John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.)

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John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.)
Studio album by John Phillips
Released	January 25, 1970
Genre	Folk Country Rock
Length	33:29
Label	Dunhill
Producer	Lou Adler
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John Phillips chronology
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John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.) is the first solo recording by the Mamas and the Papas leader John Phillips. All songs were Phillips originals, dealing mostly with recent events in Phillips' life, including references to his new girlfriend Geneviève Waïte and longtime friend Ann Marshall ("April Anne").

As John was the backing singer in the Mamas and the Papas, with the other three serving as lead singers, the album mix tends to de-emphasize his lead vocals. Denny Doherty stated that, had the Mamas and the Papas performed this album, it would have been one of their finest, because of the strength of Phillips' songs.^[1] The single "Mississippi" reached the US Billboard top 40.

In 2006, the album was reissued by Varese Sarabande with eight bonus tracks, also mostly Phillips originals.

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1. "April Anne" (Phillips) – 3:22
2. "Topanga Canyon" (Phillips) – 3:53
3. "Malibu People" (Phillips) – 3:41
4. "Someone's Sleeping" (Phillips) – 2:46
5. "Drum" (Phillips) – 3:36
6. "Captain" (Phillips) – 3:25
7. "Let It Bleed, Genevieve" (Phillips) – 2:53
8. "Down the Beach" (Phillips) - 2:52
9. "Mississippi" (Phillips) – 3:36
10. "Holland Tunnel" (Phillips) – 3:41

2006 bonus tracks

1. "Shady" (Phillips) - 3:48
2. "Lonely Children" (Phillips) - 3:44
3. "Lady Genevieve" (Phillips) - 4:30
4. "Black Girl" (traditional) - 3:29
5. "The Frenchman" (Phillips) - 4:03
6. "16mm Baby" (Reich) - 2:41
7. "Larry, Joe, Hal and Me" (Phillips) - 2:25
8. "Mississippi" [Single Version] (Phillips) - 3:07

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