Wilson Phillips (album)

Wilson Phillips
Studio album by Wilson Phillips
Released	May 8, 1990 (1990-05-08)
Recorded	July 1989-March 1990
Genre	Pop, Adult contemporary, Soft rock
Length	45:56
Label	SBK
Producer	Glen Ballard
Wilson Phillips chronology
Wilson Phillips (1990) Shadows and Light (1992)

Wilson Phillips is the 1990 debut album by Wilson Phillips. The singles, "Hold On", "Release Me" and "You're in Love", all hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, while "Impulsive" reached the top five. The album sold 5 million copies in the US and over 10 million worldwide making Wilson Phillips, at the time, the best selling female group of all time breaking a record previously held by The Supremes.

Track listing

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Source	Rating
Allmusic

1. "Hold On" (Chynna Phillips, Glen Ballard, Additional Lyrics by Carnie Wilson) – 4:27
2. "Release Me" (Wilson Phillips) – 4:56
3. "Impulsive" (Stephen Kipner, Clif Magness) – 4:34
4. "Next to You (Someday I'll Be)" (Darrell Brown, David Batteau, Madeline Stone) – 4:57
5. "You're in Love" (Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard) – 4:51
6. "Over and Over" (Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard) – 4:40
7. "A Reason to Believe" (Tim Hardin) – 4:04
8. "Ooh You're Gold" (Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard) – 4:19
9. "Eyes Like Twins" (Rupert Hine, Jeanette Therese Obstoj) – 5:03
10. "The Dream Is Still Alive" (Glen Ballard, Wilson Phillips) – 4:05

Charts & Sales

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	7
Austrian Albums Chart	19
Canadian Albums Chart	1
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart	30
New Zealand Albums Chart	10
Norwegian Albums Chart	16
Swedish Albums Chart	27
Swiss Albums Chart	16
UK Albums Chart	7
U.S. Billboard 200	2

Country	Certification	Sales
Canada	7× platinum	700,000+
Switzerland	Gold	25,000+
United Kingdom	Platinum	300,000+
United States	5× platinum	5,000,000+

End of decade charts

Chart (1990-1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard 200	52

Production

• Executive Producer: Charles Koppelman
• Produced By Glen Ballard
• Engineers: Glen Ballard, Tom Biener, Francis Buckley, Julie Last, Clif Magness, Gabriel Moffat, Rail Jon Ragout
• Second & Assistant Engineers: Dan Bosworth, Rick Butz, Daryll Dobson, Bill Malina
• Mixing: Francis Buckley
• Mastering: Bernie Grundman

Personnel

• Keyboards: Glen Ballard, Randy Kerber, Clif Magness
• Organ: Bill Cuomo
• Guitars: Basil Fung, Michael Landau, Clif Magness, Steve Lukather (solo and rhythm guitars on "A Reason to Believe", "Eyes Like Twins"), Joe Walsh (Solo slide and rhythm guitar on "Impulsive" additional guitar on "Hold On" and "A Reason to Believe")

• Bass: Jimmy Johnson, Abraham Laboriel, Neil Stubenhaus
• Drums: John "JR" Robinson
• Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
• Vocals Arranged By Glen Ballard & Wilson Phillips
• Rhythm Arrangements By Glen Ballard & Clif Magness