Wilson Phillips (album)

Wilson Phillips
Studio album by Wilson Phillips
Released	May 8, 1990
Recorded	July 1989-March 1990
Genre	Pop, pop rock, soft rock, adult contemporary
Length	45:56
Label	SBK
Producer	Glen Ballard
Wilson Phillips chronology
Wilson Phillips (1990) Shadows and Light (1992)
Singles from Wilson Phillips
"Hold On" Released: February 27, 1990 "Release Me" Released: June 1990 "Impulsive" Released: October 1, 1990 "You're in Love" Released: January 30, 1991 "The Dream Is Still Alive" Released: 1991

Wilson Phillips is the 1990 debut album by Wilson Phillips. The singles, "Hold On", "Release Me" and "You're in Love", all hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "Impulsive" also hit number four, and the fifth single "The Dream Is Still Alive" reached the top 20. The album sold 5 million copies in the US and over 10 million worldwide.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hold On"	Chynna Phillips, Glen Ballard, additional lyrics by Carnie Wilson	4:27
2.	"Release Me"	Wilson Phillips	4:56
3.	"Impulsive"	Stephen Kipner, Clif Magness	4:34
4.	"Next to You (Someday I'll Be)"	Darrell Brown, David Batteau, Madeline Stone	4:57
5.	"You're in Love"	Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard	4:51
6.	"Over and Over"	Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard	4:40
7.	"A Reason to Believe"	Tim Hardin	4:04
8.	"Ooh You're Gold"	Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard	4:19
9.	"Eyes Like Twins"	Rupert Hine, Jeanette Therese Obstoj	5:03
10.	"The Dream Is Still Alive"	Glen Ballard, Wilson Phillips	4:05

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C[2]

Charts & sales

Chart (1990) Peak position Australian ARIA Albums Chart 7 Austrian Albums Chart 19 Canadian Albums Chart 1 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 30 New Zealand Albums Chart 10 Norwegian Albums Chart 16 Swedish Albums Chart 27 Swiss Albums Chart 16 UK Albums Chart 7 U.S. Billboard 200 2

Country Certification Sales Canada 7× platinum 700,000+ Switzerland Gold 25,000+ United Kingdom Platinum 300,000+ United States 5× platinum 5,000,000+

End of decade charts

Chart (1990-1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard 200[3]	52

Personnel

• Executive Producer: Charles Koppelman
• Produced by Glen Ballard
• Engineers: Glen Ballard, Tom Biener, Francis Buckley, Julie Last, Clif Magness, Gabriel Moffat, Rail Jon Ragout
• Second & Assistant Engineers: Dan Bosworth, Rick Butz, Daryll Dobson, Bill Malina
• Mixing: Francis Buckley
• Mastering: Bernie Grundman
• Keyboards: Glen Ballard, Randy Kerber, Clif Magness
• Organ: Bill Cuomo
• Guitars: Basil Fung, Michael Landau, Clif Magness, Steve Lukather (solo and rhythm guitars on "A Reason to Believe", "Eyes Like Twins"), Joe Walsh (solo slide and rhythm guitar on "Impulsive" additional guitar on "Hold On" and "A Reason to Believe")
• Bass: Jimmy Johnson, Abraham Laboriel, Neil Stubenhaus
• Drums: John "JR" Robinson
• Percussion: Paulinho da Costa
• Vocals arranged by Glen Ballard & Wilson Phillips
• Rhythm arrangements by Glen Ballard & Clif Magness

Associated recordings

• Hold On [Single Edit]
• Release me [Single Version]
• Impulsive [Single Edit]
• Impulsive [AC Remix]
• Next To You (Someday I’ll Be) [Remix]
• You’re In Love [Single Version]
• The Dream Is Still Alive [Radio Edit]
• The Dream Is Still Alive [AC Remix]
• Otro Amor [Spanish Version, You’re In Love]
• Mi Sueño Vive Aún [Spanish Version, The Dream Is Still Alive]

References

1. "Allmusic review".
2. Christgau, Robert (December 4, 1990). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved December 15, 2012.
3. 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.