The Philosopher Kings (album)
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The Philosopher Kings is the debut album from Canadian
R&B musicians The Philosopher Kings
, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music
).
The album earned the group a Juno Award
nomination for Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
.
Special Guests:
Canada
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R&B musicians The Philosopher Kings
The Philosopher Kings
The Philosopher Kings are a Canadian rhythm and blues band who were most commercially successful in the late 1990s. The name of the band is derived from Plato's Republic, in which he outlines the design of an idealistic government, ruled by philosopher-kings...
, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music
1996 in music
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).
The album earned the group a Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
nomination for Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
The Juno Award for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1985, as recognition each year for the best rhythm and blues/soul album in Canada.-Best R&B/Soul Recording :*1985 - Liberty Silver, Lost Somewhere Inside Your Love...
.
- Gerald Eaton - Lead and backup vocals
- James McCollum - Guitars, guitar solos, acoustic guitar on "No Woman Around"
- Brian West - Guitars, guitar treatments, guitar synth bass on "Everyone'll Let You Down", things that sound like keyboards
- Jon Levine - Piano, keyboards, organ, backup vocals, toy bells
- Jason Levine - Double and electric bass, backup vocals
- Craig Hunter - Drums, cymbals, percussion, backup vocals
Special Guests:
- Keita Hopkinson - backup vocals on "Fingernails To Claws"
- Terence Blanchard - trumpet on "Lay My Body Down"
- Bobby Watson - alto saxophone on "Do You Swear"
Track listing
- "Turn My Head Around (3:59)"
- "Lay My Body Down (4:41)"
- "All Dressed Up For San Francisco (4:31)"
- "Can't Get My Mind Around You (4:31)"
- "All To Myself (4:28)"
- "Leave That Man (6:30)"
- "Do You Swear (3:42)"
- "Everyone'll Let You Down (4:30)"
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(4:13)" - "Charms (4:47)"
- "Fingernails To Claws (4:49)"
- "No Woman Around (3:40)"
- Track 9 is a Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
cover.