The Turning (album)

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The Turning is the fourth album by Leslie Phillips released in 1987 on Myrrh Records. It was re-released in 1997 under the name Sam Phillips.

This album marks the first time that Phillips worked with producer T Bone Burnett. The two would marry not long 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 (Harvest House Publishers, 2001).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam 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

• Sam Phillips – vocals, synthesizer, drum programming
• T Bone Burnett – guitar, drum programming
• David Miner – bass guitar
• Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
• John Schreiner – synthesizer
• Mickey Curry – drums
• Ralph Forbes – drum programming
• Alex Acuña – percussion
• Peter Case, Tonio K, Dawn O'Hanlon – backing vocals

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
• Steve Hoffman – mastering