Phil Carmen - City Walls (1987)

voyeurnice · 26 Grudzień 2016

Artist: Phil Carmen

Title: City Walls

Year Of Release: 1987

Label: Metronome Music (W.-Germany)

Genre: Pop/Rock, Electronic

Quality: FLAC (img.+.cue+.log)

MP3 320kbps

Total Time: 49:49

Total Size: 352,55

139,75 Mb (Full Scans)

Phil Carmen (born Herbert Hofmann, February 14, 1953 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Swiss musician and producer of Canadian heritage. Carmen grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and in Lucerne, Switzerland. In Lucerne, he went to the Conservatory, but later studied bookkeeping. In 1975, he decided to turn to music. With bassist Mike Thompson (born Marcel Galuzzi), he founded the duo Carmen & Thompson, playing especially country music. The single "Time Moves On" reached #31 on the Italian charts in 1980, and in 1981 they appeared at the San-Remo-Festival performing the song "Follow Me". After seven years of stage experience Phil Carmen founded the Picar Studios in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland in 1982 and recorded two solo albums which attracted little attention until 1985, when he had a hit with the LP Walkin' the Dog, which reached #3 in the Swiss charts. The single "On My Way to LA" was his greatest success and climbed in the summer of 1985 to #18 in Germany and #9 in Switzerland. "On My Way to LA" was also used in the television series Wild West in 1988. His 1986 album Wise Monkeys hit #1 on the Swiss charts, while the single "Moonshine Still" reached #10. His last successful album as a solo artist was City Walls (1987), which went to #10 in Switzerland. ~Wikipedia~

Release of this album: 1987 [LP Metronome, Cat.# 831 558-1, Germany]

Release of this CD: 1987 [CD Metronome, Cat.# 831 558-2 / UPC: 042283155824]

Made in West Germany by Polygram.

Distributed by Polygram Musik Vertrieb.

Credits:

Backing Vocals - Sabine Van Baaren (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 8, 10), Sandra Olajide (tracks: 8)

Bass - Colin Hodgkinson (tracks: 3 to 6, 8 to 10)

Blues Harp - Olav Breuning* (tracks: 8)

Bongos - Mostafa Kafai Azimi (tracks: 2)

Cover, Design - Michael Behr

Drums - Bert Smaak (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10), Larry E. Vann* (tracks: 5, 8)

Engineer - Ajay Mathur

Guitar - Phil Carmen (tracks: 2 to 10)

Horns - Christian Ostermeier (tracks: 6), Mostafa Kafai Azimi (tracks: 6)

Keyboards - Phil Carmen (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10)

Keyboards, Soloist - Brian Auger (tracks: 1 to 3, 10)

Lyrics By - Simon Dale Sanders

Organ [Hammond] - Brian Auger (tracks: 4, 8)

Percussion - Larry E. Vann (tracks: 1, 4)

Photography By [Cover] - Klaus Thumser

Piano - Phil Carmen (tracks: 5)

Piano, Soloist - Brian Auger (tracks: 4, 5, 9)

Producer - Brian Auger (tracks: 3)

Saxophone - Dick Morrissey (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10)

Synthesizer - Phil Carmen (tracks: 5)

Trumpet - Mostafa Kafai Azimi (tracks: 4)

Vocals, Composed By, Arranged By, Producer, Engineer - Phil Carmen

Tracklist:

01. Blues In The Night (05:42)