The Turning

Sam Phillips | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Word Music Group
• ASIN: B0001K9KHI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,042 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Leslie Phillips / The Turning Label: Myrrh Records Year: 1987 Track Title 1. River of Love 2. Love Is Not Lost 3. The Turning 4. Libera Me 5. Carry You 6. Beating Heart 7. Expectations 8. Down 9. Answers Don't Come Easy 10. God Is Watching You

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "The Turning" 20 years on, July 19, 2004

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S (Auckland New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Turning (Audio CD)

I am still listening to this album almost 20 years after it was first released! The style of music, though released in 1987 is still rather current. The lyrics and music are quite intro-spective and "deep". Very "cruisey" to listen to, and the tempo changes throughout the tracks. If you like Peter Gabriel, you will probably like "The Turning".

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth listening to regardless of your religious affiliation, August 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Turning (Audio CD)

I had never heard of Christian music, much less Leslie Phillips, when I went off to college in 1988. I was introduced to her music by my Christian roommate (I was not and still am not Christian myself). Much of the Christian music he listened to was mediocre, but there were a few genuine talents that stood out, foremost among them Phillips, the Call, and Phil Keaggy. Most of their lyrics were poetic and compelling and didn't shove Christianity down my throat, and the music was truly original and, well, GOOD. The Call were successful mainstream rockers in their own right, and Keaggy was and is a well-known guitar guru. To this day I think The Turning is Phillips's best work. Even a Zen-pantheist heathen like myself still thoroughly enjoys listening to it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Answers Don't Come Easy...I can wait, September 7, 2000

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Rodney hanson (bend, or USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Turning (Audio CD)

Leslie Phillips stirred up the CCM industry with this bombshell in 1987....what an insightful brilliant album...incredible deep challenging lyrics..no easy answers...a strong statement in response to the pressures of being a Christian "star" (I had to walk before I learned how to crawl..the first step was hard, but i had trouble with them all..)...a goodbye to the CCM industry...this album is one of the finest ever made...I have over 1000 albums, and I would rate this among my top ten favorites....beautiful, haunting, intelligent arrangements by T Bone Burnette, this is light years better than 99% of secular and Christian music...buy it today!!!!