Normally when an artist follows a "best of" collection with a live recording, it means one of two things: Either the creative juices have dried up or there's...
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In the latter half of the '90s, Phil Collins' career hit a bit of a sales slump, and instead of shamelessly chasing after another number one single, he decided to change...
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Phil Collins has sold millions of records (back when they were records). He can be heard on lite-FM stations throughout the world. His songs are catchy and express...
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On his first regular studio album in six years (fans having been tided over by a live album of swing standards and the soundtrack to Tarzan), Phil Collins turns in a song...
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Collins proves himself a passionate singer (and distinctive drummer) with a gift for both deeply felt ballads and snarling rockers. His debut album transformed him from the...
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An uplifting, enlightening, and soothing peek into the '80s and rock workhorse singer/songwriter Phil Collins. This drummer/vocalist from mega-group Genesis brings out all...
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Notable for its comparative lack of success--only two "hit" singles here, "Both Sides Of The Story" and "Everyday," neither of which cracked the top 20--this marks the...
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Returning to the stark, melancholy sounds of Face Value, Phil Collins delivers a personal album with Both Sides in more than one sense of the word. Collins played all of the...
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"Another Day In Paradise," Collins's homeless ode, was one reason for this album's title; the other must've been truth-in-labeling laws. His least fun effort, this is the...
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Spawning four hit singles, But Seriously topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. While pursuing much of the same formula as on No Jacket Required, there was also a...
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Collins's first album deserved the acclaim it received if only for the inclusion of "In The Air Tonight"--which, like it or not, was a tremendously influential studio...
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Not as impressive as the debut--maybe because hit single "I Don't Care Anymore" borrowed a little too heavily from the production style of "In The Air Tonight," or maybe...
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As his hit cover of "You Can't Hurry Love" demonstrates, Phil Collins began to inject his highly melodic pop songwriting with more soul and R&B influences on his second solo...
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The winner of the 1985 Grammy for Pop Album of the Year, No Jacket Required found Phil Collins fully embracing horn-driven pop music, drum machines, and sentimental ballads...
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Along with being a multi-talented musician and an excellent songwriter, Phil Collins is one of the best live performers in rock. His songs usually stay true to their...
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The title kind of says it all--don't you agree? And, one must add, without some qualifier like "greatest," or "best of." No, these are the Hits, with a...
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If Hits seems a little inadequate, even though it weighs in at 16 tracks, that's because Phil Collins had such a long, productive run. Also, to casual listeners (and...
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Following the bleak But Seriously and Both Sides, Phil Collins delivered the considerably lighter Dance into the Light, his first upbeat pop album since 1985's No Jacket...
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