STEVE PHILLIPS
NEW ALBUM
NOW ON SALE
(There are current plans to re-issue the first two albums)
For those who do like to know .......
here are the track listings and release dates of the albums.
SOLO - released March 2005.
Original songs by Steve Phillips plus re-workings of classic favourites
by Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell and Billie Holiday amongst others.
1. Hellhound On My Trail 2. Statesboro' Blues
3. Don't Explain 4. Hobo Blues
5. Forever More 6. Mississippi Blues
7. Tampa's Guitar Boogie 8. Prisoner Of Love
9. All Out and Down 10. Just As Well Get Ready
11. Take A Little Walk With Me 12. Don't Ever Change
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'Every One A Gem'
1. Been A Long Time Gone - Steve Phillips
2. Last Chance Blues - Hosea Woods
3. One Sided Love Affair - Bill Campbell
4. Crossroads - Robert Johnson
5. Arrangement For Me - Bo Carter
6. Tomorrow Night - Coslow, Grosz
7. Hot Time Tonight - Steve Phillips
8. Don't Put That Thing On Me - Clifford Gibson
9. Rope Stretchin' Blues - L.A. Moore
10. Can't Sit Down - Trad. Arr. Steve Phillips
11. Blue Mountain - Fred Keller
12. Tweedle Dee - Winfield Scott
The album was released in 2001 and features
'The Rough Diamonds' band.
The album employs use of both electric and acoustic instruments.
Just Pickin'
1. Just Pickin' 2. Guitar Rag 3. Moon Going Down
4. Let's Go To Town 5. Don't Drink It In Here 6. Hometown Rag
7. Hawkins Rag 8. Hillbilly Boogie 9. Swingin' With Lonnie
10. Blues Stay Away From Me 11. Dallas Rag 12. Blues Guitar
13. Deep Minor Rhythm 14. My Washwomans Gone 15. Chimes
16. Bullfrog Moan 17. Rolling Down To Memphis Town
18. You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back
The album was released in 1996.
Featuring Steve Phillips along with early performances from
Mark Knopfler, Brendan Croker and Sholto Lenaghan.
These archive recordings were taken between 1967 through to 1981.
Something of a Phillips musical biography as we weave our way through
solo performances as well as early band performances of
'Easy Mr Steve's Bootleggers' to the early partnership
with Mark as 'The Duolian String Pickers'.
'Been A Long Time Gone'
1. Evening Star - Steve Phillips
2. Mystery Train - Parker, Phillips
3. When It Comes To You - Mark Knopfler
4. Burning Sand - Steve Phillips
5. Mean Old Frisco - Arthur Crudup
6. Spanish Waltz - Trad. Arr. Steve Phillips
7. Sun Goes Down - Steve Phillips
8. Baby Boogie - S. Terry & B. McGhee
9. East St. Louis Blues - Trad. Arr. Steve Phillips
10. Black Dog - Steve Phillips
11. In Your Town Tonight - Steve Phillips
12. Rosalita Goodnight - Steve Phillips
13. Sea Of Love - Baptiste, Khoury
The album was released in 1995 and features
'The Famous Five' who would later undergo
a name change to become The Rough Diamonds.
A diverse selection of material not least with the
appearance of the classic 'Sea Of Love' to 'Spanish Waltz'.
Mark Knopfler contributed a track and in Steve's hands
lends itself well to the continuing story of The Notting Hillbillies.
Traditionalists should find much to admire in re-workings of some
familiar classic blues, RnB and Rock n Roll material.
The album cover also features one of Steve's own landscape paintings.
'Missing ..... Presumed Having A Good Time'
1. Railroad Worksong - Trad.
2. Bewildered - Whitcup Powell
3. Your Own Sweet Way - Mark Knopfler
4. Run Me Down - Trad.
5. One Way Gal - Trad.
6. Blues Stay Away From Me - A Delmore, R Delmore, W Raney, H, Glover
7. Will You Miss Me - Steve Phillips
8. Please Baby - Trad.
9. Weapon Of Prayer - I & C Louvin
10. That's Where I Belong - Brendan Croker
11. Feel Like Going Home - Charlie Rich
This album was released in 1990.
'The Notting Hillbillies' .... typical of the nineties and company mergers?
Here we have 'Nev and Norris' merging with 'Dire Straits'!!
Who'd have thought it.
'Steel Rail Blues'
1. Don't Forget It - Trad. Steve Phillips
2. Wake Up Mary - Steve Phillips
3. Mama 'Taint Long Fo' Day - Willie McTell
4. Gonna Bid My Blues Goodbye - C.E. Snow
5. Running Wild - Steve Phillips
6. Hobo's Lullaby - Goebel Reeves
7. 125 Express - Steve Phillips
8. Steel Rail Blues - Steve Phillips
9. Never To Return - Steve Phillips
10. Mississippi Lowdown - Trad. Steve Phillips
11. Will You Miss Me - Steve Phillips
12. Tennessee Blues - Bobby Charles
13. I Used To Pick Piano Sometimes - Steve Phillips
The album was released in 1990.
Now a collectors classic.
'The Best Of Steve Phillips'
1. Dallas Rag 2. Panic Is On
3. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar 4. Cool Drink Of Water
5. Baton Rouge Rag 6. Crow Jane
7. Mean Mistreatin' Mama 8. Tattler
9. West Coast Blues 10. Wayfarer Through This World
11. I Couldn't Stay There 12. Crazy 'Bout You
13. Broke Down Engine 14. Boogie Woogie Dance
The album was released in 1987.
Now a collectors classic.