- Chinese Wall (album)
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Chinese Wall Studio album by Philip Bailey Released October 1984 Recorded Townhouse Studios, London, England. The Complex and Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles. Genre Pop, Soul Length 50:17 Label Columbia Producer Phil Collins Philip Bailey chronology Continuation
(1983)Chinese Wall
(1984)The Wonders of His Love
(1985)Singles from Chinese Wall - "Easy Lover"
Released: November 20, 1984 (US)
14 February 1985 (UK) - "Photogenic Memory"
Released: 1984 - "Walking on the Chinese Wall"
Released: 1985
Chinese Wall is a 1984 album by Philip Bailey which was released on the Columbia Records label. Chinese Wall has been certified gold in the US. The album reached number 22 and number 10 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts respectively.[1][2]
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Photogenic Memory" Jerry Knight, Davitt Sigerson Clark 5:26 2. "I Go Crazy" Philip Bailey, Glen Ballard, Marti Sharron 4:48 3. "Walking on the Chinese Wall" Billie Hughes, Marcy Levy, Roxanne Seeman 5:08 4. "For Every Heart That's Been Broken" Glen Ballard, Clif Magness 4:15 5. "Go" Marcel East, Ralph Johnson 4:30 6. "Easy Lover" (Duet with Phil Collins) Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, Nathan East 5:04 7. "Show You the Way to Love" Philip Bailey, Glen Ballard, Marti Sharron 4:41 8. "Time Is a Woman" Barry Blue, Julian Littman, Robin Smith 4:31 9. "Woman" Steve Mitchell, Marti Sharron, Gary Skardina 5:04 10. "Children of the Ghetto" Chris Amoo, Eddie Amoo 6:49 Publishing
- Track 1 Copyright Rondor Music/Copyright Control. Tracks 2 & 7 Copyright Warner Bros. Music/Sony-ATV Songs/MCA Music. Track 3 Copyright Warner Brothers Music. Track 4 Copyright MCA Music/Copyright Control. Track 5 Copyright Warner Bros. Music/Copyright Control. Track 6 Copyright Warner Bros. Music/Essex Music. Track 8 Copyright CBS Songs/Festival Music/Copyright Control. Track 9 Copyright ATV Northern Songs/Rondor Music. Track 10 Copyright Control.
Personnel
- Philip Bailey – Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocals
- Carl Carwell - Background Vocals
- Phil Collins - Synthesizer, Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Background Vocals
- Paulinho da Costa - Percussion
- Rahmlee Michael Davis - Trumpet
- Nathan East - Bass, Keyboards
- Winston Ford - Background Vocals
- Michael Harris - Trumpet
- Jose James - Background Vocals
- Nigel Martinez - Keyboards, Vocals
- The Phenix Horns - Horns
- Don Myrick - Saxophone
- Louis Satterfield - Trombone
- Daryl Stuermer - Guitar
- Lesette Wilson - Keyboards
Production
- Steve Chase - Assistant Engineer
- Judy Clapp - Recording
- Phil Collins - Producer
- Murray Dvorkin - Recording
- Arif Mardin - String Arrangement
- George Massenburg - Engineer, Synthesizer Programming
- Tom Perry - Recording
- Geoffrey Wang - Synthesizer Programming
- Tom-Tom 84 - Horn Arrangement
Uses in Other Media
"Children Of The Ghetto" has been featured in the movie Clockers.[4]
Charts
Album – Billboard Year Chart Position 1984 The Billboard 200 22 1984 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 10 Singles – Billboard Year Single Chart Position 1984 "Easy Lover" The Billboard Hot 100 2 1984 "Easy Lover" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 3 1984 "Easy Lover" Mainstream Rock Tracks 5 1985 "Easy Lover" Adult Contemporary 15 1985 "Easy Lover" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 7 1985 "Easy Lover" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 3 1985 "Easy Lover" UK Singles 1 1984 "Photogenic Memory" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 61 1985 "Walking on the Chinese Wall" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 56 1985 "Walking on the Chinese Wall" The Billboard Hot 100 46 Reception
External links
References
- ^ a b c d "Chinese Wall - Overview". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1185. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ RIAA Certification for Chinese Wall
- ^ a b "Philip Bailey - Chinese Wall". discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Philip-Bailey-Chinese-Wall/release/808177. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ Phillip Bailey on imdb.com
- ^ "Philip Bailey With Phil Collins". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4292. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
Categories:- 1984 albums
- Philip Bailey albums
- Albums produced by Phil Collins
- Columbia Records albums
- "Easy Lover"
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