Philipp Fankhauser

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Philipp Fankhauser
Birth namePhilipp Manuel Fankhauser
Born (1964-02-20) 20 February 1964 (age 61)
Thun, Switzerland
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • guitarist
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1987-present
Labels
Website philippfankhauser.com
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Philipp Fankhauser

Philipp Manuel Fankhauser (born 20 February 1964 in Thun, Switzerland) is a Swiss blues musician and songwriter. Several of his albums have charted in the top ten of the Swiss Hitparade, such as Love Man Riding, which peaked at No. 7, [1] Home, which peaked at No. 2, [2] Try My Love, which peaked at No. 3, [3] and the collaborative live album Unplugged - Live At Mühle Hunziken with Margie Evans, which peaked at No. 4. [4] His album Heebie Jeebies - The Early Songs Of Johnny Copeland jumped straight to number one at the end of 2022. [5]

Contents

Discography

Albums

YearTitleRecord labelProducerNotes
1989Blues For The LadyFunk House Blues ProductionsPhilipp Fankhauserwith Margie Evans
1991With A FeelingFunk House Blues ProductionsPhilippe Cornu and Hans Raymondaz
1992DedicatedFunk House Blues ProductionsHans Raymondazwith Walter Liniger
1994Thun - San FranciscoFunk House Blues ProductionsPhilipp Fankhauserwith Margie Evans
1995On BroadwayFunk House Blues ProductionsDennis Walkerwith The Memphis Horns and Phillip Walker
1996His Kind Of BluesSwiss Radio Int'l / Musica HelveticaPatrick Linder
2000Welcome To The Real WorldFunk House Blues ProductionsBobby Kyle
2003Live - So Damn CoolFunk House Blues ProductionsPhilipp Fankhauser
2004Talk To MeMemphis International RecordsDennis Walker and David Less
2006Watching From The Safe SideFunk House Blues Prod. / Sony Music Dennis Walkerwith The Sweet Inspirations
2008Love Man RidingFunk House Blues Prod. / Sony MusicDennis Walkerwith Stephan Eicher
2010Try My LoveFunk House Blues Prod. / Sony MusicDennis Walker and Alan Mirikitani
2013Plays Montreux Jazz Festival Funk House Blues Prod. / MJF Prod. Claude Nobs and Mathieu Jaton for MJF
2014HomeFunk House Blues Prod. / Sony MusicMarco Jencarelli
2016Unplugged - Live at Mühle HunzikenFunk House Blues Prod. / Sony MusicMarco Jencarelliwith Margie Evans
2017I'll Be AroundFunk House Blues Prod. / Sony MusicDennis Walker and Wolf Stephenson
2019Let Life FlowFunk House Blues Prod. / Sony MusicKent Brucewith Kenny Neal
2025Ain’t That SomethingFunk House Blues Prod. / Phonag RecordsKent BruceSuisa

References

  1. "Philipp Fankhauser - Love Man Riding". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. "Philipp Fankhauser - Home". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. "Philipp Fankhauser - Try My Love". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. "Philipp Fankhauser & Margie Evans - Unplugged - Live At Mühle Hunziken". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. "Swiss Albums Top 100". Acharts.co. Retrieved 13 January 2023.