A former member of the Montclairs, Phil Perry later teamed with Richard Sanlin in a duo that had a short stay at Capitol in 1980. Their first single stalled at number 81 and the album fizzled. They continued as songwriters and freelance producers. Perry issued his own LP, The Heart of the Man, for Capitol in 1991. It too fared dismally. Perry remained busy as a session vocalist, as well as a solo recording artist, releasing albums like 1994's Pure Pleasure, 1998's One Heart, One Love, 2000's My Book of Love, 2001's Magic, 2006's Classic Love Songs, and 2007's Mighty Love.