Adam Phillips is a British guitarist.

Career

Phillips has performed and recorded with

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, Dave Lewis,

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, Steps, Britney Spears,

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, Laura Pausini,

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, Lionel Richie,

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and

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. He has worked on most of Cher's latest recordings. As a guitarist on Hamish Stuart's European tours, he was introduced to Cher by Stuart. Phillips was employed by Cher as a guitarist on her '' Believe'' album. He later went on to play guitar on her " All or Nothing" single (1999), and her '' Living Proof'' album (2001). In 1998, Phillips was the guitarist on

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's ''Hangman's Hill'' album. Enrique Iglesias used Phillips as a guitarist on 2003's album, '' 7''. Further work as a guitarist included

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's ''

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'' (2005); Just Jack's ''

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'' (2007); James Morrison's '' Songs for You, Truths for Me'' (2008); and in 2009

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's '' Battle Sluts''. In July 2007, as a regular guitarist with the

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, he was featured in a Tom Robinson performance at the

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Benefit in London, also including T. V. Smith. Phillips is also a frequent performer at

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) 606 Club, particularly with jazz musicians Dave Lewis and Tony O'Malley. In May 2008, he was a guitarist with the temporarily reformed 1970s jazz funk band, Kokomo, with

, Frank Collins, Paddy McHugh, Dyan Birch,

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, Mark Smith,

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, Bernie Holland, and Glen Le Fleur. O'Malley's own band, regularly features Phillips, along with Mel Collins, Hubbard, Smith,

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, and

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. Phillips has performed and recorded as a drummer and percussionist, and has frequently been used as a backing vocalist. On occasion his work has been used in film soundtracks, including '' What a Girl Wants'' (2003).

The Adam Phillips Band

Phillips' own band included: *

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( The Lemon Trees, Oasis, and

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) * Jo Burt (

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) *

(

, Del Amitri, and The Producers) * Mark Smith (ex-

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) (deceased) *Mike Gorman *Melvin Duffy

References

External links

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artistdirect.com: Phillips' credits
{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Adam Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English session musicians English blues guitarists English male guitarists Funk guitarists English funk musicians English male singers