Philip Bailey

Philip Bailey

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American soul singer Philip Bailey enjoyed a long run of radio hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, both as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire as well as a solo artist. He was born in Denver, Colorado, on May 8, 1951, and joined Earth, Wind & Fire as a college student in 1972. Bailey became one of the group's most prominent members, handling lead vocals on hits like "Devotion," "Turn On (The Beat Box)," and "Keep Your Head to the Sky" while duetting with co-founder Maurice White on classics like "September." Although he continued to record and tour with the band during the 1980s, he also launched a well-received solo career in 1983, reaching Number 19 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart with his debut album, Continuation. A second solo release, The Wonders of His Love, followed in early 1984 and recast Bailey as a gospel artist, with the album cracking the Top 20 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. Chinese Wall appeared later that year, focusing on a commercial blend of pop, soul, and R&B music. It was a Grammy-nominated hit, reaching Number 22 on the Billboard 200 and producing a global hit single — "Easy Lover," a duet with Phil Collins — that reached Number 2 in America and Number 1 in multiple countries, including the UK. Bailey returned his attention to gospel music with 1986's Triumph, which won a Grammy Award for Best Male Gospel Performance. He released a number of solo albums during the following decades and occasionally reappeared on the Billboard charts, even reaching Number 1 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs in 2010 with his appearance on Cee Lo Green's "Fool For You." Less than a decade later, his solo album Love Will Find a Way peaked at Number 1 on both the Billboard Top Jazz Albums and Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums charts in 2019.

Top tracks

06
Easy Lover
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
05:04
Writer: Philip Bailey - Phil Collins - Nathan East / Composers: Philip Bailey - Phil Collins - Nathan East
10
Children of the Ghetto
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
06:49
Composers: E. Amoo - C. Amoo
03
No Compromise
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
03:40
Writer: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells / Composers: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells
01
Billy Jack
Philip Bailey
Billy Jack
06:57
Writer: Curtis Mayfield / Composers: Curtis Mayfield
03
Easy Lover (Extended Dance Remix)
Philip Bailey
Remixed Sides
06:21
Writer: Nathan East - Phil Collins - Philip Bailey
01
The Wonders Of His Love
Philip Bailey
The Best Of Philip Bailey - A Gospel Collection
05:46
Writer: Philip Bailey - Teri Desario Purse - Eduardo Del Barrio / Composers: Philip Bailey - Teri Desario Purse - Eduardo Del Barrio
07
Show You the Way to Love
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
04:41
Composers: Philip Bailey - G. Ballard - Marti Sharron
02
I Go Crazy
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
04:48
Composers: Philip Bailey - G. Ballard - Marti Sharron
04
For Every Heart That's Been Broken
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
04:15
Composers: G. Ballard - Clifton Magness
09
Come Before His Presence
Philip Bailey
Triumph
04:28
Composers: Margaurite Ingram
03
Love Is Alive (From "The Goonies" Soundtrack)
Philip Bailey
The Goonies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:17
Composers: Philip Bailey - R. Marx
07
Let's Talk About Jesus
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
03:13
Writer: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells - Richard Smallwood / Composers: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells - Richard Smallwood
01
I Will No Wise Cast You Out
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
04:40
Composers: Philip Bailey - Skip Scarborough - Tony Haynes
01
Photogenic Memory
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
05:26
Composers: J. Knight - D. Sigerson - L. Clarke
08
Sacred Sounds
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
08:16
Writer: Philip Bailey - Robert Glasper - Philip D. Bailey / Composers: Philip Bailey - Robert Glasper - Philip D. Bailey
04
All Soldiers
Philip Bailey
The Best Of Philip Bailey - A Gospel Collection
04:49
Writer: Pat Leonard - Keithen Carter / Composers: Pat Leonard - Keithen Carter
13
Thank You
Philip Bailey
The Best Of Philip Bailey - A Gospel Collection
05:25
Writer: Bobby Nunn / Composers: Bobby Nunn
05
Make It With You
Philip Bailey
Dreams
04:23
Composers: David Gates
01
I Know
Philip Bailey
Continuation (Expanded Edition)
04:04
Composers: G. McMahon
12
The Other Side
Philip Bailey
The Best Of Philip Bailey - A Gospel Collection
04:39
Writer: Pat Leonard - Keithen Carter / Composers: Pat Leonard - Keithen Carter
09
Woman
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
05:04
Composers: Marti Sharron - S. Mitchell - G. Skardina
09
Make Us One
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
05:06
Composers: Terri McFaddin - Jerry Peters
02
He Don't Lie
Philip Bailey
The Best Of Philip Bailey - A Gospel Collection
04:58
Writer: Skip Scarborough / Composers: Skip Scarborough
02
You're Everything
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
04:50
Writer: Neville Potter / Composers: Chick Corea
06
Sail Away
Philip Bailey
Dreams
03:57
Composers: Roxanne Seeman - Philip Bailey - Maurice White - Eddie Del Barrio
05
Go
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
04:30
Composers: M. East - R. Johnson
01
All About Us
Philip Bailey
All About Us
05:26
Writer: Philip Bailey - Pamela Philips Oland / Composers: Preston Glass
10
Love Will Find A Way
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
06:31
Writer: Ferrell Lee / Composers: Ferrell Lee
10
Lord You Reign
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
04:41
Writer: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells - Richard Smallwood / Composers: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells - Richard Smallwood
02
Moondance
Philip Bailey
Dreams
05:06
Composers: Van Morrison
02
State of the Heart
Philip Bailey
Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
04:10
Writer: M. MURPHY - P. Pesco / Composers: M. MURPHY - P. Pesco
11
Call To War
Philip Bailey
The Best Of Philip Bailey - A Gospel Collection
05:21
Writer: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells - Richard Smallwood / Composers: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells - Richard Smallwood
06
Special Effect
Philip Bailey
Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
03:42
Writer: Philip Bailey - Nile Rodgers / Composers: Philip Bailey - Nile Rodgers
06
I Am Gold
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
05:05
Composers: Philip Bailey - Jerry Peters - Terri McFaddin
04
Sing A New Song
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
05:04
Composers: Jerry Peters - Anesther Davis
07
Just To Keep You Satisfied
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
05:17
Writer: Anna Gaye - Marvin Gaye - Elgie Stover / Composers: Anna Gaye - Marvin Gaye - Elgie Stover
02
I Want To Know You
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
03:57
Composers: Philip Bailey - George Duke
06
Once In A Lifetime
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
05:53
Writer: Brian Eno - David Byrne - Chris Frantz - Tina Weymouth - Jerry Harrison / Composers: Brian Eno - David Byrne - Chris Frantz - Tina Weymouth - Jerry Harrison
05
Safe In God's Love
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
03:46
Composers: Leonard Caston
05
Oasis
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
01:07
01
We're A Winner (Radio Edit)
Philip Bailey
We're A Winner (Radio Edit)
03:34
Composers: Curtis Mayfield
04
Marvelous
Philip Bailey
Triumph
04:25
Composers: Philip Bailey - George Duke
07
The Good Guy's Supposed to Get the Girls
Philip Bailey
Continuation (Expanded Edition)
04:16
Composers: Philip Bailey - T. Haynes - R. Brookins
08
Time Is a Woman
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
04:31
Composers: J. Littman - Rex Smith - B. Blue
04
Something
Philip Bailey
Dreams
03:38
Composers: Erik Huber
01
Waiting For The Rain
Philip Bailey
Dreams
04:25
Composers: Erik Huber
07
Masquerade Is Over
Philip Bailey
Dreams
05:56
Composers: Herbert Magidson
09
Something To Remind You
Philip Bailey
Dreams
05:53
Composers: Pat Metheny - Lyle Mays
08
Are We Doing Better Now
Philip Bailey
Dreams
04:57
Composers: Robert Brookins - Philip Bailey
03
Dream Like I Do
Philip Bailey
Dreams
04:54
Composers: Erik Huber
10
Strength To Love You
Philip Bailey
Dreams
05:26
Composers: Robert Brookins - Philip Bailey
02
Dear Ruby
Philip Bailey
Soul On Jazz
04:41
Writer: Thelonious Monk - Sally Swisher / Composers: Thelonious Monk - Sally Swisher

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  • Discography
Albums
Love Will Find A Way
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
21-06-2019
Love Will Find A Way
01
Billy Jack
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
06:57
Writer: Curtis Mayfield / Composers: Curtis Mayfield
02
You're Everything
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
04:50
Writer: Neville Potter / Composers: Chick Corea
03
We're A Winner
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
05:32
Writer: Curtis Mayfield / Composers: Curtis Mayfield
04
Stairway To The Stars
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
04:56
Writer: Philip Bailey - will.i.am - Christian McBride - Christian Scott / Composers: Philip Bailey - will.i.am - Christian McBride - Christian Scott
05
Brooklyn Blues
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
02:56
Composers: Philip Bailey - Robert Glasper
06
Once In A Lifetime
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
05:53
Writer: Brian Eno - David Byrne - Chris Frantz - Tina Weymouth - Jerry Harrison / Composers: Brian Eno - David Byrne - Chris Frantz - Tina Weymouth - Jerry Harrison
07
Just To Keep You Satisfied
Philip Bailey
Love Will Find A Way
05:17
Writer: Anna Gaye - Marvin Gaye - Elgie Stover / Composers: Anna Gaye - Marvin Gaye - Elgie Stover
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Soul On Jazz
℗ 2002 Heads Up International
01-01-2002
Soul On Jazz
01
My Indiscretions
Philip Bailey
Soul On Jazz
04:24
Writer: Philip Bailey / Composers: Philip Bailey
02
Dear Ruby
Philip Bailey
Soul On Jazz
04:41
Writer: Thelonious Monk - Sally Swisher / Composers: Thelonious Monk - Sally Swisher
03
Compared To What
Philip Bailey
Soul On Jazz
04:59
Writer: Meshell Ndegeocello - Eugene McDaniels / Composers: Meshell Ndegeocello - Eugene McDaniels
04
Nature Boy
Philip Bailey
Soul On Jazz
04:56
Writer: Eden Ahbez / Composers: Eden Ahbez
05
Bop-Skip-Doodle
Philip Bailey
Soul On Jazz
04:24
Writer: Philip Bailey - Wayne Combs / Composers: Philip Bailey - Wayne Combs
06
Unrestrained
Philip Bailey
Soul On Jazz
03:47
Writer: Philip Bailey / Composers: Philip Bailey
07
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Philip Bailey
Soul On Jazz
04:50
Writer: Johnny Watson / Composers: Johnny Watson
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Dreams
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
01-01-1999
Dreams
01
Waiting For The Rain
Philip Bailey
Dreams
04:25
Composers: Erik Huber
02
Moondance
Philip Bailey
Dreams
05:06
Composers: Van Morrison
03
Dream Like I Do
Philip Bailey
Dreams
04:54
Composers: Erik Huber
04
Something
Philip Bailey
Dreams
03:38
Composers: Erik Huber
05
Make It With You
Philip Bailey
Dreams
04:23
Composers: David Gates
06
Sail Away
Philip Bailey
Dreams
03:57
Composers: Roxanne Seeman - Philip Bailey - Maurice White - Eddie Del Barrio
07
Masquerade Is Over
Philip Bailey
Dreams
05:56
Composers: Herbert Magidson
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Family Affair
℗ 1991 Curb | Word Entertainment
01-01-1989
Family Affair
01
This Is How The Work Gets Done
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
04:05
Writer: Charlie Peacock / Composers: Charlie Peacock
02
Family Affair
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
04:45
Writer: Philip Bailey - Monty Seward - Pamela Phillips Oland / Composers: Philip Bailey - Monty Seward - Pamela Phillips Oland
03
No Compromise
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
03:40
Writer: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells / Composers: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells
04
Lonely Broken Hearted People
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
04:10
Writer: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells / Composers: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells
05
Oasis
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
01:07
06
Where Can I Go
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
04:40
Writer: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells / Composers: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells
07
Let's Talk About Jesus
Philip Bailey
Family Affair
03:13
Writer: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells - Richard Smallwood / Composers: Philip Bailey - Oliver W. Wells - Richard Smallwood
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Triumph
Curb | Word Entertainment
07-10-1986
Triumph
01
All Soldiers
Philip Bailey
Triumph
04:49
Composers: Pat Leonard - Kathleen Carter
02
Thank You
Philip Bailey
Triumph
05:25
Composers: Bobby Nunn
03
The Love Of God
Philip Bailey
Triumph
03:13
Composers: Oliver W. Wells
04
Marvelous
Philip Bailey
Triumph
04:25
Composers: Philip Bailey - George Duke
05
The Same Way (You've Always Been)
Philip Bailey
Triumph
04:31
Composers: Lionel Butts
06
The Other Side
Philip Bailey
Triumph
04:39
Composers: Pat Leonard - Kathleen Carter
07
Bring It To Jesus
Philip Bailey
Triumph
05:38
Composers: Bob Bailey - Raymond Brown - Dheric lee
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Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
(P) 1986 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
01-03-1986
Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
01
Welcome to the Club
Philip Bailey
Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
04:45
Writer: Philip Bailey - B. Nunn - Donna Weiss / Composers: Philip Bailey - B. Nunn - Donna Weiss
02
State of the Heart
Philip Bailey
Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
04:10
Writer: M. MURPHY - P. Pesco / Composers: M. MURPHY - P. Pesco
03
Long Distance Love
Philip Bailey
Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
04:57
Writer: B. Nunn / Composers: B. Nunn
04
Echo My Heart
Philip Bailey
Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
04:05
Writer: Donna Weiss - L. Wood - K. Kurasch / Composers: Donna Weiss - L. Wood - K. Kurasch
05
Don't Leave Me Baby
Philip Bailey
Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
04:18
Writer: Nile Rodgers / Composers: Nile Rodgers
06
Special Effect
Philip Bailey
Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
03:42
Writer: Philip Bailey - Nile Rodgers / Composers: Philip Bailey - Nile Rodgers
07
Because of You
Philip Bailey
Inside Out (Expanded Edition)
04:29
Writer: Philip Bailey - L. McBroom - P. Collins - R. Parker, Jr. - George Duke - N. East / Composers: Philip Bailey - L. McBroom - P. Collins - R. Parker, Jr. - George Duke - N. East
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The Wonders Of His Love
Curb | Word Entertainment
15-11-1984
The Wonders Of His Love
01
I Will No Wise Cast You Out
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
04:40
Composers: Philip Bailey - Skip Scarborough - Tony Haynes
02
I Want To Know You
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
03:57
Composers: Philip Bailey - George Duke
03
God Is Love
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
05:00
Composers: Leonard Caston
04
Sing A New Song
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
05:04
Composers: Jerry Peters - Anesther Davis
05
Safe In God's Love
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
03:46
Composers: Leonard Caston
06
I Am Gold
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
05:05
Composers: Philip Bailey - Jerry Peters - Terri McFaddin
07
He Don't Lie
Philip Bailey
The Wonders Of His Love
04:58
Composers: Skip Scarborough
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Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
(P) 1984 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
01-10-1984
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
01
Photogenic Memory
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
05:26
Composers: J. Knight - D. Sigerson - L. Clarke
02
I Go Crazy
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
04:48
Composers: Philip Bailey - G. Ballard - Marti Sharron
03
Walking on the Chinese Wall
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
05:08
Writer: Bill Hughes - R. Seeman / Composers: Bill Hughes - R. Seeman
04
For Every Heart That's Been Broken
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
04:15
Composers: G. Ballard - Clifton Magness
05
Go
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
04:30
Composers: M. East - R. Johnson
06
Easy Lover
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
05:04
Writer: Philip Bailey - Phil Collins - Nathan East / Composers: Philip Bailey - Phil Collins - Nathan East
07
Show You the Way to Love
Philip Bailey
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
04:41
Composers: Philip Bailey - G. Ballard - Marti Sharron
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Continuation (Expanded Edition)
(P) 1983 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
01-08-1983
Continuation (Expanded Edition)
01
I Know
Philip Bailey
Continuation (Expanded Edition)
04:04
Composers: G. McMahon
02
Trapped
Philip Bailey
Continuation (Expanded Edition)
05:29
Writer: Philip Bailey - P.Bailey - T. Haynes - R. Brookins / Composers: P.Bailey - T. Haynes - R. Brookins
03
It's Our Time
Philip Bailey
Continuation (Expanded Edition)
03:51
Composers: G. Glenn
04
Desire
Philip Bailey
Continuation (Expanded Edition)
05:29
Writer: J. Knight / Composers: J. Knight
05
I'm Waiting for Your Love
Philip Bailey
Continuation (Expanded Edition)
04:16
Writer: D. Wolinski / Composers: D. Wolinski
06
Vaya (Go with Love)
Philip Bailey
Continuation (Expanded Edition)
04:20
Composers: Philip Bailey - N. East - N. O'Byrne
07
The Good Guy's Supposed to Get the Girls
Philip Bailey
Continuation (Expanded Edition)
04:16
Composers: Philip Bailey - T. Haynes - R. Brookins
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Singles
All About Us
2025 Perpetual Gold Recordings-Soul Music Records-Digital
19-09-2025
All About Us
01
All About Us
Philip Bailey
All About Us
05:26
Writer: Philip Bailey - Pamela Philips Oland / Composers: Preston Glass
We're A Winner (Radio Edit)
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
20-09-2019
We're A Winner (Radio Edit)
01
We're A Winner (Radio Edit)
Philip Bailey
We're A Winner (Radio Edit)
03:34
Composers: Curtis Mayfield
Billy Jack (Radio Edit)
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
31-05-2019
Billy Jack (Radio Edit)
01
Billy Jack (Radio Edit)
Philip Bailey
Billy Jack (Radio Edit)
03:23
Writer: Curtis Mayfield / Composers: Curtis Mayfield
Once In A Lifetime
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
17-05-2019
Once In A Lifetime
01
Once In A Lifetime
Philip Bailey
Once In A Lifetime
05:52
Composers: Brian Eno - David Byrne - Chris Frantz - Tina Weymouth - Jerry Harrison
Billy Jack
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
19-04-2019
Billy Jack
01
Billy Jack
Philip Bailey
Billy Jack
06:57
Writer: Curtis Mayfield / Composers: Curtis Mayfield
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The Singles (Expanded)
℗ 2016 Philip Collins Ltd. under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
14-10-2016
The Singles (Expanded)
01
In the Air Tonight (2015 Remaster)
Phil Collins
The Singles (Expanded)
05:35
Writer: Phil Collins
02
I Missed Again (2015 Remaster)
Phil Collins
The Singles (Expanded)
03:44
Writer: Phil Collins
03
If Leaving Me Is Easy (2015 Remaster)
Phil Collins
The Singles (Expanded)
04:56
Writer: Phil Collins
04
Thru These Walls (2016 Remaster)
Phil Collins
The Singles (Expanded)
05:04
Writer: Phil Collins
05
You Can't Hurry Love (2016 Remaster)
Phil Collins
The Singles (Expanded)
02:54
Writer: Brian Holland - Eddie Holland - Lamont Dozier
06
I Don't Care Anymore (2016 Remaster)
Phil Collins
The Singles (Expanded)
05:03
Writer: Phil Collins
07
Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away (2016 Remaster)
Phil Collins
The Singles (Expanded)
04:45
Writer: Phil Collins
Access the complete album info (45 songs)