Chinese Wall (album)
Encyclopedia
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.
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...
by Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
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...
which was released on the 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...
label. Chinese Wall has been certified gold in the US. The album reached number 22 and number 10 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 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 respectively.
Track listing
Publishing
- Track 1 CopyrightCopyrightCopyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
Rondor Music/Copyright Control. Tracks 2 & 7 Copyright Warner Bros. Music/SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
-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 CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
Songs/Festival Music/Copyright Control. Track 9 Copyright ATV Northern Songs/Rondor Music. Track 10 Copyright Control.
Personnel
- Philip BaileyPhilip BaileyPhilip 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...
– Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocals - Carl Carwell - Background Vocals
- Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip 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....
- Synthesizer, Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Background Vocals - Paulinho da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho 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...
- Percussion - Rahmlee Michael Davis - Trumpet
- Nathan EastNathan EastNathan Harrell East is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego...
- Bass, Keyboards - Winston Ford - Background Vocals
- Michael Harris - Trumpet
- Jose James - Background Vocals
- Nigel Martinez - Keyboards, Vocals
- The Phenix HornsPhenix Hornsare Earth, Wind & Fire, Phil Collins and Genesis's brass main section. The four members were Don Myrick on saxophones, Louis "Lui Lui" Satterfield on trombone, Rahmlee Michael Davis on trumpet and Michael Harris on trumpet.-The Pharaohs:...
- Horns - Don MyrickDon MyrickDon Myrick was a saxophonist.He played alto, tenor and soprano sax and was a member of Earth Wind & Fire's original horn section, The Phenix Horns Esq. from 1975 through 1982. Previously, Myrick had been a member of the musical group The Pharaohs...
- Saxophone - Louis Satterfield - Trombone
- Daryl StuermerDaryl StuermerDaryl Mark Stuermer is an American musician who plays guitar and bass for Genesis during live shows, and lead guitar for Phil Collins during most of his solo tours and albums.-Biography:...
- Guitar - Lesette Wilson - Keyboards
Production
- Steve Chase - Assistant Engineer
- Judy Clapp - Recording
- Phil Collins - Producer
- Murray Dvorkin - Recording
- Arif MardinArif MardinArif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
- String Arrangement - George MassenburgGeorge MassenburgGeorge Y. Massenburg is a recording engineer and inventor. Working principally in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Macon, Georgia, Massenburg is widely known for his 1972 paper on the parametric equalizer.-Background:...
- 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.Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Billboard 200 | 22 |
| 1984 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 10 |
| 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 Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue... |
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
- Allmusic [ link]
- Robert Christgau (B+) link