Phil and John was a contemporary Christian music duo from Mansfield who recorded and toured throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
History Phil and John were Phil Baggaley and John Hartley, childhood friends who first started playing together at the age of 13. Their performances, which included an appearance at the Greenbelt festival in 1989, typically incorporated music and comedy. Although no longer performing and recording as a group, both remained within the music business: Baggaley went on to establish Christian record label Gold Records, while Hartley moved to Nashville, Tennessee and became director of A&R for Worship Together Records.
The Wood Thieves Whilst known for contemporary worship music as Phil and John, the duo also recorded secular music as "The Wood Thieves". Their most notable release in this capacity was a single with The Grimethorpe Colliery Band and was a response to announcement of the closure of Grimethorpe Colliery.
Awards Special International GMA Dove Award 1990.
Discography Studio albums Count Me Out, Kingsway Music, 1983 Waiting for Summer, Kingsway Music, 1985 Lonely Dancer, What? Records, 1987 Don't Look Now...It's The Hallelujah Brothers, What? Records, 1989 Shine Like America, What? Records, 1990 Carnival of Clowns, R Records, 1992 Providence, Phoenix Records, 1997
Live albums Phil and John Live, What? Records, 1990 Breakfast at Ruby's, Kingsway Music, 1994
Compilation albums Goodbye Yesterday: The Very Best of Phil And John, What? Records, 1992 Simply Phil and John, Kingsway Music, 1995
Singles You Wouldn't Let Me Go, Kingsway Music, 1982 The Day the North Left Town (performing as The Wood Thieves, with The Grimethorpe Colliery Band), Rumour Records, 1992
Live videos Live, What? Records, 1992
See also Gold records
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