Phil Sawyer

Philip 'Phil' Sawyer (born 8 March 1947, in London) is an English musician.He began his musical career as lead guitarist and vocalist in various bands (Les Fleur de Lys, Shotgun Express which became Fleetwood Mac). At the age of 18, he replaced Steve Winwood in the Spencer Davis Group and wrote a number of songs for the band. In 1970, he left the group to study classical music

After working as a songwriter and producer for various artists (Florie Palmer, Sandie Shaw) he began writing music for television and radio commercials, corporate films, documentaries and feature films.

Following the success of 2 songs Phil wrote for Timotei commercials in 1992, in 1993 he worked under the artistic name "Beautiful World": the albums "In Existence" and "Forever" have been sold internationally.The Beautiful World albums are regarded as New-Age music and feature a variety of vocalists such as Cori Josias, Ella Harper,Russian Roulette (a.k.a. Rush Winters), Beryl Marsden and Miriam Stockley among others

Beautiful World Discography

ALBUMS

* In Existence (1994)
* Forever (1996)
* In Existence [Re-Release Remastered] (2005)

SINGLES

* Wonderful World used in the Timotei Honey Shampoo advert. Vocals: Cori Josias & Ella Harper
* In Existence used in the Timotei Almond Milk advert
* In The Beginning
* I Know (1994)
* Love Is Everything/Africa (1996)
* Children Of The Future (1996)

VIDEOS

* In Existence (1994)

Links

* [http://www.philsawyermusic.com Official Site]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un_eFHsRvQY Wonderful World]

References

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/U7235241 BBC]
* [http://www.earth-rhythms.com/show_group.php?group_id=3 Earth Rhythms]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Phil+Sawyer Phil Sawyer at Discogs]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Beautiful+World Beautiful World at Discogs]