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  • Comment: East Orange Record's coverage looks to be decent, but that's where it all stops (listings, passing mentions, primary sources). The notability is not WP:INHERITED from Aurra or Mtume either. Jovanmilic97 (talk) 23:46, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: Discogs is an unreliable source, the primary sources don't count for anything notability-wise, and there's just not enough coverage in this article right now. --VersaceSpace 🌃 02:44, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
  • Comment: Please see WP:NMUSICIAN and demonstrate notability accordingly. Hitro talk 07:06, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Philip Field
Birth namePhilip Hunter Field
Also known asPhil Field
BornNovember 2, 1958
East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Genres

styles -

Fusion, urban, jazz-funk, post-disco, quiet storm
Occupations
Years active1980s–present

Philip Field is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, synth programmer, record producer and music educator. He was a member of the soul musical group Aurra, as well as a member of the R&B/Funk group Mtume.

Early life and education

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Field was born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, where he studied classical piano under Alex Chiappinelli, making his Carnegie Hall debut at age 10 by winning first place in a Music Education Council competition.[1][2] He attended The Pingry School and studied at Oberlin Conservatory of Music.[3]

Career

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After leaving Oberlin, Field turned his attentions to funk and disco, joining the musical group Aurra in 1981. He co-wrote six of the eight songs on the album, Send Your Love,[4] including "Are You Single?," which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[5] Marshall Jefferson, a musician working in the house music subgenre, included the song as the first track on his Salsoul Records compilation, Foundations of House.[6]

Field was a member of the musical group Mtume from 1983 to 1986, appearing as a writer, performer, and musical director. While the Mtume band had been around since the 70s, Field's addition to the group helped to define the band's 80s sound. He co-wrote three songs for the 1983 album, Juicy Fruit,[7] including "Green Light," which reached No. 66 on the Billboard US R&B charts.[8] The Juicy Fruit album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[9] He also co-wrote three songs for the group's 1984 album, You, Me and He.[10]

Field's music has been embraced by the Hip hop community. Co-writing the majority of songs on their debut albums, he co-produced two 80s Hip hop groups, Nu Romance Crew and Kiara. He co-wrote "You Are My Sunshine," (from the You, Me and He album) which was sampled extensively during the 90s and 2000s in songs featuring Jay-Z, The Lox, Nate Dogg and Warren G, Raekwon, Zhane' and Queen Latifah and others.[11]

When Gavin Edwards of Rolling Stone asked Snoop Dogg and Dam Funk, "What's a funk record that doesn't exist, but you wish it did?", the response was, "A record with Junie Morrison and Mtume's band together: Philip Field on keyboards. Just imagine 'Juicy Fruit' mixed with 'Funky Worm'".[12]

Field co-produced seven of the eight songs on Roy Ayers' 1985 Columbia Records album, You Might Be Surprised.[13][14][15] The single, "Hot" from that album reached number 20 on the r&b charts and number 12 on the dance charts.[16]

Field co-wrote "How Many Ways" from Toni Braxton's 1993 multi-platinum debut album. It was released as the album's final single on a double A-side, along with "I Belong to You", and it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[17] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "The song is a romantic ballad with an instantly memorable chorus".[18]

UK soul music writer Bill Buckley wrote, "(Field's) name might not be that familiar to you but his music will be!" [19]

Field's film and television credits include the Soul Train Music Awards, feature films "Native Son," "Jason's Lyric" and "Panther (film)," Universal TV's "New York Undercover," HBO's "Divorce" and C.I.D's "Night Fight."

For his work in music education, Field received the Congressman Donald M. Payne, Sr. Torchbearer For Education Award from the East Orange Education Foundation.[20]

Discography

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Year Album Artist Credits
2017 DeeJacksonFieldProject Dee Jackson Field & Phil Field[21] Producer, composer, keyboards, vocals
2017 Prime Time: The Epic Anthology Mtume Composer
2007 The Essential Toni Braxton Toni Braxton Composer
2005 My Salsoul The Foundations of House Marshall Jefferson Composer
2004 Platinum & Gold Collection Toni Braxton Composer
1998 New York Undercover Various Keyboards, synths
1996 The Essential Groove Roy Ayers Composer
1995 Panther The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Keyboards
1995 Vibrant Roy Ayers Composer
1994 Jason's Lyric (soundtrack) Various Musician
1993 Toni Braxton Toni Braxton Composer
1989 Animal Bar-kays Composer
1989 Chill Freeze Factor Producer, engineer, mixing, keyboards, drum programming, vocals (background)
1987 Welcome to My Dream Tawatha Agee Composer, keyboards, vocals (background)
1987 Love Triangle Tyrone Brunson Producer, keyboards, backing vocals
1986 Theater of the Mind Mtume Group member, keyboards, vocals
1986 Bloodline LeVert Keyboards
1985 You Might Be Surprised Roy Ayers Producer, composer, keyboards
1985 Just for You Gwen Guthrie Composer
1984 You, Me and He Mtume Group member, composer, keyboards, vocals
1983 Juicy Fruit Mtume Group member, composer, keyboards, vocals
1983 Earland's Street Themes Charles Earland Composer, keyboards
1982 A Little Love Aurra Keyboards, vocals
1981 Send Your Love Aurra Composer, keyboards, vocals
Year Single Artist Credits
2023 "No More Tears (The Remix)" Dee Jackson Field & Phil Field featuring Steve Thornton Recording engineer, synth programming
2022 "No More Tears" Dee Jackson Field & Phil Field Recording engineer, synth programming
2022 "Here We Go" Phil Field Band feat. Dee Jackson Field[22] Executive Producer, composer, keyboards
2020 "We Found Love" Dee Jackson Field & Phil Field Producer, composer, keyboards
2016 "Come And Sing His Praises" Dee Jackson Field Composer, keyboards, vocals
2015 "SummerTime" Dee Jackson Field Producer, composer, keyboards
2014 "Love Is" Dee Jackson Field Producer, composer, keyboards, vocals
1994 "How Many Ways" Toni Braxton Composer
1987 "Fascination" LeVert Keyboards
1985 "Hot" Roy Ayers Producer, composer
1983 "Green Light" Mtume Composer, keyboards, vocals
1981 "Keep Doin' It"/ "Nasty Disposition" Aurra Composer, keyboards, vocals
1981 "Are You Single" Aurra Composer, keyboards, vocals

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References

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  1. ^ "Take It Out On The Groove" Interview with Phil Field
  2. ^ "East Orange Record. November 21, 1968".
  3. ^ "Phil Field". southvalleysound.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Aurra Send Your Love". Metason.net.
  5. ^ "Aurra - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "Marshall Jefferson Foundations of House". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Mtume Songs". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Philip Field Top Songs/ Chart Singles Discography". Musicvf.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "US Certifications > Mtume". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "Mtume-You, Me and He". Metason.net.
  11. ^ "You Are My Sunshine by Mtume". WhoSampled.
  12. ^ Edwards, Gavin (December 9, 2013). "Snoopzilla on Learning Funk and Dr. Dre's 'Detox'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Philip Field Co-Producer You Might Be Surprised". Discogs. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  14. ^ Henderson, Alex. "You Might Be Surprised – Roy Ayers". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  15. ^ "Roy Ayers/You Might Be Surprised". Metason.net.
  16. ^ "You Might Be Surprised Top Songs/ Chart Singles". Musicvf.com.
  17. ^ "Tony Braxton". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  18. ^ Flick, Larry (September 24, 1994). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 73. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Soul&Jazz&Funk".
  20. ^ "East Orange Education Foundation Awards".
  21. ^ "Philip Field on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  22. ^ Hilltop Radio Show - Interview with Phil Field
  23. ^ "Philip Field: Credits". AllMusic.
  24. ^ "Philip Field:Discography". Discogs.
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