The album's title was named after Thornalley's own private studio Swamp Studios, located in Northwest London.[1]Swamp was produced by Thornalley, with André Cymone and Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins producing three tracks each with him. Jim Williams co-produced the track "Conversations".[2]
Swamp was recorded after Thornalley signed with MCA. For his official website biography, he commented: "At the studio I would stay 'after hours' to record my own songs and was signed to MCA in the USA and made my flop solo album Swamp. By this time, my childhood friend Mike Nocito had started the group Johnny Hates Jazz and invited me to join for their second album called Tall Stories. I realized that my passion was for writing songs; not performing them."[3]
Swamp was released in the United States only and was not a commercial success.[4] Two singles were released from the album: "Love Me Like a Rock" in September 1988 and "Listen" in January 1989.[5][6]
Song informationedit
"Love Me Like a Rock" was later recorded by Daniel John Ohm,[7] who released his version as a single in Germany, taken from his album Time for Love.[8][9] "Listen" was originally recorded by Johnny Hates Jazz for their own 1988 debut album Turn Back the Clock. Thornalley co-produced the track, and also engineered and mixed the album.[10] "Concentration" was included as part of the soundtrack to the 1989 film She's Out of Control, starring Tony Danza and Catherine Hicks.[11] The soundtrack album, released by MCA, included the track.[12] "Milk and Diamonds" was a bonus track available only on the CD release of Swamp.[13]
Critical receptionedit
Upon release, Billboard listed the album as a recommended pop album. They commented: "Heavy dance rock laced with electronic touches and burning guitar leads frames this debut effort. The anthemic "When I Get to Heaven" is noteworthy; the monster groove of "Concentration" hints at dance-floor action."[14] Bill Coleman later commented in a November 1988 issue of Billboard: ""Listen" deserves to be a smash pop hit, while "Push and Pull," "Conversations," and the single "Love Me Like a Rock" could garner support with properly tailored mixes".[15]
Recording artist Reggie Sears has frequently cited Swamp as a major influence on him, and has said: "This is without a doubt my favorite album of all time and what I consider to be the greatest album of all time. I wouldn't be a musician or a producer without this album. Phil Thornalley is a genius and Swamp is his masterpiece."[16]
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This article is about the Phil Thornalley album For the Partisans album see Julian Siegel Swamp is the debut and only solo studio album from English songwriter producer Phil Thornalley released in 1988 by MCA SwampStudio album by Phil ThornalleyReleasedNovember 1988GenrePop rockLength38 12 vinyl amp cassette 41 42 CD LabelMCAProducerPhil Thornalley tracks 1 11 Andre Cymone tracks 1 6 amp 7 Tom Bailey tracks 2 5 8 11 Jim Williams track 9 Singles from Swamp Love Me Like a Rock Released September 1988 Listen Released January 1989 The album s title was named after Thornalley s own private studio Swamp Studios located in Northwest London 1 Swamp was produced by Thornalley with Andre Cymone and Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins producing three tracks each with him Jim Williams co produced the track Conversations 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Song information 3 Critical reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Production 7 ReferencesBackground editSwamp was recorded after Thornalley signed with MCA For his official website biography he commented At the studio I would stay after hours to record my own songs and was signed to MCA in the USA and made my flop solo album Swamp By this time my childhood friend Mike Nocito had started the group Johnny Hates Jazz and invited me to join for their second album called Tall Stories I realized that my passion was for writing songs not performing them 3 Swamp was released in the United States only and was not a commercial success 4 Two singles were released from the album Love Me Like a Rock in September 1988 and Listen in January 1989 5 6 Song information edit Love Me Like a Rock was later recorded by Daniel John Ohm 7 who released his version as a single in Germany taken from his album Time for Love 8 9 Listen was originally recorded by Johnny Hates Jazz for their own 1988 debut album Turn Back the Clock Thornalley co produced the track and also engineered and mixed the album 10 Concentration was included as part of the soundtrack to the 1989 film She s Out of Control starring Tony Danza and Catherine Hicks 11 The soundtrack album released by MCA included the track 12 Milk and Diamonds was a bonus track available only on the CD release of Swamp 13 Critical reception editUpon release Billboard listed the album as a recommended pop album They commented Heavy dance rock laced with electronic touches and burning guitar leads frames this debut effort The anthemic When I Get to Heaven is noteworthy the monster groove of Concentration hints at dance floor action 14 Bill Coleman later commented in a November 1988 issue of Billboard Listen deserves to be a smash pop hit while Push and Pull Conversations and the single Love Me Like a Rock could garner support with properly tailored mixes 15 Recording artist Reggie Sears has frequently cited Swamp as a major influence on him and has said This is without a doubt my favorite album of all time and what I consider to be the greatest album of all time I wouldn t be a musician or a producer without this album Phil Thornalley is a genius and Swamp is his masterpiece 16 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Love Me Like a Rock Phil Thornalley3 062 This Time Jim Williams Thornalley4 123 Concentration Thornalley3 384 Listen Thornalley3 585 When I Get to Heaven Williams Thornalley Tom Bailey4 596 Push and Pull Williams Thornalley3 437 Under My Skin Andre Cymone Colin Campsie Thornalley3 398 Two Hearts Williams Thornalley3 329 Conversations Williams Thornalley3 2610 Everynight I Die for You Thornalley3 54 CD bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Length11 Milk and Diamonds Thornalley3 30Personnel editPhil Thornalley vocals lead guitar 1 7 guitars 2 5 8 10 11 keyboards 3 4 10 throat bass 3 drums 3 4 9 10 bass 4 10 lead axe 6 Andre Cymone keyboards guitars bass and drums 1 6 7 Todd Herreman Fairlight CMI 1 6 7 Tom Bailey keyboards and Fairlight CMI 2 5 8 bass 2 5 8 11 Wonderkord 2 cymbals 3 acoustic piano 11 vibraphone 11 Reverend La Bot organ 2 Jim Williams backing vocals 1 6 Byrd guitar 5 Rok guitar 6 7 outro lead guitar 7 guitar solo 8 keyboards guitars and bass 9 David Palmer drums 2 8 11 Brian Kilgore percussion 1 6 7 timbales solo 7 Elvis Patel percussion 5 Roy Spong hi hat toms and gong 10 Mel Collins tenor saxophone 2 Keith Fernley blues harp 10 Tomasso Bom Balini brass 11 Carol Kenyon backing vocals 1 7 Elaine Griffiths backing vocals 2 8 Louise Rutkowski backing vocals 3 Production editPhil Thornalley producer recording mixing remixing 1 6 7 Andre Cymone producer 1 6 7 Tom Bailey mixing remixing 1 6 7 producer 2 5 8 11 Jim Williams producer 9 Keith Fernley recording mixing Nick Lacey assistant engineer Roy Spong assistant engineer Ted Jensen masteringReferences edit Phil Thornalley Torn Soundonsound com Retrieved 2012 10 01 Phil Thornalley Swamp Vinyl LP Album at Discogs Discogs com Retrieved 2012 10 01 Biography Phil Thornalley Philthornalley com Retrieved 2012 10 01 Phil Thornalley Swamp at Discogs Discogs com Retrieved 2018 04 05 Phil Thornalley Love Me Like A Rock The Right Time MCA USA MCA 53404 45cat 2016 04 22 Retrieved 2018 04 05 Phil Thornalley Listen at Discogs Discogs com Retrieved 2018 04 05 Daniel John Ohm Love Me Like A Rock at Discogs Discogs com Retrieved 2012 11 02 Daniel John Ohm Time For Love at Discogs Discogs com Retrieved 2012 11 02 Daniel John Ohm Love Me Like A Rock CD at Discogs Discogs com Retrieved 2012 11 02 Johnny Hates Jazz Turn Back The Clock Vinyl LP Album at Discogs Discogs com 2012 09 24 Retrieved 2012 10 01 She s Out of Control 1989 IMDb IMDb She s out of Control Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic 1990 10 17 Retrieved 2012 10 01 Phil Thornalley Swamp CD Album at Discogs Discogs com Retrieved 2018 04 05 Billboard magazine Album reviews October 8 1988 page 70 Billboard magazine Dance Trax November 12 1988 page 35 Reggie Sears Swamp Tweet Reggie Sears Retrieved 2019 08 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swamp album amp oldid 1152984334, 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