"it is the best-selling album of his career and has been certified Diamond in the US for sales over 10 million and six-times platinum in the UK. In 1988 Collins contributed songs to the soundtrack of the movie ""Buster"", in which he also starred: ""Two Hearts"", and a cover of ""A Groovy Kind of Love"", the latter of which became a UK and US number one. In 1989 Collins produced another successful album, ""...But Seriously"", featuring the anti-homelessness anthem ""Another Day in Paradise"", which peaked at number one in the US and number two in the UK. A live album,"
"Slayer, Anthrax, Poison, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Twisted Sister and others. Phil Collins had three UK number one singles in the 80s, seven US number one singles, another with Genesis, and when his work with Genesis, his work with other artists, as well as his solo career is totalled, Collins had more top 40 hits on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart during the 1980s than any other artist. His former Genesis colleague, Peter Gabriel, also had a very successful solo career, which included a US number one single and three top ten UK hits (including a duet with Kate Bush)."
"(1981), ""No Jacket Required"" (1985), and ""...But Seriously"" (1989). Collins became ""one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond"". He also became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. In 1996, Collins left Genesis to focus on solo work, but returned for their in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released an autobiography and began his Not Dead Yet Tour, which runs from June 2017 until February 2019. Collins's discography includes eight studio albums that have sold 33.5 million certified units"
"Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English drummer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and singer of the rock band Genesis and is also a solo artist. Between 1982 and 1989, Collins scored three UK and seven US number-one singles in his solo career. When his work with Genesis, his work with other artists, as well as his solo career is totalled, Collins had more US Top 40 singles than any other artist during the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include ""In the Air Tonight"", ""Against"
"One More Night (Phil Collins song) ""One More Night"" is the first single in the United States and second in the United Kingdom from Phil Collins' third album, the Diamond-certified ""No Jacket Required"". ""One More Night"" was Phil Collins' second U.S. No. 1 single, following ""Against All Odds"", and was his fourth single to reach the top ten in the UK, peaking at No. 4 on the singles chart. In the U.S., the single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 50 on the chart dated February 9, 1985. It hit number one seven weeks later and remained on top"
"...But Seriously ...But Seriously is the fourth solo studio album by English rock musician Phil Collins. It was released on 20 November 1989, becoming the best-selling album of 1990 in the UK. It reached No. 1 in the UK and US for fifteen and four non-consecutive weeks respectively. The album has been certified quadruple platinum in the US and nine times platinum in the UK. It also produced five Top 40 singles in both countries, including the US No. 1/UK No. 2 ""Another Day in Paradise"", which received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. It is one of"
"Going Back (album) Going Back is the eighth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 13 September 2010 in the United Kingdom and 28 September 2010 in the United States, and features covers of '60s Motown and Soul standards. It also was his first full solo release in eight years, Collins having primarily concentrated on soundtracks, compilations, and his extensive touring as a solo artist and with Genesis. It is also the second album to be solely produced by Collins. Collins has previously recorded and performed covers of Motown songs in his career. Most famously,"
"""Phil Collins: One Night Only"", aired on ITV1 on 18 September 2010. Collins also promoted ""Going Back"" with his first and only appearance on the BBC's music series ""Later... with Jools Holland"", broadcast on 17 September 2010. In March 2010, Collins was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis at a ceremony in New York City. As of January 2011, Collins has spent 1,730 weeks in the German music charts—766 weeks of them with Genesis albums and singles and 964 weeks with solo releases. On 4 March 2011, citing health problems and other"
"nonetheless reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 8 in the United States. Collins released eight singles from the album, the most successful of which is the first, a cover of ""You Can't Hurry Love"" by The Supremes which went to No. 1 in the United Kingdom and No. 10 in the United States. Collins supported the album with his 1982–1983 tour, his first as a solo artist. The album earned Collins a nomination for a Brit Award for British Male Artist, and ""I Don't Care Anymore"" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance,"
"""1999"", a charge that Collins did not deny, and its hook line has been named as the most widely disliked element of his career. In 1986, ""No Jacket Required"" earned Collins the first two of his six Brit Awards, winning Best British Male and Best British Album. In July 1985, Collins took part in the Live Aid concert charity event, a continuation of the fundraising effort started by Band Aid. Collins had the distinction of being the only performer to appear at the London concert at Wembley Stadium and the U.S. concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on the same"
"best-selling album within the foreign repertoire. Musicians ...But Seriously ...But Seriously is the fourth solo studio album by English rock musician Phil Collins. It was released on 20 November 1989, becoming the best-selling album of 1990 in the UK. It reached No. 1 in the UK and US for fifteen and four non-consecutive weeks respectively. The album has been certified quadruple platinum in the US and nine times platinum in the UK. It also produced five Top 40 singles in both countries, including the US No. 1/UK No. 2 ""Another Day in Paradise"", which received the Grammy Award for Record"
"and Mike Rutherford disliking the former track while Phil Collins disliked the latter one. (Less talked about was the fact that ""Submarine"" and ""It's Yourself"", neither of which had been released on CD otherwise, were both edited versions—the former due to master damage, the latter due to the band's preference. ""Submarine"" was later re-released in its unedited form on ""Genesis 1976–1982"".) ""Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992"" reached No. 103 in the UK. Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 Genesis Archive #2: 1976–1992 is a 2000 box set by veteran progressive rock/pop band Genesis. This retrospective covers the band's history while Phil Collins was"
"‘80s."" He was also full of praise for Fastlove Part II, although criticized the ""Summer Mix"" of the song as lacking ""the fruity bass of the original"". Fawbert later produced a half-hour version of Fastlove as a homage. The song reached the number one spot in United Kingdom, where it stayed for three weeks. It also reached number one in Australia and Italy. In the US, ""Fastlove"" peaked at number 8, and has since become a classic in George Michael's catalogue, and finished at number 62 on the year-end chart. To date, this is the final George Michael single to"
"covers of Motown and other soul songs. It was released on 13 September 2010. However, Phil has since announced that he is out of retirement and has been working on another album. Testify (Phil Collins album) Testify is the seventh solo studio album by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. The album debuted at No. 30 on the American ""Billboard"" 200 albums chart, which was also the album's peak position. It was also the second Phil Collins studio album where no track peaked within the American top 40 singles chart. It was also his lowest charting album in the UK,"
"for two weeks. In the UK,the single was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry. It was also his first No. 1 on the U.S. Adult contemporary chart. The soft rock ballad remained for two weeks at the top in the U.S. in early 1985, until it was surpassed by ""We Are the World"" by USA for Africa on 13 April 1985. It has also been released as the eleventh track on the 1998 compilation album, ""Hits"", as well as the third track on the 2004 compilation album, """". Collins was playing around with his drum machine (a Roland TR-808)"
"4-year retirement, before returning to the music industry in October 2015. By 2016, Collins remastered and reiussed all his studio albums and released his third compilation album, ""The Singles"". Phil Collins discography British drummer Phil Collins has released 8 studio albums, 1 live album, 3 compilation albums, 45 singles, 16 video albums, 38 music videos, 2 soundtrack albums, 2 box sets, and 1 remix album. A Grammy and Academy Award-winning solo artist, Collins has sold more than 34 million albums in the United States, and 150 million records worldwide. Collins' first solo album, ""Face Value"", was released in the United"
"from the self-titled album, and featured the non-album b-side ""Last Kiss"". The song failed to make any impact in America, although it peaked at No. 83 in the UK. A music video was filmed for the song. The band's final release was the 1988 CD maxi-single ""Crazy World"", released in the UK only, which was backed by the two album tracks ""Say Yes"" and ""Trains and Boats and Planes"". The release attempted to follow the minor success of the previous single, where it peaked at No. 96. As a result of the small success, the group dissolved soon after. Following"
"(1988), then found out later that the demo was actually used in the film. He later decided to record it himself when he took the starring role in the film, which had a 1960s setting. The song was originally released on ""Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"". A live version appeared on his ""Serious Hits... Live!"" album. Unlike the Mindbenders' version, which was an upbeat guitar-based pop song, Collins' version was a slow ballad with a prominent keyboard and strings. This version hit No. 1 on both the U.S. and UK charts, and remains Collins' only single to top the"
"""extraordinary"". Notes Adapted from Phil Collins' official website. Musicians Production No Jacket Required No Jacket Required is the third solo studio album by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was originally released on 18 February 1985 on Virgin (UK and Ireland), Atlantic (US and Canada), and WEA (rest of the world). It features guest backing vocalists, including Helen Terry, Peter Gabriel and Sting. Some of the songs, like ""Don't Lose My Number"" and ""Sussudio"", were based around improvisation. Other songs, like ""Long Long Way to Go"", had a political message. ""One More Night"", ""Sussudio"", ""Don't Lose My Number"" and"
"(UK #5, US #2, Australia #16), which is probably her most remembered hit to date; and ""Too Many Walls"" (UK #17, US #8, Australia #57). Subsequent releases were only minor hits. Her final Top 40 hit in the US was ""You Lied to Me"" in 1992, taken from her second album ""Into the Skyline"", and her final Top 40 hit in the UK was a cover of the ""Kinks""' classic ""Waterloo Sunset"", which made #11 during 1997. That same year, her last solo single, ""When Your Dreams Turn to Dust"", peaked in the UK at #43. These two latter singles"
"by loss of her voice and ""the ability to sing entirely,"" leading to her retirement from music. Her music career over, Collins resorted to ""a number of low-paid jobs"" — including employment at the British Library and the job centre to get by. And she sold her old equipment. She made one last appearance with the Albion Band, on the 1980 album ""Lark Rise to Candleford"" (the soundtrack of the plays). In 1993 David Tibet of the apocalyptic folk band Current 93 released a collection of her recordings, entitled ""Fountain of Snow"" on his Durtro label. Since then, she has"
"""Serious Hits... Live!"" followed in 1990. Collins' fifth album, ""Both Sides"", was released in November 1993; although it was less successful than his previous albums and produced only one UK top-ten single, the album still reached number one in the UK. His next album, ""Dance into the Light"", was released in 1996 and was even less successful, peaking at number four in the UK and was only certified silver. A greatest hits compilation, ""...Hits"", was released in 1998 and was successful, returning Collins to UK number one and multi-platinum status in the UK and US. The album's sole new track"
"charts in both countries; it was his last No. 1 single in the UK. The single was certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry. It also reached No. 1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The song earned Collins a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male in 1989. Other cover versions include the following: In 1979, Italian artist Ivan Graziani recorded ""Agnese"", his own adaptation of Clementi's Rondo, which has the same song structure. In 1989, Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam covered this song in Cantonese. In 1998, ska/punk band My Superhero covered the"
"Aid, playing first at Wembley, then flying over to Philadelphia via Concorde, just to make sure no one in the U.S. got off lightly. By the early 1990s, Phil phatigue had really set in."" Appraising Collins's legacy in a 2013 review of the ""American Psycho"" musical (adapted from a 2000 film incorporating his music), ""The Guardian"" critic Tom Service described Collins as ""un-stomachable"" and his music as ""perfectly vacuous"". He also compared him unfavourably with pop contemporaries such as the Pet Shop Boys and the Human League, whose music he said had endured far more successfully. Service described Collins's most"
"Phil Collins discography British drummer Phil Collins has released 8 studio albums, 1 live album, 3 compilation albums, 45 singles, 16 video albums, 38 music videos, 2 soundtrack albums, 2 box sets, and 1 remix album. A Grammy and Academy Award-winning solo artist, Collins has sold more than 34 million albums in the United States, and 150 million records worldwide. Collins' first solo album, ""Face Value"", was released in the United Kingdom in February 1981 and reached number one in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Sweden. It was also certified 5-times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album's"
"""In The Air Tonight"" and in 1983 it was released on the home video ""Phil Collins"" available on Video Home System (VHS)</small> and LaserDisc (LD) which received a Grammy nomination for Best Video, Short Form. 7"": Virgin / VS 524 (UK) Thru These Walls ""Thru' These Walls"" is a song by the English drummer Phil Collins. It was released as a single in October 1982, being Collins' fourth single. The song is also the seventh track and first single release from Collins' second solo studio album, ""Hello, I Must Be Going!"", released in November of the same year. The song"
"No Jacket Required No Jacket Required is the third solo studio album by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was originally released on 18 February 1985 on Virgin (UK and Ireland), Atlantic (US and Canada), and WEA (rest of the world). It features guest backing vocalists, including Helen Terry, Peter Gabriel and Sting. Some of the songs, like ""Don't Lose My Number"" and ""Sussudio"", were based around improvisation. Other songs, like ""Long Long Way to Go"", had a political message. ""One More Night"", ""Sussudio"", ""Don't Lose My Number"" and ""Take Me Home"" were released as singles, with corresponding music"
"in 2002. In addition, he recorded ""Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"" as a duet with The Manhattan Transfer on their 1995 album ""Tonin'"". Both tracks were newly recorded for ""Going Back"". The album was reissued as ""The Essential Going Back"" on 10 June 2016 with fewer tracks than the original release, but with the addition of ""Too Many Fish in the Sea,"" and a bonus disc with live recordings. Production Going Back (album) Going Back is the eighth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 13 September 2010 in the United Kingdom and 28"
"and he implores listeners not to turn a blind eye to homelessness because, by drawing a religious allusion, ""it's just another day for you and me in paradise"". Collins also appeals directly to God by singing: ""Oh Lord, is there nothing more anybody can do? Oh Lord, there must be something you can say."" The song was Collins' seventh and final ""Billboard"" Hot 100 No. 1 single, the last No. 1 single of the 1980s and the first No. 1 single of the 1990s. It was also a worldwide success, eventually becoming one of the most successful songs of his"
"2007 as part of the ""Genesis 1976–1982"" box set, which included a new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mix and a DVD of bonus features including band interviews, music videos, live performances and tour programs. Genesis Production Notes Citations Bibliography Duke (album) Duke is the tenth studio album by English rock band Genesis, released in March 1980 on Charisma Records. The album followed a period of inactivity for the band in early 1979. Phil Collins moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in an effort to salvage his failing first marriage, while Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford recorded solo albums. Collins"
"lead single ""In the Air Tonight"" reached number one in Austria, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland. His second album, ""Hello, I Must Be Going!"", was released in 1982 and included the UK number one ""You Can't Hurry Love"", which also topped the charts in Ireland and the Netherlands. The album went number one in Canada while peaking at number two in the UK and receiving a triple-platinum certification from the BPI. In 1984 Collins recorded ""Against All Odds""; the ballad shot to number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number two in the UK. He also"
"did not chart in the top 75 but did reach number 80 on the UK Albums Chart. In promotion of the album, the single ""Glamorous Glue"" from ""Your Arsenal"" was re-issued on CD and 7"" vinyl. It charted at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart, replacing ""Hold on to Your Friends"" as Morrissey's lowest charting single. It was the last Morrissey single to chart in the UK top 75, until ""Spent the Day in Bed"" also charted at 69 six years later. UK LP: ASK FOR TOUGHEY Very Best of Morrissey Very Best of Morrissey is a compilation album"
"the following year with Collins also becoming lead singer. Hackett left in 1977, reducing the group to a trio of Banks, Rutherford and Collins. They became more commercially successful in the 1980s and began to have hit singles, reaching a peak in with 1986's ""Invisible Touch"" and 1991's ""We Can't Dance"" which both topped the UK charts. After Collins left the band in 1996, the group released one more album, ""Calling All Stations"", before disbanding. All of the group's work since signing to Charisma (since acquired by Virgin Records and then EMI) has been remastered and re-released, and is available"