Phillip Phillips’ Debut Album Is Certified Platinum

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Phillip Phillips’ debut album The World From the Side of the Moon (19 Entertainment/Interscope Records) has been certified platinum by the R.I.A.A. in the U.S. less than a year after its release. Released in November 2012 The World From the Side of the Moon debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and #1 on the Billboard Rock Album chart and has gone on to sell over 1 million copies.

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To thank fans for their support Phillips is re-releasing his debut album to include three additional live tracks. Live versions of “Gone, Gone, Gone,” “Where We Came From” and “Man on the Moon” will join the live version of his hit single “Home” that is on the original album. This fan edition of The World From the Side of the Moon is due November 19th, on the one-year anniversary of the album’s original release. Fans can also purchase the three tracks as a separate set titled Phillip Philips: Live. The new live songs were recorded during stops on John Mayer’s Born and Raised tour.

The World From the Side of the Moon’s first two singles “Home” and “Gone, Gone, Gone” have hit Number One on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, putting Phillips in the company of only eight other male solo artists who have achieved the same feat. “Home” sees sales of over 4.7 million making it the most successful single of any American Idol winner. The album’s third single, “Where We Came From” is one of nine tracks on the album Phillips wrote or co-wrote.

Phillips has been on tour with John Mayer since July, and will continue to open for Mayer on the second leg of the Born and Raised Tour, which kicks off November 19th in Moline, IL and runs through December 17th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. A string of college headline shows will take place before the Mayer dates. See below for complete itinerary.

 

Phillip Phillips College headline dates:

11/7     York, PA – Penn State

11/8     Elkins, WV – Davis & Elkins College

11/9     Newark, OH – Ohio State

11/10   Stevens Point, WI – University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

11/12   Springfield, OH – Clark State Community College

11/14   St. Paul, MN – University of St. Thomas

11/15   River Falls, WI – University of Wisconsin

11/16   Kirksvillem OH – Truman State University

11/18   Green Bay, WI – University of Wisconsin

11/24   Eau Claire, WI – University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

 

Phillip Phillips additional dates with John Mayer:

11/19   Moline, IL  – iWireless Center

11/20   Sioux City, IA – Tyson Events Center

11/22   Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena

11/23   Minneapolis, MN – Target Center

11/26   Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center

11/27   Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena

11/29   Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum

11/30   Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena

12/1     Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena

12/3     Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center

12/4     Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

12/6     Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center

12/7     New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena

12/9     Orlando, FL – Amway Center

12/10   Jacksonville, FL – Veterans Memorial Arena

12/12   Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum

12/13   Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum

12/14   Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena

12/16   Bridgeport, CT – Webster Bank Arena

12/17   Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

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Phillip Phillips looks at life beyond “American Idol”

Phillips, 22, spoke to Reuters about making his first proper studio album, what he might do differently on a second one, and whether he could have won “Idol” with this season’s panel of judges.

Q: How do you plan to transition from “American Idol” winner to a mainstream music career?

Phillip: “It’s pretty funny that you mention that because the majority of the people I meet don’t even know that I was on ‘Idol.’ It’s really cool to hear that. When I go home, people ask, ‘What’ve you been doing? I’ve heard your song,’ but they don’t even know that I’ve been on ‘Idol.'”

Your first single “Home” has gone twice platinum. You’ve said that it isn’t a song you would have written yourself. What’s your relationship now with your first hit?

“It’s amazing how well it has done, and I look at all the stories that I hear like how it has helped families out with their situation, or something’s happened with their kid, mom or dad, or if their child’s overseas in the war. Something like that’s pretty amazing how many different stories come out of it.”

Did you have any ideas on how you wanted to develop your sound finally getting into a big-time studio?

“I already had the songs written, and it was just a matter of throwing in ideas and then just trimming it down to what felt right, because we only had three weeks to do this album. So it was kind of pressured, but that kind of helped out as well. It didn’t make us overthink anything.”

Was there anything in particular you wanted to achieve?

“I wanted to make it similar to what I did on the show – a horn section and some rock. I tried to be a little artistic. I just wrote what came from my heart and what felt right.”

Unlike many of the other contestants, you went into “Idol” as a songwriter, how many of the album’s songs did you write?

“I think five. Some of the co-writes, (the writers) really just kind of pushed me, so I kind of wrote most of those myself. But it was a lot of fun; it was a great experience.”

Would you do anything differently next time?

“It’s still early, but I’d definitely want a little more time to do it. But that’s really about it, because three weeks is just really quick, and also I have just so many other things going on. … It was very kind of stressful and hopefully for the next record I’ll have a little more time.”

What would that time allow you to do in the studio?

“Just being able to listen to it a little more. We all knew that it sounded really good but also having to listen to, like 17 songs in a row. You say, ‘Yeah that sounds great’ but you listen to it more and more and (say) ‘Maybe I would’ve brought this instrument down a little bit or brought it up a little bit more.'”

Would you have fared any differently on ‘Idol’ with the current judges Nicky Minaj and Mariah Carey?

“I don’t know. I’m curious to see how they’re going to judge. It’s a completely different panel this year. … I don’t really know how I would’ve turned out. Maybe I’ll have to go out and audition again (laughs).”

Would you have had to change your roots-y style?

“Naw, I would’ve still been the same dude. If they wouldn’t have sent me through, they wouldn’t have sent me through. And if they did, that’d be awesome.”

(Reporting By Eric Kelsey, editing by Jill Serjeant and Gunna Dickson)
Source: Reuters 

Congratulations, Phillip Phillips: “Home” is Double Platinum!

We are SO proud of the Phillip Phillips! His hit single, “Home,” just went DOUBLE PLATINUM in the United States!
That means the single has sold more than 2 million copies in the U.S. (2.08 million copies since June, to be exact!).

What’s more, “The World From the Side of the Moon” his debut album (19 Entertainment/Interscope Records), which features the song “Home,” will be released on Nov. 19.

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