Wilson Phillips is the debut album by American vocal group Wilson Phillips, released in 1990 by SBK Records.
The album was enormously successful in the U.S. where it peaked at #2 on the LP chart for ten weeks starting August 4, 1990. Overall, the album spent 125 weeks on the charts, including one year in the top 10. The album and its singles earned the group five Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist.
The album has sold five million copies in the United States and over eight million worldwide.
Five singles were released from the album, with "Hold On", "Release Me" and "You're in Love" all hitting number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "Impulsive" reached number four, and the fifth single "The Dream Is Still Alive" peaked at number 12.
Track listing
Personnel
Wilson Phillips
Chynna Phillips – lead vocals (1, 2, 5–7, 9, 10), backing vocals
Carnie Wilson – lead vocals (4, 6, 9, 10), backing vocals
Wendy Wilson – lead vocals (3, 8), backing vocals
Musicians
Glen Ballard – keyboards (1, 2, 4–10), rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 4–10) Randy Kerber – keyboards (1, 2, 4–10) Clif Magness – keyboards (3), rhythm guitar (3), arrangements (3) Bill Payne – organ (3, 10) Michael Landau – guitars (1, 2, 4–6, 8–10) Joe Walsh – additional rhythm guitar (1, 7), rhythm guitar (3), slide guitar solo (3) Steve Lukather – rhythm guitar (7), guitar solo (7, 9) Basil Fung – rhythm guitar (10) Jimmy Johnson – bass (1–4, 6–9) Abraham Laboriel – bass (5) Neil Stubenhaus – bass (10) John Robinson – drums Paulinho da Costa – percussion Vocals arranged by Glen Ballard and Wilson Phillips
Production
Executive producer – Charles Koppelman
Produced by Glen Ballard
Recorded and mixed by Francis Buckley
Additional recording – Glen Ballard, Tom Biener, Francis Buckley, Julie Last, Clif Magness, Gabriel Moffat and Rail Jon Rogut Second engineers – Dan Bosworth, Rick Butz, Daryll Dobson and Bill Malina Mixed at Garden Rake Studio (Sherman Oaks, California) Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood) Design – Mark Larson Cover photography – Timothy White Inside photography – Alberto Tallot