Chinese Wall | ||||
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Studio album by Philip Bailey | ||||
Released | October 1984 | |||
Recorded | Townhouse Studios, London, England. The Complex and Ocean Way Recording , Los Angeles. | |||
Genre | Pop, soul, rock | |||
Length | 50:17 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Phil Collins | |||
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Singles from Chinese Wall | ||||
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Allmusic | |
Robert Christgau | B+ |
Chinese Wall is the third solo album by Philip Bailey, released on the Columbia Records label in October 1984. Chinese Wall has been certified gold in the US on March 11, 1985. The album reached number 22 and number 10 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts respectively and it was ranked as the 63th most successful album of 1985 on the Billboard 200. In 1986 the album gave Bailey a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, while "Easy Lover", the duet with Phil Collins (who produced the album), earned a nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.
"Children of the Ghetto" has been featured in the movie Clockers.
Album — weekly charts
Album – year-end charts
Certifications
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Singles