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The Turning
Studio album by Leslie Phillips
Released	1987
Studio	Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles Sunset Sound, Los Angeles Mad Hatter, Los Angeles Mama Jo's, Hollywood Eagle Audio, Fort Worth, Texas Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Genre	CCM, Christian rock, alternative folk
Label	Myrrh/Word Records, DCC Compact Classics
Producer	T Bone Burnett
Leslie Phillips chronology
Black and White in a Grey World (1985) The Turning (1987) Recollection (1987)
Alternative cover
The 1998 DCC re-release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The Turning is an album by Leslie Phillips that was released by Myrrh in 1987 and re-released in 1997 under the name Sam Phillips.

This album marks the first time Phillips worked with producer T Bone Burnett. The two married soon after the release of this album, and Burnett would go on to produce more albums for the singer. The Turning stands out as a turning point in Phillips' career as a singer and songwriter; on one side, the cheerful, upbeat pop-rock albums that she recorded in the early 1980s, and, on the other, the quirky 60's music influenced rock and folk albums, with a much darker and more poetic tone lyrically.

This album was listed at No. 8 in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.The Turning peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Leslie Phillips except where noted

Personnel

• Leslie Phillips – vocals, harmony vocals, synthesizers, drum programming
• John Andrew Schreiner – synthesizers
• T Bone Burnett – guitars, drum programming, harmony vocals
• Jerry Scheff – bass (1, 3-10)
• David Miner – bass (2)
• Mickey Curry – drums
• Ralph Forbes – drum programming
• Alex Acuña – percussion
• Peter Case – harmony vocals
• Tonio K – harmony vocals
• Dawn O'Hanlon – harmony vocals

Production

• T Bone Burnett – producer
• Tom Willet – executive producer
• Tchad Blake – recording, mixing
• Steven Ford – recording
• Larry Hirsch – recording
• Bill Jackson – recording
• Stephen Shelton – recording
• Mike Kloster – recording assistant
• David Knights – recording assistant
• Brian Gardner – original mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Steve Hoffman – remastering (1998 release)
• Michael Hodgson – art direction, design
• Dennis Keeley – photography
• Pete Caravolais – photography assistant
• Tony Proctor Lambe – hair stylist, make-up artist

Charts

Radio singles

References

1. "The Turning - Sam Phillips - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
2. Hefner, April; Granger, Greg (January 15, 2001). CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums In Christian Music. Harvest House. p. 41–43. ISBN 0736902813.
3. ^ "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard. June 27, 1987. p. 49.
4. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 179. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
5. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.

• 1987 albums
• Sam Phillips (musician) albums
• Albums produced by T Bone Burnett
• Myrrh Records albums
• Word Records albums