Biography
Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is an English jazz fusion and rock drummer, songwriter, and record producer, based in the United States. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s, and was the drummer for the band Toto from 1992 to 2014. Phillips worked as a session drummer for Phil Manzanera's 801, Jeff Beck, Big Country, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Bernie Marsden, Jon Lord, Nik Kershaw, Mike Oldfield, Judas Priest, Mike Rutherford, Tears for Fears, 10cc, the Chemical Brothers, Pete Townshend, and the Who. He was the drummer for the Who during the band's American reunion tour in 1989.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Seeds Of Love
1989
Hair Of The Dog
1975
Flesh + Blood
1980
Empty Glass
1980
Sin After Sin
1977
Shaking The Tree (Sixteen Golden Greats)
1990
White City (A Novel)
1985
Get Close
1986
The Luxury Gap
1983
All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
1982
Flying In A Blue Dream
1989
There & Back
1980
Crises
1983
Primitive Cool
1987
801 Live
1976
Metal Works '73-'93
1993
The Michael Schenker Group
1980
Evita
1976
Pirates Of The Caribbean - At World's End (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2007
Last Of The Independents
1994
Join Together
1990
The Iron Man (The Musical By Pete Townshend)
1989
Performing This Week... Live At Ronnie Scott's
2008
Islands
1987
Credited work
4,824 releases · 496 albums · active 1974–2026
- Performance · 8,019
- Other credits · 1,060
- Production · 936
- Engineering · 461
- Mastering · 4
Studios: Air Studios · Wessex Sound Studios · Basing Street Studios · Power Station