Philip Joseph "Phil" Alvin (born March 6, 1953) is an American singer and guitarist. He is known primarily as the frontman of the roots rock band The Blasters.
Biography
Alvin grew up in Downey, California in a music-loving family where he and his younger brother Dave Alvin were exposed to blues, rockabilly, and country. Inspired and influenced by the music they grew up with, Phil and Dave formed the rock and roll band The Blasters in the late 1970s with fellow Downey residents Bill Bateman and John Bazz. The group released four studio albums between 1980 and 1985. While never achieving mass market success on the music charts, the group's recordings and concerts drew critical acclaim and a cult following across the United States and Europe.
In 1986, after The Blasters had disbanded, Alvin released a solo album, Un "Sung" Stories. He then returned to graduate school at California State University, Long Beach, where eventually earned a master's degree in mathematics and artificial intelligence. Incidentally, before launching his music career, Alvin had taught mathematics at the same university.
"Keep in Touch" is the debut single and first song by British jazz-funk/dance band Freeez under the name "Pink Rhythm".
After that, they signed to Beggars Banquet Records which at that time was a small, rising company.
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Chart performance
"Keep in Touch" sold over 35,000 copies and managed to get into British pop chart in 1980.
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The Shades of Love were an electronic dance studio act consisting Meli'sa Morgan. Hailing from New York City, their best known material is "Keep in Touch". The original version entered the US dance charts in 1982, where it peaked at #26. In 1995, a remix of the song was released and hit number on the US dance charts.
History
The "band" debuted with an uptempo number "Come Inside", released by Scorpgemi Records in 1979. The next singles, released by the same record label, "Do Your Own Dance" and "Come and Make Me Feel Good" helped shape their typical sound. "Come and Make Me Feel Good" and the infamous "Keep In Touch (Body To Body)" were produced, arranged and written by Lonnie Johnson and Patrick Adams.
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Discography
Partial singles
Other singles
Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- Common Ground released: 2014
- Un "Sung Stories" released: 2012
- County Fair 2000 released:
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Keep In Touch
by: Robert PalmerWe got to keep in touch
We fit just like a glove girl
Between the two of usThere always will be love there
I don't mind if I don't hear a word from you in years
If you blow my candle out I will fall to tears
Knowing your still lovin' makes me want it to be real
Darlin' you've just got to let me know the way you feel
We got to keep in touch
We fit just like a glove girl
Between the two of usThere always will be love there
I know when I'm kissin' you you're easin' from behind
Too much solitude can make a body lose his mind
When I get that burnin' need to share what we have found
I have faith that you will let me know you're still around
We got to keep in touch
We fit just like a glove girl
Between the two of usThere always will be love there
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