One-hit wonder Phil Phillips

Sea of Love was the one big hit record for Lake Charles, LA, performer Phil Phillips, whose birth name was John Phillip Baptiste. It made No.2 on the pop chart and No.1 on the R&B chart in 1959. Phillips began as a gospel singer, later performing with a group called The Twilights. Having failed to replicate his Sea of Love success, he became a DJ. This well liked song was recorded later by other groups, but Phillips' version was used in the Al Pacino movie Sea of Love (1989).