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Phil Roy has had his songs recorded by Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, The Neville Brothers, Mavis Staples and many others. His songs appear in numerous films including the Academy award winners "As Good As It Gets" and "Leaving Las Vegas". His his solo albums "grouchyfriendly" and "Issues + Options" have been released to extensive critical acclaim. Stephen Holden of the New York Times called "Issues + Options is one of the 2 or 3 most satisfying albums by an American singer songwriter".
His 3rd solo release "The Great Longing" was released in the US on November 21 2006, and will be released world-wide on the London-based Decca/Universal label summer 2007.
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External links
- Phil Roy — Official site for Phil Roy
- Phil Roy on MySpace — Official MySpace page for Phil Roy
- "The Great Longing" review November 20, 2006 Business Week review of "The Great Longing"
- Video of Phil Roy — a video of Phil Roy live at the Triad, New York, October 2005 playing "It's Alright"
- Interview with Phil Roy a 2002 interview at Puremusic.com online music magazine
- Phil Roy — brief biography by Sean Westergaard for All Music Guide
- Picture of Phil Roy (2005)