Shawn Phillips "Transcendence" (1978) -Folk Rock / Soft Rock-

 Label : RCA Victor

 Side A

01 - Take It Easy (Shaun Phillips)
02 - I’m An American Child (On A Nuclear Pile) (Shaun Phillips)
03 - Implications (Shaun Phillips)
04 - Lady In Violet (Shaun Phillips)

Side B

01 - Good Evening Madam (Shaun Phillips)
02 - Lament Pour L’Enfant Mort (Shaun Phillips)
03 - Julia’s Letters (Shaun Phillips)
04 - Motes Of Dust (Shaun Phillips)
05 - Ease Your Mind (Michael Kamen)


Produced by Shawn Phillips
Arranged by Michael Kamen
Engineer : Mark Curry
Mixdown Engineer : Bruce Tergesen
Engineer for The Orchestral Sessions : John McClure
Tape Operator : Jon Smith & Nicki Turner
Recorded at One Step Up Studio, Los Angeles, California & The Hit Factory, New York, New York
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, New York
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York
Orchestral Sessions Recorded at CBS Studio, 30th Street, New York, New York
Harmony vocals on "Lady In Violet" done at Creative Energy Studio, North Bergen, New Jersey


Side A

01 - Take It Easy 

Shawn Phillips : Guitar & Vocals
Chris Nielsen : Lead Guitars
Paul Jackson : Bass
Michael Clark : Drums
Robin Miller : Mandolin
Orchestral Arrangements by Michael Kamen

02 - I'm An American Child (On A Nuclear Pile)

Shawn Phillips : Guitar & Vocals
Chris Nielsen : Lead Guitars
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Mike Baird : Drums
M. L. Benoit : Percussion
Mark Curry : Yamaha & Acoustic Piano

03 - Implications 

Shawn Phillips : Guitar & Vocals
Chris Nielsen : Acoustic & E Bow Guitars 
Peter Robinson : Acoustic Piano
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Orchestral Arrangements by Michael Kamen

04 - Lady In Viole 

Shawn Phillips : Guitar & Vocals
John Pierce : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Michael Kamen : Oboe
Orchestral Arrangements by Michael Kamen

Side B

01 - Good Evening Madam 

Shawn Phillips : Guitar & Vocals
Chris Nielsen : Lead Guitars
Rick Hart : Bass
Michael Botts : Drums
Richard Green : Violin

02 - Lament Pour L'Enfant Mort 

Shawn Phillips : Vocals
Scott MacDonald : Acoustic Piano
Orchestral Arrangements by Michael Kamen

03 - Julia's Letters 

Shawn Phillips : Guitar, Acoustic Guitar & Vocals
Chris Nielsen : Lead & Acoustic Guitars
Rick Hart : Bass & Fuzz Bass
Michael Botts : Drums
Orchestral Arrangements by Michael Kamen

04 - Motes Of Dust 

Shawn Phillips : Guitar & Vocals
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Scott MacDonald : Acoustic Piano
M. L. Benoit : Waterphone
Orchestral Arrangements by Michael Kamen
Wind, Sea and Thunder by Shawn Phillips on the E.M.S. Briefcase Synthesizer

05 - Ease Your Mind 

Shawn Phillips : Vocals 
Michael Kamen : Acoustic Piano
Orchestral Arrangements by Michael Kamen