Inside Out (Philip Bailey album)

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]

Inside Out
Studio album by
Philip Bailey
Released1986
GenreR&B
Length43:55
LabelColumbia
ProducerNile 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

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
AllMusic[6]
Stereo Review(favourable)[7]
Boston Globe(favourable)[8]
Orlando Sentinel[9]
Chicago Sun Times(favourable)[10]
The Guardian(favourable)[11]
Associated Press(favourable)[12]
The Times(favourable)[13]
Detroit Free Press(favourable)[14]

Carlo Wolff of the Boston Globe wrote "Bailey's most coherent and relaxed solo album chronicles his walk through city streets, his eyes turned toward the heavens".[8] Don McLeese of the Chicago Sun Times called Inside Out a "polished, consummately crafted collection."[10] Phyl Garland of Stereo Review exclaimed 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."[7] Adam Sweeting of The Guardian called the album "an often incisive set of soul songs".[11] 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."[9] David Toop of The Times noted "'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."[15]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome to the Club"Philip Bailey, Bobby Nunn, Donna Weiss4:45
2."State of the Heart"Mic Murphy, Paul Pesco4:57
3."Long Distance Love"Bobby Nunn3:51
4."Echo My Heart"Kathy Kurasch, Donna Weiss, Lauren Wood4:05
5."Don't Leave Me Baby"Nile Rodgers4:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Special Effect"Philip Bailey, Nile Rodgers3:42
7."Because of You"Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, George Duke, Nathan East, Lorelei McBroom, Ray Parker Jr.4:29
8."Back It Up"Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, George Duke, Nathan East, Ray Parker Jr., Nile Rodgers3:56
9."Take This With You"Philip Bailey, Keithen Carter, Bruce Gaitsch, Patrick Leonard4:49
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, Synclavier sequencing
  • Nile Rodgers – keyboards (1-4, 6, 9), guitar (1-6, 8, 9, 10), vocoder (1), horns (1), backing vocals (1, 6, 8), bass (2, 3, 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)
  • 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
  • Producers – Nile Rodgers (Tracks 1-6, 9 & 10); Philip Bailey (Tracks 7 & 8).
  • Executive Producer – Larkin Arnold
  • Engineers – James Farber (Tracks 1-6, 9 & 10); George Massenburg (Tracks 7 & 8).
  • Second Engineers – Scott Ansell and Knut Bohn (Tracks 1-6, 9 & 10); Steve Chase (Tracks 7 & 8).
  • Additional Engineering (Tracks 1-6, 9 & 10) – Jon Goldberger
  • Recorded at The Power Station (New York, NY), Skyline Studios (New York, NY) and Townhouse Studios (London, UK).
  • Mixed by James Farber at Skyline Studios.
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Production Manager – Kevin Jones and Budd Tunick
  • Art Direction and Design – Lane/Donald
  • Photography – Dennis Keeley

[1]

Charts
Year Chart Peak
position
1986 Swiss Hitparade[3] 29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 30
US Top Black Albums (Billboard) 30
German Pop Albums 65
Dutch Album Top 100 74
US Top Pop Albums (Billboard) 84

References
  1. Philip Bailey: Inside Out. 45worlds.com. Columbia Records. 1986.
  2. "Philip Bailey: Inside Out (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  3. "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". hitparade.ch. Swiss Hitparade.
  4. "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". swedishcharts.com.
  5. "Philip Bailey: State Of The Heart (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  6. Ruhlmann, William. "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  7. Garland, Phyl (October 1986). "Philip Bailey: Inside Out" (PDF). newspapers.com. Vol. 51 no. 10. Stereo Review. p. 103.
  8. Wolff, Carlo (June 19, 1986). "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". newspapers.com. Boston Globe. p. 96.
  9. Duffy, Thom (May 18, 1986). "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel.
  10. McLeese, Don (May 19, 1986). "Winter and old pals cut new album". newsbank.com. Chicago Sun Times. p. 45.
  11. Sweeting, Adam (June 6, 1986). "Rock Pony gallops to the rescue". newspapers.com. The Guardian. p. 13.
  12. Bayles, Fred (July 4, 1986). "Records". Spokane Chronicle. Associated Press. p. 29 – via newspapers.com.
  13. Toop, David (June 8, 1986). "Arts: Pop". gale.com. The Times.
  14. Graff, Gary (May 18, 1986). "Inside Out - Philip Bailey". Detroit Free Press. p. 63.
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