"Sea of Love" is a song written by John Philip Baptiste (better known as Phil Phillips) and George Khoury. It was the only top-40 chart-maker for Phillips, who never recorded another hit.[2]
Baptiste, who was working as a bellboy in Lake Charles, Louisiana, wrote "Sea of Love" for a love interest. He was introduced to local record producer George Khoury, who took Baptiste into his studio to record it. At Khoury's request, Baptiste took the stage name of Phil Phillips. The song, originally credited to Phil Phillips with The Twilights, was released on a small record label owned by Khoury, but due to its success it was eventually leased to Mercury Records. Despite the success of "Sea of Love", Phillips claimed that he only ever received US$6,800 for recording it.[2]
The song has been covered by a number of artists since the first 1959 recording. Among the most notable versions are the following:
Later in 1959, in the UK, Marty Wilde covered the song which subsequently peaked at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart.[8] The original Phil Phillips rendition failed to chart there. This version is also featured in Chanel No. 5: La Star (1990)[21] ad.
Tom Waits's version was first available on the 1989 soundtrack for the movie Sea of Love and later on his 2006 album Orphans
Cat Power recorded it on her 2000 album, The Covers Record. The 2007 film Juno featured her version in its soundtrack.[23] Power’s cover was certified gold in Canada.[24]
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Sea of Love is a song written by John Philip Baptiste better known as Phil Phillips and George Khoury It was the only top 40 chart maker for Phillips who never recorded another hit 2 Sea of Love Sea of Love sheet musicSingle by Phil Phillipsfrom the album Sea of LovePublished1959ReleasedJuly 1959Recorded1959GenreRhythm and blues swamp pop 1 Length2 30LabelMercurySongwriter s Phil Phillips George Khoury Contents 1 Background 2 Chart performance 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 3 Notable cover versions 4 In popular culture 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground editBaptiste who was working as a bellboy in Lake Charles Louisiana wrote Sea of Love for a love interest He was introduced to local record producer George Khoury who took Baptiste into his studio to record it At Khoury s request Baptiste took the stage name of Phil Phillips The song originally credited to Phil Phillips with The Twilights was released on a small record label owned by Khoury but due to its success it was eventually leased to Mercury Records Despite the success of Sea of Love Phillips claimed that he only ever received US 6 800 for recording it 2 Chart performance editPhil Phillips 1959 recording of the song peaked at No 1 on the U S Billboard R amp B chart 3 and No 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 The Three Bells by The Browns kept it from the No 1 spot 4 In 1959 it sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc 5 Weekly charts edit Phil Phillips Chart 1959 Peakposition US Billboard Hot 100 6 2 US Billboard R amp B 3 1 US Cash Box Top 100 7 2 Marty Wilde Chart 1959 Peakposition UK 8 3 Del Shannon Chart 1981 1982 Peakposition Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 9 28 US Billboard Hot 100 6 33 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 36 US Cash Box Top 100 33 The Honeydrippers Chart 1984 1985 Peakposition Australia Kent Music Report 10 5 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 9 1 Canada RPM Top Singles 11 1 Ireland IRMA 12 29 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 13 6 UK 14 56 US Billboard Hot 100 6 3 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 15 1 US Cash Box Top 100 16 3 Phil Phillips amp the Twilights Marty Wilde Chart 1991 Peakposition UK 17 100 Year end charts edit The Honeydrippers Chart 1985 Rank Australia 10 62 Canada 18 58 US Billboard Hot 100 19 34 US Cash Box 20 65Notable cover versions editThe song has been covered by a number of artists since the first 1959 recording Among the most notable versions are the following Later in 1959 in the UK Marty Wilde covered the song which subsequently peaked at No 3 in the UK Singles Chart 8 The original Phil Phillips rendition failed to chart there This version is also featured in Chanel No 5 La Star 1990 21 ad B J Thomas recorded the song on his 1975 album Reunion Iggy Pop recorded the song for his 1981 album Party Robert Plant s Honeydrippers included it on their 1984 album The Honeydrippers Volume One This version went on to reach No 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1985 22 and No 1 on the adult contemporary chart in 1984 15 Tom Waits s version was first available on the 1989 soundtrack for the movie Sea of Love and later on his 2006 album Orphans Cat Power recorded it on her 2000 album The Covers Record The 2007 film Juno featured her version in its soundtrack 23 Power s cover was certified gold in Canada 24 In popular culture editThe song shares a title with and features prominently in the plot line of the 1989 Harold Becker film Sea of Love starring Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin 25 Sea of Love was used in the 2000 film Frequency starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel Sea of Love was used to close out The Simpsons season 16 episode Future Drama Sea of Love was used in the Futurama season 7 episode Naturama in 2012 Kraken Rum began using Sea of Love in commercials in 2014 26 See also editList of 1950s one hit wonders in the United States List of number one R amp B singles of 1959 U S List of number one adult contemporary singles of 1984 U S List of RPM number one singles of 1984References edit What Is Swamp Pop Music ThoughtCo Retrieved October 28 2018 a b Hamilton Andrew Phil Phillips Biography AllMusic Retrieved April 13 2008 a b Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits 8th Edition Billboard Publications page 491 1 dead link Murrells Joseph 1978 The Book of Golden Discs 2nd ed London Barrie and Jenkins Ltd pp 116 117 ISBN 0 214 20512 6 a b c Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Cash Box Top Singles 9 19 59 Tropicalglen com Retrieved April 26 2021 a b Official Charts Company Officialcharts com October 1 1959 Retrieved February 4 2019 a b Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca January 19 1985 Retrieved February 7 2019 a b Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 Australian Chart Book St Ives N S W ISBN 0 646 11917 6 RPM 100 Singles RPM December 22 1984 Retrieved March 20 2022 via Library and Archives Canada The Irish Charts Search Results Sea of Love Irish Singles Chart Retrieved February 7 2019 The Honeydrippers Sea of Love Top 40 Singles Official Charts Company Officialcharts com January 26 1985 Retrieved February 4 2019 a b Hyatt Wesley 1999 The Billboard Book of 1 Adult Contemporary Hits Billboard Publications page 289 Cash Box Top 100 1 12 85 Tropicalglen com Retrieved April 26 2021 Official Charts Company Officialcharts com March 2 1991 Retrieved February 4 2019 RPM s Top 100 Singles of 1985 RPM Vol 43 no 16 December 28 1985 Retrieved February 18 2018 Top 100 Hits of 1985 Top 100 Songs of 1985 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved April 26 2021 Cash Box YE Pop Singles 1985 Tropicalglen com Retrieved April 26 2021 Chanel No 5 La Star 1990 IMDB Music Top 100 Songs Billboard Hot 100 Chart Billboard com January 5 1985 Retrieved August 29 2016 Juno 2007 Internet Movie Database Retrieved August 29 2016 Canadian single certifications Cat Power Music Canada Retrieved October 21 2023 Sea of Love 1989 Internet Movie Database Retrieved August 29 2016 The Kraken Rum Black Ink on YouTubeExternal links editPhil Phillips amp The Twilights Sea of Love on YouTube Marty Wilde Sea of Love on YouTube Del Shannon Sea of Love on YouTube Honeydrippers Sea of Love on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sea of Love Phil Phillips song amp oldid 1195997933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
