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Inphasion is an album by the American musician Papa John Creach, released in 1978.[1][2] It was his last with DJM Records. Creach would not record another studio album until 1992.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStar[4]

AllMusic deemed the album “for the most part a pop-rock vocal collection with more guitar than violin.”[3]

Track listing

Side one

  1. “Inphasion” – 4:33
  2. “Night Fire” – 4:49
  3. “To Fill the Need” – 4:38
  4. “Hezakiah” – 4:04
  5. “Montuno Grande” – 3:21

Side two

  1. “All the World Loves a Winner” – 4:07
  2. “Somehow She Knows” – 4:06
  3. “Silver Bird” – 6:03
  4. “Flow with the Feeling” – 4:48
  5. “Southern Strut” – 2:39

Personnel

  • Papa John Creach – fiddle, lead vocals
  • Steve Haberman – keyboards, Brahms interlude on “Silver Bird”
  • Bryan “Bug” Tilford – bass, lead vocals on “Silver Bird”
  • Mark “Mujel” Leon – drums, percussion
  • Joey Brasler – guitar
  • Reid King – acoustic guitar, violin sound architect and vocals

Additional personnel

  • Michael Garrard – synthesizer on “Inphasion”
  • Bob Zimitti – percussion
  • Johnny “Guitar” Watson – solo guitar on “All the World Loves a Winner”
  • Dr. John – piano, organ on “All the World Loves a Winner” and “Southern Strut”
  • Polly Cutter – background vocals on “All the World Loves a Winner”
  • Joey Carbone – rhythm piano on “Silver Bird”
  • David LaFlamme – fiddle on “Silver Bird”
  • Darcus – vocals on “Flow with the Feeling”
  • Charlie Daniels – fiddle duet with Papa John on “Southern Strut”
  • The Silver Fish (David Silver, Juanita Curiel, Ernestine Goldstein) – background vocals

References

  1. ^ Sutro, Dirk (February 20, 1992). “Fiddler Papa John Creach Still Rocking at 74”. Los Angeles Times. p. F4.
  2. ^ Komara, Edward (2004). The Blues Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 239.
  3. ^ a b “Inphasion Review by William Ruhlmann”. AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.