The Turning (album)

The Turning
Studio album by Leslie Phillips
Released	1987
Studio	Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles; Mad Hatter, Los Angeles; Mama Jo's, Hollywood; Eagle Audio, Fort Worth, Texas; Capitol Studios, Hollywood;
Genre	Rock
Label	Myrrh, DCC Compact Classics
Producer	T Bone Burnett
Leslie Phillips chronology
Alternative cover
	The 1998 DCC re-release

The Turning is an album by Leslie Phillips that was released by Myrrh in 1987 and re-released in 1997 under the name Sam Phillips.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

This album marks the first time Phillips worked with producer T Bone Burnett. The two married soon after the release of this album, and Burnett would go on to produce more albums for the singer. The Turning stands out as a turning point in Phillips' career as a singer and songwriter; on one side, the cheerful, upbeat pop-rock albums that she recorded in the early 1980s, and, on the other, the quirky 60's music influenced rock and folk albums, with a much darker and more poetic tone lyrically.

This album was listed at No. 8 in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Leslie Phillips except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"River of Love" (T Bone Burnett)	2:46
2.	"Love Is Not Lost"	4:02
3.	"The Turning"	3:38
4.	"Libera Me" (T Bone Burnett, Sam Phillips)	3:12
5.	"Carry You"	4:23
6.	"Beating Heart"	2:57
7.	"Expectations"	3:19
8.	"Down"	3:29
9.	"Answers Don't Come Easy"	4:11
10.	"God Is Watching You" (T Bone Burnett, Sam Phillips)	3:48

Personnel

Leslie Phillips – vocals, synthesizer, drum programming, go-go dancing
T Bone Burnett – guitar, drum programming, backing vocals
John Schreiner – synthesizer
David Miner – bass guitar
Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
Mickey Curry – drums
Ralph Forbes – drum programming
Alex Acuña – percussion
Peter Case, Tonio K, Dawn O'Hanlon – backing vocals[3]

Production

T Bone Burnett – producer
Tom Willet – executive producer
Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
Steven Ford – engineer
Larry Hirsch – engineer
Bill Jackson – engineer
Stephen Shelton – engineer
Mike Kloster – assistant engineer
David Knights – assistant engineer
Chris Bellman – original mastering
Steve Hoffman – mastering for 1998 release[4]

Artwork

Michael Hodgson - art director, designer
Dennis Keeley - photographer
Pete Caravolais - assistant photographer
Tony Proctor Lambe - hair and makeup artist

References

"The Turning - Sam Phillips - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
Hefner, April; Granger, Greg (January 15, 2001). CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums In Christian Music. Harvest House. p. 41–43. ISBN 0736902813.
The Turning (booklet). Los Angeles, California: Word Incorporated. 1987.
"The Turning". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

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[1] "The Turning - Sam Phillips - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

[2] Hefner, April; Granger, Greg (January 15, 2001). CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums In Christian Music. Harvest House. p. 41–43. ISBN 0736902813.

[liner-3] The Turning (booklet). Los Angeles, California: Word Incorporated. 1987.

[AM_credits-4] "The Turning". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.