Philip Bailey
Encyclopedia
Philip Irvin Bailey is an American
R&B, soul
, gospel
and funk
singer, songwriter
, percussionist and actor
, best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire
. Together with Verdine White
, B. David Whitworth, and Ralph Johnson
he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on stage.
, Colorado
. He attended East High School in Denver. He also was in a local R&B band called Friends & Love Some of Bailey's early influences included jazz
musicians such as Miles Davis
, John Coltrane
and Max Roach
, the Motown
sound, in particular the music
of Stevie Wonder
and he was also was largely influenced by female singers such as Sarah Vaughn and Dionne Warwick
.
. Bailey is most famous for his falsetto
and sung lead on such songs as "Devotion", "Keep Your Head to the Sky
", "Reasons
", "Fantasy
" and "I've Had Enough
".
Bailey is currently the on-stage leader of Earth, Wind & Fire, along with bassist
Verdine White, vocalist/percussionist Ralph Johnson
and vocalist/percussionist B. David Whitworth.
For the past ten years or so, in live duet performances, Bailey will sing his (falsetto) part, then switch smoothly to the vocal part which was originally sung by Maurice White, showing off his vocal prowess and versatility.
called "Easy Lover
" which was included on his gold
solo album
Chinese Wall
. The album was also produced by Collins, and both the album and single were released in 1984 on Columbia Records
. "Easy Lover" went to number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
and number one on the UK Singles Chart
, while Chinese Wall peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200
and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
charts.
on his album I'll Be Thinking of You
, and in 1981 he and Maurice White collaborated with The Hawkins Family on their live album
, The Hawkins Family Live.
In 1980, Bailey joined with friends, Deniece Williams
, Billy Davis
and Marilyn McCoo
to present a gospel show at a popular Los Angeles club named The Roxy
. The show was called "Jesus At the Roxy". Williams later reported that "God did something miraculous. Over three hundred people were saved." After that, both Bailey and Williams decided to pursue careers in Christian music.
In 1983 Bailey and Williams recorded "They Say" an atmospheric, slow praise song that builds towards the end with rousing words of praise with just the two voices of Williams and Bailey. The song was written by songwriters Skip Scarborough
and Terri McFaddin and was popular on both Urban and Gospel Black radio. Williams later recorded the song with Christian artist Sandi Patti and won a Grammy for it.
In 1985 Phillip released his first gospel album The Wonders of His Love
on Myrrh Records which reached number 13 and 17 on the Top Contemporary Christian and Top Gospel Albums charts respectively and it featured percussionist Paulinho Da Costa
and pianist and keyboard player George Duke
.
His second gospel album Triumph
was released in 1986 and the album won Bailey a Grammy for Best Gospel Performance, Male
and reached number 18 on the Top Contemporary Christian charts. In 1989 he released his third gospel album Family Affair on which Sheldon Reynolds
and Kirk Whalum
appeared. He played percussion and provided vocals on the King Baptist Church Mass Choir's album Holding on to Jesus' Hand released in 1990.
, featuring Gerald Albright, Grover Washington, Jr.
and Pat Metheny
, and released his second jazz album entitled Soul on Jazz
in 2002. Both of these albums were released on Heads Up International
records. Phillip has also worked with George Duke
, Boney James, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine
on his 1981 album Tender Togetherness
, Kenny Loggins
on his album Vox Humana
, Stanley Clarke
on his album The Bass-ic Collection
and Anita Pointer
.
He has also worked with Stevie Wonder on his hit single "Part-Time Lover
", Julio Iglesias
on his gold album Non Stop, jazz singer Nancy Wilson
, the jazz group Fourplay
on their gold albums Fourplay and Between the Sheets and also on Ray Parker Jr.'s album After Dark. Bailey has collaborated with Little Richard
, Deniece Williams
and Eric Benet
. He duetted with Phil Collins
on the 1985 hit single "Easy Lover."
On October 27, 2007, Bailey sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch
of game three of the World Series
.
and on the TV show Matlock
portraying Pvt. Bobby Thomas.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B, soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
and funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, percussionist and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
. Together with Verdine White
Verdine White
Verdine White is the bassist for Earth, Wind & Fire and the younger brother of fellow band member Maurice White. White is known for his high energy and dancing while playing his bass guitar during Earth, Wind & Fire concerts.-Early life:...
, B. David Whitworth, and Ralph Johnson
Ralph Johnson (musician)
Ralph Johnson is an American musician. Johnson serves as the percussionist and vocalist for the R&B band, Earth, Wind & Fire....
he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on stage.
Early days
Bailey was born in DenverDenver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. He attended East High School in Denver. He also was in a local R&B band called Friends & Love Some of Bailey's early influences included jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musicians such as Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
, John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
and Max Roach
Max Roach
Maxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history...
, the Motown
Motown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
sound, in particular the music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
of Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
and he was also was largely influenced by female singers such as Sarah Vaughn and Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
.
Earth, Wind & Fire
Bailey found fame by sharing the lead vocals on EWF songs with EWF-founder Maurice WhiteMaurice White
Maurice White is a Grammy Award–winning American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger. He is the older brother of Verdine White and Fred White and the leader and founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire...
. Bailey is most famous for his falsetto
Falsetto
Falsetto is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced by the vibration of the ligamentous edges of the vocal folds, in whole or in part...
and sung lead on such songs as "Devotion", "Keep Your Head to the Sky
Keep Your Head to the Sky
"Keep Your Head to the Sky" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire which was written by Maurice White and produced by Joe Wissert. Included on the band's 1973 album, Head to the Sky it It was released as a single in the same year....
", "Reasons
Reasons (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
"Reasons" is a love ballad by Earth, Wind & Fire from their sixth album, That's the Way of the World. The album was the group's most successful and contained their first hit, "Shining Star"...
", "Fantasy
Fantasy (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
"Fantasy" is a single by Earth, Wind & Fire from their album All 'N All, released as a single in 1978. The selection was written and composed by Maurice White, Verdine White, and Eddie del Barrio, and it reached #32 on the pop chart and #12 on the R&B singles chart in the United States, and #14 on...
" and "I've Had Enough
I've Had Enough (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
"I've Had Enough" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire which was written by Philip Bailey, Greg Phillinganes and Brenda Russell. Included on the band's 1981 album, Raise! I've Had Enough was released in 1982 as a single outside of the US. I've Had Enough peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles...
".
Bailey is currently the on-stage leader of Earth, Wind & Fire, along with bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Verdine White, vocalist/percussionist Ralph Johnson
Ralph Johnson (musician)
Ralph Johnson is an American musician. Johnson serves as the percussionist and vocalist for the R&B band, Earth, Wind & Fire....
and vocalist/percussionist B. David Whitworth.
For the past ten years or so, in live duet performances, Bailey will sing his (falsetto) part, then switch smoothly to the vocal part which was originally sung by Maurice White, showing off his vocal prowess and versatility.
Chinese Wall
Bailey's most notable solo song is a duet with his friend Phil CollinsPhil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
called "Easy Lover
Easy Lover
"Easy Lover" is a hit song performed by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins, and written by Bailey, Collins, and Nathan East. The song appeared on Bailey's solo album Chinese Wall. Collins has performed the song in his live concerts and it appears on his 1990 album Serious Hits.....
" which was included on his gold
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
solo album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Chinese Wall
Chinese Wall (album)
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....
. The album was also produced by Collins, and both the album and single were released in 1984 on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. "Easy Lover" went to number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and number one on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, while Chinese Wall peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
charts.
Gospel
In 1979, Bailey collaborated with Andrae CrouchAndrae Crouch
Andraé Crouch is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist, record producer, and pastor.-Early years:Born Andraé Edward Crouch in San Francisco, California....
on his album I'll Be Thinking of You
I'll Be Thinking of You
I'll Be Thinking of You is a 1979 Gospel album by Andrae Crouch which was released on the Elektra and Light record labels. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.-Track listing:-Musicians:...
, and in 1981 he and Maurice White collaborated with The Hawkins Family on their live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
, The Hawkins Family Live.
In 1980, Bailey joined with friends, Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams
June Deniece Chandler known by her stage name Deniece Williams is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s...
, Billy Davis
Billy Davis
Billy Davis may refer to:*Billy Davis , American songwriter, record producer, and singer*Billy Davis, Jr. , American singer, member of the group The 5th Dimension...
and Marilyn McCoo
Marilyn McCoo
Marilyn McCoo is an American singer, actress, and television presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group The 5th Dimension, as well as hosting the 1980s music countdown series Solid Gold...
to present a gospel show at a popular Los Angeles club named The Roxy
The Roxy
The Roxy was a fashionable nightclub on Neal Street in London's Covent Garden, known for hosting the flowering British punk music scene in its infancy.-Brief history:...
. The show was called "Jesus At the Roxy". Williams later reported that "God did something miraculous. Over three hundred people were saved." After that, both Bailey and Williams decided to pursue careers in Christian music.
In 1983 Bailey and Williams recorded "They Say" an atmospheric, slow praise song that builds towards the end with rousing words of praise with just the two voices of Williams and Bailey. The song was written by songwriters Skip Scarborough
Skip Scarborough
Skip Scarborough was a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.-Biography:Born Clarence Alexander Scarborough in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he lived in Los Angeles most of his life....
and Terri McFaddin and was popular on both Urban and Gospel Black radio. Williams later recorded the song with Christian artist Sandi Patti and won a Grammy for it.
In 1985 Phillip released his first gospel album The Wonders of His Love
The Wonders of His Love
The Wonders of His Love is a 1986 Gospel album by Philip Bailey which was released on the Word Records label. It was his first gospel album and it peaked at number 13 on the Top Contemporary Christian chart and number 17 on the Top Gospel Albums chart...
on Myrrh Records which reached number 13 and 17 on the Top Contemporary Christian and Top Gospel Albums charts respectively and it featured percussionist Paulinho Da Costa
Paulinho Da Costa
Paulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
and pianist and keyboard player George Duke
George Duke
George Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
.
His second gospel album Triumph
Triumph (Philip Bailey album)
Triumph is a 1986 Gospel album by Philip Bailey which was released on the Word Records label. The album won a Grammy for Best Male Gospel Performance.-Track listing:# "All Soldiers" # "Thank You" # "The Love Of God"...
was released in 1986 and the album won Bailey a Grammy for Best Gospel Performance, Male
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male
The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male was awarded from 1984 to 1990. From 1984 to 1989 it was titled the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Male....
and reached number 18 on the Top Contemporary Christian charts. In 1989 he released his third gospel album Family Affair on which Sheldon Reynolds
Sheldon Reynolds (guitarist)
Sheldon Reynolds is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.-Biography:At the age of 8, Reynolds picked up the guitar. In 1977, Sheldon graduated from Mount Healthy High School where he was active in the music program...
and Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years. Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz...
appeared. He played percussion and provided vocals on the King Baptist Church Mass Choir's album Holding on to Jesus' Hand released in 1990.
Other work
In 1999, Bailey released his first jazz album, DreamsDreams (Philip Bailey album)
Dreams is a 1999 album by Philip Bailey which was released on Heads Up International Records. Dreams featured guest appearances by artists such as Grover Washington Jr., George Duke, Kirk Whalum and Gerald Albright and on the album Bailey covered Pat Metheny's Something to Remind You, Breads Make...
, featuring Gerald Albright, Grover Washington, Jr.
Grover Washington, Jr.
Grover Washington, Jr. was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre.He wrote some of his material and...
and Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
Patrick Bruce "Pat" Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer.One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works and other side projects...
, and released his second jazz album entitled Soul on Jazz
Soul on Jazz
Soul on Jazz is a 2002 album by Philip Bailey which was released on Heads Up International Records. On Soul on Jazz Bailey covered Thelonious Monk's Ruby My Dear, Earth, Wind & Fire's Keep Your Head to the Sky, Joe Zawinul's Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Gene McDaniels's Compared to What and Herbie...
in 2002. Both of these albums were released on Heads Up International
Heads Up International
Heads Up International is an independent jazz and contemporary instrumental label located in Cleveland, Ohio.Founded in 1990 by Dave Love, Heads Up International has gained international recognition for its contribution to the world of contemporary instrumental music...
records. Phillip has also worked with George Duke
George Duke
George Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
, Boney James, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr. T" or "The Sugar Man", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.-Biography:Turrentine was born in Pittsburgh's Hill District into a musical family...
on his 1981 album Tender Togetherness
Tender Togetherness
Tender Togetherness is a 1981 Jazz album by tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine which was released on Elektra Records. The album was produced by former Earth, Wind & Fire member Larry Dunn and featured a cover of EWF's "After the Love Has Gone"...
, Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins
During the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...
on his album Vox Humana
Vox Humana (Kenny Loggins album)
Vox Humana is the fifth solo album released by soft rock singer Kenny Loggins. Released in 1985, it was Loggins' first album released after his involvement with the hit soundtrack to the motion picture Footloose, the year prior....
, Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass guitar as well as for his numerous film and television scores...
on his album The Bass-ic Collection
The Bass-ic Collection
The Bass-ic Collection is a Stanley Clarke album released in 1997. -Track listing:All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where indicated.# "School Days" – 7:49# "Wild Dog" - 3:31...
and Anita Pointer
Anita Pointer
Anita Pointer is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and a member of The Pointer Sisters.-Biography:...
.
He has also worked with Stevie Wonder on his hit single "Part-Time Lover
Part-Time Lover
"Part-Time Lover" is a 1985 single by Stevie Wonder, from his album In Square Circle. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, R&B, dance and adult contemporary charts. The song's simultaneous chart success made him the first artist to score a number-one hit on four different Billboard...
", Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...
on his gold album Non Stop, jazz singer Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson (singer)
Nancy Wilson is an American singer with more than 70 albums, and three Grammy Awards. She has been labeled a singer of blues, jazz, cabaret and pop; a "consummate actress"; and "the complete entertainer." The title she prefers, however, is song stylist...
, the jazz group Fourplay
Fourplay
Fourplay is a contemporary jazz quartet in the United States. The original members of the group were Bob James , Lee Ritenour , Nathan East , and Harvey Mason . In 1997, Lee Ritenour left the group and Fourplay chose Larry Carlton as his replacement...
on their gold albums Fourplay and Between the Sheets and also on Ray Parker Jr.'s album After Dark. Bailey has collaborated with Little Richard
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
, Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams
June Deniece Chandler known by her stage name Deniece Williams is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s...
and Eric Benet
Eric Benét
Eric Benét, is an American singer. His duet with Tamia, "Spend My Life With You" was a number one song for three weeks on the US Billboard R&B chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2000....
. He duetted with Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
on the 1985 hit single "Easy Lover."
On October 27, 2007, Bailey sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch
Seventh-inning stretch
The seventh-inning stretch is a tradition in baseball that takes place between the halves of the seventh inning of any game – in the middle of the seventh inning. Fans generally stand up and stretch out their arms and legs and sometimes walk around. It is a popular time to get a late-game snack as...
of game three of the World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
.
On screen
Bailey has appeared in the movie Full Metal JacketFull Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is an adaptation of the 1979 novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford and stars Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Arliss Howard and Adam Baldwin. The film follows a platoon of U.S...
and on the TV show Matlock
Matlock (TV series)
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...
portraying Pvt. Bobby Thomas.
Discography
- 1983: ContinuationContinuation (album)Continuation is a 1983 album by Philip Bailey which was released on the Columbia Records label. Continuation was Bailey's first solo record and the album peaked at number 19 on the Black Albums chart.- Track listing :- Personnel :...
, Columbia RecordsColumbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
[US Pop Albums:#71], [US R&B Albums:#19] - 1984: Chinese WallChinese Wall (album)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....
, Columbia Records [US Pop Albums:#22], [US R&B Albums:#10] - 1985: The Wonders of His LoveThe Wonders of His LoveThe Wonders of His Love is a 1986 Gospel album by Philip Bailey which was released on the Word Records label. It was his first gospel album and it peaked at number 13 on the Top Contemporary Christian chart and number 17 on the Top Gospel Albums chart...
, Word RecordsWord RecordsWord Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...
[US Gospel Albums: #17] - 1986: TriumphTriumph (Philip Bailey album)Triumph is a 1986 Gospel album by Philip Bailey which was released on the Word Records label. The album won a Grammy for Best Male Gospel Performance.-Track listing:# "All Soldiers" # "Thank You" # "The Love Of God"...
, Word Records [US Gospel Albums: #34] - 1986: Inside OutInside Out (Philip Bailey album)Inside Out is a 1986 album by Philip Bailey which was released on the Columbia Records label.A music video for the single "State Of The Heart" was released in 1986 and it featured Kenny Gradney of Little Feat, Ricky Phillips of The Babys, Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind & Fire and keyboardist Steven...
, Columbia Records [US Pop Albums:#84], [US R&B Albums:#30] - 1989: Family AffairFamily Affair (Philip Bailey album)Family Affair is a 1989 Gospel album by Philip Bailey which was released on the Word Records label.-Track listing:-Musicians:*Bruce V...
, Word Records [US Gospel Albums: #37] - 1991: The Best of Philip Bailey: A Gospel CollectionThe Best of Philip Bailey: A Gospel CollectionThe Best of Philip Bailey: A Gospel Collection is a 1991 compilation gospel album by Philip Bailey which was released on the Word Records label.- Track listing :- Credits :* Philip Bailey - Producer* Steve Hall - Remastering...
, Sony - 1994: Philip BaileyPhilip Bailey (album)Philip Bailey is the self-titled 1994 album by American R&B and soul singer Philip Bailey. It is Bailey's seventh solo album and features many other artists. Production credits go to Chuckii Booker, Brian McKnight and PM Dawn....
, Zoo Entertainment [US R&B Albums: #100] - 1995: Life and Love, Eagle RecordsEagle RecordsEagle Records is a leading independent record label, a division of Edel Records. Also exists as Eagle Rock Entertainment.In the United Kingdom the label's managing director is Lindsay Brown, former manager of Van Halen, while in the United States the head is Mike Carden, formerly of CMC...
[the album was re-released in 1998 with "How Can I Rely on You" (Love to Infinity's Soulmaster radio mix) added as a bonus track] - 1999: DreamsDreams (Philip Bailey album)Dreams is a 1999 album by Philip Bailey which was released on Heads Up International Records. Dreams featured guest appearances by artists such as Grover Washington Jr., George Duke, Kirk Whalum and Gerald Albright and on the album Bailey covered Pat Metheny's Something to Remind You, Breads Make...
, Heads Up Records - 2002: Soul on JazzSoul on JazzSoul on Jazz is a 2002 album by Philip Bailey which was released on Heads Up International Records. On Soul on Jazz Bailey covered Thelonious Monk's Ruby My Dear, Earth, Wind & Fire's Keep Your Head to the Sky, Joe Zawinul's Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Gene McDaniels's Compared to What and Herbie...
, Heads Up Records
External links
- Philip Bailey Official website