''The Philosopher Kings'' is the debut album from
Canadian
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R&B musicians
The Philosopher Kings
The Philosopher Kings are a Canadian band. The band was most commercially successful in the late 1990s and have been nominated for five Juno Awards, winning one in 1996 for "Best New Group". Most of the band members, current and former, have also ...
, released in 1994.
The album earned the group a
Juno Award
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nomination for
Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year.
Track listing
# "Turn My Head Around" (3:59)
# "Lay My Body Down" (4:41)
# "All Dressed Up for San Francisco" (4:31)
# "Can't Get My Mind Around You" (4:31)
# "All to Myself" (4:28)
# "Leave That Man" (6:30)
# "Do You Swear" (3:42)
# "Everyone'll Let You Down" (4:30)
# "
Just Like a Woman
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" (4:13)
# "Charms" (4:47)
# "Fingernails to Claws" (4:49)
# "No Woman Around" (3:40)
* Track 9 is a
Bob Dylan
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cover.
Personnel
*Gerald Eaton - lead and backup vocals
*James McCollum - guitar, guitar solos, acoustic guitar on "No Woman Around"
*Brian West - guitar, guitar treatments, guitar synth bass on "Everyone'll Let You Down"
*Jon Levine - piano, keyboards, organ, backup vocals, toy bells
*Jason Levine - double and electric bass, backup vocals
*Craig Hunter - drums, percussion, backup vocals
Special Guests:
*Keita Hopkinson - backup vocals on "Fingernails to Claws"
*Terence Blanchard - trumpet on "Lay My Body Down"
*Bobby Watson - alto saxophone on "Do You Swear"
The Philosopher Kings albums
1994 debut albums
Columbia Records albums
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