Inside Out (Philip Bailey album)

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Inside Out
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Studio album by
Philip Bailey
Released1986
Studio The Power Station (New York City)
Skyline Studio (New York City)
Townhouse Studios (London)
Genre R&B
Length43:38
Label Columbia
Producer Nile Rodgers, Phillip Bailey
Philip Bailey chronology
Triumph
(1986)		Inside Out
(1986)		 Family Affair
(1989)
Singles from Inside Out
  1. "State of the Heart"
    Released: 1986

Inside Out is a studio album by Philip Bailey, released in 1986 by Columbia Records. [1] The album reached No. 30 on the US Billboard Top Black Albums chart, No. 29 on the Swiss Pop Albums chart and No. 30 on the Swedish Pop Albums chart. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Overview

Inside was produced by Nile Rodgers. Artists such as Jeff Beck, Tawatha Agee, Ray Parker Jr., Nathan East, George Duke and Phil Collins also appeared on the album. [1]

Singles

A song from the album called "State of the Heart", was released as a single, reaching No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Detroit Free Press (favourable) [7]
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Carlo Wolff of The Boston Globe wrote that "Bailey's most coherent and relaxed solo album chronicles his walk through city streets, his eyes turned toward the heavens". [9] Don McLeese of the Chicago Sun Times called Inside Out a "polished, consummately crafted collection." [10] Phyl Garland of Stereo Review exclaimed that Inside Out "has all the hall-marks of his style-vocal flexibility, a precise manner of punching out the words, and, of course, those spectacular high falsetto notes. What's different from his previous solo efforts is the music itself, which is brassier and closer to rock." Garland added "The knowing hand of producer Nile Rodgers, who seems to perceive exactly what will work for any particular artist, is much in evidence in settings that always complement rather than detract from Bailey's assertive solos." [11] Adam Sweeting of The Guardian called the album "an often incisive set of soul songs". [12] With a four out of five stars rating Thom Duffy of the Orlando Sentinel said "on this new album, Bailey aims for a polished yet punchy funk and ballad style." [8] David Toop of The Times noted that "Inside Out is produced by Nile Rodgers and is typical of his urban contemporary style. Unspectacular, but Bailey's falsetto is still wonderful." [13] Fred Bayles of the Associated Press scribed "Inside Out, is a pop album that will grow on you even if you're not a fan of the genre. Just concentrate on that voice." [14]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome to the Club" Philip Bailey, Bobby Nunn, Donna Weiss 4:45
2."State of the Heart" Mic Murphy, Paul Pesco 4:57
3."Long Distance Love" Bobby Nunn 3:51
4."Echo My Heart"Kathy Kurasch, Weiss, Lauren Wood4:05
5."Don't Leave Me Baby" Nile Rodgers 4:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Special Effect"Bailey, Rodgers3:42
7."Because of You"Bailey, Phil Collins, George Duke, Nathan East, Lorelei McBroom, Ray Parker Jr. 4:29
8."Back It Up"Bailey, Collins, Duke, East, Parker Jr., Rodgers3:56
9."Take This With You"Bailey, Keithen Carter, Bruce Gaitsch, Patrick Leonard 4:49
10."The Day Will Come"Gerard McMahon4:10

Personnel

Musicians

  • Philip Bailey – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3–10), vocoder (1)
  • Kevin Jones – Synclavier programming and sequencing
  • Nile Rodgers – keyboards (1-4, 6, 9), guitar (1-6, 8–10), vocoder (1), horns (1), backing vocals (1, 6, 8), bass (2–4, 6, 9), string arrangements and conductor (2, 7, 8)
  • George Duke – acoustic piano (7), keyboards (8)
  • Peter Scherer – keyboards (10)
  • Ray Parker Jr. – guitar (7, 8)
  • Rick Robbins – guitar (7)
  • Jeff Beck – guitar (8)
  • Darryl Jones – bass (1, 10)
  • Nathan East – bass (7, 8)
  • Omar Hakim – drums (1, 10), percussion (1)
  • Jimmy Bralower – drums, percussion and sequencing (2–6, 9)
  • Phil Collins – drums (7, 8), percussion (7)
  • Steve Elson – saxophone (3)
  • Gene Orloff – concertmaster (2, 7, 8)
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1)
  • Curtis King, Jr. – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8, 9)
  • Carl Carwell – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 9, 10)
  • Brenda White-King – backing vocals (1, 7)
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (2, 8)
  • Diane Garisto – backing vocals (2, 8)
  • Lorelei McBroom – backing vocals (6, 7)
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (8)

Production

[1]

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Dutch Album Top 100 74
German Pop Albums65
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [4] 30
Swiss Hitparade [3] 29
US Top Pop Albums (Billboard)84
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)30

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  2. ↑ "Philip Bailey: Inside Out (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard .
  3. 1 2 "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". hitparade.ch. Swiss Hitparade.
  4. 1 2 "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". swedishcharts.com.
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