Chinese Wall (album)

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Chinese Wall
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Studio album by Philip Bailey
Released October 1984
Recorded Townhouse Studios, London, England. The Complex and Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles.
Genre Pop, soul, rock
Length 50:17
Label Columbia
Producer Phil Collins
Philip Bailey chronology
The Wonders of His Love
(1984)The Wonders of His Love1984		 Chinese Wall
(1984)		 Triumph
(1986)Triumph1986
Singles from Chinese Wall
  1. "Easy Lover"
    Released: November 20, 1984 (US)
    14 February 1985 (UK)
  2. "Photogenic Memory"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Walking on the Chinese Wall"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau B+[2]

Chinese Wall is a solo album by Philip Bailey, released on the Columbia Records label in October 1984. 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.[3][4] In 1986 the album gave Bailey a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, while "Easy Lover", the duet with Phil Collins, earned a nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Photogenic Memory"   Jerry Knight, Davitt Sigerson, Lillie Mae Clarke 5:26
2. "I Go Crazy"   Philip Bailey, Glen Ballard, Marti Sharron 4:48
3. "Walking on the Chinese Wall"   Billie Hughes, Roxanne Seeman, Marcy Levy 5:08
4. "For Every Heart That's Been Broken"   Glen Ballard, Clif Magness 4:15
5. "Go"   Marcel East, Ralph Johnson 4:30
6. "Easy Lover" (Duet with Phil Collins) Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, Nathan East 5:04
7. "Show You the Way to Love"   Philip Bailey, Glen Ballard, Marti Sharron 4:41
8. "Time Is a Woman"   Barry Blue, Julian Littman, Robin Smith 4:31
9. "Woman"   Steve Mitchell, Marti Sharron, Gary Skardina 5:04
10. "Children of the Ghetto"   Chris Amoo, Eddie Amoo 6:49

[3][5]

Personnel

Production

  • Steve Chase - Assistant Engineer
  • Judy Clapp - Recording
  • Phil Collins - Producer
  • Murray Dvorkin - Recording
  • Arif Mardin - String Arrangement
  • George Massenburg - Engineer, Synthesizer Programming
  • Tom Perry - Recording
  • Geoffrey Wang - Synthesizer Programming
  • Tom-Tom 84 - Horn Arrangement

[3][5]

Uses in Other Media

"Children Of The Ghetto" has been featured in the movie Clockers.[6]

Charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart Position
1984 The Billboard 200 22
1984 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 10
Singles – Billboard
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 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

[3][7]

External links

References

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