Phillip Phillips – The World From the Side of the Moon

Album Info

Artist: Phillip Phillips

Title: The World From the Side of the Moon

Year: 2012

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Tracklist

  • 1. Man On The Moon (3:35)
  • 2. Home (3:30)
  • 3. Gone, Gone, Gone (3:29)
  • 4. Hold On (4:11)
  • 5. Tell Me A Story (4:21)
  • 6. Get Up Get Down (3:16)
  • 7. Where We Came From (3:33)
  • 8. Drive Me (3:48)
  • 9. Wanted Is Love (3:46)
  • 10. Can't Go Wrong (3:37)
  • 11. A Fool's Dance (4:33)
  • 12. So Easy (3:40)

Review

'The World from the Side of the Moon' swept me off my feet from the first listen. There's something so raw and genuine about Phillip Phillips' voice that just grabs you and doesn't let go. I found myself completely lost in tracks like 'Get Up Get Down' and 'Gone, Gone, Gone', feeling the infectious energy of his pop-rock style mixed with those folky undertones. It's like he took all the best parts of Dave Matthews Band and Mumford & Sons and created this beautiful, unique sound that's all his own.

I was honestly blown away by how successful this album was, especially for a debut. It's not just the numbers – though selling 169,000 copies in the first week is pretty impressive – it's the staying power. The fact that it hung around on the Billboard Top 200 for over a year really speaks to how much it resonated with people. And those singles? 'Home' and 'Gone, Gone, Gone' were absolute earworms. I remember hearing them everywhere, and they still give me goosebumps. There's something so special about an album that can make such a big splash right out of the gate, and Phillip Phillips definitely made waves with this one. - Lexi