Jump to content

The Wonders of His Love: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Added links
Tags: canned edit summary Mobile edit Mobile app edit
No edit summary
 
(31 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Wonders of His Love
| name = The Wonders of His Love
| Type = Studio album
| type = Studio album
| Artist = [[Philip Bailey]]
| artist = [[Philip Bailey]]
| Cover = wonders Pbailey.jpg
| cover = wonders Pbailey.jpg
| Released = 1984
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = 1984
| recorded = June–October 1983
| Genre = [[Gospel music|Gospel]]
| Length = 43:49
| venue =
| Label = [[Myrrh Records]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[George Duke]]
| genre = [[Gospel music|Gospel]]
| Reviews =
| length = 43:49
| label = [[Myrrh Records]]
| Last album = ''[[Continuation (album)|Continuation]]''<br/>(1983)
| producer = [[Philip Bailey]]
| This album = '''''The Wonders of His Love'''''<br/>(1984)
| Next album = ''[[Chinese Wall (album)|Chinese Wall]]''<br/>(1984)
| prev_title = [[Continuation (album)|Continuation]]
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = [[Chinese Wall (album)|Chinese Wall]]
| next_year = 1984
}}
}}

'''''The Wonders of His Love''''' is the second studio album by [[Philip Bailey]], released in 1984 on [[Myrrh Records]]. It was his first gospel album, peaking at No. 13 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Christian Albums]] chart and No. 17 on the ''Billboard'' [[Top Gospel Albums]] chart.<ref name=Recording>{{cite work|title=Philip Bailey: The Wonders of His Love|date=1984|publisher=[[Myrrh Records]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/philip-bailey/chart-history/ill/|title=Phillip Bailey: The Wonders Of His Love (Top Christian Albums)|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|website=billboard.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/philip-bailey/chart-history/sll/|title=Phillip Bailey: The Wonders Of His Love (Top Gospel Albums)|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|website=billboard.com}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =[[AllMusic]]
| rev1 =[[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r90139/review|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wonders-of-his-love-mw0000691030|title=Philip Bailey: The Wonders of His Love|author=Ruhlmann, William|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|website=allmusic.com}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]''
| rev2Score = (favourable)<ref>{{cite magazine |id={{ProQuest|964132083}} |last1=Considine |first1=J D |title=ROCK SHORT TAKES |magazine=Musician |issue=78 |date=April 1985 |page=96 }}</ref>
}}
}}
''The Wonders of His Love'' was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance|Best Inspirational Performance]].<ref name="Grammy">{{cite web |date= |title=Philip Bailey |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/philip-bailey/1151 |access-date=June 30, 2023 |website=Grammy.com}}</ref>

'''''The Wonders of His Love''''' is the second studio album by [[Philip Bailey]] which was released on the [[Myrrh Records]] label. It was Bailey's first gospel album and it peaked at number 13 on the Top Contemporary Christian chart and number 17 on the Top Gospel Albums chart.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r90139|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Wonders of His Love - Overview|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate= 17 June 2009}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = I Will No Wise Cast You Out
| title1 = I Will No Wise Cast You Out
| writer1 = Skip Scarborough, Philip Bailey, [[Tony Haynes]]
| writer1 = music: [[Skip Scarborough]], [[Tony Haynes (American musician)|Tony Haynes]]; lyrics: Philip Bailey
| length1 =
| length1 = 4:41
| title2 = I Want to Know You
| title2 = I Want to Know You
| writer2 = George Duke, Philip Bailey
| writer2 = music: [[George Duke]]; lyrics: Philip Bailey
| length2 =
| length2 = 4:32
| title3 = God Is Love
| title3 = God Is Love
| writer3 = Leonard Caston
| writer3 = [[Leonard Caston Jr.|Leonard Caston]]
| length3 =
| length3 = 4:58
| title4 = Sing A New Song
| title4 = Sing a New Song
| writer4 = Anesther Davis, Jerry Peters
| writer4 = music: [[Jerry Peters]]; lyrics: Annester Davis, Jerry Peters
| length4 =
| length4 = 4:58
| title5 = Safe In God's Love
| title5 = Safe in God's Love
| writer5 = Leonard Caston
| writer5 = Leonard Caston
| length5 =
| length5 = 3:45
}}
}}
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| headline = Side two
| writing_credits = yes
| title6 = I Am Gold
| title6 = I Am Gold
| writer6 = Jerry Peters, Philip Bailey, Terri McFaddin
| writer6 = music: Jerry Peters, Philip Bailey; lyrics: Terri McFaddin, Philip Bailey
| length6 =
| length6 = 5:04
| title7 = He Don't Lie
| title7 = He Don't Lie
| writer7 = Skip Scarborough
| writer7 = Skip Scarborough
| length7 =
| length7 = 4:59
| title8 = The Wonders of His Love
| title8 = The Wonders of His Love
| writer8 = Philip Bailey, Teri DeSario Purse
| writer8 = music: [[Eddie del Barrio|Eduardo del Barrio]], Philip Bailey; lyrics: Teri DeSario Purse
| length8 =
| length8 = 5:05
| title9 = Make Us One
| title9 = Make Us One
| writer9 = Jerry Peters, Terry McFaddin
| writer9 = music: Jerry Peters, Terri McFaddin; lyrics: Terri McFaddin
| length9 =
| length9 = 5:47
⚫
}}<ref name=Recording />
}}<ref name=allmusic /><ref name=discogs>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Philip-Bailey-The-Wonders-Of-His-Love/release/1338407|title=Philip Bailey - The Wonders Of His Love|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate= 17 June 2009}}</ref>


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==


===Musicians===
=== Musicians ===
*[[Philip Bailey]] – lead and backing vocals
* Philip Bailey – lead and backing vocals
*Margaret Briggs – backing vocals (4, 6)
* [[Alan Pasqua]] – synthesizers (1, 5, 7, 9)
*Gwen Brown – backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
* [[Skip Scarborough]] – keyboards (1, 7)
⚫
* [[Jerry Peters]] – horn arrangements (1, 6, 9), string arrangements (1, 6, 7, 9), keyboards (3, 4), [[Electric organ|organ]] (3, 4), synthesizers (4)
⚫
*Jerry Brown – drums (1-9)
⚫
* [[George Duke]] – keyboards (2, 8), synthesizers (2)
⚫
*Carl Carwell – backing vocals (1-7, 9)
*Carolyn Caston – backing vocals (3, 5)
* [[Leonard Caston Jr.|Leonard Caston]] – backing vocals (3, 5), keyboards (5), synthesizer arrangements (5)
*Leonard Caston – backing vocals (3, 5), keyboards (5), synthesizer arrangement (5)
* Charles Williams – keyboards (6, 9)
*[[Paulinho da Costa|Paulinho Da Costa]] – percussion (1, 2, 6, 8)
* [[Paul Jackson Jr.]] – guitars (1, 3-8)
*[[Phenix Horns|Rahmlee Michael Davis]] – trumpet (8)
* [[Dann Huff]] – guitars (2)
* [[James Jamerson, Jr.]] – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)
⚫
*Teri DeSario – lead and backing vocals (8)
⚫
* [[Freddie Washington (bassist)|Freddie Washington]] – bass (4, 6)
⚫
*[[George Duke]] – keyboards (2, 8), synthesizer (2)
* [[Abraham Laboriel]] – bass (8)
*Winston Ford – backing vocals (7)
⚫
* Gerry Brown – drums
⚫
*Jeanette Hawes – backing vocals (1-7, 9), lead vocals (3)
*[[Dann Huff]] – guitar (2)
* [[Paulinho da Costa]] – percussion (1, 2, 6, 8)
*[[Paul Jackson Jr.]] – guitar (1, 3-9)
* [[Ralph Johnson (musician)|Ralph Johnson]] – percussion (3, 7)
*[[Chanson|James Jamerson Jr.]] – bass guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
* [[Don Myrick]] – saxophone (1)
* [[Andrew Woolfolk]] – saxophone (2)
*[[Ralph Johnson (musician)|Ralph Johnson]] - percussion (3, 7)
*[[Abraham Laboriel]] – bass guitar (8)
* [[Phenix Horns|Rahmlee Michael Davis]] – trumpet (8)
*[[Don Myrick]] – saxophone (1)
* Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster (1, 6, 7, 9)
*[[Alan Pasqua]] – synthesizer (1, 5, 7, 9)
* Carl Carwell – backing vocals (1-7, 9)
⚫
* Jeanette Hawes – backing vocals (1-7, 9), lead vocals (3)
⚫
*[[Jerry Peters]] – horn arrangements (1, 6, 9), string arrangements (1, 6, 7, 9), keyboards (3, 4), organ (3, 4), synthesizer (4)
*[[Skip Scarborough]] – keyboards (1, 7)
* Carolyn Caston – backing vocals (3, 5)
*Julia Tillman – backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
* Margaret Briggs – backing vocals (4, 6)
⚫
* Gwen Brown – backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
*Charles Veal – concertmaster
*Greg Walker – backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
* Julia Tillman – backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
⚫
* Greg Walker – backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
⚫
*[[Freddie Washington (bassist)|Freddie Washington]] – bass guitar (4, 6)
*Charles Williams – keyboards (6, 9)
* Winston Ford – backing vocals (7)
*[[Andrew Woolfolk]] – saxophone (2)
* [[Teri DeSario]] – lead and backing vocals (8)


===Production===
=== Production ===
*Producer – Philip Bailey
* Producer – Philip Bailey
*Recording Engineer – [[Jack Joseph Puig]]
* Recording Engineer – [[Jack Joseph Puig]]
*Second Engineers – Steven Ford, Ross Palone and David Schober.
* Second Engineers – Steven Ford, Ross Palone and David Schober.
*Recorded at [[Bill Schnee|Bill Schnee Studio]], [[Mama Jo's Recording Studio]] and Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA).
* Recorded at [[Bill Schnee|Bill Schnee Studio]], [[Mama Jo's Recording Studio]] and Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA).
*Mixed by Ross Palone at Hollywood Sound Recorders, assisted by Mike Wuellner.
* Mixed by Ross Palone at Hollywood Sound Recorders, assisted by Mike Wuellner.
*Mastered by [[Doug Sax]] at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
* Mastered by [[Doug Sax]] at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
*Liner Notes – Julius West
* Liner Notes – Julius West<ref name=Recording />
⚫
<ref name=allmusic />


==Charts==
==Charts==


{| class="wikitable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|+ Album – [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]<ref name=allmusic />
|+ Album – [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
Line 110: Line 115:
! Position
! Position
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984
| 1985
| Top Contemporary Christian
| Billboard Top Contemporary Christian Albums
| 13
| 13
|-
|-
⚫
| Billboard Top Gospel Albums
| 1985
⚫
| Top Gospel Albums
| 17
| 17
|}
|}
Line 123: Line 127:


{{Philip Bailey}}
{{Philip Bailey}}

{{Authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Wonders Of His Love}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wonders Of His Love}}
[[Category:1985 albums]]
[[Category:1984 albums]]
[[Category:Philip Bailey albums]]
[[Category:Philip Bailey albums]]

Latest revision as of 18:43, 1 July 2024

The Wonders of His Love
Studio album by
Philip Bailey
Released1984
RecordedJune–October 1983
GenreGospel
Length43:49
LabelMyrrh Records
ProducerPhilip Bailey
Philip Bailey chronology
Continuation
(1983) 		The Wonders of His Love
(1984) 		Chinese Wall
(1984)

The Wonders of His Love is the second studio album by Philip Bailey, released in 1984 on Myrrh Records. It was his first gospel album, peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and No. 17 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.[1][2][3]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Musician(favourable)[5]

The Wonders of His Love was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Inspirational Performance.[6]

Track listing

[edit]
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Will No Wise Cast You Out"music: Skip Scarborough, Tony Haynes; lyrics: Philip Bailey4:41
2."I Want to Know You"music: George Duke; lyrics: Philip Bailey4:32
3."God Is Love"Leonard Caston4:58
4."Sing a New Song"music: Jerry Peters; lyrics: Annester Davis, Jerry Peters4:58
5."Safe in God's Love"Leonard Caston3:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."I Am Gold"music: Jerry Peters, Philip Bailey; lyrics: Terri McFaddin, Philip Bailey5:04
7."He Don't Lie"Skip Scarborough4:59
8."The Wonders of His Love"music: Eduardo del Barrio, Philip Bailey; lyrics: Teri DeSario Purse5:05
9."Make Us One"music: Jerry Peters, Terri McFaddin; lyrics: Terri McFaddin5:47

[1]

Personnel

[edit]

Musicians

[edit]
  • Philip Bailey – lead and backing vocals
  • Alan Pasqua – synthesizers (1, 5, 7, 9)
  • Skip Scarborough – keyboards (1, 7)
  • Jerry Peters – horn arrangements (1, 6, 9), string arrangements (1, 6, 7, 9), keyboards (3, 4), organ (3, 4), synthesizers (4)
  • George Duke – keyboards (2, 8), synthesizers (2)
  • Leonard Caston – backing vocals (3, 5), keyboards (5), synthesizer arrangements (5)
  • Charles Williams – keyboards (6, 9)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 3-8)
  • Dann Huff – guitars (2)
  • James Jamerson, Jr. – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Freddie Washington – bass (4, 6)
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass (8)
  • Gerry Brown – drums
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 6, 8)
  • Ralph Johnson – percussion (3, 7)
  • Don Myrick – saxophone (1)
  • Andrew Woolfolk – saxophone (2)
  • Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet (8)
  • Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster (1, 6, 7, 9)
  • Carl Carwell – backing vocals (1-7, 9)
  • Jeanette Hawes – backing vocals (1-7, 9), lead vocals (3)
  • Carolyn Caston – backing vocals (3, 5)
  • Margaret Briggs – backing vocals (4, 6)
  • Gwen Brown – backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
  • Julia Tillman – backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
  • Greg Walker – backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
  • Winston Ford – backing vocals (7)
  • Teri DeSario – lead and backing vocals (8)

Production

[edit]
  • Producer – Philip Bailey
  • Recording Engineer – Jack Joseph Puig
  • Second Engineers – Steven Ford, Ross Palone and David Schober.
  • Recorded at Bill Schnee Studio, Mama Jo's Recording Studio and Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mixed by Ross Palone at Hollywood Sound Recorders, assisted by Mike Wuellner.
  • Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Liner Notes – Julius West[1]

Charts

[edit]
Album – Billboard
Year Chart Position
1984 Billboard Top Contemporary Christian Albums 13
Billboard Top Gospel Albums 17

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Philip Bailey: The Wonders of His Love. Myrrh Records. 1984.
  2. ^ "Phillip Bailey: The Wonders Of His Love (Top Christian Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. ^ "Phillip Bailey: The Wonders Of His Love (Top Gospel Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  4. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Philip Bailey: The Wonders of His Love". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  5. ^ Considine, J D (April 1985). "ROCK SHORT TAKES". Musician. No. 78. p. 96. ProQuest 964132083.
  6. ^ "Philip Bailey". Grammy.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=The_Wonders_of_His_Love&oldid=1232059529"