Wilson Phillips is an American Pop Trio consisting of singers Chynna Phillips, and sisters Wendy and Carnie Wilson.
All three ladies were childhood friends and all came from musical families.
Wendy and Carnie are the daughters of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, while Chynna is the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas.
Chynna Phillips was an actress prior to turning to music, and appeared in films such as “Some Kind of Wonderful”, “Say Anything”, “Caddyshack 2″, and “Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer”.
The group released their self-titled debut album in 1990.
That album garnered the group 5 Grammy Award Nominations.
The album was the best-selling Album in history by an All-Female group.
They have released just 3 Studio Albums in their career.
Their hits have included:
Hold On
The Dream is Still Alive
Impulsive
Release Me
You’re in Love
You Won’t See My Cry
Daniel
Give It Up
“Hold On“, “Release Me“, and “You’re in Love” all reached #1 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts.
Chynna Phillips left the group in 1993 to pursue a solo career. The ladies went their separate ways between 1993-2004.
Carnie Wilson hosted her own talk show, had gastric bypass surgery which resulted in a loss of 150lbs, posed for Playboy, and appeared on shows such as “That 70’s Show” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”.
Chynna Phillips recorded a solo album, and married and had 3 children with actor William Baldwin.
Wendy Wilson married and had a family, recorded an album with her sister Carnie, and recorded an album with her father Brian Wilson.
Wilson Phillips reunited in 2004 to record their third album, “California“. The group is still together and is putting together new music for an album due out in 2010.
Chynna has also branched out and has an active career in Christian Music.
My wife and I saw them in concert in 1990 when they were first hitting it big on the charts. They opened up for Richard Marx. Marx was real good, but my wife and I both agreed at the time that Wilson Phillips blew him away! They sounded just as good in concert as they do on their singles. If Chynna had not left the group so soon after they got big, who knows how successful they might have become. They should have been HUGE!
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