Phil Collins
Background information
Birth name	Phillip David Charles Collins
Born	30 January 1951 (1951-01-30) (age 57)
Origin	Chiswick, London, England
Genre(s)	Progressive rock , Soft Rock , rock, pop rock, pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals Drums Piano Keyboards Percussion Trumpet
Years active	1968-present
Label(s)	Virgin Atlantic
Associated acts	Genesis Brand X Flaming Youth Phillip Bailey
Website	philcollins.co.uk

Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London ^[1]) is a singer-songwriter, drummer and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of English progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy and Academy Award-winning solo artist. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Chiswick ( IPA /ˈtʃɪzɪk/ is an area of West London, located west of Charing Cross, which covers the eastern part of the London Borough of Hounslow London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of Music which uses the techniques of Rock and roll to compose a softer Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Brand X is a classic Jazz fusion band noted for including Phil Collins in its ranks Flaming Youth was an obscure British rock group who recorded a single album in 1969 before breaking up ---- Philip Bailey (born May 8, 1951, in Denver, Colorado) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Chiswick ( IPA /ˈtʃɪzɪk/ is an area of West London, located west of Charing Cross, which covers the eastern part of the London Borough of Hounslow London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. He has also starred in numerous films.

Collins sang the lead vocals on eight American chart-toppers between 1984 and 1989; seven as a solo artist and one with Genesis. His singles, often dealing with lost love, ranged from the drum-heavy "In the Air Tonight", to the dance pop of "Sussudio", to the political statements of his most successful song, "Another Day in Paradise". " In the Air Tonight " is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album Face Value. " Sussudio " is a pop song by Phil Collins, released as a single in February 1985 " Another Day in Paradise " is a song by Phil Collins, released as the first single from his number-one album. His international popularity transformed Genesis from a progressive rock group to a regular on the pop charts and an early MTV mainstay. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Collins' professional career began as a drummer, first with obscure rock group Flaming Youth and then more famously with Genesis. Flaming Youth was an obscure British rock group who recorded a single album in 1969 before breaking up In Genesis, Collins originally supplied backing vocals for front man Peter Gabriel, singing lead on only two songs: "For Absent Friends" from 1971's Nursery Cryme album and "More Fool Me" from Selling England by the Pound, which was released in 1973. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. On Gabriel's departure in 1975, Collins became the group's lead singer. As the decade closed, Genesis's first international hit, "Follow You, Follow Me", demonstrated a drastic change from the band's early years. "Follow You Follow Me" is a 1978 single by Genesis. Originally released as the last track from their 1978 album …And Then There Were Three… His concurrent solo career, heavily influenced by his personal life, brought both him and Genesis commercial success. According to Atlantic Records, Collins' total worldwide sales as a solo artist, as of 2002, were over 100 million. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock ^[2]

Early life and career

Collins was given a toy drum kit for Christmas when he was five. Later, his uncle made him a makeshift one that he used regularly. As Collins grew older these were followed by more complete sets bought by his parents. ^[3] He practiced by playing alongside the television and radio, and never learned to read and write conventional musical notation; instead, he uses a system he devised himself. See also Modern musical symbols Music notation or musical notation is any system which represents aurally perceived Music through the use

His professional training began at fourteen when he entered Barbara Speake Stage School. ^[4] He began a career as a child actor and model, and won his first major role as The Artful Dodger in a London production of Oliver!. The term child actor is generally applied to a Child Acting in motion pictures or Television, but also to an Adult A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. The Artful Dodger is a character in the Charles Dickens Novel Oliver Twist. Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. He appeared in The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night as one of hundreds of screaming teenagers during the concert sequence. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British Comedy film written by Alun Owen starring The Beatles — John Lennon, Paul McCartney Although only an extra in this sequence, Collins receives a close-up all to himself: his mother was hired to cast the extras in this sequence, and she arranged for her son to receive a brief close-up in the film. ^[5] He also auditioned for the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (1968). Romeo and Juliet ( 1968) is a movie adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. ^[6] In 1970, the 19-year old Collins played percussion on the George Harrison song "The Art of Dying"; Harrison credited him in the liner notes to the remastered CD version of the album released in 2000. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author All Things Must Pass is a Triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. ^[7] Collins was among the last three finalists for the role of "I. Q" on the children's American television show The Bugaloos (he lost out to English actor/musician John McIndoe^[8]). The Bugaloos was a children's television series in the United States produced by brothers Sid and Marty Krofft in 1970 John McIndoe (born 3 February 1948, Edinburgh Scotland) is a British singer and guitarist and actor

Despite the beginnings of an acting career, Collins continued to gravitate towards music. While attending Chiswick Community School he formed a band called The Real Thing and later joined The Freehold. Chiswick Community School (CCS is located in Chiswick in the West London borough of Hounslow, in 2004 it had 1239 students including 208 Sixth Formers With the latter group, he wrote his first song titled "Lying Crying Dying". ^[9]

Collins' first record deal came as drummer for Flaming Youth, who released a single album, Ark 2 (1969). Flaming Youth was an obscure British rock group who recorded a single album in 1969 before breaking up Ark 2 is a 1969 Concept album released by obscure British rock group Flaming Youth. A concept album inspired by the recent media attention surrounding the moon landing, Ark 2 failed to make much commercial success despite positive critical reviews. In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" Melody Maker featured the album as "Pop Album of the Month", describing it as "adult music beautifully played with nice tight harmonies". Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper ^[10] The album's main single, "From Now On", failed on the radio. After a year of touring, band tensions and the lack of commercial success dissolved the group.

Genesis era

Main article: Genesis (band)

In 1970, Collins answered a Melody Maker classified ad for ". Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Classified advertising is a form of Advertising which is particularly common in Newspapers, online and other Periodicals, e . . a drummer sensitive to acoustic music, and acoustic twelve-string guitarist". Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means ^[11] Genesis placed the ad after having already lost three drummers over two albums. ^[12] The audition occurred at the home of Peter Gabriel's parents. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Prospective candidates performed tracks from the group's second album, Trespass (1970). Trespass is the second studio album by Genesis and was recorded and released in 1970 Collins arrived early, listened to the other auditions while swimming in Gabriel's parents' pool, and memorised the pieces before his turn. ^[13]

The music video for "Land Of Confusion" featured the members of Genesis in puppet form, with the single cover (parodying the "With the Beatles" album and using puppets from the satirical TV show "Spitting Image"). " Land of Confusion " is a rock song written by the band Genesis for their 1986 album Invisible Touch. With The Beatles is The Beatles ' second UK album recorded four months after the band's first album and released on 22 November, 1963 Spitting Image was a British satirical Puppet show that ran on the ITV television network from 1984 to 1996

Collins won the audition. Nursery Cryme was released a year later. Although his role remained primarily that of drummer and backing vocalist for the next five years, he twice sang lead vocals: once on "For Absent Friends" (from Nursery Cryme) and once on "More Fool Me" (from Selling England by the Pound). Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by the Progressive rock band Genesis and was recorded and released in 1973

In 1974, while Genesis were recording the album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Brian Eno (who is credited with "Enossification" for electronic vocal effects on the track "Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging") needed a drummer for his album Another Green World. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (sometimes called simply The Lamb) is a double concept album recorded and released in 1974 by the British Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Another Green World is the third album by British musician Brian Eno, released in November 1975 Collins was sent to fill the gap, and played drums in lieu of payment for Eno's work with the band.

In 1975, following the final tour supporting the concept album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Gabriel left the group to pursue solo projects. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (sometimes called simply The Lamb) is a double concept album recorded and released in 1974 by the British Collins became lead vocalist after an unfruitful search for Gabriel's replacement. In the short term, the group recruited former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford to play drums during live shows, although Collins continued to play during longer instrumental sections. Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 William Scott Bruford (born May 17 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent) better known as Bill Bruford, is an English Drummer Bruford's drumming can be heard on the track The Cinema Show on the live album Seconds Out. "The Cinema Show" is an epic rock song by British Progressive rock band Genesis from their 1973 album Selling England by the Pound Seconds Out is a live Double album by Genesis, released in October 1977 He was soon replaced by ex-Frank Zappa band member Chester Thompson, who became a mainstay of the band's live line-up. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Chester Cortez Thompson (born December 11, 1948 in Baltimore Maryland) (not to be confused with the Santana keyboard player is an Collins, however, continued to play drums on all of the band's studio recordings.

The first album with Collins as lead vocalist, 1976's A Trick of the Tail, reached the American Top 40, and climbed as high as #3 on the UK charts. A Trick of the Tail was the seventh studio album by the Progressive rock band Genesis and the first to feature Phil Collins as full-time Said Rolling Stone, "Genesis has managed to turn the possible catastrophe of Gabriel's departure into their first broad-based American success. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published "^[14]

Collins simultaneously performed in a jazz fusion group called Brand X. Brand X is a classic Jazz fusion band noted for including Phil Collins in its ranks The band recorded their first album, Unorthodox Behaviour, with Collins as drummer. Unorthodox Behaviour is the first album by jazz fusion group Brand X. Since he put greater priority on his career with Genesis, there were several Brand X tours and albums released without Collins. He credits Brand X as his first use of a drum machine as well as his first use of a home 8-track tape machine. ^[15]

As the decade closed, Genesis began a shift from their progressive rock roots and toward pop music. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved The album …And Then There Were Three… featured their first UK Top 10 and US Top 40 single, "Follow You, Follow Me". And Then There Were Three is the ninth studio album by the British band Genesis and was released in 1978

In the 1980s, the group scored a string of successful albums, including Duke, Abacab, Genesis, and Invisible Touch. Duke is the tenth studio Album by British band Genesis, and was released in March 1980 Abacab is the eleventh studio Album by British band Genesis, released in 1981 Invisible Touch is the thirteenth studio album by Genesis, released in 1986 This last album's title track reached number one on the American Billboard charts, the only Genesis song to do so. The group received an MTV "Video of the Year" nomination in 1987 for "Land of Confusion", another popular single from the album, although they lost to Gabriel's solo hit, "Sledgehammer". MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. " Land of Confusion " is a rock song written by the band Genesis for their 1986 album Invisible Touch. ^[16] Reviews were generally positive, with Rolling Stone's J. D. Considine stating, "every tune is carefully pruned so that each flourish delivers not an instrumental epiphany but a solid hook. "^[17]

Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on his solo career;^[18] the last studio album with him as the lead singer was 1991's We Can't Dance. We Can't Dance is the fourteenth studio album by Genesis, recorded and released in 1991 He and Gabriel reunited with other Genesis members in 1999 to re-record "The Carpet Crawlers" for Genesis's Turn It On Again: The Hits. Turn It On Again The Hits is a 1999 Compilation album by British veteran Progressive rock / Rock band Genesis. When in the mid-2000s discussions of a possible Genesis reunion arose, Collins stated that he would prefer to return as the drummer, with Gabriel handling the vocals. ^[19] Eventually Turn It On Again: The Tour was announced for 2007, with the Collins/Rutherford/Banks lineup. Turn It On Again The Tour was a 2007 Concert tour of Europe and North America by Progressive rock band Genesis.

Solo career

An early theme in Collins’ music, although never specifically mentioned in his albums, involved his then-recent divorce. Two songs he wrote on the Genesis album Duke, "Please Don't Ask" and the Top 20 hit "Misunderstanding", dealt with failed relationships. Duke is the tenth studio Album by British band Genesis, and was released in March 1980 One year earlier he had produced and played drums on John Martyn's Grace and Danger, an album whose main theme is also marriage breakup. John Martyn (born Iain David McGeachy on 11 September 1948 in New Malden, Surrey, England) is a British Grace And Danger is a 1980 album by John Martyn. It was written and recorded while he was in the process of divorcing from his wife Beverley and the With the recording of his first solo album, Face Value, Collins attributed his divorce as his main influence. Face Value is the title of Phil Collins ' debut solo album released in February 1981 ^[20]

Collins’ marital frustrations formed the bulk of his first solo album as well as his second album, Hello, I Must Be Going!. Hello I Must Be Going! is the second Studio album by British Singer-songwriter Phil Collins. With songs such as "In The Air Tonight" and "I Don't Care Anymore", Collins’ early albums had a dark presence, usually heavy on the drums. " In the Air Tonight " is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album Face Value. " I Don't Care Anymore " is a song by Phil Collins from his second solo album Hello I Must Be Going. Regarding Face Value, he says, "I had a wife, two children, two dogs, and the next day I didn't have anything. So a lot of these songs were written because I was going through these emotional changes. "^[21] There were occasional poppier influences – Face Value's "Behind the Lines", for example, was a jazzy remake of a Genesis song he co-wrote. Face Value was a critical and multi-platinum success, and saw Collins’ profile increase further. Hello, I Must Be Going! gave him a UK #1 for his cover of The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love". The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes " You Can't Hurry Love " is a number-one single recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label released during the summer of 1966 The album went triple-platinum in the United States like its predecessor and the Supremes cover was his first Top 10 US hit (it also hit the Top 10 of Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart). The album also reached #2 on the UK album chart, spending well over a year there.

In 1982 he produced Something's Going On, a solo album by Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida), of ABBA fame. Something's Going On was the first solo-album in English for ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida Anni-Frid Princess Reuss von Plauen (born Anni-Frid Lyngstad 15 November 1945 in Bjørkåsen Ballangen, Norway) is a Norwegian Frida, who had just parted with bandmate and husband Benny Andersson, had been impressed by Collins's solo efforts. Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm, Sweden on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish Musician, Composer Consequently, she approached Collins with her own solo project. The resulting album, featuring Collins on drums, spawned the 1982–83 international smash hit "I Know There's Something Going On" (Russ Ballard) and Collins’ duet with Frida titled "Here We'll Stay. "I Know There's Something Going On" was a song recorded in 1982 by ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida and was the lead single from her solo-album Russ Ballard (born 31 October 1945 Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England) is an English Singer-songwriter and Musician " An edit featuring Frida on all vocals was released as a single. Two years previously, he had contributed drums to Peter Gabriel's third self-titled record, which was the first record to feature Collins’ signature "gated reverb" sound, used on a song called "Intruder". As the story goes, Gabriel "didn't want any metal on the record" and asked him to leave his cymbals at home, to concentrate on the sound of his kit more heavily than usual. Studio engineer Hugh Padgham augmented this drum style by using a special microphone (which was intended for studio communication rather than recording) and feeding it through a signal compressor. Hugh Padgham is a British Record producer. He has won a string of awards including four Grammys with Producer of the Year and Engineer of the Year amongst them The result was the "gated reverb" sound which Collins made famous. This was the same 'big drum sound' used on such songs as "In The Air Tonight", and "Mama" by Genesis. " Mama " was the first single from Genesis ' 1983 self-titled album (often referred to as the "shapes album" or simply "Mama" after

A turning point in Collins’ musical style came when he was asked to compose the title track for the film Against All Odds, a song which he re-worked to become "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" from an original Face Value session out-take entitled "How Can You Sit There?". Against All Odds is a Neo-noir 1984 film, a remake of Out of the Past. " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now " is a song originally written and recorded by British singer Phil Collins. The emotionally charged ballad shot to #1 in the US and #2 in the UK.

In 1984, Collins produced Philip Bailey's Chinese Wall album. ---- Philip Bailey (born May 8, 1951, in Denver, Colorado) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and He performed a duet on one of the album's tracks, "Easy Lover" which went to #2 on the U.S. pop chart and spent four weeks at #1 in the UK. " Easy Lover " is a song written by Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, and Nathan East, and accredited to both singers Bailey and Collins when released The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine Collins worked with the horn section of Bailey's band, Earth, Wind & Fire (later known as the Phenix Horns) throughout the 1980s, both on solo and Genesis tracks. A brass instrument is a Musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular Resonator. Earth Wind & Fire is an African - American Funk band led by Maurice White that achieved worldwide success in the 1970s The Phenix Horns ( Sic) are Earth Wind & Fire 's famous brass section. By the end of 1984, Collins participated in Bob Geldof's Band Aid charity project, as well as, playing drums on the Band Aid single "Feed The World (Do They Know It's Christmas)", a drum part he laid down in one take (while being filmed). Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money " Do They Know It's Christmas? " is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 specifically to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine

Collins with drum set and music stand.

Collins released his most successful album, No Jacket Required, in late 1984. No Jacket Required is an album by English Singer-songwriter Phil Collins, released on January 25, 1985. It contained the hits "Sussudio", "One More Night", "Don't Lose My Number" and "Take Me Home". " Sussudio " is a pop song by Phil Collins, released as a single in February 1985 " One More Night " is the first single from Phil Collins ' third album No Jacket Required. " Don't Lose My Number " is a song by Phil Collins from his third solo album No Jacket Required. " Take Me Home " is the 10th track on Collins ' third solo album No Jacket Required. It also featured the less known tracks "Who Said I Would" and "Only You Know and I Know". The album featured Sting, Helen Terry and ex-bandmate Peter Gabriel as backing vocalists. STING ( S equence T o and with' IN' G raphics is a free Web-based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between protein sequence Helen Terry (born May 25 1956) is a British Singer, known for her backing vocal work with Culture Club. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. He also recorded the successful song "Separate Lives", a duet with Marilyn Martin, and an American number one, for the movie White Nights. " Separate Lives " is a 1985 Song recorded by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and featured on the soundtrack to the motion Marilyn Martin (born May 4, 1954) is an American Singer from Tennessee. White Nights is a 1985 film starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren and Collins had three American number one songs in 1985, the most by any artist that year. ^[22] No Jacket Required went on to win several Grammy awards including one for Album of the Year. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

No Jacket Required received criticism that the album was too safe despite its upbeat reviews and commercial success. A positive review by David Fricke of Rolling Stone ended, "After years on the art-rock fringe, Collins has established himself firmly in the middle of the road. Perhaps he should consider testing himself and his new fans' expectations next time around. "^[23] "Sussudio" also drew criticism for sounding too similar to Prince’s "1999", a charge that Collins did not deny. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician ^[24] Nevertheless, the album went straight to #1 in the US and UK.

"Don't Lose My Number"'s B-side, the ballad "We Said Hello Goodbye" was rediscovered in 1987 by some Midwestern radio programmers who began playing it, and it soon became a nationwide radio hit. It was a bonus track on the No Jacket Required CD but not the LP. (A different version of the tune had also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1986 film Playing for Keeps. Playing for Keeps is a 1986 Comedy film directed and written by brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein. )

Collins was invited to perform at Live Aid in 1985, Bob Geldof's charity concert, at both Wembley Stadium in England, and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia in the U. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland John F Kennedy Stadium (or JFK Stadium) was an open-air stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that stood from 1925 to 1992 Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə S. He accomplished this by performing earlier in the day at Wembley as both a solo artist and alongside Sting (on hiatus from The Police), then boarding a Concorde to perform his solo material, and drum for Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton in Philadelphia. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Led Zeppelin were Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer

Howard Jones re-recorded his song "No One Is To Blame", off his Dream into Action album, featuring Phil Collins as drummer, backing vocalist, and producer. Howard Jones (born John Howard Jones, 23 February 1955) is an English Singer and Songwriter who gained acclaim in Dream into Action is the second album by British pop musician Howard Jones. He has also played drums on singles for Robert Plant and Tina Turner on their respective albums. Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Collins also produced and played drums on the Eric Clapton albums Behind the Sun, August, and Journeyman, and appeared in the videos for Clapton's "Pretending" and Bad Love. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Behind the Sun is a 1985 album by the legendary English Guitarist Eric Clapton. Journeyman is an album by Blues / rock Musician Eric Clapton " Bad Love " is a rock song from Eric Clapton 's 1989 album Journeyman, released as the second and the strongest rock single of the album Collins's solo success, as well as his concurrent career with Genesis, led to a 1985 cover story in Rolling Stone, with the tag reading "Phil Collins Beats the Odds". Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

In 1988, Collins starred in the movie Buster about the Great Train Robbery, which took place in England in the 1960s. The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £26 million Train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge Ledburn near The movie generated good reviews and Collins did three songs for the movie; "Two Hearts" - which he co-wrote with Motown songwriter, Lamont Dozier - "A Groovy Kind of Love" (originally a 1966 hit for The Mindbenders; lyrics by Toni Wine, and music by Carole Bayer Sager, but with the melody of the Rondo section of Muzio Clementi's "Sonatina in G major," op. " Two Hearts " is a song performed by Phil Collins, written and produced by Collins and Lamont Dozier (of Motown's Holland-Dozier-Holland) "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Lamont Dozier (born June 16, 1941) is an American Songwriter and Record producer. " A Groovy Kind of Love " is a pop song written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager. The Mindbenders (originally the backing group for Wayne Fontana) was a 1960s Beat group from Manchester, England. Toni Wine (born 4 June 1947, Washington Heights, New York[http //www Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8 1947) is an American Lyricist, Songwriter and Singer. 36 no. 5. ), and thirdly he did the lyrics and music for the song "Loco In Acapulco", performed by the legendary Four Tops. Loco in Acapulco was a 1988 hit song by The Four Tops. It was written by Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier for the film Buster that also starred Phil Collins in The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco

In 1989, Collins produced another successful album, ...But Seriously, featuring the anti-homelessness anthem "Another Day in Paradise", with David Crosby on backing vocals. " Another Day in Paradise " is a song by Phil Collins, released as the first single from his number-one album. David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter. (Collins later went on to co-write, sing and play on the song "Hero" on Crosby's 1993 album Thousand Roads. Thousand Roads is the third solo album released by David Crosby, founding member of Crosby Stills and Nash. ) Another Day in Paradise went to Number 1 on the Billboard Charts at the end of 1989 and won Collins a Grammy for Record of the Year (1990). The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine In the process, it became the last #1 US pop hit of the 1980s. The album ". . . But Seriously" became the first #1 US album of the 1990s. Other songs included "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" (#4 US, #15 UK), "Do You Remember?" (not released in the UK, but a #4 hit in the U. S. ), and "I Wish It Would Rain Down" (the latter featuring Clapton on guitar) (#3 US, #7 UK). Songs about apartheid and homelessness demonstrated Collins’ turn to politically-driven material. This theme recurred on his later albums. A live album, Serious Hits... Live!, followed. Serious Hits Live! is the name of Phil Collins ' 1990 live album as well as the video recording of that concert

Collins’ record sales began to drop with the 1993 release of Both Sides, a largely experimental album which, according to Collins, included songs that "were becoming so personal, so private, I didn't want anyone else's input". Both Sides is the title of Phil Collins ' fifth studio album released in the autumn of 1993 ^[25] Featuring a less polished sound and fewer up-tempo songs than his previous albums, Both Sides was a significant departure. Collins used no backing musicians, performed all the vocal and instrumental parts at his home studio, and used rough vocal takes for the final product. The album was not well received by radio. Its two biggest hits were "Both Sides of the Story" and "Everyday".

Collins attempted a return to poppier music with Dance into the Light, which Entertainment Weekly reviewed by saying that "(e)ven Phil Collins must know that we all grew weary of Phil Collins. Dance into the Light, released in 1996 was the sixth studio album that Phil Collins released as a solo artist as well as the first single from that album Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc "^[26] It included minor hits such as the title track and the Beatles-inspired "It’s in Your Eyes". The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Although the album went Gold in the US, it sold considerably less than his previous albums. Only the title track made a brief appearance on Collins’ then forthcoming Hits collection. …Hits, released in 1998 was the first greatest hits collection of Phil Collins studio recordings Despite this, its subsequent tour regularly sold out arenas.

In 1996, Collins formed The Phil Collins Big Band. The Phil Collins Big Band was a side project of pop singer Phil Collins which performed in the late 1990s With Collins as drummer, the band performed jazz renditions of Collins’ and Genesis's hits. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Phil Collins Big Band did a world tour in 1998 that included a performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music Festival in Switzerland, Europe's most prestigious In 1999, the group released the CD A Hot Night in Paris including big band versions of "Invisible Touch", "Sussudio", and the more obscure "The Los Endos Suite" from A Trick of the Tail. A Hot Night in Paris, released in 1999 was the only album released by The Phil Collins Big Band. A Trick of the Tail was the seventh studio album by the Progressive rock band Genesis and the first to feature Phil Collins as full-time

A Hits album released in 1998 was very successful, returning Collins to multi-platinum status in America. The album’s sole new track, a cover of the Cyndi Lauper hit "True Colors," received considerable play on the Adult Contemporary charts while peaking at #2. Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and "True Colors" is a song written by professional songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. ^[27] Some of Collins’ earlier hits (e. g. "I Missed Again", "If Leaving Me Is Easy", etc. ) and other successes were left off of this compilation.

Collins' next single, "You'll Be in My Heart", from the Disney movie Tarzan, spent 19 weeks at #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart - the longest time ever up to that point - and Collins obtained an Oscar. " You'll Be in My Heart " is a song by Phil Collins, the main single and Oscar-winning song from the 1999 Disney animated feature Tarzan Tarzan is a 1999 Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 18, The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture It was his third nomination in the songwriters category, having been previously nominated in 1984.

Metacritic's roundup of album reviews found his most recent studio album, 2002's Testify, to be the worst-reviewed album by the time of its release, though it has since been "surpassed" by three more recent releases. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. Testify (2002 was the seventh studio album that Phil Collins released as a solo artist ^[28] The album's "Can't Stop Loving You" (a Leo Sayer cover) was yet another #1 Adult Contemporary smash hit for Collins. Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is an English Singer-songwriter Testify sold 140,000 copies in the United States by year's end, although a successful worldwide tour followed. ^[29]

The hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony recorded a remake of the song "Take Me Home" titled "Home" on their album Thug World Order. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland Ohio. Thug World Order is an album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony released on October 29 2002. The song features verses by the group, with the chorus sung by Collins. Though the BTNH-Collins collaboration was highly criticized in the United States (for example, VH1 rated it #9 on its "top 20 least hip-hop moments in history), it received so much positive reception in the UK that Bone Thugs decided to name Collins an honorary member under the moniker "Chrome Bone". Collins reported losing his hearing in one ear, and in 2003 announced his last solo tour. ^[31] He called it the "First Final Farewell Tour", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the multiple farewell tours of other popular artists. He continued touring through 2006 while working with Disney on a Broadway production of Tarzan, a musical which received generally poor reviews. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located In 2007, Collins reunited with his Genesis bandmates for a tour of Europe and North America. He accepted an invitation to drum for the "house band" celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary of a monarch's reign He has played drums for Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne, Cliff Richard, Eric Clapton, as well as Led Zeppelin. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Led Zeppelin were

Films, theatre and television

The majority of Collins' film work has been through music. Four of his seven American number one songs came from film soundtracks, and his work on Disney's Tarzan earned him an Oscar. Collins even sung German, Italian, Spanish and French versions of the Tarzan soundtrack for the respective film versions. Collins's acting career has been brief. As a child, he appeared in three films, although two of the films were for brief moments as an extra. Besides the aforementioned A Hard Day's Night (1964), Collins's first lead role was in Calamity the Cow (1967). ^[32]

Collins wrote and performed the title song to Against All Odds in 1984. Against All Odds is a Neo-noir 1984 film, a remake of Out of the Past. The song became the first of his seven American number one songs and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song. Collins was not invited to perform the song at that year’s presentation, although he was in the audience and had arranged his tour around the telecast. It was believed that the Academy, despite nominating him, did not know who he was. A note to Collins' label from telecast co-producer Larry Gelbart explaining the lack of invitation stated, "Thank you for your note regarding Phil Cooper (emphasis added). Larry Simon Gelbart (born February 25, 1928) is an American Comedy Writer and playwright with over sixty years of credits I'm afraid the spots have already been filled". Collins instead watched Ann Reinking perform his song. Ann Reinking (born November 10, 1949) is an American actress, Dancer, and Choreographer. ^[33] For a long time afterward, he would inform audiences at concerts, "Miss Ann Reinking's not here tonight, so I guess I'll have to sing my own song," before performing "Against All Odds".

Collins performed (although did not write) "Separate Lives" for the film White Nights (1985). White Nights is a 1985 film starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren and A duet with Marilyn Martin, the single became an additional Number One for Collins as well as another nominee for an Academy Award (it being a songwriters award, Collins was not nominated). Marilyn Martin (born May 4, 1954) is an American Singer from Tennessee. The song had parallels to his first two albums. Writer Stephen Bishop noted that he was inspired by a failed relationship and called "Separate Lives" "a song about anger". Stephen Bishop (born 14 November 1951) is an American Singer and Guitarist. ^[34]

Collins's first film role since becoming a musician came in 1988 with Buster. Buster is the name of a 1988 Comedy-drama Film starring musician Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb His rendition of "Groovy Kind of Love", originally a 1966 single by The Mindbenders, reached Number One. " A Groovy Kind of Love " is a pop song written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager. The Mindbenders (originally the backing group for Wayne Fontana) was a 1960s Beat group from Manchester, England. The film also spawned the hit single "Two Hearts", which he wrote in collaboration with legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Lamont Dozier (born June 16, 1941) is an American Songwriter and Record producer. Movie critic Roger Ebert said the role of Buster was "played with surprising effectiveness" by Collins, although the film's soundtrack proved more successful than the movie. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. ^[35]

Collins provided the voices to both Muk and Luk in the 1995 animated feature Balto. Balto is a 1995 Animated / live action film produced by Steven Spielberg 's Amblimation animation studio distributed by

Collins had a starring role in 1993's Frauds. He had cameo appearances in Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991) and And the Band Played On (1993). Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. See also Hook (video game Hook is a 1991 family Fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. And the Band Played On is a 1993 Emmy Award -winning American made-for-television Docudrama directed by Roger Spottiswoode He also supplied voices to two animated features, Balto (1995) and The Jungle Book 2 (2003). Balto (c 1919 &ndash 14 March, 1933) was a Siberian Husky Sled dog (although some sources incorrectly state that he is an Alaskan Malamute The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 Animated feature film produced by the DisneyToons studio in Sydney Australia and released by A long-discussed but never completed project was a movie titled The Three Bears. The Three Bears or Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a notable children's bedtime story Originally meant to star him alongside Danny DeVito and Bob Hoskins, he often mentioned the film but an appropriate script never materialized. Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and ^[36]

Collins performed the soundtrack to the animated film Tarzan (1999) for The Walt Disney Company. Tarzan is a 1999 Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 18, He won an Oscar for "You'll Be in My Heart", which he performed at that year’s telecast as well as during a Disney-themed Super Bowl halftime show. " You'll Be in My Heart " is a song by Phil Collins, the main single and Oscar-winning song from the 1999 Disney animated feature Tarzan professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The song, which he also recorded in Spanish among other languages, became his only appearance on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. ^[27] Disney hired him along with Tina Turner in 2003 for the soundtracks to another animated feature film, Brother Bear, and had some airplay with the song "Look Through My Eyes". Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Brother Bear is a 2003 Academy Award nominated traditionally-animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released

On television, he twice hosted the Billboard Music Awards. He also appeared in an episode of the series Miami Vice, entitled "Phil the Shill", in which he plays a cheating con-man. Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. He also guest starred in several sketches with The Two Ronnies. The Two Ronnies was a British Sketch show that aired on BBC 1 from 1971 to 1987 Most recently, he had a cameo appearance on the television series Whoopi. Whoopi is a short-lived television Situation comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg as "Mavis Rae" a member of the former One-hit wonder

In 2001, Collins was sought out by the satirist Chris Morris and appeared in the Brass Eye 'Paedophile Special' endorsing a spoof charity called 'Nonce Sense'. Christopher Morris (born 5 September 1965 in Bristol) is an English Comedian, Writer, director, producer, Brass Eye is a UK television series of satirical spoof documentaries which aired on Channel 4 in 1997 and was re-run in 2001 The term pedophilia or paedophilia has a range of definitions as found in Psychology, law enforcement and the popular vernacular In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term nonce (sometimes spelled "nonse" is a Slang word used to refer to a Sex offender At one point Collins, dressed in a matching baseball cap and t-shirt emblazoned with the name of this fictitious charity, stares into the camera and declares: ". . . I'm talking Nonce-sense. "

In 2005, Collins' work on Brother Bear was expanded as Disney used the song "Welcome" as the theme for Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams, the main parade celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland. Brother Bear is a 2003 Academy Award nominated traditionally-animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams premiered on May 5, 2005 as part of the Happiest Homecoming on Earth, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Disneyland

In 2006 Disney's Tarzan was adapted for Broadway. Tarzan is a stage musical based on the Disney film of the same name and the story by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Collins contributed 11 new songs and instrumental pieces, and was deeply involved in the production. Unlike the movie, where Collins sang all the material, the characters sang on stage.

Phil Collins as he appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Collins made an appearance as himself in the 2006 PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, set in 1984. Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories is a sandbox-style action-adventure Video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories is a sandbox-style action-adventure Video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with He appears in three missions in which the main character must save him from a gang that is trying to kill him, the final mission occurring during his concert, where the player must defend the scaffolding against saboteurs while Phil is simultaneously performing "In The Air Tonight. " After this, the player is given the opportunity to watch this performance of 'In the Air Tonight. ' "In The Air Tonight" is also featured in the movie Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters and the 2007 Gorilla commercial for Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters is an Animated film based on the Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force Gorilla is a 2007/2008 Advertising campaign to promote the Cadbury Dairy Milk -brand Chocolate within the United Kingdom and Ireland Dairy Milk is a brand of Chocolate bar made by Cadbury. This bar is popular in several countries around the world All this is a tribute to a character he played in an episode of the hit show: Miami Vice, "Phil The Shill. Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. "

Personal life

Collins was married to Andrea Bertorelli of Canada, whom he met at a drama class in London, ^{[37] [38]} in 1975. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. They had a son, Simon Collins, and Collins adopted Bertorelli's daughter Joely Collins, now a Canadian actress. Simon Collins (born September 14 1976 in Hammersmith, London) is a Canadian musician Joely Collins (born August 8, 1972) is a Canadian Actress. Collins is the daughter of Andrea Bertorelli and adopted daughter of Phil Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page They divorced in 1980.

Collins and his second wife, Jill Tavelman, were married from 1984 ^[39] to 1996. They had one daughter, Lily Collins ^[40], who now co-hosts the Nickelodeon program Slime Across America and is currently a fashion model signed to Next. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel Slime Across America is a summer Nickelodeon programming block airing Monday through Thursday from 500PM to 700PM during the middle of 2007 Collins openly admits that some of their divorce-related correspondence was by fax (one, about access to their daughter, was reproduced in The Sun), but denies that this took her by surprise. Fax (short for facsimile, from Latin fac simile, "make similar" i The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language ^[41]

Collins married his third wife, Orianne Cevey, in 1999. The couple had two sons, Nicholas and Matthew. They lived in Switzerland (Begnins), overlooking Lake Geneva, before announcing their separation on March 16, 2006. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Lake Geneva or Lake Léman (Lac Léman Léman Lac de Genève is the second largest freshwater Lake in Central Europe in terms of surface area (after Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Collins has said he will continue to live in Switzerland to be near the children. He lives in Féchy and also maintains a holiday home in the coastal Norfolk village of Dersingham . Féchy is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Dersingham is a Village and Civil parish in the English County of Norfolk.

Collins is the boyfriend of CBS news anchor Dana Tyler. Dana Tyler (born November 24, 1958) is an anchor and reporter at WCBS-TV in New York City. The pair met when Tyler interviewed him about Tarzan opening on Broadway in May 2006.

Collins was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in 1994 in recognition of his work on behalf of the Prince's Trust. The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded by the Prince of Wales to help young people ^[42]

Collins is a supporter of animal rights and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. In 2005, he donated autographed drumsticks in support of PETA's campaign against Kentucky Fried Chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. Collins is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and used to support Queens Park Rangers F.C., before changing his mind when Spurs reached the 1991 FA Cup Final. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after

He stated in an interview to The Times that he is planning a "retirement" for himself again. However, "retirement" has been said by Collins for the last several years starting with the announcement his First Final Farewell Tour in 2003. As of May 2008, there has been no official statement on his website or even a press conference made to formally announce any intentions for a full retirement from music.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1981: Face Value
• 1982: Hello, I Must Be Going!
• 1985: No Jacket Required
• 1989: ...But Seriously
• 1993: Both Sides
• 1996: Dance Into the Light
• 1999: Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
• 2002: Testify
• 2003: "Brother Bear: Original Soundtrack"

Number One singles

See also

• Touring and studio musicians of Phil Collins
• List of Phil Collins awards

Notes

References

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• Bronson, Fred The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books, New York. 1998. Pg. 624. ISBN 0823076415
• Browne, David (November 1, 1996). Dance into the Light Review.. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on February 10, 2006.
• Coleman, Ray. Phil Collins: The Definitive Biography, Simon & Schuster. London. 1997. ISBN 0-684-81784-5
• Considine, J. D. (August 14, 1986). Invisible Touch Review. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on January 13, 2006.
• Ebert, Roger (November 25, 1988). Buster Review. Retrieved on February 10, 2006.
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• Hear-it. org. Famous baby boomers with significant hearing loss and/or tinnitus. Retrieved on January 13, 2006.
• Heller, Corinne (November 6, 2005). Phil Collins Said Open to Genesis Reunion. Reuters / ABCNews. Retrieved on January 14, 2006.
• Hewitt, Alan. From "Opening the Music Box: A Genesis Chronicle". Excerpted on www. philcollins. co. uk. Retrieved on January 14, 2006.
• The Internet Movie Database. Phil Collins. www. imdb. com. Retrieved on January 13, 2006.
• MTV. com. MTV Video Awards Past Winners. MTV. Retrieved on January 16, 2006.
• Nicholson, Kris (May 20, 1976). A Trick of the Tail Review.. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on February 10, 2006.
• Rosen, Craig. The Billboard Book of Number One Albums. Billboard Books, New York. 1996. ISBN 0-8230-7586-9 (Two essays about Collins)
• Russell, Paul (2002). Phil Collins Biography. www. philcollins. co. uk. Retrieved on January 9, 2006.
• Thompson, Dave. Turn It On Again: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, and Genesis. Back Beat Books. San Francisco. 2004. ISBN 0-87930-810-9
• Whitburn, John. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books, New York. 2000. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3
• Yahoo! Movies. The Beatles – The Making of A Hard Day’s Night (1995). Yahoo!. Retrieved on January 9, 2006.

External links

• Phil Collins's official website
• Genesis’ official website
• World of Genesis - Phil Collins Biography
• Little Dreams Foundation A project of Phil Collins and his estranged wife Orianne, supporting young musicians
• Phil Collins at the Internet Movie Database
• Tarzan at the Internet Broadway Database