The Turning (album)

The Turning
Studio album by Sam Phillips
Released 1987
Studio
Genre Rock
Label Myrrh, DCC Compact Classics
Producer T Bone Burnett
Sam Phillips chronology
Black and White in a Grey World
(1985)Black and White in a Grey World1985		 The Turning
(1987)		 Recollection
(1987)Recollection1987
Alternative cover
The 1998 DCC re-release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Turning is the fourth album by Leslie Phillips released in 1987 on Myrrh Records.[2] It was re-released in 1997 under the name Sam Phillips.

This album marks the first time that Phillips worked with producer T Bone Burnett. The two would marry not long after the release of this album and Burnett would go on to produce more albums for the singer. The Turning stands out as a turning point in Phillips' career as a singer and songwriter; on one side, the cheerful, upbeat pop-rock albums that she recorded in the early 1980s, and, on the other, the quirky 60's music influenced rock and folk albums, with a much darker and more poetic tone lyrically.

This album was listed at No. 8 in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Leslie Phillips except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."River of Love" (T Bone Burnett)2:46
2."Love Is Not Lost"4:02
3."The Turning"3:38
4."Libera Me" (T Bone Burnett, Sam Phillips)3:12
5."Carry You"4:23
6."Beating Heart"2:57
7."Expectations"3:19
8."Down"3:29
9."Answers Don't Come Easy"4:11
10."God Is Watching You" (T Bone Burnett, Sam Phillips)3:48

Personnel

  • Leslie Phillips – vocals, synthesizer, drum programming, go-go dancing
  • T Bone Burnett – guitar, drum programming, backing vocals
  • David Miner – bass guitar
  • Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
  • David Miner - bass guitar on "Love is not Lost"
  • John Schreiner – synthesizer
  • Mickey Curry – drums
  • Ralph Forbes – drum programming
  • Alex Acuña – percussion
  • Peter Case, Tonio K, Dawn O'Hanlon – backing vocals[4]

Production

  • T Bone Burnett – producer
  • Tom Willet – executive producer
  • Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
  • Steven Ford – engineer
  • Larry Hirsch – engineer
  • Bill Jackson – engineer
  • Stephen Shelton – engineer
  • Mike Kloster – assistant engineer
  • David Knights – assistant engineer
  • Chris Bellman – original mastering
  • Steve Hoffman – mastering for 1998 release[5]

Artwork

  • Michael Hodgson - art director, designer
  • Dennis Keeley - photographer
  • Pete Caravolais - assistant photographer
  • Tony Proctor Lambe - hair and makeup artist

References

  1. ↑ "The Turning - Sam Phillips - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Leslie Phillips – The Turning at Discogs (list of releases)
  3. ↑ Hefner, April; Granger, Greg (January 15, 2001). CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums In Christian Music. Harvest House. p. 41–43. ISBN 0736902813.
  4. ↑ The Turning (booklet). Los Angeles, California: Word Incorporated. 1987.
  5. ↑ "The Turning". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
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