Born John Phillip Baptiste on March 14, 1931 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Phil Phillips was a member of the Gateway Quartet and a bellhop before he recorded "Sea of Love."

"Sea of Love" was arranged and produced by Eddie Shuler for neighbor George Khoury's label. The first time Eddie heard the song he knew it would be a hit. They took their time with the arrangement, building up the vocal group and trying out different musicians. After three months of work, the song was ready for release. The record sold heavily and was leased to Mercury Records. "Sea of Love" went to #2 in the U.S. pop charts and spent 14 weeks in the top 40. It sold over two million copies in 1957.

The song remains a big seller with notable covers by Del Shannon (which climbed to #33 on the pop charts in 1982) and the Honeydrippers (which peaked at #3 spending 14 weeks in the top 40 in 1984). Phillip's original version was featured prominently in the 1989 Al Pacino thriller, "Sea of Love." In 1985, Eddie Shuler received the BMI award for "Sea of Love."

Selected Recordings by Phil Phillips
45-8403 / "Sea of Love" b/w "Juella"
	"Sea of Love" / streaming mp3 * streaming realaudio "Juella"