Inphasion
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{{Infobox album
| name = Inphasion
| type = studio
| artist = Papa John Creach
| cover = InphasionPapaJohn.JPG
| alt =
| released = 1978
| recorded = 1978
| venue =
| studio = Dr. Musix, Beverly Hills, California
| genre = Pop rock
| length =
| label = DJM
| producer = Pardo Jones
| prev_title = The Cat and the Fiddle
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Papa Blues
| next_year = 1992
}}
Inphasion is an album by the American musician Papa John Creach, released in 1978.{{cite news |last1=Sutro |first1=Dirk |title=Fiddler Papa John Creach Still Rocking at 74 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=20 Feb 1992 |page=F4}}{{cite book |last1=Komara |first1=Edward |title=The Blues Encyclopedia |date=2004 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=239}} It was his last with DJM Records. Creach would not record another studio album until 1992.
Critical reception
{{music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web |title=Inphasion Review by William Ruhlmann |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/inphasion-mw0000839970 |website=AllMusic |access-date=20 February 2024}}
|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2011 |publisher=Omnibus Press}}
}}
AllMusic deemed the album "for the most part a pop-rock vocal collection with more guitar than violin."
Track listing
=Side One=
- "Inphasion" – 4:33
- "Night Fire" – 4:49
- "To Fill the Need" – 4:38
- "Hezakiah" – 4:04
- "Montuno Grande" – 3:21
=Side Two=
- "All the World Loves a Winner" – 4:07
- "Somehow She Knows" – 4:06
- "Silver Bird" – 6:03
- "Flow with the Feeling" – 4:48
- "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