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1990 studio album by Wilson Phillips
Wilson Phillips is the debut album by American vocal group
Wilson Phillips , released in 1990 by
SBK Records . The album was successful in the United States, where it peaked at number two on the
Billboard 200 chart for 10 weeks starting August 4, 1990.
[6] Overall, the album spent 125 weeks on the charts, including one year in the top 10.
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[8] The album has sold five million copies in the United States and over eight million worldwide.
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Five singles were released from the album, with "
Hold On ", "
Release Me " and "
You're in Love " all reaching number one on the US
Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "
Impulsive " reached number four, and the fifth single, "
The Dream Is Still Alive ", peaked at number 12. The album and its singles earned the group five
Grammy Award nominations, including
Album of the Year ,
Song of the Year and
Best New Artist .
Track listing
Personnel
Wilson Phillips
Chynna Phillips – lead vocals (1, 2, 5–7, 9, 10), backing vocals
Carnie Wilson – lead vocals (4, 6, 9, 10), backing vocals
Wendy Wilson – lead vocals (3, 8), backing vocals
Musicians
Glen Ballard – keyboards (1, 2, 4–10), rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 4–10)
Randy Kerber – keyboards (1, 2, 4–10)
Clif Magness – keyboards (3), rhythm guitar (3), arrangements (3)
Bill Payne –
organ (3, 10)
Michael Landau – guitars (1, 2, 4–6, 8–10)
Joe Walsh – additional rhythm guitar (1, 7), rhythm guitar (3),
slide guitar solo (3)
Steve Lukather – rhythm guitar (7), guitar solo (7, 9)
Basil Fung – rhythm guitar (10)
Jimmy Johnson – bass (1–4, 6–9)
Abraham Laboriel – bass (5)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass (10)
John Robinson – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Vocals arranged by Glen Ballard and Wilson Phillips
Production
Executive producer –
Charles Koppelman
Produced by Glen Ballard
Recorded and mixed by Francis Buckley
Additional recording – Glen Ballard, Tom Biener, Francis Buckley, Julie Last, Clif Magness, Gabriel Moffat and Rail Jon Rogut
Second engineers – Dan Bosworth, Rick Butz, Daryll Dobson and Bill Malina
Mixed at Garden Rake Studio (
Sherman Oaks, California )
Mastered by
Bernie Grundman at
Bernie Grundman Mastering (
Hollywood )
Design – Mark Larson
Cover photography –
Timothy White
Inside photography – Alberto Tallot
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
All-time charts
Certifications
References
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Billboard . Retrieved 14 October 2021 .
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