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Sam Phillips - The Turning Album
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Originally issued under the name Leslie Phillips (this intriguing singer-songwriter's given name--the one that earned her a large Christian following in the mid '80s), this 1987 title is aptly named. The Turning has one foot in Phillips's devotional-music past and the other in her secular future. The Southern Californian wasn't interested in abandoning her beliefs during this transitional phase; rather, she was disenchanted with the more doctrinaire elements of the Christian-music industry. Thus, songs that would've fit on her earliest recordings ("God Is Watching You," "Answers Don't Come Easy") mingle with idiosyncratic pop songs. This 10-song set marks Phillips's first collaboration with her future husband, T Bone Burnett, who contributes suitably adventurous production (listen to the Buddy Holly-inspired minimalism of "Libera Me" and the lovely "River of Love." The Turning isn't quite on a par with Phillips's ensuing albums on Virgin, but it's nevertheless a striking step forward by an artist ascending.

--Steven Stolder

The Turning
by Sam Phillips
Song Lyrics
River Of Love
Love Is Not Lost
The Turning
Libera Me
Carry You
Beating Heart
Expectations
Down
Answers Don't Come Easy
God is Watching You
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