[1] In 1967, Seymour met fellow Tulsa musician Dwight Twilley at a theater where they had both gone to see a screening of A Hard Day's Night.

In the confusion of a pivotal moment, it was Phil who pulled me into a secluded hallway and said "Dwight, let's make a hit record right now."

"Precious to Me", the first single from the album, written by Seymour, reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending March 28, 1981.

"[4] In 1984, Seymour joined the Textones, a roots rock band led by Carla Olson and George Callins.

Seymour moved back to Tulsa to undergo treatment for the cancer and continued to record and play live locally, albeit at a much diminished pace, until his death on August 17, 1993, at the Tarzana Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 41.

The album included songs from Seymour's days with The Dwight Twilley Band and the Textones as well as unreleased solo material recorded for Shelter in 1978 and with Olson and Callins in 1991 and 1992.

Phil Seymour 2 was released by Fuel 2000 Records (Universal) in October 2011 with 10 previously unreleased bonus tracks.

The album features previously unreleased recordings produced by Denny Cordell, including the title track, written by Phil Spector and John Prine.