Sea of Love (Phil Phillips song)
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"Sea of Love" sheet music
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| Song by Phil Phillips | |
| from the album Sea Of Love | |
| Published | 1959 |
| Released | July 1959 |
| Recorded | 1959 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Label | Mercury |
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Phillips, George Khoury |
"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]
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Background
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 brought 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 claims that he has only ever received US$6,800 for recording it.[2]
Chart performance
Phil Phillips' 1959 recording of the song peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard R&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 chartsPhil Phillips
Marty Wilde
Del Shannon
The Honeydrippers
Phil Phillips & the Twilights/Marty Wilde
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Year-end chartsThe Honeydrippers
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Notable cover versions
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)[20] ad.
- B. J. Thomas recorded the song on his 1975 album Reunion.
- 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[21] and No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart in 1984.[14]
- 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.[22]
In popular culture
- The 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.[23]
- "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.[24]
See also
- List of 1950s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1959 (U.S.)
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1984 (U.S.)
- List of RPM number-one singles of 1984
References
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- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sea of Love". Irish Singles Chart.
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 289.
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External links
- Articles with dead external links from April 2021
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- Singlechart usages for Ireland2
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- 1959 songs
- 1959 singles
- 1981 singles
- 1984 singles
- Robert Plant songs
- Jimmy Velvit songs
- Del Shannon songs
- The Guess Who songs
- Iggy Pop songs
- Tom Waits songs
- Mercury Records singles
- Swamp pop music
- Pop ballads
- Rhythm and blues ballads
- Rock ballads
- American rhythm and blues songs
- Arvingarna songs
- RPM Top Singles number-one singles
