SoN 45481 CONFUSIONS Clique CR 105

034 SoN 45482 MY LOVE IS TRUE  Clique CR 105

1968 Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, AL – Phil Phillips

035 LH 7065 I CAN'T LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU Lanor 551

036 LH 7066 THAT'S WHAT MY HEART NEEDS  551

1968 Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, AL – Phil Phillips

037 LH7103081 IT’S ALL RIGHT Lanor 559

038 LH7103082 THE EVIL DOPE 559

2002 unknown – Phil Phillips

039 SEA OF LOVE  SweetMellow CD single

040 BE MINDFUL WHAT YOU DO  Sweet Mellow CD single

041-050  unknown unissued tracks

prob. from  sessions above (on digital album Phil Phillips):

BE A SERVANT

BY AND BY

CALL ON THE NAME

DON'T WAIT

DRY BONES

HEY Y'ALL

 

ALBUMS

Mercury MG 20574/SR 60234 Sea Of Love: Sea Of Love; Weeping Willow; Darling Never Let Me Go; My Darling; Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time); Unchained Melody; Come Back My Darling;  Yes I'll Get By;  Ghost Of St. Maria;  Angel My Angel;  Don't Cry Baby; Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares – 60 (according to bsnpubs site the album was not issued)

Bear Family [GER] BCD 16981 Sea Of Love: Sea Of Love;  Ghost Of St. Maria;  Weeping Willow;  Don't Cry Baby;  Unchained Melody;  Angel My Angel;  Darling Never Let Me Go;  Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares;  Stormy Weather;  Yes I'll Get By;  My Darling;  Come Back My Darling;  Verdie Mae;  Don't Leave Me;  Take This Heart;  Betray;  No One Else But You;  I Love To Love You;  Love Is Wonderful;  Providing;  Don't Leave Me;  Sweet Affection;  Your True Love Once More;  What Will I Tell My Heart;  Juella;  Stormy Weather - 08

Phil Phillips no # Phil Phillips: [previusly unissued tracks:] Be a Servant; By and By; Call on the Name; Don't Wait; Dry Bones; Hey Y'All; [Mercury tracks:] Betray; Come Back My Darling; Don't Leave Me; I Love To Love You; Love is Wonderful; Nobody Knows and Nobody Cares; Weeping Willow – 1- (digital: iTunes)

 

SINGLES

Dot (1953) The Gateway Quartet

45-1174 Samson And Delilah / Save Me, Lord - 53

45-1175 Go Down To The River / I Wanna Go To Heaven - 53

45-1176 Four And Twenty Elders / Sun Didn’t Shine - 53

45-1177 Look Away / Steal Away - 53

45-1178 I'll Shake Mother's Hand / You Can't Do Wrong - 53

Khoury’s (1959)

711 Sea Of Love / Juella - 59

Mercury (1959-60)

71464x45 Sea Of Love / Juella – 05-59 (reissue of Khoury’s 711)

71531x45 Take This Heart / Verdie Mae – 10-59 (rev. Oct. 19)

71550x45 Providing / Don´t Leave Me – 12-59 (rev. Jan. 4, 1960)

71611x45 What Will I Tell My Heart / Your True Love Once More – 03-60

71649 Stormy Weather / Don't Cry Baby – 06-60

71657 Come Back My Darling /Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares – 07-60

71746 I Love To Love You / No One Else But You – 12-60

71817 Betray / Sweet Affection – 05-61 (rev. May 29)

30116 Sea Of Love / Juella – 63 (reissue)

Tamm (1964)

T 2004 You Don't Want Me Anymore / I'm Alone Because I Love You - 64

Clique (1966)

CR 100 Please Forgive Me / Beware – 66

CR 105 Confusions / My Love Is True - 66

Lanor (1968)

551 I Can't Live My Life Without You /  That's What My Heart Needs - 68

559 It’s All Right / The Evil Dope – 68 (also 69 listed)

Ripete  (probably reissue)

R45-152 Mother In Law [not P.P.,1961]/ Sea Of Love

Sweet Mellow (2002)

No # Sea Of Love / Be Mindful What You Do - 03 (CD)