''Beyond Saturday Night'' is the first album by

Leslie Phillips Leslie Samuel Phillips (20 April 1924 – 7 November 2022) was an English actor. He achieved prominence in the 1950s, playing smooth, upper-class comic roles utilising his "Ding dong" and "Hello" catchphrases. He appeared in the '' Carry On'' ...

, released in 1983 on

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. The album's style is placed between the

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artist

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, the

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er Margaret Becker, and the

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group

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Track listing

All songs written by Leslie Phillips, except where noted. Side one # "Hourglass" – 3:33 # "Gina" (Leslie Phillips, Matthew Chapman, Purvis Orso) – 3:36 # "Put Your Heart in Me" – 4:05 # "I'm Finding" – 3:26 # "Beyond Saturday Night" (John Fischer) – 4:30 Side two # "Bring Me Through" – 4:49 # "Heart of Hearts" (

Mark Heard John Mark Heard III (December 16, 1951 – August 16, 1992) was an American record producer, folk rock singer and songwriter from Macon, Georgia. Heard released sixteen albums, and produced or performed with many artists, including: Sam Phil ...

) – 3:16 # "Will They Love Him" (Leslie Phillips, Daniel Brown) – 4:34 # "He's Gonna Hear You Crying" – 3:14 # "Let Me Give" – 3:47

Personnel

* Leslie Phillips – lead vocals, backing vocals * Robbie Buchanan – keyboards * John Hobbs – keyboards, synthesizers * John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards, synthesizers *

Michael Landau Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record-producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitchel ...

– guitars * Randy Thomas – guitars *

Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. He rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coalesced into a group in its own right, The Section, which supported so many of Asylu ...

– bass *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts ...

– bass *

Carlos Vega Carlos Vega (December 7, 1956 – April 7, 1998) was a Cuban-born Los Angeles-based session drummer best known for his performances with James Taylor. As a part of the L.A. studio scene from the late 1970s through the 1990s, Vega contributed to ...

– drums *

Bob Carlisle Robert Mason Carlisle (born September 29, 1956) is an American Contemporary Christian singer and songwriter. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies and Billy Thermal, before launching a solo career where he received a Grammy Award a ...

– backing vocals * Bryan Duncan – backing vocals

Production

* Doug Corbin – executive producer *

Jack Joseph Puig Jack Joseph Puig is an American audio engineer, record executive, and record producer. He has worked with Tonic, Hole, Jellyfish, The Black Crowes, John Mayer, Weezer, Fiona Apple, Roger Hodgson, Taxiride, Green Day, Counting Crows, No Dou ...

– producer, recording * David Schober – assistant engineer * Mike Reese – mastering *

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– mastering * Susan Pyron – production coordinator * Steve Elowe – album design * Paul Gross – album design * Ronald E. Garman – sleeve layout and design * Design Oasis – hand tinting *

Aaron Rapoport Aaron Rapoport (born May 22, 1954) is an American photographer, best known for his photographs of musicians. Biography In a career that spans over three decades, Rapoport has photographed in a wide variety of areas including commercial photogr ...

– photography * Leslie Phillips – liner notes * David Seay – liner notes Studios * Recorded at Bill Schnee Studios and Mama Jo's Studios (North Hollywood, California); Goldmine West (Beverly Hills, California). * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

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References

{{Authority control 1983 debut albums Sam Phillips (musician) albums Myrrh Records albums Word Records albums