Chynna Phillips breaks away from Wilson Phillips, the vocal trio that catapulted her into the spotlight, with this album, and despite retaining the heart of her former group, this is defnitely a departure--sexier, edgier, and more personal. Though her albums with Carnie and Wendy Wilson contained some of the best pop music of the late '80s and early '90s, they were also wildly uneven, making this the most consistent album any of the women have produced, solo, as a duo, or together. Phillips' girlish vocals are more assured than ever, there are hooks to die for, and she is backed by lush arrangements that complement her voice instead of covering up weaknesses like so many productions do. Not one track falters. Though there isn't a single producer, Phillips was wise to choose such established and confident artists as Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg, Desmond Child, Patrick Leonard and Glen Ballard to arrange her material. With such an array of producers, an album can seem disjointed, but Phillips, who cowrote nine of the eleven songs, obviously knew what she wanted, so Naked and Sacred is as cohesive as the best pop albums. Standout tracks are Naked and Sacred, Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me, and Remember Me. ~ Bryan Buss, All Music Guide
Mark Sazer (Violin), Jon Ingoldsby (Guitar (Electric)), Assa Drori (Violin), Chris Garcia (Engineer), Berj Garabedian (Violin), Casey Stone (Assistant Engineer), James Harrah (Guitar), Fiona Spear (Design), Chynna Phillips (Vocals), Stephen Erdody (Celli), Peter Doubrovsky (Bass (Upright)), Ron Banks (Mixing), Fred Kelly (Assistant Engineer), Bruce Dukov (Violin), Steve Richards (Cello), Carmen Twillie (Vocals (Background)), Jeremy Lubbock (String Arrangements), Ron Boustead (Digital Editing), Suzie Katayama (Cello), Charles Judge (Keyboards), Maxine Willard Waters (Vocals (Background)), Desmond Child (Producer), Luis Conte (Percussion), Armen Ksadjikian (Cello), Ray Kelley (Celli), Denyse Buffum (Viola), Buell Neidlinger (Bass (Upright)), Bob Becker (Viola), Daniel Smith (Cello), Claude Gaudette (Keyboards), Glen Ballard (Producer), Mark Gruber (Engineer), V. Jeffrey Smith (Producer), Suzie Katayama (Celli), Lester Mendez (Arranger), Rick Nowels (Guitar), Earl Madison (Cello), Claude Gaudette (Drum Programming), Patrick Leonard (Keyboards), Charles Clouser (Drum Machine), Brian MacLeod (Drums), Ron Banks (Engineer), Saffron Henderson (Vocals (Background)), Daniel Smith (Celli), V. Jeffrey Smith (Engineer), Dave Reitzas (Engineer), Irving Geller (Violin), Chris Fogel (Engineer), V. Jeffrey Smith (Keyboards), Howard Willing (Assistant Engineer), Dan Warner (Guitar), Jerry Epstein (Viola), Evan Wilson (Viola), Toledo Warner (Guitar), Jon Gass (Mixing), Paul Bushnell (Bass), Thom Russo (Engineer), Pete Lorimer (Engineer), LuAnn Graffeo (Art Direction), Rick Nowels (Keyboards), Dixie Blackstone (Violin), Armen Ksadjikian (Celli), Jon Ingoldsby (Engineer), Jean McClain (Vocals (Background)), Tami Hert (Vocals (Background)), Sheldon Sanov (Violin), Margaret Edmonson (Cello), Charles Clouser (Drum Programming), Bill Meyers (Arranger), Curt Bisquera (Drums), Joniene Hellerstein (Vocals (Background)), Steve Richards (Celli), Matt Gruber (Engineer), Peter Lord (Drum Programming), Buell Neidlinger (Bass), Margaret Storer (Bass), Suzie Kattayama (Cello), Matthew Rolston (Photography), Marilyn Baker (Viola), Joel Van Dyke (Engineer), Chris Garcia (Drum Loop), Desmond Child (Vocals), Rick Nowels (Guitar (Acoustic)), Wendy Pedersen (Vocals (Background)), Glen Ballard (Engineer), Patty Holley (Vocals (Background)), Rusty Anderson (Bazouki), Henry Marquez (Art Direction), David Thoener (Engineer), Steve MacMillan (Mixing), Chris Carroll (Engineer), Elizabeth Wilson (Violin), Elliot Wolff (Producer), Francis Buckley (Mixing), Chris Garcia (Drum Machine), Billy Steinberg (Producer), Earl Madison (Celli), Toledo (Guitar), Michele Richards (Violin), Mark Baranov (Violin), Julio Hernandez (Bass), Anne Karam (Cello), Andrea Byers (Violin), Rusty Anderson (Guitar (Electric)), Larry Corbett (Cello), Chynna Phillips (Vocals (Background)), Peter Lord (Keyboards), Lester Mendez (Keyboards), Anne Karam (Celli), T-Bone Wolk (Guitar), Peter Doubrovsky (Bass), Eve Sprecher (Violin), Jeffrey "C.J." Vanston (Keyboards), Brian Adler (Guitar), Michael Landau (Guitar), John Pierce (Bass), Ray Kelley (Cello), V. Jeffrey Smith (Drum Programming), Diana Grasselli (Vocals (Background)), Tamara Chang (Violin), Spencer Campbell (Bass), Monalisa Young (Vocals (Background)), Patrick Leonard (Producer), Glen Ballard (Programming), Desmond Child (Vocals (Background)), Mario Diaz de Leon (Violin), Steve MacMillan (Engineer), Margaret Edmondson (Celli), Michael Brauer (Mixing), Brian Coleman (Production Manager), Jennifer Woodward (Violin), Wil Wheaton (Vocals (Background)), Karen Jones (Violin), Andrew Warwick (Assistant Engineer), Natalie Jackson (Vocals (Background)), Stephen Marcussen (Mastering), John Wittenberg (Violin), Melissa "Missy" Hasin (Cello), Elliot Wolff (Arranger), Joy Lyle (Violin), Brian MacLeod (Percussion), Stephen Erdody (Cello), Andrew Page (Assistant Engineer), Rollice Dale (Viola), Pip Clarke-Ling (Violin), Margaret Storer (Bass (Upright)), Robert Peterson (Violin), Barbara Porter (Violin), Jeffrey "C.J." Vanston (Arranger), Charles Everett (Violin), Maria Vidal (Vocals (Background)), Glen Ballard (Guitar), Elizabeth Baker (Violin), Julia Tillman Waters (Vocals (Background)), Johnny Yuma (Engineer), Maria Newman (Violin), Dee Daniels (Vocals (Background)), Miwako Watanabe (Violin), Curt Bisquera (Vocals (Background)), Jeremy Lubbock (Conductor), David Thoener (Mixing), Karen Jones (Violin), Jolie Jones Levine (Production Coordination), Scott Haupert (Viola), Marc Moreau (Assistant Engineer), Peter Lord (Producer), Jimmy Campbell (Bass), Bill Meyers (Conductor), Zach Blackstone (Assistant Engineer), Lee Levin (Drums), Margot MacLaine (Viola), Glen Ballard (Keyboards), Glen Marchese (Assistant Engineer), Margaret Edmonson (?), Jerry Jordan (Engineer), Michael Landau (Guitar (Electric)), Rusty Anderson (Bouzouki), Rick Nowels (Producer), Dennis Molchan (Violin), Lester Mendez (Vocals (Background)), Rachel Robinson (Violin), Siedah Garrett (Vocals (Background))
Naked and Sacred was Chynna Phillips' debut (and only) solo album, released three years after her departure from the pop group Wilson Phillips. She was the only member of the group to remain on her label, EMI, after they went on an indefinite break in late 1992. It was released on November 7, 1995 in the U.S. and was a commercial flop, selling only 22,000 copies in the United States according to Billboard.com. Chynna co-wrote 9 of the 11 tracks, featuring productions from Rick Nowels, Glen Ballard (who produced the majority Wilson Phillips' previous work), and Desmond Child. According to Chynna, she was offered $1 million to record a solo album for EMI, and was dropped shortly after due to poor sales.
Three singles were commercially released from the album: "Naked and Sacred", "I Live For You", (which was featured in the 1996 movie "Striptease" starring Demi Moore), and "Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me". The album track "Remember Me" was released in promo form and sent to U.S. radio in 1996, but was never commercially released and never charted. "Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me", which was written by Diane Warren and later recorded as a duet by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, was released internationally in 1996.
Track listing
"Naked and Sacred" - 4:13
"When 2000 Comes" - 4:44
"Remember Me" - 4:53
"I Live For You" - 3:47
"This Close" - 4:24
"Till the End" - 4:13
"Turn Around" - 4:08
"Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me" - 4:33
"Follow Love Down" - 3:42
"Jewel In My Crown" - 4:05
"Will You?" - 3:05
Singles
Naked and Sacred (1995) CD single
1. "Naked and Sacred" (Album Version) - 4:10
2. "Naked and Sacred" (David Morales Radio Mix) - 4:04
3. "Naked and Sacred" (David Morales Classic Club Mix) - 7:56
4. "Follow Love Down" - 4:32
I Live For You (1996) CD single
1. "I Live For You" 3:47
2. "Life Ain't No Dress Rehearsal" - 3:55
Remember Me(Promo Only) (1996) CD single
1. "Remember Me" (Radio Edit) - 4:02
Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me (International release, 1996) CD single
1. "Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me" (Album Version) - 4:33
2. "Free This Feeling" - 4:31
3. "Unfinished Business" - 3:57
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