Wilson Phillips (album)

Wilson Phillips
Wilson Phillips
Studio album by Wilson Phillips
Released	May 8, 1990
Recorded	1989-1990
Studio	Record One, Los Angeles; Ocean Way, Hollywood; Westlake, Los Angeles; Studio Ultimo, Los Angeles; Lion Share, Los Angeles; Soundcastle, Santa Monica; Music Grinder, Hollywood;
Genre	Pop; pop rock; soft rock;
Length	45:56
Label	SBK
Producer	Glen Ballard
Wilson Phillips chronology
Singles from Wilson Phillips
	"Hold On"; Released: February 27, 1990; "Release Me"; Released: June 1990; "Impulsive"; Released: October 1990; "You're in Love"; Released: January 30, 1991; "The Dream Is Still Alive"; Released: 1991;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	6/10^[4]
Select	2/5^[5]

Wilson Phillips is the debut album by American vocal group Wilson Phillips, released in 1990 by SBK Records. The album was successful in the United States, where it peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart for 10 weeks starting August 4, 1990.^[6] Overall, the album spent 125 weeks on the charts, including one year in the top 10.^[7]^[8] The album has sold five million copies in the United States and over eight million worldwide.^[9]

Five singles were released from the album, with "

Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist

.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hold On"	Glen Ballard Chynna Phillips Carnie Wilson	4:27
2.	"Release Me"	Phllips C. Wilson Wendy Wilson	4:56
3.	"Impulsive"	Steve Kipner Clif Magness	4:34
4.	"Next to You (Someday I'll Be)"	David Batteau Darrell Brown Madeline Stone	4:57
5.	"You're in Love"	Ballard Phillips C. Wilson W. Wilson	4:51

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Over and Over"	Ballard Phillips C. Wilson W. Wilson	4:40
7.	" Jeanette Therese Obstoj	5:03
10.	"The Dream Is Still Alive"	Ballard Phillips C. Wilson W. Wilson	4:05

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 Mastering (Hollywood
)

Design – Mark Larson

Cover photography – Timothy White
Inside photography – Alberto Tallot

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Wilson Phillips*
Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[10]	7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[11]	19
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[12]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[13]	51
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[15]	10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[16]	16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	16
UK Albums (OCC)^[19]	7
US Billboard 200^[20]	2

Year-end charts

1990 Year-end chart performance for *Wilson Phillips*
Chart (1990)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[21]	48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[22]	44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23]	22
US Billboard 200^[24]	15

1991 Year-end chart performance for *Wilson Phillips*
Chart (1991)	Position
US Billboard 200^[25]	5

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for *Wilson Phillips*
Chart (1990–1999)	Position
US Billboard 200^[26]	52

All-time charts

All-time charts for *Wilson Phillips*
Chart	Position
US Billboard 200 (Women)^[27]	26

Certifications

Certificationss for *Wilson Phillips*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[28]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[29]	7× Platinum	700,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[30]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[31]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[32]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[33]	5× Platinum	5,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "AllMusic review". AllMusic.
^ Christgau, Robert (December 4, 1990). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
^ Sandow, Greg (April 13, 1990). "Wilson Phillips". Entertainment Weekly.
NME
. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

^ Rice, Glenn (July 1990). "Wilson Phillips: Wilson Phillips". Select. p. 119.

^ "Billboard 200 - August 4, 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

^ "Wilson Phillips on the Billboard charts". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

^ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums, 3rd edition, Billboard Books, 1995, p. 400.

ISBN 978-1-4165-9455-0
.

^ "Australiancharts.com – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "Austriancharts.at – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1333". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

GfK Entertainment Charts
. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "Charts.nz – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "Swedishcharts.com – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "Swisscharts.com – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "Wilson Phillips Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

GfK Entertainment
. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

^ "Top Selling Albums of 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990". hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

^ "Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums By Women". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2017.

^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 304.

^ "Canadian album certifications – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Music Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "New Zealand album certifications – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Wilson Phillips')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "British album certifications – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

^ "American album certifications – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

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Wilson Phillips

Chynna Phillips

Carnie Wilson

Wendy Wilson

Studio albums

Wilson Phillips (1990)

Shadows and Light (1992)

California (2004)

Christmas in Harmony (2010)

Dedicated (2012)

Compilations

Greatest Hits (2000)

Singles

"Hold On"

"Release Me"

"Impulsive"

"You're in Love"

"The Dream Is Still Alive"

"Daniel"

"You Won't See Me Cry"

"Give It Up"

"Go Your Own Way"

"Already Gone"

"
Get Together
"

"Good Vibrations"

Related topics

Hey Santa!

Naked and Sacred

The Wilsons

Christmas with Carnie

Carnie Wilson: Unstapled

Category

Authority control databases

MusicBrainz release group

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[1] "AllMusic review". AllMusic.

[Christgau-2] Christgau, Robert (December 4, 1990). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 15, 2012.

[3] Sandow, Greg (April 13, 1990). "Wilson Phillips". Entertainment Weekly.

[4] NME
. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[5] Rice, Glenn (July 1990). "Wilson Phillips: Wilson Phillips". Select. p. 119.

[6] "Billboard 200 - August 4, 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

[7] "Wilson Phillips on the Billboard charts". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

[8] Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums, 3rd edition, Billboard Books, 1995, p. 400.

[Knopper2009-9] ISBN 978-1-4165-9455-0
.

[ac_Australia_Wilson_Phillips-10] "Australiancharts.com – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[ac_Austria_Wilson_Phillips-11] "Austriancharts.at – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[group=-12] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1333". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Wilson_Phillips-13] "Dutchcharts.nl – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Wilson_Phillips-14] GfK Entertainment Charts
. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Wilson_Phillips-15] "Charts.nz – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[ac_Norway_Wilson_Phillips-16] "Norwegiancharts.com – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Wilson_Phillips-17] "Swedishcharts.com – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Wilson_Phillips-18] "Swisscharts.com – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[ac_UK2_-19] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Wilson_Phillips-20] "Wilson Phillips Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[21] GfK Entertainment
. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[22] "Top Selling Albums of 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[23] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990". hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[24] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[25] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

[1990sbb-26] Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

[27] "Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums By Women". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2017.

[28] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 304.

[CanadaWilson_PhillipsWilson_PhillipsalbumCertRef-29] "Canadian album certifications – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Music Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[New_ZealandWilson_PhillipsWilson_PhillipsalbumCertRef-30] "New Zealand album certifications – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[SwitzerlandWilson_PhillipsWilson_PhillipsalbumCertRef-31] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Wilson Phillips')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[United_KingdomWilson_PhillipsWilson_PhillipsalbumCertRef-32] "British album certifications – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[United_StatesWilson_PhillipsWilson_PhillipsalbumCertRef-33] "American album certifications – Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

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